Adelaide Strikers retained the Women’s Big Bash League title after a closely-fought final against Brisbane Heat that went down to the last ball.
A year after claiming their first title against the Sydney Sixers with a 10-run win, the Strikers secured back-to-back crowns after prevailing by three runs as the Heat took their chase, of what would have been a record third title, down to the wire at the Adelaide Oval.
In a low-scoring but captivating match, the Heat reached 122-8 as they just fell short in pursuit of Adelaide’s 125-5.
Strikers captain Tahlia McGrath starred, scoring 34 runs and consecutively dismissing the Heat’s Mignon du Preez and Laura Harris.in the 13th over, finishing with 2-16.
“We called it last year: we were sitting in the changing rooms and we said ‘we’re not done, we want to go back-to-back’,” McGrath said.
“We have had that fight, that determination all year. This team is a proper team. There are no individuals, no ego. We know our roles, we show up day in, day out, and it’s a lot of fun playing with this team.”
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