{"id":307703,"date":"2025-11-25T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/307703\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:40:09","slug":"strikers-scamper-home-over-heat-in-last-ball-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/307703\/","title":{"rendered":"Strikers scamper home over Heat in last-ball thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Adelaide Strikers were again involved in another game that went down to the wire, but game out the other side over the Brisbane Heat who slump to a 0-6 ledger<\/p>\n

Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat | WBBL|11<\/p>\n

South African powerhouse Laura Wolvaardt has smacked a half-century in Adelaide’s tense six-wicket WBBL win over battling Brisbane.<\/p>\n

After the Heat posted 5-169, the Strikers nudged two leg byes from the final ball in a thriller at Adelaide’s Karen Rolton Oval.<\/p>\n

Wolvaardt set an ominous early tone with 51 from 33 balls in a decisive Tuesday night knock, while Bridget Patterson (32no from 22) played a cool hand in the frenetic finale.<\/p>\n

The Strikers required 31 from the last three overs, an equation reduced to seven from Nadine de Clerk’s final over.<\/p>\n

With scores tied on the last ball, Patterson tried a leg-side flick, the ball hitting her pads and running to a vacant fine leg.<\/p>\n

The Heat remain winless from six games while Adelaide logged a second win of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Chasing the tricky total, Wolvaardt and opening partner Tammy Beaumont (51 from 33 deliveries) made early inroads.<\/p>\n

The pair put on 92 before Wolvaardt fell in the 10th over. She’d struck 10 fours and was caught on the midwicket fence attempting another from the left-arm spin of Jonassen (1-36).<\/p>\n

All 10 boundaries of Wolvaardt’s 10th WBBL half-century<\/p>\n

Tahlia McGrath (16 from 17) chimed in before Patterson’s final flurry lifted the Strikers to victory.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Heat’s innings was powered by Lauren Winfield-Hill (47 from 36 balls), Georgia Redmayne (36no from 20) and Jess Jonassen (37 from 35).<\/p>\n

Winfield-Hill lost her opening partner Charlie Knott (11 from 14 balls) in the sixth over but attacked Adelaide’s bowlers.<\/p>\n

She struck a six, and six fours, and was on the cusp of a half-century when she missed a reverse swat and was out lbw to the spin of Jemma Barsby (1-13).<\/p>\n

Winfield-Hill’s exit left the Heat 2-87 after 11 overs and Jonassen continued the momentum until a late flourish.<\/p>\n

Redmayne and de Klerk (25 from nine balls) produced cameos against a Strikers attack led by legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington (2-31) and Sophie Ecclestone (2-36).<\/p>\n

Weber WBBL|11 Standings<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

\n Matches played\n <\/p>\n

M<\/p>\n

\n Wins\n <\/p>\n

W<\/p>\n

\n Losses\n <\/p>\n

L<\/p>\n

\n Ties\n <\/p>\n

T<\/p>\n

\n No results\n <\/p>\n

N\/R<\/p>\n

\n Net Run Rate\n <\/p>\n

NRR<\/p>\n

\n Deductions\n <\/p>\n

Ded.<\/p>\n

\n Total points\n <\/p>\n

PTS<\/p>\n

1
\n \"Hobart
\n Hobart Hurricanes Women
\n HUR<\/p>\n

6
\n 5
\n 1
\n 0
\n 0
\n 0.504
\n 0
\n 10<\/p>\n

2
\n \"Melbourne
\n Melbourne Renegades Women
\n REN<\/p>\n

6
\n 4
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 0.795
\n 0
\n 8<\/p>\n

3
\n \"Melbourne
\n Melbourne Stars Women
\n STA<\/p>\n

5
\n 3
\n 1
\n 0
\n 1
\n 2.247
\n 0
\n 7<\/p>\n

4
\n \"Sydney
\n Sydney Sixers Women
\n SIX<\/p>\n

5
\n 3
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n -0.533
\n 0
\n 6<\/p>\n

5
\n \"Perth
\n Perth Scorchers Women
\n SCO<\/p>\n

6
\n 3
\n 3
\n 0
\n 0
\n -0.616
\n 0
\n 6<\/p>\n

6
\n \"Adelaide
\n Adelaide Strikers Women
\n STR<\/p>\n

6
\n 2
\n 3
\n 0
\n 1
\n 0.067
\n 0
\n 5<\/p>\n

7
\n \"Sydney
\n Sydney Thunder Women
\n THU<\/p>\n

6
\n 2
\n 4
\n 0
\n 0
\n -0.519
\n 0
\n 4<\/p>\n

8
\n \"Brisbane
\n Brisbane Heat Women
\n HEA<\/p>\n

6
\n 0
\n 6
\n 0
\n 0
\n -1.045
\n 0
\n 0<\/p>\n

Legend<\/p>\n

M: Matches played<\/p>\n

W: Wins<\/p>\n

L: Losses<\/p>\n

T: Ties<\/p>\n

N\/R: No results<\/p>\n

NRR: Net Run Rate<\/p>\n

Ded.: Deductions<\/p>\n

PTS: Total points<\/p>\n

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