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Gardner’s 124 powers Sixers win as Thunder chase record WBBL target
Ashleigh Gardner scored 124 from 60 balls to lead the Sydney Sixers to an 87-run win over Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League.
She and Alice Capsey, who made 54 not out, put on 176 runs after the Sixers had lost three wickets for six runs.
Sydney Thunder chased Brisbane Heat’s 178 at Drummoyne Oval, winning by six wickets with 20 balls left.
Heather Knight scored 54 not out from 29 balls, while Laura Harris added 35 from 16.
The chase was a Thunder record, and Brisbane’s total was the highest ever at the ground.
The Heat’s winless run reached 12 matches, stretching beyond 702 days.
Grace Harris scored 58 for Brisbane and passed 3,000 runs in the WBBL.
Ashleigh Gardner scored 124 from 60 balls as the Sydney Sixers beat the Hobart Hurricanes by 87 runs in the WBBL.
Gardner and Alice Capsey put on 176 for the fourth wicket after the Sixers had fallen to 3/6.
The Sixers’ total set up a 109-run all-out reply from Hobart.
Elsewhere, Sydney Thunder chased Brisbane Heat’s 179-run target to record their biggest successful WBBL chase.
The Heat’s loss extended their winless run to 12 matches and more than 702 days.
- Who
- Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes; elsewhere, Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat.
- What
- The Sixers beat Hobart by 87 runs, led by Gardner’s 124. Thunder chased Brisbane’s 179-run target to win.
- When
- Sunday, 1 November 2026.
- Where
- The Sixers-Hurricanes match venue is not stated. The Thunder-Heat match was at Drummoyne Oval.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Gardner and Capsey added 176 for the fourth wicket after the Sixers were 3/6.
Hobart were dismissed for 109 in 17.4 overs, giving the Sixers an 87-run win.
Heather Knight and Anika Learoyd put on 63 before Learoyd was dismissed in the 13th over.
Thunder reached 4/180 with 20 balls to spare.
- Gardner’s innings
- 124 runs from 60 balls
- Sixers’ victory margin
- 87 runs
- Hobart’s total
- 109 all out in 17.4 overs
- Thunder’s chase
- 4/180, with 20 balls to spare
- Heat’s losing streak
- 12 matches; more than 702 days without a win