Knight, Kapp and Darlington shine as Thunder thump Renegades (2024)

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PAK vs BAN (1)

IRE vs SL [W] (1)

Maharaja T20 (4)

East Asia-Pacific QLF A (1)

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1st TEST• RawalpindiPakistanBangladeshToday5:00 AMMatch starts in 2 hrs 55 minsScheduleVideosSeries
RESULT•3rd ODI• BelfastIRE-W122SL-W(23.1/50 ov, T:123) 123/2SL Women won by 8 wickets (with 161 balls remaining)ScheduleReportSeries
RESULT•11th Match•Maharaja T20• BengaluruSHIVA(17/17 ov) 137/9HT(3.2/5 ov, T:51) 51/2Tigers won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) (VJD)ScheduleTableSeries
NO RESULT•12th Match•Maharaja T20• BengaluruGM169MLD(4.3/7 ov, T:61) 46/0No resultScheduleTableSeries
RESULT•5th Match•East Asia-Pacific QLF A• T20I• Apia (No 2)Samoa174VAN(20 ov, T:175) 164/9Samoa won by 10 runsScheduleTableSeries
1st TEST• ManchesterEnglandSri LankaToday10:00 AMMatch yet to beginScheduleVideosSeries
1st Match•WCPL 2024• WT20• TaroubaBarbados Royals WomenGuyana Amazon Warriors WomenToday11:00 PMMatch yet to beginScheduleTableVideosSeries
24th Match•WCL 2• ODI• RotterdamNetherlandsUnited States of AmericaToday9:00 AMMatch yet to beginScheduleTableSeries
13th Match•Maharaja T20• BengaluruGulbarga MysticsShivamogga LionsToday9:30 AMMatch yet to beginScheduleTableSeries
14th Match•Maharaja T20• BengaluruHubli TigersMysuru WarriorsToday1:30 PMMatch yet to beginScheduleTableSeries

RESULT

19th Match, Melbourne, November 01, 2023

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Knight, Kapp and Darlington shine as Thunder thump Renegades (23)Sydney Thunder Women

190/5

Knight, Kapp and Darlington shine as Thunder thump Renegades (24)Melbourne Renegades Women

(20 ov, T:191) 153/7

Thunder won by 37 runs

Player Of The Match

Hannah Darlington

, ST-W

4/33

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Knight made a classy 28-ball half-century before a well-rounded bowling display

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Knight, Kapp and Darlington shine as Thunder thump Renegades (28)

Heather Knight made a rapid 52 not out•Getty Images

Sydney Thunder 190 for 5 (Knight 52*) beat Melbourne Renegades 153 for 7 (Beaumont 37, Darlington 4-33) by 37 runs

A classy unbeaten half-century from Heather Knight and sublime spells from Marizanne Kapp and Hannah Darlington helped Sydney Thunder thump Melbourne Renegades for the second time in three matches.

Knight made an unbeaten 52 from 31 deliveries to underpin a very even batting performance from Thunder's top order as they posted an imposing 190 for 5 against the struggling Renegades attack on a good batting pitch at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. It was their equal-highest total of the tournament with only Brisbane Heat managing a bigger total in the WBBL so far.

Renegades' chase never got off the ground with Kapp delivering a high-quality spell to remove their big guns Hayley Matthews and Harmanpreet Kaur and finished with figures of 2 for 23 from four overs while Darlington collected 4 for 33 to consign the home side to their fourth loss in five games and leave them second-last on the table.

Knight had no hesitation in batting first after winning the toss and her openers made a fast start with Chamari Athapaththu and Tahlia Wilson sharing a brisk 67-run stand in just 7.3 overs. Both failed to convert their bright starts with Athapaththu holing out to long-on for 32 the ball after hitting Georgia Wareham over long-on into the strong breeze. Wilson made the same mistake against Harmanpreet and was also well-held by Georgia Prestwidge for 30 off 23.

It brought Knight and Phoebe Litchfield together and the pair took full toll on Renegades' bowlers who struggled to bowl to their fields. Every bowler conceded more than 8 runs per over with the lengths and lines consistently being at odds with the fields that were set.

They got fortunate when Litchfield hit a long hop from Harmanpreet down deep midwicket's throat to fall for 27 off 19 after looking in ominous touch. But Knight kept rolling to her first half-century of the tournament off just 28 balls. She took advantage of leaving the power surge until late in the innings as Thunder picked off 27 runs off the 18th and 19th over to help post a huge total. Harmanpreet was the best of the bowlers finishing with 2 for 25 from three overs.

Renegades struggled to gain a foothold in the chase due to Kapp's immaculate control and skillful outswing while Samantha Bates' left-arm orthodox was equally hard to hit at the other end. Matthews tried to loft Kapp over the offside but could only slice it to mid-off. Darlington did not come on until the seventh over but clean bowled Courtney Webb first ball.

Ebony Hoskin should have had Harmanpreet clean bowled but India's captain got a reprieve as Hoskin had overstepped. It did not cost much as Kapp forced a miscue in the very next over.

Beaumont had tried to hold the innings together making 37 off 29 including five boundaries but she was never allowed to gain any momentum. Darlington returned to force another miscue to mid-off. She rattled Prestwidge's off stump with a peach next ball to be on a hat-trick. Wareham threatened briefly to cause Thunder some problems striking two fours and two sixes in an 11-ball 25 but she picked out long-on to hand Darlington her fourth scalp.

Coyte also tried gallantly making 30 off 20 before she was run out in the final over. Bates finished wicketless but conceded just 25 runs from her four overs, playing a vital part in a well-rounded bowling performance.

Heather KnightMarizanne KappHannah DarlingtonAustraliaMelbourne Renegades WomenSydney Thunder WomenThunder vs RenegadesWomen's Big Bash League

Alex Malcolm is an Associate Editor at ESPNcricinfo

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Renegades Innings

PLAYER NAMERB

HK Matthews

caught812

TT Beaumont

caught3729

CA Webb

bowled1311

H Kaur

caught1317

G Wareham

caught2511

GK Prestwidge

bowled01

JE Dooley

not out1919

SJ Coyte

run out3020

RK O'Donnell

not out12
Extras(lb 2, nb 2, w 3)
Total153(7 wkts; 20 ovs)
PLAYER NAMEOMRWEcon

M Kapp

402325.75

SL Bates

402506.25

AMCJK Athapaththu

302709

HC Knight

302307.66

HJ Darlington

403348.25

E Hoskin

2020010 (2 nb)
WKTRUNSPLAYERS
1st16Tammy BeaumontHayley Matthews
2nd22Tammy BeaumontCourtney Webb
3rd33Tammy BeaumontHarmanpreet Kaur
4th4Tammy BeaumontGeorgia Wareham
5th0Georgia PrestwidgeGeorgia Wareham
6th32Georgia WarehamJosephine Dooley
7th44Sarah CoyteJosephine Dooley
8th2Josephine DooleyRhiann O'Donnell

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AS-W14113221.154
PS-W1486160.784
BH-W1486160.203
ST-W1476150.298
SS-W147714-0.253
HH-W146713-0.597
MS-W146812-0.779
MR-W142124-0.978

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