Match Details
Sydney Thunder Women put into bat first by the Melbourne Stars got off to a steady start as the openers Phoebe Litchfield and Amy Jones put on 33 for the first wicket. Litchfield was the first to go for 19 off 19 balls to Annabel Sutherland. Amy Jones looked good while she was out there. The keeper batter opened the batting today as Tammy Beaumont was left out. Jones scored 38 off 35 balls. Skipper Rachel Haynes was batting on 15* off 19 balls and Anika Learoyd was batting on 4* off 10 balls when the weather intervened. The game was nicely poised with the Thunder at 79/2 after 13.5 overs with the help of 3 extras given by the Stars bowlers.
A wicket apiece for Annabel Sutherland, and Sophie Day. The bowlers kept a tight leash on the Thunder batters and the last 6.1 overs would have been fascinating but heavy rain forced the players to rush off the field. The rain never relented and forced the umpires to call off the play as both sides were forced to share the spoils for the second time this season.