Adelaide have snuck home to beat Brisbane in the WBBL, leaving the Heat at risk of falling to the first winless season in tournament history
Brisbane are staring down the barrel of the first winless season in WBBL history, after falling to a six-wicket defeat to Adelaide at North Sydney Oval.
After the Heat managed 9-149 batting first on Sunday, the Strikers chased it down with two balls to spare to keep their finals hopes firmly alive.
Laura Wolvaardt anchored the innings with 49 off 45 balls in her last game before leaving for national duties, while opening partner Tammy Beaumont hit 64 from 40.
And while Adelaide almost looked like falling short in the chase when the equation got down to 14 from Knott’s final over, Ellie Johnston and Tahlia McGrath got them home.
After a poor stretch where they lost three games in a row, the Strikers now sit fourth but could be overtaken by the Sydney Sixers later on Sunday.
Brisbane now look all but certain to collect their first wooden spoon in the competition’s 11-season history.
Runners-up in the past two campaigns, the Heat’s only point this summer has come from a washed-out game against the Sixers on Friday.
Making matters worse for Brisbane will be the fact they lost Nicola Hancock to a hamstring injury, after she was stumped on the final ball of their innings.
The Heat are already without captain Jess Jonassen (shoulder) and first-round draft pick Jemimah Rodrigues for the rest of the season.
Brisbane’s innings never really got going, with de Klerk (25 from 13) and Hancock (22 from 8) the only batters to really fire.
McGrath took 3-27 for the Strikers, while Elanor Larosa and Amanda-Jade Wellington took two wickets each.
Weber WBBL|11 Standings
Team
Matches played
M
Wins
W
Losses
L
Ties
T
No results
N/R
Net Run Rate
NRR
Deductions
Ded.
Total points
PTS
1
HUR
8
6
2
0
0
0.171
0
12
2
STA
7
5
1
0
1
2.175
0
11
3
SIX
7
4
2
0
1
-0.341
0
9
4
REN
8
4
4
0
0
0.14
0
8
5
STR
8
3
3
0
2
0.097
0
8
6
SCO
8
4
4
0
0
-0.44
0
8
7
THU
8
2
5
0
1
-0.52
0
5
8
HEA
8
0
7
0
1
-0.911
0
1
Legend
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
