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WBBL franchise Hobart Hurricanes signs Lizelle Lee for 2-year deal

Lizelle Lee scored 409 runs last season at an average of 37.18 and a strike rate of 146.07.

Women’s Big Bash League franchise Hobart Hurricanes has signed a 2-year deal with former South African opener Lizelle Lee. Lizelle Lee is counted among the world’s aggressive players in women’s cricket. She has been signed by Hobart Hurricanes for a 2-year deal as a pre-draft.

Lizelle Lee retired from international cricket in 2022

Let us tell you, Lizelle Lee retired from international cricket in 2022. Not only this, she made her debut in the Women’s Big Bash League 2022 for Hobart Hurricanes. Lizelle Lee’s performance was also very good in the last season of this tournament and she scored the most runs for Hobart Hurricanes. Lizelle Lee scored 409 runs last season at an average of 37.18 and a strike rate of 146.07. In this, she also played an unbeaten innings of 101 runs in the match against Melbourne Renegades played at her home.

This aggressive player from Hobart said in her statement, ‘I think this franchise has improved its game very fast in the last season. The performance of all the players was very good last season. I am fully prepared to leave my mark in the upcoming season as well. My role in the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League will be to play an important role in helping the Hobart Hurricanes win their first Women’s Big Bash League trophy.’

Lizelle Lee has played a total of 82 matches in the Women’s Big Bash League so far, in which the experienced player has scored 2066 runs at an average of 27.91. She is ranked 16th among the highest run scorers in the Women’s Big Bash League.

Tasmania’s general manager praised Lizelle Lee

Tasmania’s general manager Salliann Beams said, ‘Lee and Alyssa Villani are in the top order and I think this is the most experienced and talented opening pair in the Women’s Big Bash League. Lizelle Lee has a lot of experience and that is why we have included her in our team in the pre-sign draft. She can be seen playing a very important role for our team.

Lizelle Lee can change the course of the match by performing brilliantly in fielding as well as batting. She has done this many times for South Africa in international cricket and has been seen doing so in the Women’s Big Bash League as well.

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