25/01Result
Final, Women's Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 26 2019
Heat won by 3 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Beth MooneyBrisbane Heat Women
25/01Result
Final, Women's Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 26 2019
Heat won by 3 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Beth MooneyBrisbane Heat Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | SS-W: 131/7 | RR: 6.55

  • Dane van Niekerk32 (15b)
  • Grace Harris4-0-23-3
  • Delissa Kimmince4-0-25-2

While 131 may look a touch on the light side for a final, it is exactly what Sixers put up in the semi-final, and we know what happened then. Ellyse Perry - finishing with 777 runs in the season - managed only one boundary today, which suggests that this isn't the most straightforward pitch, and more than that, heaps praise on the Brisbane Heat bowling attack. They realised that since they were playing on a used surface keeping the pace off was the way to go and it proved a fine tactic. Delissa Kimmince was excellent (2 for 25). So was Grace Harris (3 for 23) who was tipped as a once in a generation player ahead of the match. She'll be out there again to open the batting shortly and Dane van Niekerk, who smashed 32 off only 15 balls, will also be doing battle once more, this time with her very-hard-to-get-away left-arm spin.

19.6
W
GM Harris to Smith, OUT, stumped! Harris does well to keep tossing the ball up. Smith steps out, but she's reaching out for the ball, misses it and Mooney does the rest

LG Smith st †Mooney b GM Harris 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.5
1
GM Harris to van Niekerk, 1 run, drags a very full and very slow delivery from outside off to deep midwicket with a sweep
19.4
2
GM Harris to van Niekerk, 2 runs, down the track to lift a flighted delivery outside off down the ground
19.3
6
GM Harris to van Niekerk, SIX, blistering hitting from van Niekerk. Gets down on one knee and slog sweeps a fairly full delivery over deep midwicket. Superb ability. Superb power
19.2
2
GM Harris to van Niekerk, 2 runs, loopy on middle, she drags into the leg side and a misfield from midwicket running to her left allows a second run
19.1
W
GM Harris to Kapp, OUT, steps out to launch it over extra cover, but doesn't quite get so much on the ball. Kirby Short backtracks from cover and makes a tough catch look easy on a day her team-mates were dropping dollies

M Kapp c Short b GM Harris 7 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | SS-W: 120/5 | RR: 6.31

  • Dane van Niekerk21 (11b)
  • Marizanne Kapp7 (8b)
  • Delissa Kimmince4-0-25-2
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-28-1
18.6
6
Kimmince to van Niekerk, SIX, launches it! The Sixers have got the T20 memo! It's a length ball. Its down leg. it's poor from Kimmince - the law of averages meant she was always going to bowl one bad ball in this exceptional spell - and van Niekerk punishes her with a full swing of the bat, sending it over square leg
18.5
4
Kimmince to van Niekerk, FOUR, full toss down leg, van Niekerk does the sensible thing and lifts it over short fine leg. Excellent cricket
18.4
1
Kimmince to Kapp, 1 run, pushes it down to long-on
18.3
0
Kimmince to Kapp, no run, shapes for the lap sweep to a ball only just pitching outside leg and it skirts past the stumps into the keeper's gloves and then out of them
18.2
1
Kimmince to van Niekerk, 1 run, back of a length on off stump, taps to midwicket
18.1
1
Kimmince to Kapp, 1 run, another slower ball and another mis-hit as Kapp closes the face too early and pops out a leading edge to the right of the bowler

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | SS-W: 107/5 | RR: 5.94

  • Marizanne Kapp5 (5b)
  • Dane van Niekerk10 (8b)
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-28-1
  • Delissa Kimmince3-0-12-2
17.6
1
Jonassen to Kapp, 1 run, dropped by long-on running in. It's Wolvaardt down there, settling underneath the mis-hit from countrymate Kapp, who is reaching in front of her for the ball, deceived by the lack of pace. The top edge results. Goes straight up. Simple chance but it goes down again
17.5
0
Jonassen to Kapp, no run, backs away to cut the short delivery off middle stump to point
17.4
2
Jonassen to Kapp, 2 runs, carves the full and wide delivery past cover
17.3
1
Jonassen to van Niekerk, 1 run, good length ball keeps coming into her instead of spinning away as Jonassen's stock ball does. A surprised van Niekerk taps it towards midwicket
17.2
4
Jonassen to van Niekerk, FOUR, pulls the short ball away to the boundary between square leg and midwicket
17.1
1
Jonassen to Kapp, 1 run, full and outside off, she drives to long-off

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SS-W: 98/5 | RR: 5.76

  • Marizanne Kapp1 (1b)
  • Dane van Niekerk5 (6b)
  • Delissa Kimmince3-0-12-2
  • Haidee Birkett2-0-15-0
16.6
1
Kimmince to Kapp, 1 run, nudges through midwicket
16.5
W
Kimmince to Burns, OUT, gooooneeee! And it's superb work from Mooney behind the stumps! Burns is spectacular with the sweeps - here she goes for the reverse, connecting very very well with the shot, but the wicketkeeper spots it, dives to her right and picks up a stunner. Heat are all over the Sixers!

EA Burns c †Mooney b Kimmince 12 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

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Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6BL MooneyGM Harris
2nd8BL MooneySJ Johnson
3rd84KL ShortBL Mooney
4th4JL JonassenBL Mooney
5th1JL JonassenJE Dooley
6th13L HarrisJE Dooley
7th10L WolvaardtL Harris
8th6DM KimminceL Harris