Sixers rout Thunder behind Gardner's 25-ball blitz
Ashleigh Gardner struck equal second-fastest half-century in WBBL history as Sydney Sixers beat Thunder by nine runs.
Ashleigh Gardner scored 64 not out off just 25 balls, matching the second-fastest half-century ever in the league. Dropped on 0, she hit five fours and four sixes.
Gardner and Ellyse Perry combined for an unbeaten 107-run partnership as Sixers reached 2-162 in a rain-reduced 16-over match. Chasing 168, Thunder were bowled out for 158 with three balls left.
Seventeen-year-old pace bowler Caoimhe Bray took 4-28 and made a highlight-reel catch: she jumped over the boundary rope, took an Aussie Rules-style mark, and tossed the ball back for Lauren Cheatle to complete the dismissal.
Sixers are now undefeated after four games.
- 64 off 25 balls
- Gardner's innings
- 18 balls
- Half-century balls
- 4-28
- Bray's figures
- 17 years old
- Bray's age
Why it mattersT20 cricket demands both explosive batting when rhythm flows and smart tactical moves when it does not.
AustraliaSydney Sixers' perfect start and teenager Caoimhe Bray's breakthrough performance signal a strong pipeline of women's cricket talent coming through Australia's system.
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