Sixers wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy still vividly recalls the nightmares she had in the aftermath of a Hayley Matthews-inspired West Indies triumph at last year's Twenty20 World Cup final.
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Healy and Matthews clash again on Friday afternoon with the Hobart Hurricanes in town for a women's Big Bash table-topping blockbuster, which precedes Saturday's derby clash against the Sydney Thunder.
The game caps a busy week for Matthews who took six wickets in two games for the Hurricanes in their recent double header against the Brisbane Heat, before lending her bat to good friend Carlos Brathwaite for his Sydney Thunder debut in Hobart on Sunday night.
But it's April 3, 2016 which continues to torment Healy. In the T20 World Cup final, Healy was caught-and-bowled early on by Matthews before the fresh-faced 18-year-old came out and blasted 66 from 45 balls to hand her side victory.
"She gave me nightmares after the T20 World Cup final in India," the in-form Healy said.
"It would've been nice to win but that's all right. She's obviously a big game player for them and she'll probably have to be at her best against us but we'll have to be at our best to keep her under wraps with the bat and with the ball.
"She's coming off a five-wicket haul two days ago. I back our batting line up to be able to combat that, they've got some good swing bowlers at the top with the ball as well so I think it'll be a really good challenge."
The Sixers can all but lock down first place in the WBBL with a brace of wins this weekend while a Hurricanes victory on Friday will blow the battle for top spot wide open.
At the other end of the table, the Thunder remain a win outside the top four with their premiership defence looking shakier by the day after losing three of their last four.
"For them being a must-win game I think that makes them even more dangerous, they've got a heap of match-winning players in their side," Healy said.
"We played near to our best at Spotless Stadium earlier in the season against them and I think we're going to have to produce something similar to beat them.
"What an amazing experience it'll be to play out here at the SCG. It'll be a great atmosphere.
"There's a great rivalry that's formed between the Sixers and Thunder, I think because we're such good mates in the Breakers team. I won't lie and say it wouldn't be nice to get one over them once more."
The Sixers are missing Dane van NIekerk and Marizanne Kapp who have travelled to Bangladesh to link up with the South African team and Thunder batter Rachael Haynes said it was crucial her side took advantage of a weakened opponent.
"We are in must-win territory I think if we want to have a little bit of control over our own destiny, we definitely have to win the next four matches so it starts this weekend against the Sixers," Haynes said.
"There's the belief in the group that we can turn things around. T20 cricket's all about momentum and it's good and bad, it doesn't discriminate.
"We've had a really good week on the track we've trained really strongly. We've had a nice break since our last game and we come in really refreshed."
