Harris hits third-fastest fifty as Bears and Blaze win

Big-hitting Australian Laura Harris gave an instant return connected her Warwickshire Bears debut, smashing her measurement into nan grounds books successful a comfortable triumph against Durham.

Just six days aft landing successful nan UK to return portion successful nan T20 Blast campaign, and connected her first appearance, Harris posted nan joint-third fastest half-century successful women's T20 history of 17 balls.

It was a barnstorming capacity bettered only by Marie Kelly who reached 50 successful 15 balls for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire successful 2022, and Tess Flintoff whose 16-ball 50 for Melbourne Stars against Adelaide Strikers successful nan Big Bash came successful nan aforesaid year.

Harris's 53 came successful 17 balls pinch 3 sixes and 8 fours to put her associated 3rd pinch Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars against Lancashire Thunder successful 2019).

Fellow Bear Davina Perrin contributed a 61-ball 87 arsenic they posted 193-6 astatine Edgbaston, a target defended comfortably by skipper Georgia Davis and her squad arsenic they won by 42 runs.

New Zealand's Suzie Bates made 65 disconnected 41 balls astatine nan apical of nan order, while England's Bess Heather (45 disconnected 28) was nan only different batter to scope double figures.

It is Bears' first triumph successful nan Blast aft sharing a necktie pinch The Blaze successful their opening Blast fixture connected Friday night.

And nan Nottinghamshire outfit besides sewage their run up and moving pinch a seven-wicket victory against Lancashire Thunder astatine Old Trafford successful nan Saturday's different fixture.

Katie Mack helped Thunder to 169-4 successful their 20 overs pinch a 37-ball 59.

But Blaze were ever successful power of nan pursuit acknowledgment to 53 successful 43 balls from opener Georgia Elwiss and much runs from Kathryn Bryce, who followed up her opening time 60 pinch a 29-ball 49.

Victory was secured pinch 5 balls to spare and saw nan Blaze spell 2nd successful nan array down Warwickshire Bears.