4:26 PM IST, 9:56 PM Local Time | That's all for this match from WBBL folks! The big day arrives tomorrow as India battle Australia to crown the winner of the men's CWC! This will be preceded by another WBBL double-header! Plenty of cricket action to look forward to, join us for all the LIVE coverage!
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4:16 PM IST, 9:46 PM Local Time | Adelaide Strikers have cruised away in this run-chase and come out with a comprehensive victory over their opponents! They defeat Sydney Sixers by 7 wickets to take crucial points home and solidify their place in the playoffs!
A match where Sydney Sixers won the powerplays of both innings but were not able to keep it going over a long period of time. Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl first, and it looked ominous as Ellyse Perry got off to a fast start as the Sixers ended the powerplay with the scoreboard reading 32/0 after the first 4 overs.
However, post the powerplay the Adelaide bowlers put on the choke and Suzie Bates was the first one to depart in the 5th over. There was no looking back for Adelaide after that as apart from Perry's 37 runs off 36 balls at the top and Chloe Tryon's 39 runs off 28 balls were the only two scores to breach the 10 run-mark in this innings.
Danielle Gibson was the pick of the bowlers for her figures of 3/34 from her 4 overs. While Megan Schutt's fantastic spell of 0/16 fro 4 overs restricted the Sixers to a total of 122/8 from their 20 overs.
Come the chase, once again Sydney Sixers were the team who got the better start. By the end of the powerplay they had reduced the Strikers to just 19/1 after the first 4 overs. The Sixers had hope but Katie Mack and Tahlia McGrath were adamant to not repeat the Sixers' mistakes.
Katie Mack scored a crucial 45 runs off 37 balls to put her team in the driver's seat while Tahlia McGrath's unbeaten 38 runs off 35 balls allowed Patterson and Penna to play effective cameos to power their team over the finishing line in the 18th over of the chase.
Lauren Cheatle, Ellyse Perry and Kate Peterson all got a wicket each for the Sixers but in the end it proved to be in vain as the Adelaide Strikers sealed a 7-wicket win.
17.3 L Cheatle to T McGrath
4 FOURRR!!! Slapped hard to bring the victory in some charismatic fashion. T-Mac steers her side to victory with this finish. Length delivery wide outside the off. Width on the offering and the skipper does lose herself to a bottom-handed slash at it. The ball scurries towards deep backward point region and meets the fences in a jiffy. A lovely victory for the defending champions and they equalize the tally with Perth Scorchers Women at the top of the table.
17.2 L Cheatle to M Penna
1 Goes through the palms of the bowler. Penna comes from around the wicket into the right hander. Low full-toss near the off stump. Penna went for the tonk down the ground and could only toe-end it. The long off covers up for a single. There was a chance of caught and bold but not that easy for the bowler.
17.1 L Cheatle to M Penna
0 Cheatle back into the attack from over the wicket. Full and near the off stick. Penna drives it towards cover-point's left.
OVER 17
Adelaide Strikers Women
119/3
Tahlia McGrath
34(34)
Madeline Penna
12(8)
Linsey Smith
0-18(3.0)
16.6 L Smith to M Penna
1 Full and quicker a touch. Near the off from the bowler and Penna drills it towards long off for a single.