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So that will be that for the day from the Bellerive Oval, or the Blundstone Arena as it is also called! Brisbane Heat Women move up to second place now with this win but as for the Sydney Thunder Women, their hopes of making the last four are all but over. This is the pair of Bidipto and Divyansh saying good bye, but now is your time to switch tabs and follow the crucial T20 World Cup match between Australia and Afghanistan to find out if the hosts stay alive or not, and how, here at Sportskeeda!
Match Summary-
Brisbane Heat Women win by 14 runs.
Sydney Thunder Women: 149/9 (20.0) Sammy-Jo Johnson 41 (41) | Phoebe Litchfield 39 (22) Jess Jonassen 3/20 (4.0) | Courtney Sippel 3/27 (4.0)
The Heats win the match comfortably in the end, thanks to the Harris-Redmayne show in the first innings. They put up a good total after deciding to bat first.
Sippel started off the bowling with a wicket on the first ball, and then came the 70 run partnership between Litchfield and Sammy-Jo, Litchfield was run out quite early but a poor decision from the umpire deemed her not out. She went on to play a brilliant 39 run innings and right when she was looking to change gears she was run out because of a misunderstanding.
There was no comeback after that, as it was the last shift in momentum in the game. Heats comfortably bowled out the overs since that run out. Haynes tried her best but no other batter looked to stay on the crease for long. They lost 6 wickets in the last 4 overs, looking to play big shots and getting out under the scoreboard pressure.
Sippel and Jonassen got 3 wickets each, Kerr came back well after getting hit for 20 in her first 2, she ended her spell with 1/29. The duo of Harris and Redmayne got the most important run out of Litchfield.
Heats go second in the points table as this is a massive win for them. Thunders are almost out of the tournament with the loss.
20
overs
149/9score
1
1
W
1
1
W
runs
Tahlia Wilson
2(2)
Belinda Vakarewa*
1(2)
Jess Jonassen
3/20
19.6 Jess Jonassen to Belinda Vakarewa, GONE! BRISBANE HEAT WOMEN WIN! SYDNEY THUNDER WOMEN ARE OUT OF CONTENTION FOR THE FINAL FOUR! Fuller and slower outside off, Vakarewa steps down the track, hits it hard but finds the long-off fielder flush and on the full for a good CATCH!
Belinda Vakarewa c Nicola Hancock b Jess Jonassen 1 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
19.5 Jess Jonassen to Tahlia Wilson, short on off, pushed to cover off the crease, for a single this time.
19.4 Jess Jonassen to Belinda Vakarewa, good length ball on off, a top edge again off the big heave, and two fielders in the deep converge to put it down at point for a single!
Belinda Vakarewa, RHB, comes to the crease.
19.3 Jess Jonassen to Hannah Darlington, GONE! Over the wicket, fuller on off, it spins across a touch, Darlington goes for the almighty swing across the line by stepping out, misses and gets STUMPED comfortably!
Hannah Darlington st Georgia Redmayne b Jess Jonassen 8 (6b, 1x4, 0x6)
19.2 Jess Jonassen to Tahlia Wilson, good length ball on middle, a top edge to deep mid-wicket on one bounce, for a single.
19.1 Jess Jonassen to Hannah Darlington, over the wicket, fuller on the middle-stump line, a big heave to deep mid-wicket, for a solitary run.
Tahlia Wilson, RHB, comes to the crease.
Jess Jonassen (3.0-0-16-1) is back into the attack.
Two wickets from Sippel to complete her spell and leave 19 runs for Jonassen to defend. A simple catch for Jonassen to dismiss Haynes and then Tahuhu is bowled out.
19
overs
146/7score
4
1
1W
1
2
1w
W
runs
Hannah Darlington
8(4)
Lea Tahuhu*
1(2)
Courtney Sippel
3/29
18.6 Courtney Sippel to Lea Tahuhu, OH THAT DID NOT GET UP! Good length ball on the stump-line, it was the leg-cutter, a big heave attempted on the back foot, and a miss and then, the sound of timber behind her! BOWLED!
Lea Tahuhu b Courtney Sippel 1 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
18.6 Courtney Sippel to Lea Tahuhu, slower ball bouncer outside leg and it is a WIDE ball!
18.5 Courtney Sippel to Hannah Darlington, short and wide outside off, hit off the toe end of the bat to mid-off on one bounce, for a quick single in the end!
18.4 Courtney Sippel to Lea Tahuhu, over the wicket, short outside off, bunted with the horizontal bat to cover, for a single.
Lea Tahuhu, RHB, comes to the crease.
18.3 Courtney Sippel to Rachael Haynes, WICKET! Over the wicket, full on middle, Haynes makes a bit of room, mistimes the hit over mid-off and ends up spooning it straight down the throat of the mid-off fielder!
Rachael Haynes c Jess Jonassen b Courtney Sippel 31 (29b, 3x4, 0x6)
18.2 Courtney Sippel to Hannah Darlington, good length slower ball on the pads, tapped to short backward square-leg, for a single only.