Shafali stars in Sydney’s 5-wicket win

Hobart, Oct 17: Indian opener Shafali Verma’s first WBBL half-century and a fine all-round display from Ellyse Perry led Sydney Sixers to five-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League match, here on Sunday.
Courtesy a strong bowling display from Perry (2/9) and Maitlan Brown (2/23), Sixers restricted the Hurricanes to 125/9, but when Alyssa Healy (3) and Ashleigh Gardner (3) departed cheaply, the Sydney club looked wobbly at 14/2.
A 63-run partnership between Perry (27) and Shafali Verma (57) then steadied the case and while both departed with runs still required, Nicole Bolton (17*) and Maitlan Brown (4*) sealed the win for Sydney with three balls to spare to end a thrilling match. (IANS)