SYDNEY: India T20 captain
Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy
Smriti Mandhana hit blistering half-centuries, helping their respective sides to emphatic victories in the Women's Big Bash League on Sunday.
Harmanpreet struck a breezy 26-ball 56 to help Sydney Thunder Women pile on 192 for 4 from 20 overs against
Brisbane Heat Women
after electing to bat first.
Sydney Thunders
then bowled Brisbane Heat out for 164 in 18.5 overs to register a 28-run win at the North Sydney Oval ground.
Harmanpreet, who was recently involved in a controversy surrounding the dropping of veteran India team-mate
Mithali Raj in the semifinal of the World T20, hit six fours and three sixes in her hurricane innings. She was the top-scorer of her side.
Batting at number three, Harmanpreet had two crucial partnerships, first of 41 runs for the third wicket with
Naomi Stalenberg (10) and the second of 53 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Alex Blackwell (33 not out).
Mandhana also top-scored for her side Hobart Hurricanes Women with a 41-ball 69 to help her side post 196 for 6 after batting first against Melbourne Stars Women at West Park Oval, Burnie.
Her innings was not as quick as that of Harmanpreet but she hit 13 fours and dealt mostly in boundaries.
Hobart Hurricanes later bowled Melbourne Stars for 124 in 16.5 overs to record a 72-run victory.
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