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AS-W Vs HB-W match highlights: Adelaide Strikers climb to fourth spot with 8-wicket win over Hobart

AS-W Vs HB-W match highlights

AS-W Vs HB-W match highlights: Adelaide Strikers recorded their seventh win of the tournament to climb to fourth spot on the points table of the Women’s Big Bash League 2022.

It was a dominating performance by team Adelaide Strikers as after restricting the opposition to a par score, their batters did the job quite nicely and claimed a comprehensive win over Hobart Hurricanes.

Adelaide’s Strikers captain Tahlia McGrath starred with the bat for her side as her unbeaten 93 was the knock of the game.

AS-W Vs HB-W match highlights

Hobart faced a tough start as they lost their first two wickets inside powerplay overs.

The wicketkeeper batter Lizelle Lee only able to add 13, while Trenaman only added 6 to the scoreboard.

Mignon Du Preez, who perform steadily in the tournament so far. Once again rescue her side with her 75 run knock.

Wickets were fallen from other ends but she stayed calm and kept on field for long and recorded 75 in just 47 balls.

Her knock included seven fours and three sixes. She got out during the nineteenth over of the innings.

Ruth John with her 25 off 17 provides the side finishing touch to guide her side cross the 150-run mark.

Apart from them only Lee crossed the double digit mark with 13. While the other eight batters failed to touch even the 10-run mark.

Jemma Barsby was the pick of the bowler for Adelaide as she bagged 3 wickets by giving just 27 in her four overs. Amanda Wellington also bagged 2 wickets. While Darcie Brow, Anesu Mushangwe and Deandra Dottin all settled with one wicket each.

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It was not the perfect start as the Adelaide wanted as their in-form Laura Wolvaardt walked back on duck in first ball.

Hayley Jensen bowled her up in the third bowl of the first over to put Adelaide on pressure. Katie Mack and the skipper Tahlia McGrath. However, then steadied the ship for the Adelaide as they both added 77 runs for the second wicket.

Katie then left the field after scoring just 29, while the skipper remained there at the middle with confidence.

She alongside Deandra Dottin recorded 75 for the third wicket, with Tahlia was the main star of the show as she made the most runs in that partnership and overall too.

Dottin scored not out 20 in 17 balls. While Tahlia McGrath missed her century by seven runs but led her side to a comfortable eight wickets victory.

She played a knock of 93 off just 51 with the help of 12 fours and four sixes.

Nicola Carey was the best bowler for side as she was the only bowler in the whole Hobart line-up, who leaked runs under 6 economy.

 

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