Hobart Hurricanes 191 for two (Lee 103, Carey 64) beat Adelaide Strikers 163 for 3 (Wolvaardt, Mandhana 51) by 28 runs
The Hobart Hurricanes opener cracked 103 off 59 deliveries as her facet beat a struggling Adelaide Strikers outfit by 28 runs. Lee’s knock, which featured 13 fours and 4 sixes, got here after she notched the highest-ever WBBL rating of 150 not out in opposition to Perth Scorchers on Sunday.
Hurricanes posted 191 for two and restricted the last-placed Strikers to 163 for 3 to leap to the highest of the ladder with three matches in hand earlier than finals.
South Africa’s Lee, who retired from worldwide cricket in 2022, needed to change bats after hitting a six within the second over. She was dropped twice within the 20s off the spin of Anesu Mushangwe within the fourth over and made Strikers pay dearly. She introduced up her half century off simply 35 balls with a six earlier than reaching triple figures within the 14th over with a boundary.
Younger legspinner Amy Smith put the breaks on Strikers within the center overs and completed with a formidable 1 for 16 from 4 overs. South African import Laura Wolvaardt was unbeaten with 63 off 40 but it surely wasn’t sufficient.
