Adelaide Strikers sealed their maiden Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) title with a 10-run win over Sydney Sixers at the North Sydney Oval on Saturday.
All-rounder Deandra Dottin smashed an unbeaten 🀅52 off 37 balls, including 2 sixes and 6 fours, as the Strikers finished their innings on 147-5.
In reply, the Sixers lost their top-order batters for just 16 runs inside the first six overs. Captain Ellyse Perry and Nicole Bolton then added 62 runs for the fifth wicket. With the rising required run rate, they too faltered in t𝄹he middle and were back in the dugout by 🍌the 15 over.
Perry & Co. were eventually bundled out for 137, and Strikers – playing their third consecutive final – lifted the WBBL trophy for the first time in the tournament history.
Brief Scores: A🌞delaide Strikers 147/5 in 20 overs (Deandra Dottin 52 not out, Sophie Ecclestone 2/19) beat Sydney Sixers 137 in 20 overs (Ellyse Perry 33, Darcie Brown 2/15) by 10 runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Stats, home ground advantage, record form all go out the window when it comes to a grand final and the proved that tonight. Superb e🐼ffort and congrats to all.
— Mel Jones (@meljones_33)
Special stuff!
Savour it, 💙
— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL)
A crucial half-century with the bat, and the key wickets of Bates and Gardner in her first over…
Deandra Dottin is the Player of the Match!
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)
Adela🔯ide Strikers wins their maiden WBBL title. They beat Sydney Sixers by 10 runs in the fi🧸nal.
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
WBBL|08 CHAMPIONS! 🏆
— Adelaide Strikers (@StrikersBBL)
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Congratul⭕ations to Women on ♊taking out their first title!
— Peter Malinauskas (@PMalinauskasMP)
The Adel🔯aide Strikers go all the way! Congratu🍰lations to the new WBBL Champions 🏆
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz)
Winners of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)
🏆2015/16 – Sydney Thunder
🏆2016/17 – Sydney Sixers
🏆2017/18 – Sydney Sixers
🏆2018/19 – Brisbane Heat
🏆2019/20 – Brisbane Heat
🏆2020/21 – Sydney Thunder
🏆2021/22 – Perth Scorchers
🏆2022/23 – Adelaide Strikers— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
