Sydney Sixers 6 for 163 (Gardner 53) beat Sydney Thunder 7 for 148 (Haynes 37, Cheatle 3-21, Gardner 3-22)
Gardner hit an important 53 off 37 balls to rescue the Sixers from 2 for 7 after they elected to bat first. Suzie Bates and Ellyse Perry fell in Sam Bates’ opening over and Sixers had been once more wobble on 5 for 94 when Gardner’s innings ended within the 14th over.
However, Sixers’ batting depth got here to the fore as Nicole Bolton (28) and Maitlan Brown (29 not out) added 56 for the sixth wicket
Captain Rachael Haynes and No. 5 Chloe Tryon (32) tried to push Thunder in the direction of an unlikely win, but it surely was all Gardner. The 25-yr-outdated opened the bowling to complete with figures of three for 25 to be the clear participant of the match. She additionally claimed a terrific catch operating in off the boundary to take away Sammy-Jo Johnson.
This sport had initially been scheduled for Blacktown Oval earlier than being moved as a consequence of considerations over the pitch, services and crowd.
Sixers will battle Scorchers in Perth on Saturday in a blockbuster high-of-the-desk conflict.