| Girls’s Large Bash last, 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 received by three runs |
| Full scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers beat Brisbane Warmth to turn into 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 word.
However managed bowling restricted Warmth to 122-8, with Amanda-Jade Wellington’s two wickets within the last over sealing victory by three runs.
“That’s the definition of a crew efficiency proper there,” McGrath stated.
“We maintain displaying up, we’re such a particular crew.”
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 had been nonetheless within the sport with Amelia Kerr unbeaten on 30 at one finish.
A six from Mikayla Hinkley gave transient hope however after she turned 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.
That they had certified immediately 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 arrange for the tour of India, which begins on Wednesday.
Georgia Adams did play for Strikers although, and received a fourth trophy of the yr after taking part in for Southern Courageous of their Hundred success and captaining Southern Vipers to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup titles.
