Adelaide Strikers Women are currently taking on Melbourne Stars Women in the 26th match of the Women’s Big Bash League 2022. Batting first, Melbourne Stars put on some great performances in the first innings. However, Tess Flintoff was the star of the show, with her quick-fire half-century.
She became the fastest to complete a half-century in the history of the Women’s Big Bash League. It took her just 16 balls to reach the milestone, and she got there with a six on the last ball of the innings. She hit a full toss delivery over long-on to clear the fence by some distance.
Flintoff finished her inning with 51 runs in 16 balls, including six boundaries and three hits over the boundary rope. She contributed to the Stars’ first-inning total of 186/5. The video of Flintoff’s six on the last ball to get to her fifty has gone viral over the internet.
Women’s Big Bash League’s official Twitter handle posted the video of the six. “THE FASTEST FIFTY IN WBBL HISTORY! Tess Flintoff just whacked 51no from 16 balls,” read the caption of the tweet.
Here is Tess Flintoff’s six
THE FASTEST FIFTY IN WBBL HISTORY!
Tess Flintoff just whacked 51no from 16 balls ? #WBBL08 pic.twitter.com/p7UvcT1D64
— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL) November 2, 2022
As for the rest of the game, Lauren Winfield-Hill scored a hard-fought 47 runs in 49 balls, while Alice Capsey scored 49 runs in 31 balls. Deandra Dottin was the pick of the bowlers for the Strikers as she took two wickets in the game. Jemma Barsby and Megan Schutt also took one wicket each in the match.
Dottin was dismissed early in the chase after scoring only three runs. Sasha Moloney got her wicket in the second over of the game. Katie Mack and Laura Wolvaardt then got the team back in the game with a partnership of 62 runs. Bridget Patterson, who scored 41 runs in 23 balls, also tried but failed to cross the line.
In the end, the Adelaide Strikers fell short by runs, handing Melbourne Stars a win. With this, the stars moved to fifth place in the tournament’s points table.
