The Melbourne Stars have locked in their 13-player squad for the WBBL season opener against the Adelaide Strikers.
Led by skipper Annabel Sutherland, who is lining up for her 100th WBBL game, the Stars will benefit from the inclusion of four players who recently took part in the ICC Women’s World Cup.
Kim Garth, Amy Jones and Marizanne Kapp join their skipper in hitting Australian soil in time for Monday’s clash at the CitiPower Centre.
International recruit Dani Gibson, and her English teammate Jones, will be pulling on green for the first time, as will former Renegade Georgia Prestwidge.
Young Western Australian, Ines McKeon, wasn’t available for selection due to an ankle injury.
The clash with the Strikers will get underway at 3:10pm AEDT, with the final XI to be announced at the bat flip.
See the Stars’ full squad below:
3. Annabel Sutherland
6. Sophie Day
7. Meg Lanning
11. Rhys McKenna
16. Georgia Prestwidge
18. Ella Hayward
20. Sophie Reid
26. Maisy Gibson
28. Dani Gibson
34. Kim Garth
40. Amy Jones
77. Marizanne Kapp
99. Sasha Moloney