Smashing Records With a Broken Bat, Grace Harris Makes History in WBBL

The Webel Women’s Big Bash League witnessed a blend of comedy and cricket as Grace Harris from the England team left everyone ‘bat-tered’. Harris broke all records by striking a breathtaking six with a bat that she wanted replaced.

The jaw-dropping performance exhibited the cricketer’s prowess sending the cricket world abuzz. This article explores the details of the record made along with the humorous exchange between the players present on the field. 

Harris’ gift of a historic innings to the cricket fans

The 59-ball stay of Harris at the crease has been undoubtedly spectacular paving the way to victory for Brisbane Heat over Perth Scorchers. Going off for 136, she set the North Sydney Oval stadium on fire. Harris also etched her name as the highest individual scorer in the history of WBBL. 

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Even though the entire innings exhibited her mastery in batting, she was interrupted for a moment. The Instagram video shows Harris’ bat was already on its last legs as she faced the bowling of Perth Scorchers’ Piepa Cleary. 

However, she refused to pause to change her bat. When asked whether she needed any replacement, she responded with confidence stating, “Nah, stuff it, I’ll still hit it.”

The following stunt led to a massive celebration in the gallery as Harris managed to strike a six-over long-on off Cleary. Simultaneously the bat broke into pieces, signifying the pure class of Grace Harris.

Partnership propels Harris to give her best

In an interview with NDTV Sports, Harris highlighted her partnership with Du Preez that backed her up to perform better, “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 Instagram video posted from the official Instagram handle of WBBL has received more than 800,000 likes. While in the comment section, fans have outpoured their reactions and appreciation against the grand move.

One of the viewers sarcastically commented, “The cameraman got confused whether to capture the ball or the bat and captured none.” Another wrote, “Graceee being Graceee… She is confident, she is drama, she is box office.”

The fearless approach that Harris adopted during the match reveals her unwavering determination towards cricket. This record-breaking performance will be forever etched in WBBL history leaving a mark on the cricketing world and presenting the fans with an exceptional innings.  

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