WBBL End of First Week Update

 We have had another five games of WBBL11, with a mixture of predictable and unpredictable results.

Thunder 148/7 lost to Renegades 151/6 by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Scorchers 172/3 beat Heat 149 all out by 23 runs
Sixers 152/9 lost to Hurricanes 154/4 by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Stars 173/4 beat Scorchers 78/8 by 16 runs (DLS 95target  off 9 overs)
Renegades 141/9 lost to Strikers 143/3 by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Points of Interest

• Hurricanes are the only team with a 100% record - 2 from 2
  
• Alana King is continuing to play despite having broken her little finger on her right (bowling) hand. It looked to be hampering her bowling and can't help her batting or fielding. 
• All teams seem to be having a really hard time holding any catches/getting stumpings
• Significant drops 
  - Beth Mooney 105 (73) - dropped on 0 and 32 - Scorchers won
  - Meg Lanning 90* (55) - badly dropped on 18 - Stars won
  - Laura Wolvaardt 71* (48) - missed stumping on 7 and dropped on 43 - Strikers won 
• Thunder and Heat are yet to get off the mark - both 0/2.
  
• Beth Mooney made her 4th WBBL century. She also has 44 50s! She is the leading run scorer in the WBBL with over 5,000 runs to her name
• The rain continues to play a part in the tournament

Games coming up over the weekend are 
Heat v Hurricanes - can Canes keep their 100% record?
Thunder v Sixers - Thunder could easily end the day 0/3
Strikers v Scorchers - Wolvaardt looks in imperious form for Strikers. Mooney for Scorchers. Who will win out?
Renegades v Stars - Stars could be too much for Renegades

Martin Davies

14/XI/25