Wareham’s Blazing 73 and Webb’s Milestone Fifty Power Renegades Past Strikers

Georgia Wareham smashed an unbeaten 73 from 31 balls as Melbourne Renegades beat Adelaide Strikers by 36 runs in their WBBL|12 clash at Junction Oval on Saturday.

The Renegades posted 188 for three, built on an unbroken 110-run stand off 56 balls between Wareham and Courtney Webb, who marked her 100th WBBL appearance with an unbeaten 52 from 42 deliveries. Wareham reached her fifty in just 22 balls, striking six fours and four sixes.

Adelaide, set 189 to win, never kept pace with the required rate and finished on 152 for eight, despite Maia Bouchier making 54 and Emma de Broughe adding 27.

A stunning catch in vain

The Strikers had their moment of brilliance in the field, with Laura Wolvaardt taking a superb catch to dismiss Hayley Matthews for 49 off 32 balls, one short of her fifty. But Wareham and Webb ensured the Renegades never lost momentum.

Renegades climb the table

The win lifts Melbourne to fourth on the points table with four points from four matches, while the Strikers sit seventh with two points from three games. The Renegades next host the Sydney Sixers at Junction Oval on November 12.

Source: CricTracker