The Auckland Hearts beat the Canterbury Magicians in the Super Smash at Hagley Oval on Monday.
Bella Armstrong scored 39 off 29 balls before taking a crucial wicket as the Auckland Hearts moved to the top of Twenty20 Super Smash table with a 20-run win over the Canterbury Magicians on Monday. She shared in a vital partnership with her captain, Lauren Down, who made 33 off 39 balls, putting on 63 runs in 8.4 overs in the middle of their innings as they posted 138-4 from their 20 overs. Then with the match in the balance, she claimed the crucial wicket of Kate Ebrahim, who was on 31 off 35 balls and leading the way for the Magicians at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Magicians captain Frankie Mackay dominated with both bat and ball.
A captain’s knock from Frankie Mackay and excellent glove work by Laura Hughes helped the Magicians secure a comprehensive victory over the Central Hinds during their Twenty20 Super Smash match on Sunday. Captain Frankie Mackay scored 48 and took four wickets for just 10 runs, leading her side to an 8 wicket victory in Christchurch.
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Magicans keeper Laura Hughes stood up to the stumps against the Hinds Mackay won the toss and elected to bowl on the green pitch in front of 8000 fans who took advantage of free entry into Hagley Oval.
The Otago Sparks were too strong for the Central Hinds in the Super Smash on Friday.
Otago Sparks opener Polly Inglis made an unbeaten 43 off 38 balls to guide her side to an emphatic win over the Central Hinds in the Twenty20 Super Smash at University of Otago Oval on Friday. She hit five fours as she helped the Sparks chase down their target of 103 with seven wickets in hand and 28 balls to spare and register their second win of the season. Fellow opener Millie Cowan made 20 off 18 balls while White Ferns Hayley Jensen and Katey Martin added 17 off 15 and 13 off 14 respectively as the hosts made light work of their chase in Dunedin.
This time Peterson saw it very well early, hitting nine fours and a six as she and Katie Perkins (25 off 24) added 74 off eight overs for the second wicket. Peterson was eventually stumped by White Fern Katey Martin in the 15th over as the Hearts posted a competitive but not unbeatable total. They needed early wickets and their White Ferns seamer Holly Huddleston provided, as the Sparks never got going without their sidelined allrounder Suzie Bates.
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Auckland Hearts bowler Holly Huddleston took crucial Otago wickets (file photo). Huddleston snared the two prized wickets of international team-mates Martin – who chopped on tamely second ball – and Hayley Jensen (12) who was caught by Perkins. Huddleston ended her four overs with figures of 2-17 while new ball partner Arlene Kelly mopped it up at the end, snaring 3-24.
Putting the icing on Mackay s cake today was a bonus point win that lifted the Canterbury Magicians up to equal points with competition leaders the Central Hinds – who take the official lead into 2021 courtesy of a superior net run rate. The Hinds maintained their top spot after opening batsman Natalie Dodd s 10th Hallyburton Johnstone Shield century ensured a successful chase in Dunedin, her unbeaten 108 not out trumping fellow White Fern Katey Martin s first innings century in a reduced 45 over-game.
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Spark Sport s new cricket commentator Sonia Gray Dodd s hundred made her the first player to register three List A centuries for the Central Hinds, after having moved from Northern Districts just three years ago.