Tag: FairBreak Invitational 2023

KOWLOON: Tornadoes claimed a 55-run emphatic win over Sapphires in the fifth-placing match of the FairBreak Invitational 2023 after a phenomenal combined effort by the bowlers.

Tornadoes bundled out the opposition for a paltry 60 after setting a low target of 116, thanks to three wickets each by Chanida Sutthiruang, Sita Rana Magar and Winifred Duraisinga.

With the win Tornadoes ended their disappointing campaign on a positive note as they finished fifth in the tournament despite ending the league stage without a win.

Sapphires exhibited a dismal batting show since nine of their batters failed to go past the single digit while Katie Mack (11) and Erin Burns (10), barely made it into double figures. 

As a result, the whole team was bowled out inside the 15th over.

For Tornadoes, skipper Stafanie Taylor top-scored with 17-ball 24 while Pakistan’s Aliya Riaz played a late cameo of 19 runs from 22 balls. 

Sterre Kalis and Mary-Anne Musonda scored 19 and 18 respectively at the top. 

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KOWLOON: Danni Wyatt led the charge with an unbeaten 76 from just 41 balls as the Falcons outclassed Spirit in the final league fixture of the FairBreak Invitational 2023 on Wednesday and sent a strong warning to Barmy Army ahead of the semifinal. 

With the win, Falcons finish third on the table and confirm the semifinal clash against second-placed Barmy Army on Saturday. Spirit, on the other hand, play Warriors earlier on the same day.

Wyatt spitted fire with her bat as she smashed six maximums and seven fours during her powerful knock and steered Faclons to the finish line with nine wickets in hand.

Falcons chased the paltry target of 138 in just 14.2 overs after England’s opener and her partner Chamari Athapaththu (35) set the tone with a flourishing 77-run start.

After Athapathtu’s dismissal in the 10 over, Wyatt’s pressed the peddle even more forcefully and gathered an unbeaten stand of 63 runs with Theertha Satish to take her side home quickly. Satish contributed 21 off 14, too. 

Electing to bat first, Spirit made 137 for nine in the 20 overs thanks to Kerry-Anne Tomlinson’s defiant knock of 65 from 46 balls.

Falcons had dominated the Spirts in the earlier half as well since Athapathtu and Sornnarin Tippoch ran through the batting line with their sensational bowling efforts. They both took three wickets apiece as the opposing batters’ looked hapless in front of the spinning duo.

Apart from Tomlinson, Sophia Dunkley 23, Nensi Patel 15 and Gargi Bhogle 14 were the only other batters who moved across single-digit. 

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KOWLOON: Deandra Dottin scored an excellent 69 before taking two wickets to steer Barmy Army to a comfortable 17-run win over table-toppers Warriors in the 11th match of FairBreak Invitational 2023 on Sunday. 

West Indies’ Dottin smashed seven sixes and three fours during her sensational 48-ball knock to help her side reach 163 for 6 after they were put into bat.

In return, the Warriors were bowled out for 146 thanks to a collective effort by the Barmy Army bowlers.

Deandra Dottin and Tara Norris bagged two wickets each while Fatima Sana, Rumana Ahmed, Rubina Chhetry and Kavisha Egodage had a scalp each.

 Barmy Army faced a setback early on when their skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill retired hurt after facing three balls while South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt and Kavisha Egodage were dismissed cheaply as the side stuck at 26/2 after 5 overs.

Dottin held the fort afterwards and raised a match-defining partnership with Rumana Ahmed for the third wicket. The two gathered 99 runs before Dottin fell prey to Kathryn Bryce.

Rumana, on the other hand, contributed 37 from 28 balls to take her side on top. 

In reply, apart from Bryce’s late cameo of 26-ball 45, the Warriors’ batting lineup struggled greatly throughout the chase as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

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KOWLOON: Barmy Army captain Lauren Winfield-Hill’s magnificent century guided her side to a perfect 10-wicket victory over Tornadoes Women in the ninth fixture of the ongoing FairBreak Invitational.

Set to chase 161, Barmy Army openers completely outclassed Tornadoes’ bowlers as the pair dominantly sealed a resounding 10-wicket victory for their side with 26 balls to spare.

Winfield-Hill was the core aggressor of the astonishing partnership as she scored a quickfire century in just 56 balls on her way to an unbeaten 120.

The right-handed batter faced 67 deliveries amid his magnificent knock and smoked 17 boundaries and five sixes.

Her opening partner Laura Wolvaardt was also brilliant and batted sensibly for a 31-ball 40 while Winfield-Hill was dominating Tornadoes’ bowlers.

Put into bat first, Tornadoes accumulated 160/4 in their allotted 20 overs despite a dismal start to their innings.

The Tornadoes lost their top three batters – Sterre Kalis (3), Dane van Niekerk (17), and Stefanie Taylor (5) – cheaply and were three down for 33 in the sixth over.

Following the slump, Sune Luus and Natasha Miles stitched a valiant partnership for the fourth wicket and scripted an astounding recovery for their side.

The pair appeared solid and confident to carry their bat but a run out in the 17th over marked the end of Miles’s cautious knock of a 45-ball 40.

Luus, however, continued her domination over the Barmy Army bowlers and remained unbeaten with a fighting 65 off 43 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and three sixes.

For Barmy Army, only Fatima Sana and Tara Norris could pick up a wicket.

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KOWLOON: Ellie Johnston and Phoebe Litchfield raised an 87-run opening stand to help the Warriors beat the Falcons Women comfortably by five wickets in the seventh match of the FairBreak Invitational 2023 on Friday. 

Set to chase a paltry 134, openers gave the Warriors a flourishing start before Mariko Hill (3-11) clawed back in with back-to-back strikes in the middle overs to gain some ground for the Falcons.  

The top and middle-order debacle, however, had only sedated the rate with which the Warriors were advancing towards the target as they managed to get over the finish line in the 18th over.

Johnston and Litchfield scored 38 and 32 respectively while no.3 Yasmin Khan made 20 from 19 balls to put Warriots in command.

Earlier Warriors’ bowlers exhibited a brilliant effort to restrict the Falcons to 133 for 8 in the 20 overs.

Electing to bat first, the Falcons went through a dismal start, losing star openers Dani Wyatt and Chamari Athapaththu cheaply inside the first four overs.

Theertha Satish and skipper Suzie Bates then held the fort for the side and gathered 71 runs for the fourth wicket before the Warriors bowlers made a comeback to rip through the lower order.

Satish made 45 from 37 balls while captain Bates scored 44 off 38 to control the damage in the middle over but following their departure the Warriors underwent another collapse. 

None of the last six batters except Christina Gough (21) made it into the double figures. 

For the Warriors, Jess Kerr, Kathryn Bryce and Yasmeen Khan took two wickets each.

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KOWLOON: Captain Nicola Carey scored an astounding fifty before Ayabonga Khaka wreaked havoc with the ball to help Spirit beat Sapphires by 12 runs in a low-scoring match of the FairBreak invitational 2023 on Friday. 

Electing to field first, the Sapphires put up an excellent bowling effort to contain Spirit to 121/8 in the 20 overs despite Carey’s 52 from 34.

However, in reply, Sana Mir-led side could only manage 109 for 9 as South Africa’s Khaka claimed four wickets to take her side in command.

England’s Katherine Sciver-Brunt set up a solid resistance as she played a valiant 47-run after the top-order debacle, however, in the end, all her efforts proved to be a futile exercise in the absence of a meaningful backup from the other end.

Apart from Khakha’s brilliant figures of 4 for 13 which also included a maiden over, Nensi Patel, Shizuka Miyaji, Nicola Carey and Gargi Bhogle took a scalp each.

Earlier, Spirit also witnessed a dismal display from the batting lineup as none of the batters, except the skipper, truly looked in control. Carey smashed five fours and three maximums during her standout knock.

Opener Sarah Bryce (12 off 18) and Mahika Gaur (18 off 14) and Gargi Bhogle (12 off 13) were the only other batters who crossed into double figures. 

For Sapphires, Katherine, Geetika Kodali and captain Sana Mir grabbed two wickets each while Shabnim Ismail and Erin Burns had a scalp too. 

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KOWLOON: Tornadoes’ Aliya Riaz and Diana Baig handed back-to-back jolts to Warriors before rain played spoilsport in the fourth match of the FairBreak Invitational tournament 2023 on Wednesday. 

Electing to field first, Tornadoes made a flourishing start to the game thanks to a brilliant bowling attack led by the Pakistani duo.

When rain halted play Warriors were 84 for 3 with wicketkeeper Sindhu Sriharsha and Tanya Ruma holding the crease on 17 and 21, respectively. 

Diana earned the first breakthrough for Tornadoes, dismissing Esha Oza for a paltry 3 in the third over. Aliya then struck down Ellie Johnstone an over later to restrict the Warriors to 28/3 in the fifth over. 

Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield, however, was in fine touch as she scored 27 off 21 and held the fort for the Warriors while wickets tumbled from the other end. Her knock was cut short by Chanida Sutthiruang before the end of the powerplay.

The game witnessed only 12 overs of play before the showers forced umpires to abandon the match. The two teams shared two points each, taking the Warriors to the top of the table with six points from two games.

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KOWLOON: Spirit Women’s bowlers put on a tight bowling display to restrict Barmy Army Women to a modest total before skipper Nicola Carey led from the front to power her side to a convincing victory in the campaign opener.

Set to chase 136, the Spirit amassed the total in the 19th over for the loss of six wickets with their captain Carey leading the charge with a sensible 40-run knock.

Openers Sarah Bryce and Sophia Dunkley provided a flying start to the run chase as the pair added 39 runs within four overs before Rumana Ahmed dismissed Bryce, who could score seven off 10.

Natthakan Chantham then joined Dunkley in the middle and put on a crucial partnership for the second wicket. The duo batted sensibly and added 28 runs to the total before the former departed after scoring a 17-ball 23.

Chantham’s dismissal sparked a collapse and the Spirit soon slipped to 72/4 in the ninth over with Dunkley also falling victim. She scored brisk 35 off 20 deliveries, laced up with three boundaries and as many sixes.

Following the setback, Carey played a captain’s knock and put on a gritty fifth-wicket partnership with Kerry-Anne Tomlinson.

The pair batted cautiously and added 46 runs to the total in 38 deliveries before Spirit two more quick wickets as Tomlinson (20) and Nensi Patel (2) perished in successive overs.

Carey, however, held his ground firm and steered her side to glory in the 19th over with a fighting knock and a little help from Nattaya Boochatham, who scored a run-a-ball six.

Carey top-scored for the Spirit with 40 off 30 deliveries, hitting six boundaries.

Put into bat first by the Spirit, Bary Army could only post 135/5 in their set of 20 overs despite Shemaine Campbelle’s brisk 33 runs down the order as their top order faltered.

Barmy Army openers Deandra Dottin and Lauren Winfield-Hill scripted a promising start but Mahika Gaur ceased the budding partnership in the third over as she got Dottin (8) caught behind.

Following her dismissal, Bary Army ran into a collapse and consequently slipped to 86/5 in the 14th over with Winfield-Hill (22) and Kavisha Egodage (30) remained the notable run-getters.

Campbelle, alongside Tara Norris (17), looked to settle things down for Barmy Army with an unbeaten 49-run partnership and powered Barmy Army to a competitive total, which, however, was not enough in the end.

Betty Chan and Mahika Gaur bagged two wickets each for Spirit while Ayabonga Khaka made one scalp.

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KOWLOON: Phoebe Litchfield’s magnificent 77-run knock in the run chase aided Warriors Women to seal a dominating seven-wicket victory over Sapphires Women in the second fixture of the FairBreak Invitational Tournament 2023.

Set to chase a mere 112, the Warriors accumulated 115/3 in just 12.4 overs at the back of a scintillating knock by Litchfield.

The Warriors’ openers scripted a decent start for their side in the run chase as the opening pair of Hayley Matthews and Litchfield added 28 runs for the first wicket before the former perished in the fourth over after scoring nine off seven.

The Warriors then jolted with another blow as Katherine Sciver-Brunt trapped Esha Oza (1) plumb to draw another success for the Sapphires in the next over.

Following the slump, skipper Sindhu Sriharsha joined Litchfield in the middle and helped her to raise an astounding 70-run partnership for the third wicket.

Litchfield was the core aggressor of the third-wicket stand and scored the majority of the partnership runs before a run out brought down the curtains on her brilliant knock in the 12th over.

She top-scored for the Warriors with a 37-ball 77, which featured 16 boundaries and a six.

Following Litchfield’s dismissal, Sriharsha then put on a brief partnership with Mignon du Preez (9*) and made sure to script a winning start to her side’s campaign. She remained unbeaten with a cautious 10 off 23 deliveries.

For Sapphires, Sciver-Brunt and Erin Burns could pick up a wicket.

Put into bat first, the Sapphires’ batting lineup failed to put up a big total on the scoreboard as could amass 111/7 in the allotted 20 overs.

The Sapphires had a similar decent start but ran into a collapse after losing the first wicket and could not recover from it as the Warriors’ bowlers exerted domination to restrict them to a meagre total.

Wicketkeeper batter Babette de Leede remained the top-scorer for the Sapphires amid a dismal show with the bat, scoring 24 off 36 deliveries, while opener Katie Mack followed with a 19-ball 21.

Kathryn Bryce led the bowling attack for the Warriors with 3/25, followed by Amanda-Jade Wellington’s 2/15, while Jess Kerr and Matthews made one scalp each.

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KOWLOON: Theertha Satish scored a brilliant fifty before Marizanne Kapp and Sornnarin Tippoch starred with the ball to help Falcons women beat Tornadoes women by 41 runs in the opening match of the FairBreak Invitational tournament 2023 on Monday. 

UAE’s Satish top-scored with an excellent 57 from 40 balls while local star Mariko Hill hit 38 from 25 balls as the Falcons made 150 for 6 in the 20 overs after they were invited to bat.

Tornadoes batters, in reply, struggled to fire in as South Africa international Kapp and Thailand’s Tippoch bagged three wickets each to restrict the opposition to 109 for 9 in the chase. 

Kapp’s compatriot Sune Luus held a fightback for Tornadoes as she scored a valiant 48 under pressure but without any meaningful support from the other end.

Apart from Luus, only three other batters – captain Stafanie Taylor, Winifred Duraisingam and Chanida Sutthiruang – barely crossed into double figures as the Tornadoes’ batting line failed miserably during the chase.

For Falcons, Kaia Arua (2-10) and Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapathtu (1-11) also etched their names to the wickets list. 

Earlier, Satish and Hill led the batting charge for the Falcons as the two gathered a 62-run stand for the fourth wicket after cheap dismissals of  Danni Wyatt (0)  and captain Suzie Bates (5).

Wicketkeeper batter Nannapat Koncharoenkai also contributed a useful 17 off 12 in the dying overs of the innings to steer the Falcons to a respectable total.

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