Match Details
Earlier in the game, Melbourne Stars put into bat first and lost Jemimah Rodrigues early for 8. Thereafter, the English combination of Lauren Winfield-Hill and Alice Capsey came together to stitch together an 81-run stand for the second wicket. Alice Capsey scored 49 off 31 balls while Lauren Winfield-Hill scored 47 off 49 balls. They lost wickets in the middle, but it was Tess Flintoff’s belligerent 51* off 16 balls that powered the Stars past the 180-run mark. They ended with 186/5 in 20 overs with the help of 12 extras given by the Strikers bowlers.
Deandra Dottin was the pick of the bowlers for the Adelaide
Strikers with her couple of wickets. A wicket apiece for Megan Schutt and Jemma
Barsby. The rest of the bowlers went for plenty of runs as the Strikers conceded
way too many runs here. The Strikers were also sloppy in the field and allowed way too many runs here. That proved to be the difference as they went down by 22 runs.
A win for the Stars over the Strikers by 22 runs takes them upwards in the points table. The Strikers despite that loss are well-placed and will look to bounce back in their next game. The Stars needed this to stay in the hunt for the playoffs.