Lizelle Lee breaks the record for the highest score in WBBL history: History has been created in match number 21 of the ongoing exciting season of the Women's Big Bash League in Australia. Let us tell you that in this match, South African batsman Lizelle Lee, playing for Hobart Hurricanes, has created history.
Let us tell you that now she has become the first female cricketer to score the highest individual score in the history of the tournament. However, in this match played at Sydney Cricket Ground, the start of Hurricanes was not very good, and the team lost two wickets in the first three overs.
But Lizelle Lee held one end, and she played an unbeaten innings of 150* runs in 75 balls and remained at the crease. Also, during this innings, she hit a total of 12 fours and 12 sixes, which is also the highest number of boundaries hit by any female cricketer in an innings in the history of the tournament. The cricketer has now surpassed the individual score of 137* runs of Geese Harris. The 32-year-old cricketer has now become the player to score the highest score in the history of the tournament.
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List of highest scores in WBBL history
- Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes) - 150* off 75 balls vs Perth Scorchers in 2024
- Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat) - 136* off 59 balls vs Perth Scorchers in 2023
- Smriti Mandhana (Sydney Thunder) - 114* off 64 balls vs Melbourne Renegades in 2021
- Ash Gardner (Sydney Sixers) - 114 off 52 balls vs Melbourne Stars in 2017
- Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers) - 112* off 69 balls vs Adelaide Strikers in 2018
Lizelle Lee retired from international cricket 2 years ago, but she is still playing in T20 leagues around the world. The 32-year-old batsman scored the highest score in WBBL history, breaking the record of 136 runs made by Australian batsman Grace Harris last season.
Lizelle Lee played an unbeaten innings of 150 runs off 75 balls. She completed her century in 51 balls with the help of 8 sixes and 9 fours. This is the highest score by any batsman in WBBL history. At the same time, it is the 5th highest innings in the history of women's T20 cricket.
Lizelle Lee has now become the batsman to hit the most sixes in a T20 innings, in this case she left behind Grace Harris and Laura Agatha, who had hit 11-11 sixes.
Most sixes in a women's T20 innings
- Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes) – 12 sixes
- Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat) – 11 sixes
- Laura Agatha (Brazil) – 11 sixes
- Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers) – 10 sixes
- Deandra Dottin (West Indies) – 9 sixes
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