Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Sixers by 32 runs (DLS method)

Friday 1 November 2024

Melbourne Stars

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The Melbourne Stars secured their first win of WBBL|10 beating Sydney Sixers, at North Sydney Oval, today by 32 runs(DLS Method)

Match Summary

Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars Women, Match 9

Sydney Sixers Women 56/4 (8.3 ov)

Melbourne Stars Women 195/4 (20 ov)

Result - Melbourne Stars Women won by 32 runs (DLS method)

SCORECARD

Match Analysis

A dominant batting display set up the win for the Stars and it was their highest ever WBBL batting total. Rhys McKenna 52 (22) and Meg Lanning 58* (36) had a 104-run partnership - McKenna registered her first WBBL 50, which was also the 3rd fastest half-century in the history of the competition. The 20-year-old’s previous high score was just 14 runs.

Yastika Bhatia also impressed on both her birthday and Stars debut with 36 (28) including two sixes.

Then, Kim Garth took the important early wicket of Alyssa Healy in the second over to further swing the momentum towards the Stars. Tess Flintoff, Sophie Day and captain Annabel Sutherland also took a wicket each to have the Sixers 4-56 before rain stopped play after 8.3 overs.

Match Stats

Melbourne Stars Women Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Ines Mckeon - 6.3 ov), 2-68 (Yastika Bhatia - 9.6 ov), 3-86 (Annabel Sutherland - 12.5 ov), 4-190 (Rhys McKenna - 19.5 ov)

Sydney Sixers Women Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Alyssa Healy - 1.5 ov), 2-20 (Sarah Bryce - 3.3 ov), 3-31 (Ashleigh Gardner - 5.3 ov), 4-56 (Hollie Armitage - 8.2 ov)

Playing XI

Sydney Sixers Women

Melbourne Stars Women

Match Details:

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024 08:15

Venue: North Sydney Oval, Sydney

Toss: Melbourne Stars Women elected to bat

Officials Umpires: Mitchell Claydon(Australia) Roberto Howard(Australia) Sharad Patel(Australia TV)

Match Referee: Janine Stainer(Australia)