Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat
Sydney Thunder 143/7 in 20 overs (Litchfield 40; Yadav 3-17) lost to Brisbane Heat 144/5 in 18.2 overs (Redmayne 57; Darlington 3-21) by 5 wickets with 10 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Georgia Redmayne.
Poonam Yadav’s 3-17, followed by Georgia Redmayne’s 45-ball 57, helped Brisbane Heat set up a five-wicket win against Sydney Thunder in Match 34 of the WBBL 2021 at the WACA Ground. They restricted the Thunder to 143/7 and chased the target with 10 balls remaining.
Smriti Mandhana (37) and Phoebe Litchfield (40) were the only batters who crossed 20 for Thunder. Redmayne then stitched useful partnerships with Georgia Voll (25) and Mikayla Hinkley (33) to help the Heat finish things off in the 19th over. Hannah Darlington did the most damage for the Thunder, with 3-21.
Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars 103 in 20 overs (Garth 32; Kaur 3-22) lost to Melbourne Renegades 104/3 in 14.1 overs (Rodrigues 45; Garth 2-23) by 7 wickets with 35 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Sophie Molineux.
Melbourne Renegades thrashed hometown rivals Melbourne Stars by seven wickets in Match 35 of the competition. They bowled out the Stars for 103, and reached the target with 35 balls to spare.
Harmanpreet Kaur starred with ball, taking 3-22, while Sophie Molineux returned 4-0-10-2. Coming to chase, Jemimah Rodrigues (45) and Carly Leeson (41) played aggressively to get the job done early.
Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers
Hobart Hurricanes 96 in 20 overs (Johnston 38; Kapp 4-10) lost to Perth Scorchers 99/5 in 15.3 overs (Piparo 29; Vlaeminck 3-21) by 5 wickets with 27 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Marizanne Kapp.
Marizanne Kapp and Sophie Devine ripped through the Hobart Hurricanes to hand Perth Scorchers a five-wicket win in Match 36 of the competition.
Kapp (4-10) and Devine (2-15) shared six wickets inside seven overs to reduce the Hurricanes 19/6 after they opted to bat. Ruth Johnston (38) and Sasha Moloney (15) revived them from there by adding 54 for the seventh wicket before they were bowled for 96.
Coming to defend, Tayla Vlaeminck (3-21) removed Devine and Beth Mooney early to give the Hurricanes a slim hope. Chloe Piparo (29), Chamari Athapaththu (18) and Kapp (18*) chipped in with handy contributions to take the Scorchers past the finishing line with 27 balls remaining.