Meg Lanning smashed an imperious 135 as the Melbourne Stars handed the Sydney Sixers a brutal 111-run (DLS) defeat at North Sydney Oval. Her 74-ball masterpiece, studded with 26 boundaries (22 fours, four sixes) – the most ever in a WBBL innings – powered the Stars to 219, the third-highest total in the tournament’s history. The drama only escalated in the rain-affected chase, where the Sixers were skittled for 42 while pursuing a revised target, with Kim Garth ripping through them for scarcely believable figures of 4 for 3. The Stars climbed to third with their second win in four games, boosted by a hefty NRR of +3.269.
