TKR Women put on a commendable performance yet fall short of victory | TKR W vs GAW W Match Review

TKR W 130/6 in 20 Overs [Harshitha Samarawickrama 33(28), Jess Jonassem 28(23); Chloe Tryon 4/21 in 4 overs] lost to  GAW W 134/2 in 17.2 Overs  [Erin Burns 78*(48), Lauren Winfield-Hill 46*(47); Jess Jonassen 1/13 in 3 Overs]

TKR Women took on the Guyana Amazon Warriors in their second game of the season. Coming off a loss in the first game, TKR W were raring to get going and making a strong comeback in this game. This marked to be an important game for both the sides with the road to the finale getting closer. The fans were looking forward to a great game and eager to see the TKR Women display their incredible skills and clinch the important win.

While defending the total, TKR aimed for early breakthroughs to put the GAW W batters under pressure. They set out on an attacking plan and Jess Jonassen delivered a wicket in the very first over. Quickly after that, Shikha Pandey came to the party and picked up the crucial wicket of Stefanie Taylor as GAW W were rocked early and reduced to 15/2. TKR women looked to keep the pressure on and pick up wickets at consecutive intervals to stay ahead in the game. However, the pair of GAW W captain Lauren Winfield-Hill and Erin Burns forged an outstanding partnership. Despite the best efforts of the TKR bowlers, both the set batters took GAW to victory on the back of a terrific knock of Burns and great support from Winfield-Hill. TKR Women tried their level best to stay in the make and made the batters sweat for every run. They will be looking to pick out the positives from this game and bounce back in their next game.