Smriti Mandhana's sensational unbeaten century couldn't help Sydney Thunder finish the game as Harmanpreet Kaur's all-round performance turned out to be a match-winning one. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing 176, Mandhana gave a terrific start to the innings and helped Sydney score 46 inside the powerplay despite losing Sammy-Jo Johnson for 12. Phoebe Litchfield got out scoring just one as soon as the restrictions lifted. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mandhana continued to find the boundaries regularly while Tahlia Wilson struggled to find the fence. In the end, Wilson's less than run-a-ball innings turned out to be crucial as Thunder lost by four runs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mandhana smashed her maiden Big Bash League century but couldn't save her team from crashing out of the playoffs contention. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harmanpreet starred in the case for Melbourne as she not only slammed 81 off 55 balls with the help of 11 fours and two sixes but also got one wicket & defended 13 runs in the last over. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Deepti Sharma had an average outing where she conceded 17 runs in two overs and didn't get the opportunity to bat. Jemimah Rodrigues, too, got out scoring just two runs. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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