The Cricketer recaps the 10th round of group matches as the pursuit of the top four continues to hot up...
Sydney Sixers fell to a fourth straight defeat after Adelaide Strikers mounted a fine comeback to win at Drummoyne Oval.
Ellyse Perry took 3-14 as Strikers were reduced to 51 for 5 and faced an insipid total.
Tegan McPharlin struck 41 from 26 balls to help them to 119 for 8, a total which still looked more than achievable.
Sixers were without Ashleigh Gardner due to a concussion suffered while fielding from the first ball of the match.
At 45 for 1, Sixers were going along nicely despite having seen Alyssa Healy depart but they lost Perry, Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk for just 15.
Megan Schutt then came back to rip through the middle-order, getting rid of Angela Reakes, helping to run-out Gardner's replacement Molly Darke and then removing Jodie Hicks first ball.
That spell left Sixers needing 23 from the last two overs, with Sarah Coyte and Tahlia McGrath combining to secure the 14-run success.
Courtney Webb's maiden WBBL fifty came at a VERY good time!
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The defending champions claimed the most one-sided victory of the 2020-21 season so far after thrashing Hurricanes by 10 wickets at Sydney Showground Stadium.
Two wickets apiece for captain Jess Jonassen and Nicola Hancock saw Hurricanes bowled out for just 82 in less than 18 overs.
Indeed, Corinne Hall's side were going along well at 25 for 0 in 19 balls, but the departure of Rachel Priest for 14, bowled by Jonassen, sparked an extraordinary collapse. All 10 wickets fell for just 57, with each of Heat's seven bowlers getting in on the act.
Heat were coy in the chase, reaching 21 at the end of the powerplay. But Georgia Redmayne put the hammer down, smashing an unbeaten 61 from 33 balls to help claim victory with 8.2 overs still to be bowled.
A third straight win for Heat puts them in the box seat for a playoffs spot, while Hurricanes are one off the bottom and possess a damaging net run-rate.
Perth Scorchers are the form team in the Women's Big Bash League after claiming a fourth win in succession against Sydney Thunder.
Sophie Devine (45), Beth Mooney (26) and Chloe Piparo (30) were the chief scorers as they reached 131 for 8 from their 20 overs.
Though devoid of a fully-fit Devine, who went off during the chase with a back injury after bowling three overs largely in pain, Thunder's chase never got off the ground.
Tammy Beaumont fell for just a single in the opening over and though Heather Knight made a run-a-ball 4 the England skipper lacked support.
Heather Graham derailed the chase with 3-22 while there were also two wickets each for Nicole Bolton and the hamstrung Devine, who will miss the mid-week clash with Melbourne Stars.
Thunder stuttered to 97 all out, with only three batters contributing more than six. They haven't won since overcoming Hurricanes by a single run back on November 8.
Jess Jonassen gets a wicket with her first delivery! Yesterday's hero Rachel Priest departs early.
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Stars suffered their first defeat of the 2020-21 Women's Big Bash after city rivals Renegades claimed an unlikely win via a super over.
The league leaders looked set for a seventh win in a row after registering 165 for 8 from their 20 overs. Meg Lanning top-scored once again, with 41, while Mignon du Preez struck 40.
Reduced to 40 for 3, Renegades looked to be heading to a fourth successive defeat but Courtney Webb had other ideas, hitting 54 from 33 balls including a two from the final delivery to secure a tie.
The tournament's leading wicket-taker Nat Sciver couldn't weave her magic, being dispatched for a four and six by Lizelle Lee as Renegades set 17 to win.
It proved too much for Lanning and Du Preez - despite the latter clattering the penultimate ball for a maximum - as Renegades emerged victorious thanks to Sophie Molineux keeping her cool, to keep their top-four hopes alive.
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