KOWLOON: Danni Wyatt led the charge with an unbeaten 76 from just 41 balls as the Falcons outclassed Spirit in the final league fixture of the FairBreak Invitational 2023 on Wednesday and sent a strong warning to Barmy Army ahead of the semifinal.
With the win, Falcons finish third on the table and confirm the semifinal clash against second-placed Barmy Army on Saturday. Spirit, on the other hand, play Warriors earlier on the same day.
Wyatt spitted fire with her bat as she smashed six maximums and seven fours during her powerful knock and steered Faclons to the finish line with nine wickets in hand.
Falcons chased the paltry target of 138 in just 14.2 overs after England’s opener and her partner Chamari Athapaththu (35) set the tone with a flourishing 77-run start.
After Athapathtu’s dismissal in the 10 over, Wyatt’s pressed the peddle even more forcefully and gathered an unbeaten stand of 63 runs with Theertha Satish to take her side home quickly. Satish contributed 21 off 14, too.
Electing to bat first, Spirit made 137 for nine in the 20 overs thanks to Kerry-Anne Tomlinson’s defiant knock of 65 from 46 balls.
Falcons had dominated the Spirts in the earlier half as well since Athapathtu and Sornnarin Tippoch ran through the batting line with their sensational bowling efforts. They both took three wickets apiece as the opposing batters’ looked hapless in front of the spinning duo.
Apart from Tomlinson, Sophia Dunkley 23, Nensi Patel 15 and Gargi Bhogle 14 were the only other batters who moved across single-digit.
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