Tasmania 249 for 4 (Carey 111*, Graham 63, Voll 3-56) beat Queensland 248 for 7 (Knott 73, Graham 3-39) by six wickets
Chasing 249, Carey hit a composed 111 from 135 balls to regulate the hosts innings and get them dwelling with 14 balls to spare at Blundstone Arena.
Perennial battlers within the 50-over competitors for his or her first 10 seasons after becoming a member of in 2010-11, Tasmania solely gained their first title in 2022 earlier than backing it up with two extra.
Queensland briefly had a sniff when Graham was bowled making an attempt to reverse sweep Georgia Voll, earlier than Naomi Stalenberg was caught three balls later for a duck. At that time Tasmania wanted 67 runs from 68 balls with six wickets in hand, however Carey and Emma Manix-Geeves ensured there can be no late jitters.
“I’m relieved, that was stressful,” Carey mentioned. “I felt scratchy but Heather and EMG made my life so much easier. I love batting with Heather, it’s always good fun. She makes it look really easy and I make it look harder.”
Earlier, Graham additionally took 3 for 39 with the ball to cease any hope of Queensland setting an unattainable goal. With Queesland 115 for two within the twenty eighth over, Graham obtained a ball to skid on and bowl Lauren Winfield-Hill for 28. She then had Mikayla Hinkley lbw on 33, earlier than bowling a hard-hitting Knott for 73 late within the innings to maintain Queensland to 248 for 7.
Tasmania’s victory makes them the second state to realize a hat-trick of titles within the WNCL, with NSW having at one stage gained 10 straight between 2005-06 and 2014-15.
Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com
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