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  Sport Devine innings secures Strikers win
  07:15 07 december 2019 Source: radionz.co.nz
  Devine innings secures Strikers win 2019-12-07 2019-12-07
  Last updated 17:08 12/01/2019 GETTY IMAGES Sophie Devine plays a cut during her match- winning innings in Alice Springs on Saturday. GETTY IMAGES Suzie Bates chimed in with 22 at the top of the Strikers order.
  Sophie Devine hit four sixes in an unbeaten 72 as the Adelaide Strikers defeated the Melbourne Renegades at Karen Rolton Oval.
  New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine has produced another player-of-the-match performance, guiding her Adelaide Strikers team to an eight-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers in the Australian women's Big Bash cricket semi-final.
  Adelaide won the toss at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, and restricted Perth to 126-7.
  Devine grabbed 2-23 from her four overs, including the prize wicket of Meg Lanning for one. She also bowled Jemma Barsby for 31, and ran out Heather Graham for six with a direct throw from long on.
  Adelaide were under pressure early in their chase, when Devine's fellow Kiwi and opener Susie Bate was run out for one after just two overs. But the 30-year-old right-hander dug in to anchor her team to victory, her unbeaten 65 coming off 46 balls and including eight fours and a six.
  Adelaide cruised to victory, reaching 130-2 in 18.1 overs. They will meet the winner of the second semi-final between the Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat.
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  Sophie Devine of the Strikers had a near perfect innings with the bat and bowl helping her team to a win over the Thunder on Sunday. However the Strikers attack struck back, with Devine finishing with 1-12 off her three overs including a crucial wicket in the final over.
  Devine 's innings was her sixth half-century from the last seven innings and pushed her ahead of Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat) for most runs this tournament with The Strikers bowled and fielded well after Priest's dismissal to lower the run-rate, however the Thunder needed 14 from the final over to win .
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  Sophie Devine hit 95 and took five wickets, while Suzie Bates took a screamer, as the Strikers toppled the Stars.
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  Kiwi allrounder's match- winning innings has kept the Strikers ' WBBL finals hopes alive. With the mercury sailing past 40 deg at Albrecht Oval, New Zealand allrounder Sophie Devine continued her rich vein of red-hot form with a match- winning 59 off 48 deliveries to underpin the Strikers ' 138-7.
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  Devine stars as Strikers win
  Sophie Devine hit 95 and took five wickets, while Suzie Bates took a screamer, as the Strikers toppled the Stars. Watch Pakistan's second- innings wickets in Adelaide.