• Clinical Sydney Thunder bagged their second WBBL title.

  • Heather Knight and Rachael Haynes polished off the chase without breaking a sweat.

Sydney Thunder crush Melbourne Stars by 7 wickets to lift the WBBL 2020 title
WBBL 2020 Champion - Sydney Thunder (Pic Source: Twitter)

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Sydney Thunder outclassed Melbourne Stars by seven wickets to clinch the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2020 title.

After opting to bat first, Meg Lanning-led Stars crumbled to 86/9 – the lowest total in a WBBL final – against the Thunder’s bowling unit.

England international Heather Knight (26 not out) smacked a six off Alana King to take her side over the finish line. Knight and captain Rachael Haynes (21 not out) propelled their side to vict🍨ory in just 13.4 overs.

It’s the second WBBL title for Thunder, having won it for the first time back in 2015-16.

“I’m so chuffed, what a performance by the bowlers,” said Knight.

“I’ve really enjoyed the move, the team has been awesome and it’s amazing to be a part of the start of their journey.”

Knight, who previously used to play for the Hobart Hurricanes, proved to be a brilliant signing for the Thunder as they struggled to win matches last season. She finished the 2020 edition with 446 runs – the most by a Thunder player in a single WBBL campaign.

Brief scores:

Melbourne Stars 86/9 in 20 overs (Katherine Brunt 22 not out; Sammy Jo Johnson 2/11, Shabnim Ismail 2/12) lost to Sydney Thunder 87/3 in 13.3 overs (Heather Knight 26 not out) b🎃y seven wickets💝.

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