England batter Grace Harris produced unprecedented scenes in Women’s Big Bash League 2023, hitting six utilizing a damaged bat. Harris clobbered a whopping 136 runs, a report for a person in WBBL historical past, setting the stage on hearth at North Sydney Oval. Harris produced some chic knocks in her 59-ball keep on the crease, however the one which garnered essentially the most consideration was hit utilizing a damaged bat. In reality, Harris’ bat was already damaged however she wasn’t prepared to alternate it with out hitting a most.

“Do you need it now, Grace,” a teammate was heard asking the Brisbane Heat batter. “Nah, stuff it, I’ll still hit it,” was Harris’ reply.

Harris then hit Perth Scorchers’ Piepa Cleary over long-on for one in every of her 11 sixes, sparking epic scenes on the stadium.

“I need a new bat… nah, stuff it. I’ll hit it anyway”

Absolute gold from Grace Harris#WBBL09 pic.twitter.com/ALTwrJOWRH

— Weber Women’s Big Bash League (@WBBL) October 22, 2023

Speaking of her innings after the match, Harris revealed how a lot she loved batting on the North Sydney wicket.

“North Sydney is always a great batting wicket,” Harris stated. “I believe it’s a very good ground for batters and a great size for myself so when I come here I just back myself in.

“There wasn’t an excessive amount of overthinking on the market right this moment so it was unbelievable.

“Minnie (du Preez) took the game on and was great support; she was picking up boundaries at the same time so I just said ‘just keep going the way we’re going and see what happens’. I knew we needed at least 180 on the wicket because it’s a very flat deck.”

The Brisbane aspect put 229 runs on the board for the lack of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Perth may solely rating 179.