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Melbourne Stars teenager Tess Flintoff has smashed the WBBL record for fastest 50 in the competition's history.

The Sixers will battle the Scorchers in Perth on Saturday in a blockbuster top-of-the-table clash. It was just the Stars’ second win of the tournament, with Adelaide to remain in third on the table with four victories. The all-rounder blasted an unbeaten 51 from only 16 balls in the Stars’ match against Adelaide Strikers on Wednesday.

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At the time, it was her highest score in WBBL cricket. The Stars had scored 73 runs from their last five overs, 51 of which came off Flintoff’s bat. There was not a single dot ball in her record-breaking knock, with her strike rate of 318.75 the highest in any WBBL innings. “North Sydney is a beautiful ground … Flintoff waltzed to the crease in the 16th over with the Stars 3/115, starting her knock with consecutive boundaries through the covers off Schutt’s bowling. Melbourne Stars young gun Tess Flintoff has shattered the WBBL record for fastest fifty, reaching the milestone in just 16 deliveries.

Melbourne Stars allrounder Tess Flintoff has taken down the Adelaide Strikers international-quality attack to smash the WBBL's fastest ever half century.

05, smashed her way to 51 not out from just 16 balls as the Stars posted 5-186 against the Adelaide Strikers at North Sydney Oval this afternoon. "I went in a little bit earlier this preseason and spent a little bit of extra time in the gym, just to make sure that I'm a bit stronger," Flintoff told cricket.com.au last month. The right-hander's innings strike-rate of 318.75 was the highest ever recorded for a WBBL innings, leading the Stars to their biggest WBBL total in club history.

The Melbourne Stars have claimed their second win of BBL|08 off the back of Tess Flintoff's record-breaking half-century.

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