Rare Final-Ball No-Ball Hands Renegades a Thrilling WBBL Win in Hobart

One of cricket's rarely seen rules decided a WBBL thriller in Hobart on Wednesday night, handing Melbourne Renegades a four-wicket win over the Hurricanes. Hobart had posted 154 for seven, built on captain Nicola Carey's 62 from 43 balls and a rapid 36 from Chinelle Henry, despite Renegades skipper Sophie Molineux taking four for 22 — a spell that also brought up her 100th WBBL wicket. Chasing 155, the Renegades were cruising at one for 101 in the 13th over thanks to Hayley Matthews' 59 from 44 balls, but they stumbled badly, losing five wickets for 37 runs to set up a tense finish. With one ball left the scores were locked at 154. Deandra Dottin missed the final delivery, which was taken by wicketkeeper Lizelle Lee standing up to the stumps — but replays showed Lee had taken the ball just in front of the stumps, and the umpires called a no-ball, giving the Renegades the winning run. The finish also featured a fielding-restriction penalty against Hobart for a slow over rate. It was the Renegades' first win of the season after two defeats, while the Hurricanes remain winless after three games.