Perry skippers Phoenix to opening Hundred victory<\/a><\/p>\nEllyse Perry steers Birmingham Phoenix to an 11-run victory over Ash Gardner’s Trent Rockets in their Hundred tournament opener at Edgbaston.<\/p>\n
In Cardiff, all-rounder Harris started off by hitting the only six of the match in her cameo of 18 in the Spirit’s 124 all out.<\/p>\n
Later, she took a fine catch on the boundary off Knott’s spin to get rid of the dangerous Tammy Beaumont as the Fire, who were being guided by a fine knock from another Australian Jess Jonassen, appeared to be coasting to victory.<\/p>\n
With just one five-ball “over” remaining, Harris was called on to save the day for the Spirit with her crafty spin, but it looked a hopeless cause with the visitors only three wickets down and needing just seven to win.<\/p>\n
But Harris, who had taken a final-over hat-trick to win a Women’s Premier League match for UP Warriorz back in February, again proved nerveless.<\/p>\n
She went for just four runs off five balls, having one catch off her bowling dropped before taking a wicket with her final delivery as Georgia Elwiss tried to hit the winning boundary, only to be caught by Charlie Dean, running back from mid-on.<\/p>\n
Two balls earlier, Jonassen’s hopes of guiding the visitors home had been ended by a brilliant piece of fielding from fellow Australian, wicketkeeper Georgia Redmayne, who flicked the ball back on to the stumps to run her out.<\/p>\n
Earlier at The Oval, Mooney was thrilled to get the better of her old national captain and friend Lanning in their terrific batting duel.<\/p>\n
Mooney gleaned more than half her side’s total of 6-139 as she cracked 10 boundaries but Lanning miscued and was caught for 56 off 42 balls.<\/p>\n
With Marizanne Kapp (19 not out) not quite able to get the Invincibles across the line, it only meant more frustration for Lanning, who had scored 85 in another losing cause in their first match of the tournament.<\/p>\n
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