Grace Harris Heroics Not Enough Against Stars | Brisbane Heat

Captain Meg Lanning set the tone with a 23-ball half-century scored inside the Powerplay, striking six fours and three sixes in a masterclass of T20 batting.

It took an Amelia Kerr wrong’un to bring the Australian captain undone on 54 from 25 deliveries, with the New Zealand leg-spinner striking a second huge blow when she trapped Elyse Villani lbw for 25.

Stars imports Mignon du Preez (12) and Natalie Sciver (7) did little damage, but the start made by Lanning allowed those following to bat with aggression, and a series of useful cameos including Annabel Sutherland’s 23 off 20 balls and Alana King’s 17 off eight carried the Stars to an imposing…