Sydney Sixers rising star Caoimhe Bray wanted to be informed she had claimed a hat-trick, because the 16-year-old added one other WBBL spotlight in a thumping derby defeat of the Thunder.
Bray took her wickets throughout two overs, the third because of a incredible diving catch at level from Erin Burns.
The thrill of that wicket could have been responsible for Bray and her teammates not understanding she had accomplished a hat-trick.
They have been all shocked to listen to of the feat when the bottom announcer knowledgeable the group over the audio system.
Bray completed with 4-15 from her 4 overs, serving to the Sixers report a 24-run win over the Thunder at Sydney’s Drummoyne Oval on Saturday night time.
“It is fairly loopy … I did not realise,” stated Bray, who can also be the Junior Matildas goalkeeper.
“It was a type of bizarre ones that was on the finish of the over.”
Maitlan Brown (2-18) was additionally efficient on an evening that favoured the bowlers.
However the Sixers will wait on scans for New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, who injured her quad within the warm-up and was pressured out of the match.
The Sixers had Sophie Dunkley (43 off 35) and Mady Villiers (24 not out) to thank for scraping collectively their whole of 9-142, whereas Alyssa Healy (26 off 15) threatened to blow up.
However the Thunder’s star-studded batting order failed to fireside in reply, with 18-year-old debutante Lucy Finn (49 not out off 34 balls) valiant in a dropping trigger after her aspect had fallen to 7-49.
The Thunder completed their 20 overs on 8-118.
In Saturday’s earlier match at Drummoyne Oval, the Hobart Hurricanes posted a 16-run win over the Brisbane Warmth through the DLS technique.
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