Melie masterclass guides Sydney Sixers to fifth WBBL|12 win

New Zealand captain Melie Kerr has starred with the bat and ball to keep the Sydney Sixers unbeaten in Weber WBBL|12 with victory over the Melbourne Renegades.

In the second match of a double-header at Melbourne's Junction Oval, Kerr set up the Sixers' 11-run win by top-scoring with 53 off 34 balls and finishing with tidy figures of 1-29.

It lifted the Sixers to 5-0 at the season's halfway mark and into second spot just below the also unbeaten Perth Scorchers.

"Nice to get the win in another close one .... and be on a winning streak," 26-year-old Kerr said.

"It was a tricky wicket. We saw that throughout the day that it's hard to start.

"So we knew that if we could get to 140, 150, we gave ourselves a good chance."

As the pitch slowed, the Renegades got off to a horror start chasing the Sixers' target of 140 after collapsing to 3-22 in the fifth over.

Hayley Matthews (one from four balls) and Courtney Webb (seven off nine) departed cheaply before Kerr got a finger on a blasted Sophie Molineux drive to run out Olivia Porter at the non-striker’s end.

Without a score in double figures this season, the Australia captain inched her way to 18 and was livid when caught trying to cut away Caoimhe Bray (1-17 off three overs).

After losing Nicole Faltum (21 off 21), Tess Flintoff (44 off 33) used the Powerplay to breathe life back into the Renegades.

Sarah Coyte (1-19 off three overs) dropped Georgia Wareham (17 off 16) but made amends the next over by bowling Flintoff.

Needing 17 off the last over to win, spinner Ashleigh Gardner (3-13 off three overs) shut the door as the Renegades were bowled out for 129. 

The Renegades - now at 2-3 - will face the Sixers again on Sunday at North Sydney Oval.

Weber WBBL|12 Standings

Round 1

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Ties T	Drawn D	No results N/R	Net Run Rate NRR	Deductions Ded.	Batting Bonus Bat	Bowling Bonus Bowl	Total points PTS
1 Perth Scorchers Women SCO	5	5	0	0	0	0	1.469	0	0	0	10
2 Sydney Sixers Women SIX	5	5	0	0	0	0	1.156	0	0	0	10
3 Brisbane Heat Women HEA	5	3	2	0	0	0	0.092	0	0	0	6
4 Sydney Thunder Women THU	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.215	0	0	0	4
5 Adelaide Strikers Women STR	4	2	2	0	0	0	-0.35	0	0	0	4
6 Melbourne Renegades Women REN	5	2	3	0	0	0	-0.528	0	0	0	4
7 Melbourne Stars Women STA	6	1	5	0	0	0	-0.602	0	0	0	2
8 Hobart Hurricanes Women HUR	5	0	5	0	0	0	-1.25	0	0	0	0

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

D: Drawn

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

Bowl: Bowling Bonus

PTS: Total points