WBBL: Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder ready for packed fixture

The Hurricanes will do battle under the lights of UTAS Stadium against the Brisbane Heat on Saturday before they turn out for the early fixture on Sunday morning against the bottom-placed Sydney Thunder.

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Hurricanes' Mignon du Preez said the turnaround would be a different challenge for the Hurricanes.

"I think that's going to be a bit of a challenge that we're playing the late night game and then the early morning game, I think that's going to be a different one for us but all in all at the end of the day, you just have to make the most of it," she said.

"We haven't got much of a break but the other side of the coin is you don't really have too much time to dwell on something that didn't go your way.

"I reckon it's pretty much going to be the same, we've got our reviews and then our preparation meetings and training, obviously there won't be a training session between the games but everything will be the same."

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The Thunder have the same conundrum as they face the Melbourne Stars on the Saturday before the Hurricanes match-up less than 24 hours later.

"We've been preparing for this for a long time so the turnarounds aren't affecting us as much as we thought," Thunder spinner Sam Bates said.

The Hurricanes enter their final Tasmanian games on the back of improved form recording two wins with one match abandoned from their last four games after starting with consecutive losses.

Key to the Hurricanes' resurgence has been the form of star import du Preez who has found touch in the centre after a slow start to her WBBL campaign.

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Launceston has proved a happy hunting ground for the South African 32-year-old with scores of 62 and 39 in her last three knocks to showcase her calibre.

"I think the right word would be a little bit of relief, I've not really gotten the start that I would've liked in the tournament but I think to finally be able to contribute and in the manner that I did, the opportunity to get another one on the board was really special," she said.

Meanwhile, the Thunder are seeking to end their winless run before they bid farewell to the Apple Isle.

Bates said the recent results have made the team reflect inwardly.

"I think it's just knowing our roles and each person in the team has been taking responsibility as to why we have been losing and each person has thought about their games and knowing their roles and we just haven't quite executed them," she said.

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