It was with her final over that Gardner produced the star turn. Her first three in the target defence had gone for 34, but the veteran took the ball with the game in the balance, with Hurricanes needing 19 off the final three overs and four wickets in hand. With the first ball, she cleaned up Hayley Silver-Holmes. Molly Strano then lost her stumps off the very next ball, attempting a similar big shot. Lauren Smith then mistimed Gardner’s last ball of the over and picked out Sophia Dunkley at extra cover, leaving Hurricanes with only No. 11 Linsey Smith to partner Ellyse Villani, who had anchored the chase with a solid knock.
