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Recent Match Report – Sixers vs Thunder 56th Match 2023/24

26Nov

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Recent Match Report – Sixers vs Thunder 56th Match 2023/24

Sydney Sixers 126 for 1 (Perry 82*) beat Sydney Thunder 123 (Knight 38, Litchfield 34, Gardner 4-26) by nine-wicketsSydney Thunder were left having to undertake a hasty cross-country journey in their bid to reach the WBBL final after falling to defeat against local rivals Sixers at the SCG.Victory would have secured Thunder a home Challenger final on Wednesday, but instead they will have to take the long route to the final - in every sense - after Ellyse Perry's unbeaten 82 secured a comfortable nine-wicket win.Thunder will now face Brisbane Heat in the Eliminator on Tuesday at the WACA before the winner backs up against Perth Scorchers a day later in a bid to play Adelaide Strikers in next Saturday's final.Such is the condensed nature of schedule, the Thunder players boarded a coach to t...

Recent Match Report – Heat vs Thunder 52nd Match 2023/24

24Nov

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Recent Match Report – Heat vs Thunder 52nd Match 2023/24

Brisbane Heat 160 for 8 (Heath 29, Johnson 3-39) beat Sydney Thunder 138 for 9 (Athapaththu 39, Jonassen 4-26) by 22 runsA star turn from spinner Jess Jonassen lifted Brisbane Heat to a 22-run win over Sydney Thunder and into the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) finals.Chasing 160 for 8, Thunder fell short with Jonassen snaring four wickets in Friday's fixture at Adelaide Oval. Heat's victory in their last regular-season game ensured they reached the finals - they were in third spot on 16 points.Thunder are fourth on 15 points with one game remaining, two points clear of fifth-placed Hobart Hurricanes who also have one match left before the finals.But Hurricanes would need a massive win over ladder leaders Adelaide Strikers on Sunday to boost their run-rate ahead of Thunder, who meet Sydney...

Recent Match Report – Hurricanes vs Renegades 51st Match 2023/24

24Nov

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Recent Match Report – Hurricanes vs Renegades 51st Match 2023/24

Hobart Hurricanes 212 for 3 (Lee 101*, Graham 55*, Wareham 2-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 119 all out (de Broughe 40*, Gibson 4-25, Smith 3-17) by 93 runsSouth African opener Lizelle Lee has kept the Hobart Hurricanes' hopes of making the WBBL finals alive with a powerful century in a record-breaking effort by the hosts against Melbourne Renegades.Sparked by Lee's 101 not out off 53 balls, Hurricanes piled up 212 for 3 in Thursday's match, eclipsing their previous highest WBBL innings score by 16 runs. Renegades scored 23 off their first two overs but then lost three wickets for seven runs and collapsed again at the end, losing 4 for 3 to be dismissed for 119 off 16.2 overs.The 93-run victory margin was Hurricanes' biggest WBBL win by runs and lifted them from sixth to fifth and within a...

Recent Match Report – Scorchers vs Stars 50th Match 2023/24

23Nov

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Recent Match Report – Scorchers vs Stars 50th Match 2023/24

Melbourne Stars 157 for 6 (Dunkley 73, Capsey 43, Cleary 2-30) beat Perth Scorchers 124 for 9 (Jones 42, Day 4-26) by 33 runsSophia Dunkley smashed a half-century before Melbourne Stars' disciplined attack bowled superbly at the WACA ground to dent Perth Scorchers' hopes of a top two finish in the WBBL.Chasing what seemed to be a modest total of 158, Scorchers' strong top-order crashed to 19 for 3 with openers Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine both uncharacteristically failing.Stars seamers Kim Garth and Annabel Sutherland conjured swing with the new ball on a surface that appeared juicier under the lights.Scorchers were left to rely on England star allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt to haul them back into the contest. There was extra spice after Sciver-Brunt's controversial signing with Scorchers h...

Recent Match Report – Renegades vs Hurricanes 46th Match 2023/24

19Nov

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Recent Match Report – Renegades vs Hurricanes 46th Match 2023/24

Hobart Hurricanes 102 for 2 (Villani 46*, Carey 25*, Matthews 1-17) beat Melbourne Renegades 101 for 9 (Matthews 39, Graham 3-12, Strano 2-14) by eight wicketsHobart Hurricanes remained in the running to play in the WBBL finals after downing Melbourne Renegades by eight wickets for a second straight win.Hurricanes' bowlers were outstanding on a traditionally good batting surface at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Heather Graham, who was recently included in Australia's squad to tour India, Molly Strano and Nicola Carey limited the Renegades to just 101 or 9 after Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.Graham's three scalps continued her productive form which has seen her take 13 wickets in her last five matches. Meanwhile, offspinner Strano became the second player to claim 150 WBBL...

Recent Match Report – Heat vs Renegades 43rd Match 2023/24

18Nov

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Recent Match Report – Heat vs Renegades 43rd Match 2023/24

Melbourne Renegades 169 for 7 (Matthews 46, Hancock 4-20) beat Brisbane Heat 167 for 9 (Harris 65, Coyte 3-26) by two runsMelbourne Renegades have broken an eight-game losing streak in a thrilling two-run upset win over Brisbane Heat, with skipper Hayley Matthews proving the hero in the final over.The Heat needed six runs to win at the start of the 20th over bowled by Matthews, but the West Indies star conceded just three runs to keep Nicola Hancock and Courtney Sippel quiet at Brisbane's Allan Border Field.Earlier, Matthews was due a match-winning score and she delivered with her best and most influential innings of the WBBL season, scoring 46 off 28 balls to help Renegades post 169 for 7.Heat opener Grace Harris kept her side in the hunt in the chase with a powerful 65 from just 36 ball...

Recent Match Report – Stars vs Hurricanes 42nd Match 2023/24

17Nov

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Recent Match Report – Stars vs Hurricanes 42nd Match 2023/24

Hobart Hurricanes 122 for 2 (Lee 77*, Carey 38*) beat Melbourne Stars 121 (Lanning 27, Strano 3-20, Carey 3-32) by eight wicketsLizelle Lee shone with the bat and the gloves to inspire Hobart Hurricanes to an eight-wicket win over Melbourne Stars and keep her side's flickering WBBL finals hopes alive.The former South Africa star plundered an unbeaten 77 off 49 deliveries after completing three stumpings in the field. After dismissing a disappointing Stars line-up for 121, Hurricanes coasted to victory with 23 balls remaining at Allan Border Field.Lee found a willing partner in allrounder Nicola Carey in an unbroken 99-run stand for the third wicket. Carey finished 38 not out off 41 balls.The 31-year-old Lee was in supreme form. She was dominant over, and through the offside and was just a...

Recent Match Report – Sixers vs Scorchers 41st Match 2023/24

16Nov

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Recent Match Report – Sixers vs Scorchers 41st Match 2023/24

Perth Scorchers 189 for 6 (Mooney 91*, Jones 28, Perry 2-26) beat Sydney Sixers 128 (Perry 40, Ainsworth 2-12, Edgar 2-23) by 61 runsEllyse Perry was left cursing her decision to take a sneaky single as Sydney Sixers crashed to a 61-run WBBL loss to the Perth Scorchers at North Sydney Oval.Prolific Scorchers opener Beth Mooney scored an unbeaten 91 off 57 balls in Thursday's clash to lift her team to a formidable 189 for 6.Perry snared 2 for 26 with the ball, took two catches in the field and pulled off a direct-hit run out. She then made a strong start with the bat, cracking five fours and two sixes to get Sixers' run-chase off to a positive start.But her decision to take a quick single after playing a shot to mid-off proved disastrous, with Piepa Cleary gathering the ball on the run and...

Recent Match Report – Strikers vs Thunder 40th Match 2023/24

15Nov

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Recent Match Report – Strikers vs Thunder 40th Match 2023/24

Adelaide Strikers 119 for 4 (Wolvaardt 47, Patterson 36*, Smith 3-16) beat Sydney Thunder 118 for 6 (Athapaththu) by six wicketsAdelaide Strikers' bowlers were outstanding in a six-wicket win over Sydney Thunder, now in fourth on 13 points, with stylish opening batter Laura Wolvaardt leading the successful run chase at Karen Rolton Oval.Strikers have a bowling attack which boasts economy and variety and as a collective they found their groove to restrict Thunder to 118 for 6.Former Zimbabwe international Anesu Mushangwe began her spell with a double-wicket maiden. Megan Schutt and skipper Tahlia McGrath kept it tight. Nearly half the deliveries in the innings were dot balls.When Heather Knight fell to Jemma Barsby, Thunder were 32 of 3 in the seventh over. In-form opener Chamari Athapatht...

Recent Match Report – Sixers vs Renegades 25th Match 2023/24

5Nov

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Recent Match Report – Sixers vs Renegades 25th Match 2023/24

Sydney Sixers 107 for 3 (Perry 44*, Kennedy 2-20) beat Melbourne Renegades 104 (Harmanpreet 47, Perry 5-22) by seven wicketsCaptain Ellyse Perry claimed five wickets in a spectacular return to bowling as Sydney Sixers registered a much-needed victory over struggling Melbourne Renegades at the WACA.Bowling for the first time since the Ashes, Perry ripped through Renegades' batting-order to produce her best WBBL figures of 5 for 22. Chasing a lowly 105 in good batting conditions, Perry's superb match continued with an unbeaten 44 and she also passed 4000 career WBBL runs.Perry steadied the ship after Sixers wobbled at 9 for 2 when left-arm quick Sara Kennedy claimed her first WBBL wickets by removing Maitlan Brown and Ashleigh Gardner.The 16-year-old Kennedy, who has Year 10 exams next week...