MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Hayley Matthews continued her uptick in kind. Nevertheless, her Melbourne Renegades returned to their shedding methods, slumping to a heavy eight-wicket loss to Hobart Hurricanes within the Ladies’s Huge Bash League right here Sunday.
Simply 48 hours after breaking an eight-game shedding streak with a slender two-run win over Brisbane Warmth, Renegades had been restricted to 101 for 9 from their 20 overs, with captain Matthews top-scoring with a run-a-ball 39.
She was considered one of solely two double-figure gamers, wicketkeeper Josephine Dooley the opposite with 16 not out.
Participant-of-the-Match Heather Graham claimed three for 12 along with her right-arm seam, whereas off-spinner Molly Strano (2-14) and seamer Nicola Carey (2-24) completed with two wickets apiece.
In reply, Hurricanes reached their goal with 14 balls to spare, captain Elyse Villani top-scoring on the prime of the order with a run-a-ball 46, and Carey chipping in with 25 not out from 21 deliveries.
The defeat was their tenth of a wretched season for Renegades, leaving them backside of the eight-team league on 4 factors.
Despatched in, Renegades by no means acquired going, and it was left to the West Indies captain Matthews, who struck 4 fours, to hold the innings.
She anchored probably the most vital stand of the innings when she helped publish 34 for the fifth wicket with Jess Duffin (9) earlier than perishing in the beginning of the sixteenth over.
Hurricanes then suffered an early blow to their chase when South African Lizelle Lee fell cheaply for 11 within the third over with the rating on 17.
Nevertheless, Villani, who struck half-dozen fours, placed on 39 for the second wicket with Bryony Smith (15) and an extra 46 in an unbroken third wicket stand with Carey to see off the Renegade’s problem.
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