| Sydney Sixers 163-9 (20 overs): Gardner 72 (44); Gardner 2-23 |
| Melbourne Stars 165-8 (20 overs): Lanning 55 (34); Sutherland 4-27 |
| Melbourne Stars received by two runs |
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Captain Meg Lanning caught the attention as Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Sixers within the 2023 Ladies’s Huge Bash League’s opening recreation.
Lanning hit a team-high 55 off 34 balls to assist the Stars attain 165-8 at North Sydney Oval.
After the Sixers fell to 71-6, stand-in captain Ashleigh Gardner dragged them again into the sport with a superb 72.
However needing eight runs off the ultimate seven balls, the Sixers could not recover from the road.
Australia worldwide Lanning has been constructing some strong type since lacking the Ashes sequence draw towards England over the summer season for medical causes.
The 31-year-old has hit 4 half centuries from her previous 5 outings, that includes for Victoria Ladies previous to the return of the Huge Bash League.
Annabel Sutherland additionally impressed for the Stars, who completed sixth and missed out on the play-offs final season, as she chipped in with 34 runs and had figures of 4-27 with the ball.
The Sixers face cross-city rivals Sydney Thunder of their subsequent project on Sunday, whereas the Stars head to Adelaide to face the defending champions at Karen Rolton Oval on Saturday.