Sammy-Jo Johnson’s all-round show gives New South Wales Breakers a convincing 4-wicket victory against Queensland Fire
Tasmanian Tigers led by skipper Elyse Villani clinched an edge-of-the-seat thriller against Western Australia led by skipper Chloe Piparo by one wicket in match 2 two of the tournament’s opening round. The Tigers made it two in two to kick start their four-peat campaign on a high.
New South Wales Breakers led by skipper Georgia Adams were up against Queensland Fire led by skipper Jess Jonassen in the 3rd match of the tournament. The New South Wales Breakers skipper Georgia Adams won the toss and opted to field first at the Allan Border Field, Brisbane. After being inserted to bat first, the Queensland Fire openers Georgia Voll and wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne got their side off to a good start with a 22-run opening partnership.
Sammy-Jo Johnson picked up the wicket of Georgia Voll to provide the 1st breakthrough for New South Wales Breakers. Charli Knott soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 2nd breakthrough for NSW Breakers. Skipper Jess Jonassen joined wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 60-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark.
Sarah Coyte cleaned up wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne to provide the 3rd breakthrough for her side. Lauren Winfield-Hill joined skipper Jess Jonassen at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 39-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side past the 130-run mark. Maitlan Brown picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Jess Jonassen to provide the 4th breakthrough for the Breakers. Laura Harris soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 5th breakthrough for the Breakers.
Sianna Ginger joined Lauren Winfield-Hill at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 80-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side past the 220-run mark. Sammy-Jo Johnson returned and picked up the wicket of Sianna Ginger to provide the 6th breakthrough for her side. Queensland Fire ended up with a total of 266/9 in their quota of 50 overs.
Lauren Winfield-Hill (65 off 72 balls), wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne (48 off 65 balls), skipper Jess Jonassen (41 off 43 balls), and Sianna Ginger (30 off 44 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Queensland Fire. Sammy-Jo Johnson (9-0-44-4), Sarah Coyte (10-1-40-2), Maitlan Brown (8-0-44-2), and Lauren Cheatle (9-1-39-1) were the top performers with the ball for the New South Wales Breakers.
Chasing a target of 267, the New South Wales Breakers openers Claire Moore and wicket-keeper batter Tahlia Wilson got their side off to a great start with a 66-run opening partnership. The pair scored at a rate of around six runs an over. Sianna Ginger struck twice to land a double blow to the Breakers in the 12th over of the run chase. Skipper Georgia Adams joined opening batter Claire Moore at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 77-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side close to the 150-run mark.
Georgia Voll picked up the wicket of Claire Moore to provide the 3rd breakthrough for Queensland Fire. New South Wales Breakers suffered a mini collapse as they lost their next three wickets for just 34 runs. Sammy-Jo Johnson joined Maitlan Brown at the crease and the duo took their side over the line with an unbeaten 90-run partnership for the 7th wicket to seal the run chase with 4 wickets in hand and 12 balls to spare.
Skipper Georgia Adams (63 off 79 balls), wicket-keeper batter Tahlia Wilson (48 off 47 balls), Sammy-Jo Johnson (46* off 39 balls), Maitlan Brown (40* off 41 balls), and Claire Moore (32 off 62 balls) were the top performers with the bat for the New South Wales Breakers. Sianna Ginger (8-0-49-4), Nicola Hancock (10-0-45-0), Grace Parsons (8-0-37-1), and Georgia Voll (7-0-33-1) were the top performers with the ball for Queensland Fire.
Sammy-Jo Johnson was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant all-round performance. She returned with match figures (9-0-44-4), with the ball and played a vital knock (46* off 39 balls) with the bat to guide her side over the line in the run chase.
