Hobart Hurricanes 174 for 3 (Lee 91) beat Sydney Thunder 150 for 6 (Litchfield 68) by 24 runs
Umpiring and technology use in the WBBL is again in the spotlight after a crucial stumping wasn’t given out in Hobart Hurricanes’ 24-run win over the Sydney Thunder.
However, she was given a life in the sixth over on 12 when a stumping off Thunder spinner Heather Knight was not given out by the square-leg umpire.
Replays showed Lee was short of her ground when wicketkeeper Tahlia Wilson whipped off the bails.
Lee smacked 12 fours and two sixes and was eventually out on the second-last ball of the innings
With Litchfield at the crease Thunder needed 39 runs heading into the second last over, which was bowled one ball short after Heather Graham sent down two wides.
The league introduced the decision review system last season for the first time but only for the 24 matches televised on free-to-air. The Hurricanes-Thunder match was streamed on various platforms but was not on free-to-air.
There have been several poor calls in the WBBL this tournament, including on Sunday when Brisbane Heat’s Mignon du Preez was declared run out when she wasn’t.
Thunder, who last season finished bottom of the table with just one win, are now 2-1 after three matches.