Meg Lanning made a spectacular return to the WBBL to help the Stars stun the Sixers by two runs in a thriller at North Sydney Oval which saw Ash Gardner threaten to pull off an improbable run chase which came down to the final ball.
Playing her first WBBL game in nearly two years, Lanning set the tone early with a sparkling 55 off 34 deliveries to help the Stars reach 8/165 from their 20 overs in the season opener, with Annabel Sutherland chipping in with 34 off 22.
She reached her 50 off just 28 deliveries before she was eventually knocked over by Sixers all-rounder Ash Gardner, but the damage was already done. The Stars skipper was given out caught behind on 12 in the third over but immediately challenged the call, with replays showing a huge gap between bat and ball.The DRS was brought in for 24 WBBL matches last season and will again be in use this year for some matches, with an extra 10 games next season set to feature the review system in a huge boost to ensuring the correct call is made on the field.
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