Grace Harris and her broken bat thrashes new WBBL record 136 not out

A day after a new low total was set in the WBBL, Grace Harris tore up the record books with the highest individual score in the tournament's history with a brutal 136 not out off 59 balls against Perth Scorchers at North Sydney Oval. Harris, who was as of late avoided with regards to Australia's T20I side against West Indies, contacted her third WBBL hundred from 48 balls. She likewise set another standard with 11 sixes, overwhelming the past characteristic of ten set by Debris Gardner, at a similar ground, against Melbourne Stars in 2017. "I couldn't say whether I could top that," she said. "I generally observe North Sydney to be an extraordinary ground for a player, the wickets are very overall quite evident surfaces. The limit here, I back myself in to clear it in the event that I give it a decent swing. Could have a touch of motivation from Hayley Matthews recently...on what she did, she tore our Aussie bowling assault separated." One of those sixes came during a remarkable section of play where she had required another bat, however continued utilizing the one she needed supplanted then crunched the following ball for six as the handle ripped off from the cutting edge. Having supplanted the bat, just in case she likewise sent the following conveyance from Piepa Cleary over the ropes. "Thought it [the handle] just clicked a tad and didn't have any desire to be given scratched off as the ball went past and I didn't raise a ruckus around town," she said. "At the point when I looked up, I believed it's likely holding tight, when they get that looser handle they are at their best, they are pinging. Thought I'd in any case hit it for six, they'd been going miles today...it went for six, so paid off for me then, at that point." Scorchers had made early advances when Chloe Ainsworth, who struck two times in her opening over on debut against Hobart Typhoons, ended up on a full go-around in the fourth finished. To add to the setting of Harris' brutal showcase, she had been 9 off eight balls toward the finish of the four-over powerplay before she took the assault to Australia partner Alana Ruler with three sixes in her initial two overs. She and Mignon du Preez added 91 off 47 balls for the third wicket. Harris then ruled a stand of 51 with Bess Heath as she exploited the positive limits and a few unfortunate Scorchers bowling. Of the 37 runs added with Mikayla Hinkley, Harris contributed 32 off 10 balls. Intensity's possible all out was the second most noteworthy in WBBL history. Scorchers made a valiant endeavor from the get-go in their mammoth pursue, drove by Beth Mooney's 25-ball fifty, and on the examination were in front of Intensity at stages. Heat additionally lost Nicola Hancock from their assault after continuous beamers against Sophie Devine, yet they had the option to regather themselves with Courtney Sippel coming to the front. Devine, who came in at No. 3, couldn't exactly get rolling prior to selecting profound square leg and Sippel made it three wickets in the tenth to everything except end the challenge when she guaranteed a return catch to eliminate Maddy Darke and had then had Mooney cutting to short third. To cover the records, the last in general count of 408 runs in the match was likewise another competition record. Brisbane Heat 229 for 7 (G Harris 136*, Edgar 3-31) beat Perth Scorchers 179 for 8 (Mooney 60, Sippel 4-27) by 50 runs