IN our weekly wrap-up of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), let us catch up on all that happened in the WBBL in the past week, as the round robin portion of the season came to an end and the finalists were decided.
Brisbane Heat (6/114) defeated Adelaide Strikers (10/115) by DLS
Top Heat performers: Amelia Kerr (32 runs and three wickets), Nicola Hancock (two wickets)
Top Strikers performers: Megan Schutt (three wickets), Deandra Dottin (two wickets), Laura Wolvaardt (45 runs)
Melbourne Stars (6/132) defeated Hobart Hurricanes (8/130)
Top Stars performers: Alice Capsey (80 not out), Annabel Sutherland (three wickets), Sasha Moloney (two wickets)
Top Hurricanes performers: Molly Strano (three wickets), Nicola Carey (two wickets)
Melbourne Renegades (2/98) defeated Sydney Thunder (10/95)
Top Renegades performers: Hayley Matthews (46 not out and a wicket), Georgia Prestwidge (three wickets), Ella Hayward (two wickets), Sarah Coyte (two wickets)
Hobart Hurricanes (7/152) defeated Melbourne Stars (6/114)
Top Hurricanes performers: Hayley Jensen (two wickets), Mignon du Preez (50 not out)
Top Stars performers: Annabel Sutherland (two wickets)
Sydney Sixers (5/164) defeated Brisbane Heat (5/163)
Top Sixers performers: Erin Burns (51 not out), Sophie Ecclestone (47 not out), Suzie Bates (41 runs), Kate Peterson (four wickets)
Top Heat performers: Jess Jonassen (38 not out)
Adelaide Strikers (2/155) defeated Hobart Hurricanes (10/154)
Top Strikers performers: Tahlia McGrath (93 not out), Jemma Barsby (three wickets), Amanda-Jade Wellington (two wickets)
Top Hurricanes performers: Mignon du Preez (75 runs)
Sydney Sixers (6/178) defeated Sydney Thunder (7/160)
Top Sixers performers: Kate Peterson (three wickets), Sophie Ecclestone (two wickets), Ellyse Perry (45 runs), Ash Gardner (85 runs)
Top Thunder performers: Tammy Beaumont (51 runs), Samantha Bates (three wickets)
Melbourne Stars (8/179) defeated Perth Scorchers (7/173)
Top Stars performers: Lauren Winfield-Hill (36 runs), Alice Capsey (three wickets)
Top Scorchers performers: Amy Edgar (three wickets), Marizanne Kapp (two wickets), Piepa Cleary (two wickets)
Melbourne Renegades (4/58) defeated Perth Scorchers (2/46) by DLS
Top Scorchers performers: Lilly Mills (three wickets)
Top Renegades performers: Erica Kershaw (34 not out)
Sydney Sixers (2/157) defeated Hobart Hurricanes (10/156)
Top Sixers performers: Ellyse Perry (56 not out and two wickets), Ash Gardner (45 not out), Kate Peterson (three wickets), Sophie Ecclestone (two wickets)
Top Hurricanes performers: Mignon du Preez (38 runs)
Brisbane Heat (5/104) versus Melbourne Stars (1/49) – No Result
Adelaide Strikers (4/144) defeated Sydney Thunder (10/118)
Top Strikers performers: Laura Wolvaardt (75 not out), Megan Schutt (six wickets), Deandra Dottin (two wickets)
Top Thunder performers: Hannah Darlington (two wickets), Tammy Beaumont (37 runs)
WBBL08 FINALS
Eliminator – Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes – 23rd November
Challenger – Adelaide Strikers vs winner of Eliminator – 24th November
Final – Sydney Sixers vs winner of Challenger – 26th November
WBBL TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Beth Mooney
- Georgia Redmayne (WK)
- Alyssa Healy
- Ash Gardner
- Annabel Sutherland
- Erin Burns
- Amelia Kerr
- Jess Jonassen (C)
- Amanda-Jade Wellington
- Nicola Hancock
- Megan Schutt
- Molly Strano
JJ dejected but reflective after Heat miss mark
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Stats Zone: WBBL10 Wrap
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Milly’s marvelous move ends in ultimate joy
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Renegades rise to the top to claim inaugural title
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Heat book second consecutive final after Thunder collapse
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Thunder stifles Hurricanes to progress through finals
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Thunder rumbles towards another finals campaign
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PREVIEW | WBBL10 Finals
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Heat win, but not quick enough for big goal
THE FINAL day of the Women’s Big Bash League home and away season was certainly entertaining, and tied up some loose ends ahead of an exciting finals series. With the morning match between the Stars and Strikers falling victim to the unpleasant Melbourne weather, it all came down to the final match of the season […]
