| Girls’s Large Bash closing, Adelaide Oval |
| Adelaide Strikers 125-5 (20 overs): Wolvaardt 39, McGrath 38; Hancock 3-23 |
| Brisbane Warmth 122-8 (20 overs): Kerr 30*; Wellington 3-16 |
| Adelaide Strikers gained by three runs |
| Full scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers beat Brisbane Warmth to grow to be back-to-back Girls’s Large Bash League winners.
Strikers reached 125-5 from their 20 overs, with Laura Wolvaardt (39) and captain Tahlia McGrath (38) producing the one scores of observe.
However managed bowling restricted Warmth to 122-8, with Amanda-Jade Wellington’s two wickets within the closing over sealing victory by three runs.
“That’s the definition of a group efficiency proper there,” McGrath stated.
“We hold exhibiting up, we’re such a particular group.”
McGrath took two wickets and was aided by Wellington’s 3-16 and Megan Schutt (2-30), whereas Jemma Barsby solely went for 1-15 from three overs.
It meant Warmth wanted 13 from the ultimate over with six wickets down and have been nonetheless within the recreation with Amelia Kerr unbeaten on 30 at one finish.
A six from Mikayla Hinkley gave temporary hope however after she grew to become Wellington’s third sufferer – and second within the over – Nicola Hancock wanted a boundary from the ultimate ball to keep away from defeat.
Hancock had earlier helped to restrict Adelaide’s rating when taking 3-23 however may solely handle a single with the bat, sparking jubilation among the many Strikers gamers.
They’d certified straight for the ultimate after ending six factors away from second-placed Perth Scorchers on the high of the desk within the group levels.
Warmth, who completed third, beat fourth-placed Sydney Thunder within the Eliminator after which comfortably defeated Scorchers within the Challenger to e book their spot.
There have been no capped England gamers concerned after Strikers’ Danielle Gibson and Warmth’s Bess Heath left to organize for the tour of India, which begins on Wednesday.
Georgia Adams did play for Strikers although, and gained a fourth trophy of the 12 months after enjoying for Southern Courageous of their Hundred success and captaining Southern Vipers to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup titles.
