Brisbane Warmth beat Sydney Thunder by 44 runs to guide their place in Wednesday’s Ladies’s Large Bash League Challenger.
Thunder, captained by England’s Heather Knight, received the toss in Perth and inserted Warmth to bat with openers Grace Harris (45) and Georgia Redmayne (18) sharing a powerful opening stand and Warmth reaching 81-1 after 9 overs.
Amelia Kerr (48) smashed the very best rating of the match however fell wanting a half-century, to assist her facet submit 169-8 and swung the momentum in favour of Warmth when she picked up the large wicket of Phoebe Litchfield (three).
Quick bowler Hannah Darlington (3-42) was the choose of the Thunder assault, hanging twice within the nineteenth over to take away Charli Knott (11) and Georgia Voll (8).
In reply, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu (41) made a optimistic begin however wickets tumbled quick as Tahlia Wilson (12), Phoebe Litchfield (3) and Marizanne Kapp (2) all fell cheaply, limiting Thunder to 125-9.
Knight (25) and Anika Learoyd (21) shared a partnership price 31 runs to assist their facet attain a decent whole however ultimately, they fell brief.
Courtney Sippel (3-9) and Nicola Hancock (2-16) produced some terrific bowling to assist the Warmth attain the Challenger for the second straight yr.
“It’s always nice to win these games and give yourself a chance of going through and winning the title,” mentioned Kerr, after being awarded Participant of the Match.
“Grace [Harris] played with real freedom and I think we adapted well. Our seamers were outstanding. Those bowling spells win you games.
“It is thrilling, once you come to those competitions you need make finals and be in massive moments. It will be a superb problem match and let’s examine what occurs.”
Warmth will now meet Perth Scorchers within the WBBL Challenger on Wednesday, with the winner taking part in Adelaide Strikers in Saturday’s last on the Adelaide Oval, dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket.
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