That is a wrap for the 8th edition of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). It was great to be covering this enthralling T20 league. Finally, Adelaide Strikers Women won their first WBBL Title. No doubt Sydney Sixers Women were the best team all through the season, but they couldn't get over the line in the final.
For now, it is me, AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my esteemed co-commentator, AyanChatterjee and scorer/analyst Manish Bishnoi brought you all the live-action of this mouth-watering finale. Hope you all enjoyed the coverage. Stay tuned for more matches around the globe. We will meet in the next match. Until then, it is cheers..!
The Ladies and Gentlemen, the champions of WBBL 08 are Adelaide Strikers! They receive the Silverware as Tahlia McGrath collects it, and now they celebrate and pose for the photographs. The party will begin, and it will go on and on for a while.
Ashleigh Gardner is the Player of the Tournament!
Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers Women Captain): "I am just chuffed winning this. Fighting through this and having a home semi-final and then winning that and getting through and beating a good Sixers side was great.
I am just chuffed and happy to be on the winning side. Last year was tough, we thought we had it, and then to lose to the Scorchers like that was disheartening, to say the least. I mean, this year, we had a mission to win the tournament, and although it didn't start off well, we managed to get the right results. I have loads of people to thank, and my head is reeling.
Thank all the fans who have supported us. It was crazy with more pink in it, but you guys were great. Thank all the fans at the Karen Rolton Oval who have supported us through thick and thin. I also thank all the sponsors who have supported us as well. And my team, I am proud of my team. This is a team that I can call mine, and proud to be leading you guys. Yes, we will celebrate, and I guess we deserve it as well."
Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers Women Captain): "Yeah, absolutely, it's been a wonderful season for us. It has been a great season for us. The cooperation we got from everyone was really magnificent. But disappointed not to get over the line tonight. The plans didn't go our way. It was a wonderful journey. We played a great brand of cricket in the season.
Thank you for the support of all the crowds. It was great to get an opportunity to host the finals. It's fantastic to see such a large crowd for both teams of women's cricket.
Tahlia and her team deserve congratulations; they've been knocking on the door for several years. Congratulations to our entire group and support staff; I'm sorry things didn't go as planned today, but I can't thank you all enough for the enjoyment. We've done a great job of bringing cricket back to North Sydney Oval.
Bolty (Bolton) has been a fantastic servant of the game, winning so many games over the years, and I'm sure she isn't finished yet because she still has so much to give. Once again, many thanks to the audience."
Adelaide Strikers Women's players now receive their championship medals one by one.
Now, the match officials get their medals for the way they officiated.
Deandra Dottin | Player of the Final: "Yeah, it means a lot. It's been a long season for me. After retiring from international cricket, I play only franchise leagues now. It was the first WBBL final. I am really happy with this. I needed to stay out till the end after we lost quick wickets after a good start. So, I did what I was asked. While bowling, I tried normal stuff, and it got me rewards., It is always good to get the top batters out to put them under pressure."
Cricket Australia announces a big thank you for the retiring players Nicole Bolton and Tegan McPharlin.