New South Wales Breakers opened their Women’s National Cricket League campaign with a commanding six-wicket win over Queensland Fire at Cricket Central in Sydney on Tuesday. Chasing 168, the Breakers reached 168 for four in just 25 overs, with Phoebe Litchfield anchoring the innings with a fluent 68 off 56 balls and Emma Manix Geeves contributing 51 off 62.

Queensland had earlier been bowled out for 167 in 38 overs, with Ayaka Kato-Stafford leading the fight with four for 25. Australian star Ellyse Perry endured a rare failure, dismissed for a duck.

The Breakers’ reply was never in doubt once Litchfield and Geeves settled in, as their partnership took the game away from the visitors. The clinical chase, completed with 15 overs to spare, underlined New South Wales’ title credentials in the 2026-27 season. Queensland, meanwhile, will rue a middle-order collapse that left them at least 40 runs short of a competitive total.