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

“Do you want it now, Grace,” a teammate was heard asking the Brisbane Warmth batter. “Nah, stuff it, I am going to nonetheless hit it,” was Harris’ reply.

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

“I want a brand new bat… nah, stuff it. I am going to hit it anyway”

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

— Weber Ladies’s Massive Bash League (@WBBL) October 22, 2023

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

“North Sydney is at all times an important batting wicket,” Harris stated. “I consider it is an excellent floor for batters and an important measurement for myself so once I come right here I simply again myself in.

“There wasn’t an excessive amount of overthinking on the market right now so it was improbable.

“Minnie (du Preez) took the sport on and was nice help; she was choosing up boundaries on the similar time so I simply stated ‘simply hold going the way in which we’re going and see what occurs’. I knew we would have liked no less than 180 on the wicket as a result of it is 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.