Day two of the Kookaburra Junior Girls Strike League saw the Northern Territory take on the Victoria Big Cats in a 50-over clash at DXC 2, with the visitors securing victory by 6 wickets.
After being sent into bat, Northern Territory got off to a strong start with Palmerston’s Vishali Bimbral (20) and Tracy Village’s Ekam Dhillon (32) combining for a 72-run opening stand. This was followed up by Federal’s Skylah Henwood (12) and Tracy Village’s Joanna Pickett (38*) who continued to build a strong score for the Territory, reaching 4/124.
However, a series of wickets throughout the middle overs restricted the NT’s momentum, with Waratah’s Alice Caldow (2/25) and Gabrielle Perry (2/8) the best performers with the ball. Wests Olivia Schulz (12) provided some late resistance as the innings closed on 9/173 from 50 overs.
The Victorian Big Cats run chase got off to a terrible start with Caldow run out first ball by Federal’s Skylah Henwood, but after that a series of partnerships between Isabella Henderson (24), Gabrielle Perry (50) and Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (32*) led to visitors to victory in the 37th over.
The Northern Territory fought hard in the field with wickets shared between Hannah Fior (1/14) and Skylah Henwood (1/22), while Fior also contributed with a run-out.
Game three is a T20 match at DXC2 on Wednesday.
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