Georgia Wareham stars as Renegades beat Strikers by 36 runs
Wareham's 73* and all-round display seal 36-run win for Renegades.
Melbourne Renegades beat Adelaide Strikers by 36 runs in a Women's Big Bash League match at Junction Oval on November 7. Renegades scored 188 for 3 in 20 overs. Georgia Wareham scored an unbeaten 73 off 31 balls and added an unbroken 109-run partnership with Courtney Webb, who made 52 not out.
Wareham hit three successive sixes in one over, took a wicket and was player of the match. Hayley Matthews scored 49 off 32 balls for Renegades. Adelaide Strikers replied with 152 for 8. Maia Bouchier made 54 off 38 balls for Strikers.
Wareham praised Tayla Vlaeminck's return from shoulder injury. Milly Illingworth took 3 for 29 for Renegades.
CricHubb Take
Wareham's unbroken century partnership with Webb demonstrates how middle-order acceleration can compensate for a modest total in T20 cricket.