Brisbane win, which wasn’t unexpected, but the Renegades should have run them closer. Six wickets down with two overs left looks closer than it was. Melbourne suffered the loss of Danni Wyatt and Tammy Beaumont, but made enough runs anyway. Or it should have been enough, with Brisbane’s bowlers collared late and unable to break through in the middle. But the Renegades bowled and fielded atrociously through the first Powerplay and gave away 70 runs for the opening partnership without one of the league’s biggest stars, Beth Mooney, even having to do much.
For Brisbane’s part, they were ruthless. When both openers fell in consecutive balls, other teams might have been rattled. But Jonassen and Grace Harris kept the foot down, and got their team close enough that the result was never really in doubt.
18th over: Brisbane Heat 166-6 (Johnson 6, Short 4) Carly Leeson was supposed to have the dubious honour of conceding the winning runs, but she picks up Grace Harris first. Kirby Short comes in, the skipper, and after a few nervous dots and a single to Johnson, Short cuts four through cover point to seal the win!
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