WBBL 2021: Harmanpreet's all-round show helps Renegades beat Sixers

The 32-year-old took two wickets for 17 runs in her four overs to restrict Sydney Sixers to 118 for 4 and then blasted an unbeaten 35 off 29 balls, studded with one four and two sixes, to script a successful chase in 17 overs.

Published : Oct 24, 2021 15:10 IST

Harmanpreet Kaur in action for the Melbourne Renegades against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday.
Harmanpreet Kaur in action for the Melbourne Renegades against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday.
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Harmanpreet Kaur in action for the Melbourne Renegades against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday.

India's T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur dished out an all-round performance to guide Melbourne Renegades to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash league on Sunday.

The 32-year-old took two wickets for 17 runs in her four overs to restrict Sydney Sixers to 118 for 4 and then blasted an unbeaten 35 off 29 balls, studded with one four and two sixes, to script a successful chase in 17 overs.

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Harmanpreet, who had recently returned to action after recovering from a shoulder injury, was adjudged the player of the match.

Others find it tough

Young Shafali Verma, however, had a disappointing day as she was dismissed for a golden duck by Melbourne skipper Sophie Molineux (1/18).

Shafali's teammate in Sydney Sixers Radha Yadav had a decent outing as she scalped one wicket for 12 runs in two overs but wasn't enough to stop the Renegades.

Yadav also took a sharp return catch to dismiss Courtney Webb (23).

In another match, Poonam Yadav endured a tough time as she bled 19 runs for no wicket in her 2 overs but her team Brisbane Heat won the match by 5 runs over Adelaide Strikers in a rain-hit game.

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