Sutherland and Lanning shine as Melbourne Stars take derby

Melbourne Renegades appear at serious risk of claiming their second wooden spoon after a four-run loss to rivals the Melbourne Stars that went down to the final over with Australia's past and future playing a key role.

Rebels had looked on target, requiring 26 off 19 balls with seven wickets close by, when Georgia Wareham tumbled to Sophie Day then Annabel Sutherland dispatched Hayley Matthews and Sarah Coyte in sequential balls in the eighteenth over to swing the force of see-cutting challenge soundly into Stars' approval.

Sasha Moloney had the option to guard 14 off the last finished in spite of the fact that there was a fringe wide not approached the fourth conveyance.

Sutherland prior bowled Tammy Beaumount and had Harmanpreet Kaur gotten behind after the two internationals got a beginning headed straight toward 145 for triumph.

Jess Duffin required a six from the last ball to grab a success that had checked out possible at the mid-point of the Rebels innings. In any case, she was unable to find the rope past lengthy off and the Stars hung on.

There is currently a four-point hole between the seventh-put Stars and Rebels, who probably need to succeed no less than two of their last four games to move from the lower part of the stepping stool. They have won only one of 10 matches this late spring.

Prior, Meg Lanning drove the Stars to 144 for 5 in her second thump since reporting her global retirement on Thursday.

Dropped on 42, Lanning raised her third 50 years of the WBBL summer with a solitary to in reverse square leg in the eighteenth over.