Hobart Hurricanes 191 for two (Lee 103, Carey 64) beat Adelaide Strikers 163 for three (Wolvaardt, Mandhana 51) by means of 28 runs
The Hobart Hurricanes opener cracked 103 off 59 deliveries as her facet beat a suffering Adelaide Strikers outfit by means of 28 runs. Lee’s knock, which featured 13 fours and 4 sixes, got here next she notched the highest-ever WBBL ranking of 150 now not out in opposition to Perth Scorchers on Sunday.
Hurricanes posted 191 for two and limited the last-placed Strikers to 163 for three to leap to the lead of the ladder with 3 fits in hand ahead of finals.
South Africa’s Lee, who retired from global cricket in 2022, needed to alternate bats next hitting a six in the second one over. She was once dropped two times within the 20s off the spin of Anesu Mushangwe within the fourth over and made Strikers pay dearly. She introduced up her part century off simply 35 balls with a six ahead of achieving triple figures within the 14th over with a boundary.
Younger legspinner Amy Smith put the breaks on Strikers within the heart overs and completed with an noteceable 1 for 16 from 4 overs. South African import Laura Wolvaardt was once unbeaten with 63 off 40 nevertheless it wasn’t enough quantity.
