Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women, T20 — Sydney Sixers Women won by 9 runs (16 Overs game due to rain, DLS target 168)
Sydney Sixers Women won by 9 runs (16 Overs game due to rain, DLS target 168)
Sydney Sixers Women won by 9 runs (16 Overs game due to rain, DLS target 168)
Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women, 15th Match, Womens Big Bash League 2026 at North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Top bat: Ashleigh Gardner 64* off 25 balls (5×4, 5×6), SR 256
Best bowl: Lauren Bell 1/26 off 3 overs (econ 8.70)
Top bat: Laura Harris 35 off 10 balls (2×4, 4×6), SR 350
Best bowl: Caoimhe Bray 4/28 off 4 overs (econ 7.00)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 c Tahlia Wilson b Lauren Bell | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | 100.0 | 10% |
 not out | 59 | 41 | 11 | — | 143.9 | 39% |
 retd out | 14 | 17 | 1 | — | 82.3 | 9% |
 not out | 64 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 256.0 | 42% |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 b Caoimhe Bray | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 160.0 | 5% |
 c Melie Kerr b Caoimhe Bray | 8 | 7 | — | — | 114.3 | 5% |
 run out (Ellyse Perry) | 14 | 9 | 3 | — | 155.6 | 9% |
 c Ashleigh Gardner b Sarah Coyte | 6 | 8 | — | — | 75.0 | 4% |
 c Alice Capsey b Caoimhe Bray | 30 | 24 | 5 | — | 125.0 | 20% |
 c Sarah Coyte b Caoimhe Bray | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 350.0 | 24% |
 c Caoimhe Bray b Ashleigh Gardner | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 200.0 | 8% |
 c Lauren Cheatle b Ashleigh Gardner | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0% |
 b Sarah Coyte | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 175.0 | 9% |
 run out (Ashleigh Gardner/Sarah Coyte) | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | 137.5 | 7% |
 not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | 142.9 | 7% |
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Sydney Sixers Women vs Sydney Thunder Women: match summary
Result
Sydney Sixers Women won by 9 runs (16 Overs game due to rain, DLS target 168). Sydney Thunder Women won the toss and chose to field.
Sydney Sixers Women made 162/2 in 16 overs. Sydney Thunder Women made 158/10 in 15.3 overs.
Top scorers in the first innings: Ashleigh Gardner 64 (25), Ellyse Perry 59 (41), Sophia Dunkley 15 (15). Top scorers in the second innings: Laura Harris 35 (10), Nadine de Klerk 30 (24), Anika Learoyd 14 (9). Best with the ball: Caoimhe Bray 4/28 in 4 ov, Sarah Coyte 2/21 in 2.3 ov, Lauren Bell 1/26 in 3 ov.
About this match
Sydney Sixers Women played Sydney Thunder Women in the 15th match of Womens Big Bash League 2026, a T20 match at North Sydney Oval, Sydney, on 8 November 2026. Womens Big Bash League 2026 is the Big Bash League, Australia's T20 franchise tournament, played through the southern summer.
About T20 cricket
Twenty20 cricket compresses a contest into 20 overs per side and roughly three hours of play, putting a premium on power-hitting, death-overs bowling skills and aggressive captaincy. It is now the dominant white-ball format and the engine behind the global franchise calendar.
Venue
North Sydney Oval, Sydney hosts this match. The pitch, the size of the boundaries and the weather on the day all play a part in team selection and in what the captain chooses at the toss.
On GeoCric
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