Renegades snap Sixers' winning streak with two-wicket WBBL thriller
Renegades beat Sixers by two wickets at North Sydney Oval on Sunday.
Reported by cricket.com.au
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The Renegades proved they can chase and win from difficult positions, while the Sixers showed that individual brilliance is not always enough in tight contests.
In Australia. The Renegades moved closer to finals contention in Australia's flagship women's cricket competition with a major upset over the form team.
Key facts
- 6-152
- Sixers total
- Ashleigh Gardner 55 from 31
- Sixers' top scorer
- Georgia Wareham 3-19
- Sixers' second-best bowler
- 5-61
- Renegades' low point
- The Sixers looked set for another win as Ashleigh Gardner blazed 55 from 31 balls and later claimed 4-33 with the ball.
- Gardner's power hitting took the Sixers to 6-152.
- Georgia Wareham fought back through sharp leg-spin, which claimed 3-19 in the middle overs.
- South African allrounder Chloe Tryon then hammered 43 from 23 balls to take the chase into the final over.
- Captain Sophie Molineux had already contributed 38 from 25 to lift the chase after the Renegades slipped to 5-61.
- Tryon hit six and four from the second and third balls of the final over, and keeper-batter Nic Faltum finished it with a driven four off the last ball.
- The Renegades climbed to fifth spot.
