Hayley Matthews leads Renegades to victory over Heat in Women’s Big Bash League Final

by CricDirect Staff Sunday 1 December 2024

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West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews delivered a stellar performance, scoring 69 runs and taking two wickets, to lead Melbourne Renegades to a 7-run victory over Brisbane Heat via the DLS method.

Match Summary

Melbourne Renegades Women vs Brisbane Heat Women, Final

Melbourne Renegades Women 141/9 (20 ov)

Brisbane Heat Women 90/6 (12 ov)

Melbourne Renegades Women won by 7 runs.

SCORECARD

Match Analysis

The rain-affected Women’s Big Bash League final on Sunday showcased Matthews' brilliance, securing the Renegades their maiden title.

It was the team's maiden silverware in the 10th season of the Twenty20 tournament.

"It's pure elation. It's been a long 10 years at the Renegades, plenty of highs and lows," said the Melbourne skipper Sophie Molineux.

"It's just been so good this year. I'm just really happy for everyone involved. It does mean a lot."

Molineux's side powered to 141-9 off their 20 overs after being sent in to bat by Jess Jonassen's Heat.

Matthews blasted 69 off 61 balls, playing a lone hand as wickets fell around her before being dismissed in the final over.

Emerging stars Charli Knott (3-26) and Grace Parsons (2-29) were the pick of the Heat bowlers.

Rain began falling in the fourth over of the Heat's run chase when they were 15-2, with the covers coming on at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The game was reduced to 12 overs and Heat were set a revised 98-run target to win.

But Georgia Redmayne fell for 16 soon after the restart then Matthews removed Knott and Laura Harris in successive balls.

Jonassen did her best to get them over the line with an unbeaten 44 off 28, but the Heat finished on 90-6 to slump to their second successive WBBL final defeat.

"It's been one hell of a journey this season, everyone wrote us off, bar us, and we were back here again contesting another final," said Jonassen.

"This one hurts a lot ... let's keep our heads up, keep sticking together and bring it home next year."

The men's Big Bash League starts on December 15.

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— Melbourne Renegades (@RenegadesBBL) December 1, 2024

Match Stats

Melbourne Renegades Women Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Courtney Webb - 1.6 ov), 2-23 (Sophie Molineux - 3.6 ov), 3-23 (Deandra Dottin - 4.1 ov), 4-64 (Georgia Wareham - 9.5 ov), 5-109 (Naomi Stalenberg - 15.1 ov), 6-116 (Nicole Faltum - 16.3 ov), 7-123 (Georgia Prestwidge - 17.4 ov), 8-129 (Sarah Coyte - 18.6 ov), 9-139 (Hayley Matthews - 19.4 ov)

Brisbane Heat Women Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Grace Harris - 0.6 ov), 2-11 (Jemimah Rodrigues - 1.6 ov), 3-27 (Georgia Redmayne - 4.2 ov), 4-37 (Charli Knott - 6.5 ov), 5-37 (Laura Harris - 6.6 ov), 6-68 (Lauren Winfield Hill - 9.5 ov)