Perry stars as Sixers begin WBBL 2022 with thrilling win

An overall show from captain Ellyse Perry featured Sydney Sixers' triumphant beginning to the 2022 version of the Enormous Slam Association as they enlisted a cheeky four-wicket triumph with a conveyance in excess against Brisbane Intensity at the Beam Mitchell Oval in Mackay on Thursday (October 13). Perry's 2 for 27, alongside Maitlan Earthy colored's 3 for 30, assisted the Sixers with confining the Intensity to 141/8. Perry (55 off 48) and Erin Consumes (50 off 37) restored the pursuit after early wickets, however it required a six off the penultimate conveyance by Brown to take the Sixers over the line. The pursuit didn't begin all that well for the Sixers as Alyssa Healy was out gotten and dumbfounded in the main which was bowled by Jess Kerr. Suzie Bates and Ashleigh Gardner fell in progressive overs, with Nicola Hancock and Kerr stowing the wickets, as the Sixers slipped to 25/3 in the fifth over. A 93-run organization among Perry and Consumes for the fourth wicket put the Sixers in an excellent position, cutting down the situation to 24 off the last 22 conveyances. Consumes struck five fours and a six while Perry hit seven limits, with both scoring at a decent rate to keep the Sixers on target. Jess Jonassen shifted the equilibrium in the seventeenth over, getting the wickets of both the half-centurions to leave Sixers in a spot. A four-run over from Amelia Kerr added to the strain, leaving the Sixers requiring 18 off the last two overs. A limit by Sophie Ecclestone off Courtney Sippel in a 10-run penultimate over helped facilitate the strain however Georgia Voll, dumbfounding the last, offered three runs off her initial four conveyances and furthermore took up the wicket out Ecclestone. Maitlan Brown resisted the urge to panic, raising a ruckus around town six, doubtlessly stirring up a lot of help for the Sixers camp. Prior, having been approached to bat first, Intensity lost Beauty Harris in the second over as Ellyse Perry stowed her most memorable wicket. A 60-run organization between Georgia Redmayne and Voll resulted, with the previous contributing 41 off 34 in the subsequent wicket stand. In any case, Redmayne missed the mark concerning 50 years getting out to Lauren Cheatle. Laura Harris missed the mark while later, leaving the Intensity at 76/3 in the thirteenth over. Voll and Amelia Kerr helped the Intensity to the 100-run mark yet it came in 16 overs as Voll took 39 conveyances for her 32. The Intensity lost wickets in a load in the passing overs yet Charli Knott's nine-ball 21 not out, which included four limits, assisted the group with posting 140 or more which, in any case, demonstrated lacking. Brief scores: Brisbane Heat 141/8 in 20 overs (Georgia Redmayne 49, Georgia Voll 32; Maitlan Brown 3-20, Ellyse Perry 2-27) lost to Sydney Sixers 143/6 in 19.5 overs (Ellyse Perry 55, Erin Burns 50; Jess Kerr 2-17, Jess Jonassen 2-21) by 4 wickets.