Healy-Bates stand overwhelms Renegades

A 151-run stand between Suzie Bates and Alyssa Healy established the groundwork for Sydney Sixers' 37-run prevail upon Melbourne Rebels before Lauren Cheatley and Maitlan Brown picked three wickets each at the Eastern Oval in Balarat, on Sunday.

Put in to bat, Sixers openers Healy (78) and Bates (66) struck half-hundreds of years to establish areas of strength for a preceding the pair fell with hardly a pause in between in the seventeenth over to Mavericks captain Sophie Molineux. Erin Consumes and Debris Gardner gave the twist in the passing, stroking three limits each to drive Sixers to 188 for 3.

Rebels would never get rolling in the pursuit. Driven by Sophie Eccelstone's twofold strike in the third over where Hayley Mathews was excused for a five-ball duck and Courtney Webb for oneself and set off a top request breakdown, leaving the side reeling at 38 for 5 in the eighth over.

Carly Leeson and Rhiaan O Donell resuscitated the innings momentarily with a 81-run stand in 43 balls before the last option turned into Earthy colored's second survivor of the day. Leeson proceeded to score 50 years, however when she was excused, the scoring rate was controlled from the opposite end and were at last restricted to 151 for 9.

Brief Scores: Sydney Sixers Women 188/3 in 20 overs (Alyssa Healy 78, Suzie Bates 66; Sohie Molineux 2-38) beat Melbourne Renegades 151/9 in 20 overs (Carly Leeson 52, Rhiaan O Donell 32; Maitlan Brown 3-16, Lauren Cheatle 3-28) by 37 runs