• SA’s Lee smashes Women’s BBL records

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    Lizelle Lee plundered 12 sixes for the Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday in the highest individual score since the Women’s Big Bash League was launched in 2015.

    The 32-year-old former Proteas Women opener also struck 12 fours in her 75-ball 150* against the Perth Scorchers at the SCG.

    It surpassed the previous best of 136 hit by Brisbane Heat’s Grace Harris last year, with Lee’s 12 sixes also a new benchmark for the T20 competition.

    Lee’s exploits were a big turnaround after she had scored just 71 in her five previous WBBL innings this season.

    “I have to give credit to everybody in our team that kept on believing in me and when I was doubting myself and crying, and couldn’t stop, they were there,” she told Australia’s Channel Seven.

    Lee’s innings drove the Hurricanes to 203-3 off their 20 overs, with the Scorchers dismissed for 131 in reply.

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