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Hurricanes clinch thriller to open account in WBBL 03

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Renegades lost despite Satterthwaite's 65. © Getty

Amy Satterthwaite's brilliant 65 went in vain as Melbourne Renegades Women fell agonisingly four runs short of the target in the chase against Hobart Hurricanes Women at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday (January 15). With 18 runs needed off the final over of the chase, Satterthwaite got it down to six off the last ball but could only manage two before being run out.

The four-run victory was also Hurricanes' first win of the season after ten games. Put in to bat first, Hurricanes had useful contributions from their top four, with Veda Krishnamurthy top-scoring with 40. However, a late collapse saw them ending up with just 120, a total far less than they were building up to, after losing seven wickets for just 24 runs.

The chase which started steadily was held up single-handedly by Satterthwaite's brilliance and she nearly managed to give Renegades their sixth win of the tournament but it was the hosts who managed to hold their nerve.

Brief Scores: Hobart Hurricanes 120/9 (Veda Krishnamurthy 40; Lea Tahuhu 3/25) beat Melbourne Renegades 116/6 (Amy Satterthwaite 65; Brooke Hepburn 3/24) by four runs

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