Australia’s Grace Harris has belted 22 runs off the final over to get her UP Warriorz over the road within the Girls’s Premier League showdown with Gujarat.
Wanting 19 of the final over to win, big-hitting Harris took an enormous chew out of that with a six over mid-wicket off the primary ball from nationwide teammate Annabel Sutherland.
After a large and a clip via leg facet for 2 extra, Harris clattered some other ball to the rope again previous Sutherland for 4.
Six required off the final 3 balls changed into 5 with some other Sutherland extensive, and the Warriorz wanted only one off the final two deliveries after Harris lofted a 4 over duvet to deliver up her half-century off simply 25 balls.
No longer content material with taking a unmarried, Harris lobbed a Sutherland complete toss over sq. leg for the 3rd six of her innings and celebrated the three-wicket win with England’s Sophie Ecclestone out within the center.
“I began poorly and I believed I used to be fluffing round,” Harris stated.
“You wish to have to get the stipulations of the wicket and I used to be grateful that Sophie additionally motored alongside.
“Nice feeling to complete over the road. I knew what I sought after to do. I like batting with freedom.”
Harris completed with an unbeaten 59 off 26, whilst Ecclestone performed a a very powerful hand with 22 off 12 at quantity 9.
“Complete credit score to Grace and our decrease order particularly,” Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy stated.
“Grace is Grace; that is the handiest technique to describe her. She has proven the arena what she will be able to do.”
Previous, Healy fell to fellow Aussie Kim Garth for 7 within the 3rd over, bringing to the crease Kiran Navgire.
The 28-year-old has handiest performed 4 T20 innings for India, however selectors could have one thing to take into accounts after her 53 off 43 arrange the win over the Giants.
T20 Global Cup MVP Ash Gardner scored 25 off 19 for Gujarat within the first innings, with native stars Harleen Deol (46 off 32) and Dayalan Hemalatha (21* off 13) additionally contributing essential runs.
However the bowling of Ecclestone (2-25) and Deepti Sharma (2-27) stored issues tight.