Hobart Hurricanes 203 for 3 (Lee 150*) beat Perth Scorchers 131 (Ainsworth 41, Graham 3-24) by 72 runs
Coming into the match, Lee had a high score of 38 in five WBBL innings this season. “It’s one of those days, I won’t say everything went halfway because it didn’t, but things just went my way,” he said. “To overcome a small crisis like that and have the support of the group and the family was incredible.”
Lee was given a life on 63 when he spilled at backward point as Ainsworth returned to the attack. The figures of the fast Scorchers, who had got through two overs before Lee accelerated, stood out amid the carnage with 2 for 17.
Lee opened his six count with consecutive hits against Ebony Hoskin in the fourth over and broke the record by sending the same bowler to consecutive plus sixes in the last over. For Hoskin, who finished with 0 for 53 in four overs, it was a quick fall after his heroics in the final against Melbourne Renegades.
The Hurricanes’ 203 was their second-highest total in the WBBL. Scorchers never threatened to get close after a terrible start in which they lost Sophie Devine’s first ball and also saw Chloe Piparo run into the opening.
