{"id":324996,"date":"2025-12-03T13:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/324996\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:12:47","slug":"litchfield-steers-thunder-to-victory-over-still-winless-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/324996\/","title":{"rendered":"Litchfield steers Thunder to victory over still-winless Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"w-article__summary\">Brisbane are still looking for a win in WBBL|11 after Sydney Thunder handed them a 23-run loss at Drummoyne Oval on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>                Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat | WBBL|11<\/p>\n<p>A steadying 61 from Sydney Thunder skipper Phoebe Litchfield has guided her side to a morale-boosting 23-run win over the Brisbane Heat, who still remain winless with one match left to play in their WBBL|11 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder were in strife early having limped to a paltry 4-33 as Litchfield watched on from the other end, before the captain steadied the ship with her second half-century of the tournament to post a score of 7-153.<\/p>\n<p>English spinner Sarah Glenn ripped through the Thunder&#8217;s top order with a devastating 4-18 to cause early headaches, and was on a hat-trick with her first two wickets after dismissing Georgia Voll and Heather Knight.<\/p>\n<p>                Litchfield&#8217;s captain&#8217;s knock steadies Thunder ship<\/p>\n<p>The leg-spinner had only signed with the squad just days earlier following Nadine De Klerk&#8217;s departure for international duties for South Africa, having previously represent the side for five matches in WBBL|09.<\/p>\n<p>Luck was against the Thunder early on as technological blips in the DRS system prevented reviews from Anika Learoyd and Laura Harris getting the decisions overturned.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>But even still, the Heat couldn&#8217;t make some luck of their own with the bat, with another rejig to their order yielding little success as stand-in captain Charli Knott was dismissed in the first over.<\/p>\n<p>Untried opener Lucy Bourke (18 off 22) and Sianna Ginger (28 off 24) offered much-needed resistance, however, it came at the cost of keeping the scoreboard ticking and keeping up with the ever-growing run rate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                Glenn&#8217;s super spell puts Thunder in a spin<\/p>\n<p>The Heat were suffocated by the Thunder&#8217;s bowling offensive and their position only worsened when big-hitter Chinelle Henry was forced to retire hurt after copping a bouncer to the jaw off the bowling of Shabnim Ismail.<\/p>\n<p>Ginger&#8217;s own knock was undone courtesy of a brilliant one-handed caught-and-bowled from Em Arlott, whose subdued celebration added even more theatre to the exceptional effort.<\/p>\n<p>Annie O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s 33 and Mikayla Wrigley&#8217;s 28 not-out prevented the Heat from a total collapse, however opportunities to close out the season with a victory \u2013 and avoid a winless season \u2013 are running out fast.<\/p>\n<p>Weber WBBL|11 Standings<\/p>\n<p>                                            Team<\/p>\n<p>\n        Matches played\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    M<\/p>\n<p>\n        Wins\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    W<\/p>\n<p>\n        Losses\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    L<\/p>\n<p>\n        Ties\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    T<\/p>\n<p>\n        No results\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    N\/R<\/p>\n<p>\n        Net Run Rate\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    NRR<\/p>\n<p>\n        Deductions\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    Ded.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Total points\n    <\/p>\n<p>                                                    PTS<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Hobart Hurricanes Women\" data-id=\"96\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Hobart Hurricanes Women<br \/>\n                                                    HUR<\/p>\n<p>                                                    9<br \/>\n                                                    7<br \/>\n                                                    2<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    0.662<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    14<\/p>\n<p>                                                    2<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Melbourne Stars Women\" data-id=\"97\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Melbourne Stars Women<br \/>\n                                                    STA<\/p>\n<p>                                                    9<br \/>\n                                                    5<br \/>\n                                                    3<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    1<br \/>\n                                                    0.863<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    11<\/p>\n<p>                                                    3<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Sydney Sixers Women\" data-id=\"98\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Sydney Sixers Women<br \/>\n                                                    SIX<\/p>\n<p>                                                    8<br \/>\n                                                    5<br \/>\n                                                    2<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    1<br \/>\n                                                    -0.157<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    11<\/p>\n<p>                                                    4<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Perth Scorchers Women\" data-id=\"95\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Perth Scorchers Women<br \/>\n                                                    SCO<\/p>\n<p>                                                    9<br \/>\n                                                    5<br \/>\n                                                    4<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    -0.189<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    10<\/p>\n<p>                                                    5<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Adelaide Strikers Women\" data-id=\"99\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Adelaide Strikers Women<br \/>\n                                                    STR<\/p>\n<p>                                                    8<br \/>\n                                                    3<br \/>\n                                                    3<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    2<br \/>\n                                                    0.097<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    8<\/p>\n<p>                                                    6<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Melbourne Renegades Women\" data-id=\"101\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Melbourne Renegades Women<br \/>\n                                                    REN<\/p>\n<p>                                                    9<br \/>\n                                                    4<br \/>\n                                                    5<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    -0.067<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    8<\/p>\n<p>                                                    7<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Sydney Thunder Women\" data-id=\"102\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Sydney Thunder Women<br \/>\n                                                    THU<\/p>\n<p>                                                    9<br \/>\n                                                    3<br \/>\n                                                    5<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    1<br \/>\n                                                    -0.296<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    7<\/p>\n<p>                                                    8<br \/>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-standings__team-flag\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753503308_17_placeholder.png\" data-widget=\"dynamic-image\/dynamic-image\" alt=\"Brisbane Heat Women\" data-id=\"100\" data-size=\"36\" data-type=\"flag\" data-error=\"false\"\/><br \/>\n                                                    Brisbane Heat Women<br \/>\n                                                    HEA<\/p>\n<p>                                                    9<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    8<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    1<br \/>\n                                                    -0.944<br \/>\n                                                    0<br \/>\n                                                    1<\/p>\n<p>                                Legend<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-table__legend-value o-table__legend-value--mobile-priority\">M: Matches played<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-table__legend-value o-table__legend-value--mobile-priority\">W: Wins<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-table__legend-value \">L: Losses<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-table__legend-value \">T: Ties<\/p>\n<p class=\"o-table__legend-value \">N\/R: No results<\/p>\n<p 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