{"id":186297,"date":"2023-12-02T20:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=186297"},"modified":"2023-12-02T20:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T20:26:01","slug":"adelaide-strikers-nail-biting-win-in-wbbl-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/sport\/adelaide-strikers-nail-biting-win-in-wbbl-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide Strikers’ nail-biting win in WBBL final"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Adelaide Strikers claimed their second straight Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) title on Saturday with a three-run win over Brisbane Heat in a thrilling final that went down to the wire at the Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n
After opting to bat, captain Tahlia McGrath (38) and Laura Wolvaardt (39) combined for a 66-run partnership to take Adelaide to 125-5.<\/p>\n
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Spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington then restricted Brisbane with three wickets, two of which came in the final over. The chase went down to the last ball, with Nicola Hancock only managing a single when she needed to hit a boundary to avoid defeat.<\/p>\n
“We called it last year. We were sitting in the changerooms, we said ‘we’re not done, we want to go back-to-back’. And we’ve had that fight, that determination all year,” McGrath said.<\/p>\n