In the second match of Women’s BBL 2022, Hobart Hurricanes started the season with a 19-run victory over Sydney Thunder (ST-W vs HB-W). Playing first, Hurricanes scored 125/5 in the allotted 20 overs, in response, Thunder’s team could only score 106/9 despite playing full overs. Heather Graham (3/15) of Hobart Hurricanes was adjudged player of the match for her superb bowling.

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Sydney Thunder captain Rachel Haynes won the toss and elected to field first and invited Hobart Hurricanes to bat. Captain Alice Villani and Lizelle Lee opened the innings for the Hurricanes. Villani could not do much and was dismissed for 3 runs in 11 balls at the score of 19. Lizelle seemed to be in good form but could not convert her innings into a big total. He scored 25 runs in 27 balls with the help of one four and two sixes.

On the score of 87, Trenaman was run by Chloe Tryon on a personal score of 31

After two blows, the pair of Rachael Trenaman and Mignon du Pre took forward the innings and shared a 49-run partnership. On the score of 87, Trenman was run by Chloe Tryon on a personal score of 31 runs and gave success to his team. Du Pree was also dismissed for 33 runs in 27 balls at the score of 111 in the 18th over. Heather Graham remained unbeaten on 17 runs. In this way the innings of Hobart Hurricanes reached the score of 125 for the loss of 5 wickets. Samantha Bates and Chloe Tryon took two wickets each for Sydney Thunder.

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Sydney Thunder’s poor batting performance

Chasing the target, Sydney Thunder lost the last ball of the third over to Tammy Beaumont, who was dismissed for 4. Second opener Fibby Litchfield became the victim of Heather Graham by scoring 25 runs in 25 balls. Anika Lloyd also went on after scoring 15 runs. From here the process of falling wickets continued. Lower down the order, Tahila Wilson struggled single-handedly after scoring 26 off 30 balls but the other batsmen did not get along and the team lost the match. Molly Strano and Heather Graham took three wickets each for the Hobart Hurricanes.