Grace Harris smashes record 42-ball century in Women's Big Bash
Australian strikes second-fastest hundred in women's T20 cricket
Monday 24 December 2018 08:35, UK
Grace Harris smashed a Women's Big Bash League-record 42-ball century for Brisbane Heat against Melbourne Stars.
The Heat opener's hundred was the second-quickest in all women's Twenty20 cricket, behind only Windies' Deandra Dottin's 38-ball ton against South Africa during the ICC 2010 World T20.
Harris, who beat Ashleigh Gardner's 47-ball Big Bash century for Sydney Sixers against Stars in December last year, sealed her century with a six, ending unbeaten on 101.
Harris, dropped on 92, had the chance to win the match for Heat with a single when she was on 95 but was waved back by partner Beth Mooney.
The 25-year-old - who made the last of her 20 appearances for Australia in November 2016 - then launched Alana King down the ground for her sixth maximum to complete a 10-wicket victory for her side.
The right-hander also blasted 13 fours as she dominated an unbeaten 138-run stand with Mooney, who scored 28 not out.
Harris' ton was her second in the WBBL, with the Queensland-born player having lashed the first in the tournament's history with 103 for Heat against Sixers in Perth in December 2015.
Eight Women's Big Bash centuries have been struck in total, including three this season, with Harris' knock following Lizelle Lee and Ellyse Perry's scores of 102 not out for Stars and Sixers respectively earlier this month.
