West Indian Deandra Dottin starred with bat and ball to propel the Adelaide Strikers to their first WBBL title and a 10-run win over the Sydney Sixers
Dottin finished the innings with a flourish as Adelaide made 147-5, a score which looked a little below par. She was uncharacteristically restrained for most of her innings but boosted the Strikers score by smashing two sixes and two fours in the last three overs.Dottin then bowled a double-wicket maiden early in the Sixers chase as they lost four wickets for six runs and tumbled to 16-4 in the sixth over.
The Sixers innings started 15 minutes late as they waited for the sun to set with Strikers bowler Darcie Brown offering Sydney batter Suzie Bates her sunglasses. But the sun also set quickly on the Sixers innings after it started in front of 6478 fans. The collapse continued with Erin Burns stumped at the second attempt by Tegan McPharlin off Jemma Barsby. Ellyse Perry and Nicole Bolton , who was playing the last match of her career, added 60 for the fifth wicket.
Some late hits from Maitlan Brown and Sophie Ecclestone and three dropped catches off Megan Schutt kept the Sixers in with a slight chance, but they were dismissed for 137 off the final ball.
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