BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews produced a Participant-of-the-Match effort as her beleaguered Melbourne Renegades halted a worrying eight-game dropping streak with a slender two-run victory over Brisbane Warmth.
The 25-year-old, whose type has mirrored that of her facet, top-scored with a season-best 46 to assist propel Renegades to a aggressive 169 for seven off their 20 overs at Allan Border subject right here Friday.
She then grabbed a wicket together with her off-spin, snared two catches, and despatched down an excellent ultimate over as Warmth simply got here up brief at 167 for 9 off their 20 overs, regardless of a shocking 65 off 36 deliveries from opener Grace Harris.
The win was solely the Renegades’ second of the season and comes on the again of a run of wretched type that has left them all-time low of the Ladies’s Huge Bash League on 4 factors.
Their final win got here on October 23 after they crushed Adelaide Strikers by 86 runs earlier than enduring a demoralizing dropping run that torpedoed their title probabilities.
Despatched in, Renegades misplaced England opener Tammy Beaumont for a 17-ball 20, however fellow opener Emma de Broughe struck 42 from 35 balls with three fours and a six in a 42-run second wicket stand with India batting star Harmanpreet Kaur (22), to maintain the innings ticking.
When Harmanpreet perished in the beginning of the tenth over, Matthews arrived to energise Renegades additional, hanging seven fours and a six in a 28-ball cameo as she impressed a 66-run, third-wicket partnership with de Broughe.
Nicola Hancock, a 28-year-old seamer, led the Warmth’s assault with 4 for 20 from her 4 overs.
Matthews gave Renegades the higher hand within the run chase when she eliminated opener Georgia Redmayne for 2 within the second over with solely 13 runs on the board.
Harris, who belted eight fours and two sixes, placed on 35 for the second wicket with Bess Heath (13), however wickets tumbled frequently after that to depart Renegades answerable for the competition.
With six required from the ultimate over, the sport remained limbo, however Matthews held her nerve and conceded solely three runs to take her facet over the road.
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