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That would conclude this truncated match. I am Dwaipayan Mukherjee, signing off with my co-commentator Bidipto. We will see you soon! Take care.
The match is over, we get the final confirmation. Sydney Sixers win by 6 runs (DLS Method)
Ellyse Perry : 48* (44) | Amelia Kerr - 47* (41) Kim Garth - 1/8 | Maisy Gibson - 0/7
When it was 1 for 1 in 1.1 overs with Kim Garth striking with her first ball of the day, little did the Stars know that it would be their last wicket that they pick today. Before today, Stars have conceded the lowest runs in the powerplay (23) - and it does not surprise us looking at the fast bowling quality that they have. Only 4 runs were scored from the first couple of overs in this match.
Amelia Kerr would have been keen on making this a memorable debut in the Sixers t-shirt and she became the first batter from her side today to reach double digits. Ellyse Perry's previous scores this season read : 81, 54, 31* and 86. She was 3 from 10 balls until the last ball of the powerplay where she cut Kim Garth for her first boundary of the day.
Sophie Day had been going at 5.8 runs per over in this tournament. But she conceded 10 runs in her opening over tonight. At the end of the 9th over, Sixers brought up their half-century score. As did the partnership as Sixers looked firmly under control with Kerr and Perry notching up a potentially match winning partnership.
For Annabel Sutherland and her women in green, this was almost like having their backs to the wall. They were tasked to come up with effective plans that would allow them to make inroads into this match. We saw some misfields and slips on the field and it can be explained by the moisture that the ground must have gained owing to the rains that came down sporadically throughout the course of the innings - making it difficult for the fielding side in ways more than one.
The century stand came up as well and when the rain gods decided to make an appearance for the second time in this match, that was the last bit of cricketing action from this fixture.
08:17AM : Rain Stops Play Again! The pitch is getting covered. It should not be a long delay again with the heavy wind blowing across.
The century partnership has come up - this has been a proper exhibition of top class batsmanship by the 2 highly skilled players.
15
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104/1score
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1
4
1
1
1
runs
Ellyse Perry*
48(44)
Amelia Kerr
47(41)
Sophie Day
0/19
14.6 Sophie Day to Ellyse Perry, good length ball around off-stump. Lofted on the charge to the deep cover area for a single only!
14.5 Sophie Day to Amelia Kerr, good length ball around off-stump. Driven on the up with the advance down the wicket for a single to long-off.
14.4 Sophie Day to Ellyse Perry, full around off-stump. Driven off the front foot to cover but Lanning does well to stop it and keep it down to one!
14.3 Sophie Day to Ellyse Perry, FOUR! Good length ball around off-stump. Driven away on the charge through cover beating a fielder in the ring and two in the deep for a boundary! The 100 comes up for the Sixers Women.
14.2 Sophie Day to Amelia Kerr, good length slower ball outside off. Slapped down to long-off on the charge for a single.