Otago shock Canterbury in women's T20 thriller
Otago have upset defending champions Canterbury by three wickets off the final ball of a tense women's Super Smach T20 match in Christchurch.
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Otago have upset defending champions Canterbury by three wickets off the final ball of a tense women's Super Smach T20 match in Christchurch.
India continued their impressive form to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
The hosts bagged the series with two games to spare on the back of another efficient performance in Mumbai.
Chasing just 86 runs, the hosts finished with 89/3 in 11.3 overs to complete a commanding win.
Canterbury's Jacinta Savage was out for a golden duck in the first ball of the match. The Magicians are already among the competition's three confirmed finalists, as well as the Wellington Blaze and the Auckland Hearts, and are on course to host a finals match. Otago are out of contention and will be wondering how they managed to throw this away. Otago restricted Canterbury to 132-7 with White Ferns batter Amy Sattherthwaite’s 36 the highest score in a stop-start innings. The Sparks then didn’t cash in on wayward early bowling. The Magicians bowled 11 wides after seven overs, including...