Renegades go top to close on WBBL final spot
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Melbourne Renegades thrashed Sydney Thunder by nine wickets to go top of the Women's Big Bash (WBBL) table and close on an automatic place in the final.
The side that tops the 10-team table at the end of the group stage automatically reaches the final on 1 December.
Thunder have led the way for the majority of the tournament, but the defeat sees Renegades overtake them in the final round of fixtures.
Hayley Matthews hit an unbeaten 60 off 37 balls, and Sophie Molineux 42 off 29 balls, as Renegades chased 134 with 34 balls to spare.
Molineux had earlier taken 4-23 as Thunder were bowled out for 133, with Phoebe Litchfield top-scoring with 30.
Brisbane Heat can overtake Renegades if they beat Sydney Sixers on Sunday (09:05 GMT), with net run-rate deciding who tops the table.
Thunder are in the knockouts, but whether they play in the Knockout, between the third and fourth-placed team, or the Challenger, will depend on Heat's result.
