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Melbourne Renegades have won the Weber WBBL|10 title, defeating Brisbane Heat by 7 runs (DLS) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Player of the match Hayley Matthews’ 69 runs from 61 balls guided the Renegades to 9-141 batting first, before a rain delay reduced the Heat’s target to 98 runs in 12 overs.
The West Indies international then drove home her side’s advantage with two wickets in one over to leave the Heat stumbling at 5-37 mid-way through the run chase.
A spirited 44 not out from skipper Jess Jonassen kept the Heat in the contest, but the Renegades hung on to claim their first WBBL title in front of 5844 fans, the highest crowd this season.
Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia’s Executive General Manager, Big Bash Leagues, said:
“Congratulations to the Melbourne Renegades on winning their first WBBL title in front of a season-high crowd at the MCG.
“Today’s Final capped a brilliant tenth edition of the WBBL, with growth in average viewership and attendances reflecting the world class cricket on display.
“We thank everyone who made Weber WBBL|10 so memorable, including our clubs, players, broadcasters, partners and venues, and look forward to the beginning of the KFC BBL|14 season in two weeks time.”
Player Movement Window
The WBBL’s first Player Movement Window opens at 9:00am tomorrow, for a period of 10 days.
During the Window, clubs can a) trade a player with another club, b) sign a player from another club who is in the final year of their current contract, or c) trade Overseas Player Draft positions as part or independent of player trades.
Clubs may not extend existing player contracts during the Window, including those players in the final year of their current contract. These contracts may only be extended once the Contracting Embargo lifts in 2025.
WBBL clubs may have a maximum of 10 players on their list at the completion of the Window. Any pre-signed international player counts towards this maximum list size.
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