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Match result: Sydney Thunder were crowned the inaugural WBBL Champions after beating the Sydney Sixers by 3 wickets on Sunday, with two balls to…
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THEY’VE GOT IT!
Perry bowls a wide down leg, the Thunder scarper through, and that’s the ball game! Thunder win by 3 wickets off the third last ball of the game!
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Single to backward point.
2 runs off 3 balls. Teenager Cheatle on strike to Perry.
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Farrell skies it to mid off, Leys takes it!
7/133. 3 needed off 4 balls. Cheatle is in but Koski facing here.
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
A single to backward square off the first ball.
3 off 5 balls.
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
A chance goes BEGGING as the fielders and batters are all in a flutter. Thunder sneak through a vital three runs from the confusion.
Final over. Thunder need 4 from it. Ellyse Perry to bowl. Koski facing. Here we go.
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Yet another run out as the Thunder are desperate for runs. 7 off 8 balls now.
Osborne ro Perry 0
Thunder 6/109
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Holy Moley – Blackwell out! Kapp gets one through and bowls her! The Skipper goes and the game teeters on a knife’s edge.
Blackwell b Kapp 30
Thunder 5/107
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 18: .1W142RO
Crazy over – two run outs as the Thunder push for more runs! Game on here!
Thunder 4/107 (Target – 116)
Osborne 0
Blackwell 31
Aley 2/22 (4)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Blackwell ramps it into space, they try to make 3 but Carey is caught short by Healy. What a game! 9 from 12 needed!
Carey ro 1
Thunder 4/107
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Perry drops a hard chance, but turns around and whips the throw in to run Haynes out going for the second. Wowzers!
Haynes ro Perry 37
Thunder 3/100
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 17: 121214
Smith to complete here at a crucial stage. The Thunder navigate it expertly, and Blackwell gets a hold of a juicy full toss and dispatches it to finish the over. 11 off that one, and they now need 17 off 18 balls.
Thunder 2/99 (Target – 116)
Haynes 36
Blackwell 24
Smith 0/23 (4)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 16: .21.3nb.1
Perry back on to make something happen. Thunder are running hard for every run. 28 off 24 balls now the equation.
Thunder 2/88 (Target – 116)
Haynes 32
Blackwell 17
Perry 0/18 (3)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 15: 21..14
Blackwell skies one over the ring but it drops safely. Sthalekar is inviting the batters to hit over the top here, and they do, with a miss by Aley on the boundary rope letting a 4 through to end the over. 5 overs to go, 36 runs to get.
Thunder 2/80 (Target – 116)
Haynes 28
Blackwell 14
Sthalekar 0/24 (3)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 13: 2b11.11
Thunder keep pushing the ball around off the spinners. Great fielding from McGlashan keeps the final late cut to one.
Thunder 2/72 (Target – 116)
Haynes 27
Blackwell 7
Smith 0/12 (3)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 13: 111112
Blackwell and Haynes steady themselves, rotating the strike and getting 7 off the over to keep apace with requirements.
Thunder 2/66 (Target – 116)
Haynes 25
Blackwell 5
Sthalekar 0/16 (2)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 12: 1.11..
Blackwell pushes through for a risky single to get off the mark, but she’s moving her feet early. Required RR is now over 7, and the mood of the game has certainly shifted.
Thunder 2/59 (Target – 116)
Haynes 22
Blackwell 1
Smith 0/13 (2)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 11: W.1.W..
Aley breaks through removing Taylor, dropping Haynes and then bowling Stalenburg. Skipper Blackwell comes to the crease. A huge over for the Sixers.
Thunder 2/56 (Target – 116)
Haynes 20
Blackwell 0
Aley 1/10 (3)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Aley drops Haynes but then bowls Stalenburg for a duck, straight through there. The mood has changed here.
Stalenburg b Aley 0
Thunder 2/56
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
WICKET!
Sixers sorely needed that breakthrough, and they get it as Taylor goes the tonk and skies it to long on.
Taylor c Gardner b Aley 27
Thunder 1/54
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 10: 1.1111
50 partnership comes up for Taylor and Haynes. They look settled here, taking easy singles to long off and rotating the strike.
Thunder 0/54 (Target – 116)
Haynes 19
Taylor 27
Smith 0/5 (1)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 9: wd.24111
Reakes replaces Sthalekar, but drifts too far down leg early and is punished by Taylor. Haynes scarpers through for a super quick single to reach 10 off the over.
Thunder 0/49 (Target – 116)
Haynes 17
Taylor 24
Reakes 0/10 (1)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 8: 1.2.1.
Another comfortable over for the Thunder, knocking it around.
Thunder 0/39 (Target – 116)
Haynes 16
Taylor 16
Aley 0/9 (2)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 7: 111141
A let up over for the Thunder, as the batters take easy singles, and Haynes sweeps finely to the rope. Good over for the Thunder, nine off Sthalekar’s first.
Thunder 0/34 (Target – 116)
Haynes 15
Taylor 13
Sthalekar 0/9 (1)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Thunder Innings Over 6: .wd..4.2lb
Interesting development as Kapp has changed ends, and continues to absolutely suffocate Stafanie Taylor, who manages to get a hold of one and dispatch it to the boundary. Kapp has an lbw shout ignored last ball. The Powerplay ends with 25 runs on the board.
Thunder 0/26 (Target – 116)
Haynes 8
Taylor 11
Kapp 0/6 (3)
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title
Wow. What an incredible, heart-stopping finish.
Sydney Thunder are crowned the inaugural WBBL Champions after beating the Sydney Sixers by 3 wickets, with two balls to spare.
I need to get my breath back after those final overs. Wow.
The Thunder did it the hard way in the end. They looked endlessly comfortable at 2/99, after great starts by Taylor, Haynes and Blackwell, but Haynes’ run out by Perry started the dominoes falling. Blackwell was the big wicket, clean bowled by Kapp at the start of the 19th over, and the Sixers looked a chance to pull off the miracle of all miracle season turnarounds. But the Thunder lower order snuck through enough runs at the death to take them home, and then Perry unfortunately finished with that wide ball to end it.
The Sixers will rue a couple of fielding slips, especially ones on the boundary that let through valuable runs. They needed everything to go their way defending such a small total, and while they fought hard and got a glimpse of victory late, unfortunately for them it just wasn’t enough.
Thunder had their own fielding mishaps, and started slowly with the bat, but the form that they’ve shown all season shined through, with the openers Haynes and Taylor getting runs, Blackwell anchoring the innings, and a disciplined bowling performance across the board to restrict the Sixers and really set up the win.
Erin Osborne was named Player of the Match.
Once again, Sydney Thunder are WBBL Champions! What a game, and what a remarkable debut season for the Thunder, and the WBBL overall. It was an astonishing success on and off the field, and has really changed the whole landscape of women’s cricket. I’m glad to have witnessed it, and glad you could follow along with me.
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers: Thunder claim first WBBL title