Player of the Match Dane van Niekerk (2-12, econ 3.00) and Marizanne Kapp (2-21, econ 5.25) starred for the Sydney Sixers as they restricted the Adelaide Strikers to 139-8 to claim a win that puts them four points clear at the top of the Women’s Big Bash League.
WOMEN’S BIG BASH LEAGUE
Brisbane Heat 138-8 (JE Dooley 44 not out, GM Harris 32; M Phillips 3-22, V Pyke 2-17, HC Knight 2-21)
Hobart Hurricanes 80 (M Hinkley 16; JL Jonassen 2-11, SJ Johnson 2-14, JL Barsby 2-15)
Brisbane Heat won by 58 runs
Grace Harris was the #WBBL04 @Dream11 MVP of the Day thanks to her 32 runs and one wicket!
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Sydney Sixers 147-4 (A Gardner 49, EA Perry 47, AJ Healy 23; A Wellington 2-19, SFM Devine 2-25)
Adelaide Strikers 139-8 (SW Bates 60, TM McGrath 45; EA Burns 2-9, D van Niekerk 2-12, M Kapp 2-21)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs
Ellyse Perry was the #WBBL04 @Dream11 MVP of the Day thanks to her 47 runs and one wicket!
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BIG BASH LEAGUE
Bat flipped, Strikers have opted to BAT first #BBL08 pic.twitter.com/13IJWSGkpY
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 31, 2018
Adelaide Strikers 175-4 (CA Ingram 75, AT Carey 59; DR Sams 2-24, Fawad Ahmed 1-37, JD Cook 1-44)
Sydney Thunder 155-6 (CJ Ferguson 47, SR Watson 28, JC Buttler 23; PM Siddle 3-20, Rashid Khan 2-34, MG Neser 1-25)
Strikers won by 20 runs
Scorecard
Jake Weatherald on the boundary: BBL07 vs #BBL08
Unbelievable! pic.twitter.com/i7wnGUORjx
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 31, 2018
Photo: Mark Brake/Getty Images
