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That's it then from this match, folks. Remember, these teams will now immediately go against each other in the reverse fixture in Sydney in three days' time, where we might see many more runs. For now, it's the pair of Rudransh and Pradeep signing off for Sportskeeda!
Nicola Carey is the Player of the Match! Here's what she has to say: Yes, I am. Only been one game but I've had few different roles in the years but nice to spend time and score for the team. (Batting at number 3) Actually presented to me, they asked me at the end of the season, we got a new batting coach as well, they put it to me, I was a bit surprised, I worked on it preseason, saw what it took. It was little bit ordinary, they bowled well with the conditions, with pace off, they made it quite difficult, it was tricky. We learnt from that and our bowlers nailed the plans. Not a set plan, we were struggling throughout those 10 overs, but after that we played nice cricket shots and it worked for us. Probably got carried away after the surge and lost my wicket. She was excellent, was entertaining and solid for us behind the stumps. It'll be good, we had a good look at each other, hopefully a good wicket in Sydney, plenty of runs as well.
A massive win and a massive two points for the Hurricanes at home. They just never left their foot off the gas. The target looked chaseable for their batting order but the Hurricanes got off to an unbelievable start by getting Athapaththu first ball and following up with the maiden for Strano.
Litchfield restored parity by hitting a few against Bryce but Smith struck twice more in the powerplay and Adams fell soon after in the seventh over. The match was suddenly on the shoulders of Litchfield and Anika Learoyd, who did give some home with a 52-run partnership.
Their best phase came just before the Surge in the 13th over where they smashed 13 runs together. But Litchfield got stumped on the first, wide ball and everything went awry from there. Graham picked up another wicket in the over, Learoyd mis-hit one trying to build momentum in the next and the remaining three fell in as many overs.
18
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110/10score
W
1
1
0
0
w
runs
Samantha Bates*
1(4)
Ella Briscoe
6(11)
Chloe Tryon
2/19
17.6 Chloe Tryon to Samantha Bates, OUT! CASTLED! Comprehensive win for the Sydney Thunder as they kick off their campaign with a win! They were clinical with the ball and have bowled out the Hurricanes here. Drifts the length delivery on the stumps, Bates plays across the line and misses, through to crash into the middle stump. Samantha Bates b Chloe Tryon 1 (4b, 0x4, 0x6)
17.5 Chloe Tryon to Samantha Bates, short and wide of off-stump, Bates reaches and cuts it straight to covers.
17.4 Chloe Tryon to Samantha Bates, spears the length delivery on the stumps, Bates defends it back to the bowler by coming forward.
17.3 Chloe Tryon to Ella Briscoe, tossed up on a length, just outside the off-stump. Briscoe turned it to long-on for a single.
17.2 Chloe Tryon to Samantha Bates, flighted full on the leg-stump, Bates nudged it to long-on for one.