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Big Bash League Women: Lizelle Lee produced a commanding performance to steer Hobart Hurricanes to their first-ever Women’s Big Bash League title, dismantling Perth Scorchers in a one-sided final with a thunderous, unbeaten half-century.

After a disciplined bowling effort restricted the Scorchers to 137/5, the Hurricanes made light work of the chase, cruising home with five overs to spare. Lee set the tone immediately, striking three boundaries in the opening over, before Danielle Wyatt-Hodge followed suit to propel the Hurricanes to a brisk start. The early onslaught left the Scorchers on the back foot as Hobart raced to 24 without loss after two overs.

Wyatt-Hodge departed in the sixth over, but any hopes of a fightback were quickly dashed. Lee maintained her dominance against the bowlers, while Nat Sciver-Brunt contributed timely boundaries to keep the required rate comfortably manageable. The decisive moment arrived when Lee launched Alana King for consecutive sixes, before finding the gaps for a couple of boundaries in the following over.