With just two balls to spare, the Adelaide Strikers score a tense six-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat to book their berth in Saturday's season decider against the Sydney Sixers.
abc.net.au/news/wbbl-adelaide-strikers-defeat-brisbane-heat/101696450The Adelaide Strikers have won their way through to the WBBL final after downing the Brisbane Heat by six wickets in a drama-filled Challenger clash.The Heat had made 8-154 from their 20 oversIn reply to Brisbane's 8-154 at Adelaide's Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday night, the Strikers won with two balls to spare after a heroic knock from Bridget Patterson and ice-cool composure from Madeline Penna .
The result thrusts the Strikers — who lost last season's decider to the Perth Scorchers — into Saturday night's final against the ladder-topping Sixers in Sydney. The Heat only had themselves to blame for the loss to the Strikers, dropping three catches in the field and missing a stock-standard stumping chance.Reserve wicketkeeper Ellie Johnston fumbled a stumping chance when Wolvaardt was on 45.The sloppy fielding came amid a bizarre incident, with star Heat wicketkeeper Georgia Redmayne appearing to sustain a lower-leg injury while celebrating a wicket.
After taking a catch to remove the dangerous Deandra Dottin for 39, Redmayne took off to celebrate with her teammates but immediately crumpled to the turf. A confused Redmayne realised the pain had been caused by either her Achilles or calf tearing, before limping off the field.
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