Renegades edge Sixers on final ball despite Gardner all-round effort

Melbourne Renegades beat Sydney Sixers by two wickets in a final-ball finish at North Sydney Oval on Sunday, completing a chase of 153 in the Women's Big Bash League. According to BBC Sport's scorecard, the Renegades finished on 156 for eight after the Sixers had made 152 for six from their 20 overs.

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Chloe Tryon supplied the Renegades' highest score with 43 from 23 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes. Sophie Molineux contributed 38 from 25 deliveries, including seven boundaries, while opener Olivia Porter made 29 from 21. Their runs helped Melbourne recover from 44 for four, with the chase becoming more difficult when Georgia Wareham departed at 61 for five.

The Renegades reached 108 before losing Molineux in the 16th over, stumped by Alice Capsey off Melie Kerr. Tess Flintoff subsequently fell to Kerr for eight, leaving the visitors on 136 for seven at the end of the 18th. Tryon's dismissal to Ashleigh Gardner at 151 for eight, with two balls remaining, kept the outcome in doubt until the closing deliveries.

Nicole Faltum and Milly Illingworth were the unbeaten batters when Melbourne completed the chase. Faltum finished with seven from six balls and Illingworth with one from her only delivery. Gardner returned four for 33 from four overs, dismissing Hayley Matthews, Porter, Courtney Webb and Tryon. Kerr supported her with two for 25, but Sydney could not defend their total.

Earlier, Gardner had led the Sixers' batting with 55 from 31 balls, combining five fours with four sixes. Sophia Dunkley made 49 from 45, falling one run short of a half-century, and Kerr added 22 from 17. Ellyse Perry was dismissed for three as Sydney lost their first wicket with 11 runs on the board.

Wareham was Melbourne's most successful bowler, taking three for 19 from four overs after the Renegades chose to field. Her wickets were Kerr, Gardner and Capsey, with the latter two falling in the same over. Deandra Dottin took one for 21 and Molineux one for 28, helping keep the target within reach before the narrow finish.