HBHW vs SYSW 33rd Match, WBBL 2023

Earlier, after being invited to bat first, Ellyse Perry and Maitlan Brown spearheaded the innings for the Sydney Sixers Women. Brown cheaply for just 4 runs off 6 balls, while Perry failed to convert her momentum into a big innings, departing for 24 runs off 23 balls. Ashleigh Gardner and Chloe Tryon rescued the ship in the middle overs and scored at a brisk pace. The duo added 50+ runs for the fourth wicket. Gardner contributed 32 runs off 19 balls, while Tryon fell 10 runs short of her half-century. The Sixers lost a few more wickets in quick succession, but the veteran White Ferns player, Suzie Bates, played an unbeaten cameo of 35 runs off 21 balls, helping the Sixers post a formidable 166/8 in 20 overs. 

 Heather Graham shone with the ball for the Hurricanes and bagged three wickets in her 4-over quota. Shabnim Ismail chipped in with a couple of wickets, while Molly Strano and Nicola Carey celebrated a solitary wicket. 

In pursuit of 166 runs, Hobart Hurricanes got off to a shaky start as they lost their top four batters cheaply and were struggling at 35/4 in the 8th over. Lizelle Lee (1 off 4), Elyse Villani (8 off 14), Bryony Smith (9 off 14), and Nicola Carey (0 off 1) were the four batters to depart cheaply. 

Heather Graham and Naomi Stalenberg started the rescue mission, but unfortunately, Linsey Smith trapped Graham for 22 runs off 24 balls and ceased the budding partnership. Stalenberg tried her best to score at a brisk pace and keep her side in the hunt, but eventually, she departed for 36 runs off 22 balls. Hurricanes Women kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were restricted to 109/9 in 16.4 overs. Shabnim Ismail didn’t come to bat due to a finger injury, and Sixers Women thumped the Hurricanes by a margin of 57 runs. 

Lauren Cheatle, Linsey Smith, and Chloe Tryon shared a couple of wickets for the Sixers, while Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, and Kate Peterson contributed one wicket to Hurricanes' downfall.