The Adelaide Strikers have received their means via to the WBBL ultimate after downing the Brisbane Warmth by six wickets in a drama-filled Challenger conflict.
Key factors:
- Bridget Patterson and Madeline Penna introduced up the profitable runs for the Strikers
- The Warmth had made 8-154 from their 20 overs
- The Strikers will play the Sixers within the ultimate
In reply to Brisbane’s 8-154 at Adelaide’s Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday night time, the Strikers received with two balls to spare after a heroic knock from Bridget Patterson (45 not out off 26 deliveries) and ice-cool composure from Madeline Penna (11 not out).
The consequence thrusts the Strikers — who misplaced final season’s decider to the Perth Scorchers — into Saturday night time’s ultimate towards the ladder-topping Sixers in Sydney.
The Warmth solely had themselves in charge for the loss to the Strikers, dropping three catches within the discipline and lacking a stock-standard stumping probability.
Courtney Sippel dropped Laura Wolvaardt (47 off 45 balls) within the deep twice when the batter was on 17 and 21.
Reserve wicketkeeper Ellie Johnston fumbled a stumping probability when Wolvaardt was on 45.
Patterson was on simply 17 when she was grassed by Amelia Kerr.
The sloppy fielding got here amid a weird incident, with star Warmth wicketkeeper Georgia Redmayne showing to maintain a lower-leg harm whereas celebrating a wicket.
After taking a catch to take away the harmful Deandra Dottin for 39, Redmayne took off to have fun together with her teammates however instantly crumpled to the turf.
A confused Redmayne realised the ache had been brought on by both her Achilles or calf tearing, earlier than limping off the sector.
The Strikers wanted 27 off the final 13 deliveries, and Patterson produced a sequence of clutch photographs to get the equation right down to 9 off the final over.
Penna then struck Kerr for 2 boundaries to seal the win.
Earlier, Laura Harris produced one other big-hitting show to carry the Warmth to a aggressive complete of 8-154.
Harris cracked 44 off 14 balls in Wednesday night time’s elimination ultimate win over the Hobart Hurricanes, and she or he adopted it up with 33 (off 14) towards the Strikers.
Kerr top-scored for the Warmth with 43 off 32 deliveries, with Grace Harris chipping in with 23.
The Warmth misplaced 2-2 within the penultimate over, which was bowled by Deandra Dottin (2-29).
Warmth captain Jess Jonassen (4) was a type of dismissals and she or he was unimpressed after being caught by Megan Schutt.
Schutt lit the fuse earlier within the week when she described the Warmth as an smug staff.
However what incensed Jonassen was the very fact Schutt and a teammate had come collectively to speak, not realising Dottin was already operating in to bowl.
Schutt moved again to her fielding place simply moments earlier than the supply was unleashed and Jonassen hit it proper to the Strikers star.
Jonassen pointed angrily and mouthed off as she left the sector following her dismissal.
Schutt was additionally damaging with the ball, ending with the figures of 3-26.
AAP