{"id":277507,"date":"2025-11-11T11:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277507\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:24:14","slug":"georgia-warehams-all-round-brilliance-helps-melbourne-renegades-sink-sydney-thunder-in-wbbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/277507\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Wareham&#8217;s all-round brilliance helps Melbourne Renegades sink Sydney Thunder in WBBL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Melbourne Renegades skipper Georgia Wareham has claimed back-to-back player-of-the-match awards in a four-wicket win over Sydney Thunder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Filling in for the injured Sophie Molineux, Wareham smashed 58 off 32 deliveries in the run chase at Junction Oval after claiming 2-25 with her leg-spinners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Wareham had starred just two days previously against Brisbane Heat with bat and ball, and she backed that up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The heavens opened on several occasions during the match but the players pressed on through it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">After the Thunder made 7-148 in their 20 overs, the Renegades were in trouble at 5-73.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Wareham and Nicole Faltum (37 off 26 deliveries) then combined in a match-winning partnership that enabled the hosts to coast to victory with 11 balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radio\/programs\/abc-sport-daily\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC Sport Daily podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that&#8217;s making headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The Renegades skipper&#8217;s placement was superb as she compiled her runs with minimal risk and plenty of nous in her fifth Women&#8217;s Big Bash League (WBBL) half-century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Earlier, the Thunder had a solid start provided by Georgia Voll (26) and Tahlia Wilson (30).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">From 0-60 they slipped to 4-77, largely due to the influence of Wareham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">She picked up 2-25 in four accurate overs, dismissing dangerous Thunder captain Phoebe Litchfield for just 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Power hitting by Heather Knight (30) and Anika Learoyd (31) at the death gave the visitors a decent total but not enough to stop Wareham and Faltum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">AAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melbourne Renegades skipper Georgia Wareham has claimed back-to-back player-of-the-match awards in a four-wicket win over Sydney Thunder. 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