Women’s National Cricket League Final: In the final match of Australia’s domestic Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), the excitement was seen at a different level which no one had imagined. Actually in this match the team of Tasmania and South Australia were face to face. In the last over of the match, South Australia’s team needed 4 runs to win and they also had 5 wickets left, but in the end the team had to face defeat by 1 run.
The team of South Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first in this match. After this, Tasmania’s team scored a total of 264 runs losing all 10 wickets in 50 overs. South Australia’s team got a target of 243 runs in 47 overs according to the Duckworth-Lewis rule to win due to rain.
One of the wildest finishes to a cricket match condensed down to a minute.
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After this, the South Australia team chased the target brilliantly for 46 overs in the title match. By that time he had scored 239 runs losing 5 wickets and in the last over he only needed 4 runs to win. At that time it seemed to everyone that the South Australia team would easily win this match.
Sara Koete completely overturned the match in 6 balls
Sarah Coate, who came to bowl the last over from Tasmania, bowled Annie O’Neill on the first ball, who was playing 20 runs at that time. After this, on the second ball, Amanda Jade Wellington took a single by playing a shot towards the third man. At the same time, on the third ball of the over, Koete stumped South Australia captain Gemma Barsby.
Now the team of South Australia needed 3 runs in the last 3 balls to win. On the fourth ball of the over, Ella Wilson tried to play a shot towards the front, but Sarah Coete during her follow-through turned the ball with her hand towards the stumps, which led to Jade Wellington being run out. At the same time, on the 5th ball of the over, Saar also got Ella out LBW.
On the last ball of this exciting match, South Australia’s team still needed 3 runs to win. Anesu Mushangwe hit the ball towards mid-off but she could only manage to get 1 run and was run out in the process of taking the second run.
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