A blistering Lizelle Lee has backed up a document century with one other ton, turning into the primary participant to attain tons of in consecutive WBBL matches.
The Hobart Hurricanes opener whacked 103 off 59 deliveries as her facet beat a struggling Adelaide Strikers outfit by 28 runs on Wednesday evening.
Lee’s knock, which featured 13 fours and 4 sixes, got here after she notched the highest-ever WBBL rating of 150 not out towards the Perth Scorchers on Sunday.
Hobart posted 2-191 at Bellerive Oval and restricted the last-placed Strikers to 3-163 to leap to the highest of the ladder with three matches in hand earlier than finals.
South African Lee, who retired from worldwide cricket in 2022, needed to change bats after hitting a six within the second over.
She was dropped twice within the 20s off the spin of Anesu Mushangwe within the fourth over and made the Strikers pay dearly.
The 32-year-old introduced up her half-century off simply 35 balls with a most earlier than reaching triple figures within the 14th over with a boundary.
Lee was run out within the subsequent over on the non-striker’s finish after a ball touched bowler Jemma Barsby’s hand and ricocheted into the stumps.
Throughout the previous two matches, Lee has hit 253 off 134 balls with 25 fours and 16 sixes.
She was supported nicely by Nicola Carey, who made an unbeaten 64 off 46 balls, and skipper Elyse Villani’s 23 not out from 14 on the loss of life.
Smriti Mandhana (51 off 32) bought Adelaide’s chase off to a flying begin, however when the Indian worldwide fell to Lauren Smith within the eighth over, her facet’s probabilities dipped.
Younger leg-spinner Amy Smith put the breaks on the Strikers within the center overs and completed with a formidable 1-16 from 4 overs.
Adelaide’s South African import Laura Wolvaardt was unbeaten with 63 off 40 however it was not sufficient.
The Hurricanes (4-3) and Strikers (1-6) meet once more on Saturday at Adelaide Oval.
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