Big-hitting WBBL star leads shock run chase

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Indian superstar Harmanpreet Kaur has led the Melbourne Renegades to a stunning triumph aft finishing 73 not retired during an aggravated tally chase.

After South African guns Dane van Niekerk (62 from 47 balls) and Laura Wolvaardt (47 from 35) led the Adelaide Strikers to a large first-innings full of 160, the unit was enactment connected the Renegades to travel up with thing special.

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The task became adjacent much hard erstwhile Renegades opener Evelyn Jones departed with conscionable 3 runs from 15 balls faced.

But courtesy of a superb solo effort from Kaur, who faced lone 46 deliveries but blasted 5 sixes and 3 fours, the Renegades notched their 4th triumph successful a row.

They did it with 2 balls remaining and six wickets up their sleeve.

Harmanpreet Kaur of the Renegades. (Getty)

"I was not putting excessively overmuch unit connected myself. I cognize if I enactment until the extremity we tin pursuit this total, and I person done this rather (a fewer times) successful my life," Kaur said post-match.

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"We were conscionable precise positive.

"In games similar that you request to prime the shot and who you privation to attack."

South African cricket large Morne Morkel said Kaur displayed "absolute class" during the tally chase.

"They were somewhat down aft the powerfulness play... An implicit batting masterclass by Harmanpreet Kaur," Morkel said successful commentary for Fox Cricket.

"I don't deliberation the Strikers bowled badly; it was conscionable a fantastic batting show by Harmanpreet Kaur.

"She showed implicit class, playing connected a sub-continent wicket and conscionable the acquisition of going - if the shot is successful my area, I'm going to spell and instrumentality the fielders on.

"It was large to see."

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