The home fans taking time from the work and school day walked back out dispirited from yet another loss for the Hobart Hurricanes, but not with the superb performance of Sydney Sixers greats Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy.

Australian female cricket's run-scoring answers to Steve Smith and David Warner out in the middle, the Sixers pair put on six of the best sixes.

The thrills were not shared over the old York Park stand though, Perry's slog cracking a window of an ambulance.

Perry hit three more sixes on the way to an unbeaten 70 in 56 deliveries that launched the Sydneysiders to 2-172.

The well-deserved player-of-the-match recipient that even cleared the boundary off the final ball of the innings was almost overshadowed by the niece of the former Australian Test gloveman.

Healy walloped 20 off four straight Nicola Carey balls, only punctured by a legside ball going for five wides.

The only relief from the onslaught was Healy's dismissal to Carey of all bowlers for 39 off 24 balls in the ninth over.

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The pain for the Canes was not over when Australian regular Ash Gardner made 28 off 24 balls before the tempo was lifted off former Hobart veteran Erin Burns knocking a sharp 26 not out off 16 balls.

It looked all or nothing for the Tasmanian hosts when Launceston's Meg Phillips was demoted for Carey, the makeshift opener the fourth change in as many matches at the top of the order.

But Carey after first hitting a four only lasted six balls, plumb on the crease to South African Marizanne Kapp.

Erin Fazakerley lofted the side's only six, but three balls on scooped the ball to Perry off Dane van Niekerk for 16.

But things went from bad to worse when Kapp also cleaned up England captain Heather Knight (6) for the third wicket in the powerplay.

Countrywoman Fran Wilson got a rare chance after she skyed the ball and it landed between Sarah Aley and Healy when the ball swirled in the air on the keeper.

The luck continued for Wilson, given not out after replays had indicated a return shot to Gardner was caught clean.

It ensured the stand with Corinne Hall flourished and the pair got the Hurricanes to 3-92 entering the final 50 balls and needing 81 to win.

But Hall chanced her hand once too often on 31 off 22 balls to a diving Aley catch.

When Wilson succumbed seven runs later for 29, the match was as good as over.

Phillips had then survived a run out when Kapp dropped the ball, but just three balls later the former Launceston Tornadoes basketballer was this time stranded mid-pitch for four.

It sparked the last five wickets to fall for 18, the Hurricanes all out for 133.

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