Sydney Thunder have been robbed of a WBBL win, with umpires abandoning play when just three runs from downing the Strikers on a rain-soaked Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n
Chasing 46 runs to win in five overs, Phoebe Litchfield’s 38 from 15 balls powered the Thunder to 0-43 from 2.5 overs.<\/p>\n
The scheduled early fixture on the double-header between the Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat was washed out.<\/p>\n
And while rain was falling \u2013 and had been for a quarter-hour \u2013 in the late game, umpires suddenly called off Friday night’s contest, leaving the Thunder stunned.<\/p>\n
“Disappointed,” Litchfield told Fox Sports.<\/p>\n
“It’s a shame … it’s pretty disappointing.”<\/p>\n
Adelaide Strikers captain Tahlia McGrath said umpires faced a difficult call.<\/p>\n
“Tough one,” she said.<\/p>\n
“The rain eased up but the ball was slippery, the umpires made the call.”<\/p>\n
Litchfield’s brazen batting lifted the Thunder to the cusp of a win that would have lifted them from seventh on the ladder.<\/p>\n
Their run chase started brightly with 13 runs from the opening over as rain fell again.<\/p>\n
Litchfield then blazed four consecutive fours from Darcie Brown and came within metres of a fifth when a long drive fell just short of the rope.<\/p>\n
The lefthander edged through the vacant slips for a fifth boundary from the eventful over of Brown (0-22).<\/p>\n
The Thunder were 0-35 after two but would face just five more balls before the controversial finish.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Adelaide’s Laura Wolvaardt hit 22 from 13 balls in the home side’s 2-45 from five overs.<\/p>\n
Wolvaardt smacked a six and two fours and skipper McGrath’s 12 from six balls was a handy finishing flourish.<\/p>\n
Five Thunder bowlers delivered an over, with Shabnim Ismail (1-6) and Lucy Finn (1-12) the wicket-takers.<\/p>\n
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