- Gardner’s 124 diffuses Hurricanes as Sixers script stunning comeback win Sixers ctain rescued her side from 6 for 3 and took them to 196, before also bagging three wickets The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 Sixers were reeling at 6 for 3 in the third over, but Gardner (124 off 60 balls) and England’s Alice Csey (54* off 40) put on a mammoth fourth-wicket stand of 176.
- Gardner’s dismissal triggered a late collse, with Sixers losing 5 for 7, but they finished at 196 for 8.
- It was the third straight WBBL innings record score in Sunday’s double-header, after Brisbane Heat made 178 for 5, and Sydney Thunder reached their target with six wickets and 20 balls to spare.
Gardner’s 124 diffuses Hurricanes as Sixers script stunning comeback win Sixers ctain rescued her side from 6 for 3 and took them to 196, before also bagging three wickets The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 Sixers were reeling at 6 for 3 in the third over, but Gardner (124 off 60 balls) and England’s Alice Csey (54* off 40) put on a mammoth fourth-wicket stand of 176.
Gardner’s dismissal triggered a late collse, with Sixers losing 5 for 7, but they finished at 196 for 8. It was the third straight WBBL innings record score in Sunday’s double-header, after Brisbane Heat made 178 for 5, and Sydney Thunder reached their target with six wickets and 20 balls to spare. Defending champions Hurricanes could muster only 109 in response to Sixers’ mammoth total, and were never in contention after slumping to 26 for 5 in the eighth over.
They dropped to 0-2 for the season, and Sixers moved to 2-0. Gardner’s ball-striking was of the highest order as she belted ten fours and nine sixes – most of them over the leg-side boundary. “I felt like this is a really good wicket,” Gardner told Seven, Fox and Kayo, after hitting her second WBBL century and highest T20 score.
“The start probably didn’t show that, but I just think if you gave yourself a chance, there was certainly plenty of runs to be scored out there.” Spinner Gardner (3 for 22) also made a major contribution with the ball, and combined with highly regarded 17-year-old quick Caoimhe Bray to destabilise Hurricanes. They lost 5 for 9 in 20 balls, with the impressive Bray (2 for 14) starting the collse by dismissing Chamari Athaththu and Rachel Trenaman in her third over. Gardner struck with her first ball, having the dangerous Lizelle Lee caught, and bowled opposing ctain Nicola Carey five deliveries later.
She returned to bowl Chenille Henry (32 off 20 balls), with Maddy Green (42 not out off 33), the only other Hurricanes batter to offer resistance. Only Grace Harris had previously scored a century and taken at least three wickets in a WBBL game. Spinner Melie Kerr (3 for 25) swept through the tail.
Ashleigh Gardner cracked a century off 51 balls, Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, WBBL 2026, Drummoyne Oval, Sydney, November 1, 2026 Ashleigh Gardner cracked a century off 51 balls, Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, WBBL 2026, Drummoyne Oval, Sydney, November 1, 2026 A view of the Allan Border field, Australia A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Brisbane, 1st day, July 6, 2014 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day One, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday November 20th 1997 A view of the Allan Border field, Australia A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Brisbane, 1st day, July 6, 2014 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day One, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday November 20th 1997 Ashleigh Gardner cracked a century off 51 balls, Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, WBBL 2026, Drummoyne Oval, Sydney, November 1, 2026 A view of the Allan Border field, Australia A v India A, 1st unofficial Test, Brisbane, 1st day, July 6, 2014 Shane Warne Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test, Day One, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday November 20th 1997 WBBL 2026/27, SS-W vs HH-W 7th Match Match Report, November 01, 2026 – Gardner’s 124 diffuses Hurricanes as Sixers script stunning comeback win WBBL 2026/27, Sixers vs Hurricanes Match Report: Sixers ctain rescued her side from 6 for 3 and took them to 196, before also bagging three wickets
