Ashleigh Gardner while taking Hayley Matthews' catch (Source: @WBBL/X)
Ashleigh Gardner has been in incredible form with both bat and ball in the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). And on Sunday (November 15), during the Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades WBBL 2026 match, she brought her athletic brilliance come into play.
And for that, Hayley Matthews, another superstar all-rounder in women’s cricket, had to depart after a struggling nine-ball 3. She came to open for Melbourne Renegades, but failed to make any impact with the bat in hand.
Ashleigh Gardner Produces A Moment Of Magic
Ashleigh Gardner introduced herself into the attack ahead of the fourth over of Melbourne Renegades’ innings. And she struck immediately with her first delivery.
Matthews tried to break the shackles when Gardner bowled a length delivery outside the off stump after coming over the wicket. The West Indian all-rounder tried to play it over the bowler’s head.
However, Gardner knew there was a little possibility that she might catch it, and she timed her jump in perfection to grab an absolute beauty of a catch.
Watch Ashleigh Gardner's Catch Here:
Prior to the match, Matthews had three 40+ scores in five outings in WBBL 2026. Therefore, her early wicket on Sunday gave Sydney Sixers a huge boost. And Gardner made it happen single-handedly.
Gardner’s Purple Patch In WBBL 2026 Continues
Previously, Gardner lit up WBBL 2026 with a sublime century against Hobart Hurricanes. Then she had two 50+ scores, which included one earlier in the match against Melbourne Renegades.
With the ball, she finished with the figures of 4/33 against Melbourne Renegades. And thus, her tally is now 15 wickets in six outings, that too at an economy rate of 8.40. She also has a strike rate of just 8 with the ball.
Before the WBBL 2026, Gardner was in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Since the competition began, she has silenced the critics by letting her bat and ball do the talking.
Gardner led by example, as Syndey Sixers are at the top of WBBL 2026 points table, having won five out of their six matches so far.
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