WBBL Eliminator: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers @ Adelaide Oval 6.40pm local (7.10pm AEDT)

[Toe Poke]

Scorecard here:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1269111.html
or
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...s-women-eliminator-1269111/live-cricket-score

Tournament stats for both teams:

Brisbane
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e..._team.html?id=14033;team=5635;type=tournament

Adelaide
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e..._team.html?id=14033;team=5647;type=tournament

Squads:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Brisbane_Heat_WBBL_season#Squad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Adelaide_Strikers_WBBL_season#Squad

Brisbane possible team:

+ Redmayne
G Harris
Voll
L Kimmince
Hinkley
Johnston
Jonassen
De Klerk
Hancock
Sippel
P Yadav

(also in squad: Knott, Bosch, Cooke, Prestwidge)

Adelaide possible team:

Mack
Van Niekerk
Wolvaardt
McGrath
Penna
Patterson
+ McPharlin
Wellington
Coyte
Schutt
D Brown

(also in squad: Barsby, O'Neil, Dixon, Bryson-Smith)

Darcie Brown missed the Strikers last match (not sure why) and Barsby took her place.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Brown was just rested but Penna could miss with her recurring shoulder issue.

Might be a bit of rain in Adelaide throughout the day, doesn't seem like it should be much of an issue by game time.

 

[Toe Poke]

Brown was just rested but Penna could miss with her recurring shoulder issue.

Might be a bit of rain in Adelaide throughout the day, doesn't seem like it should be much of an issue by game time.

Adelaide have been fairly settled throughout the tournament, with only 12 players used. Of these, 8 players have played all 14 matches.

Assuming a like-for-like replacement, O'Neil would be the best replacement for Penna.

O'Neil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_O'Neil
https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/annie-o-neil-1173523

Or they could just play an extra bowler (Barsby) as they did when Penna missed some matches recently.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Actually favour Adelaide as frankly who knows what you’ll get with Brisbane

 

[Toe Poke]

Brisbane Heat team:

Redmayne (wk), Harris, Voll, Hinkley, Kimmince, Jonassen (c),
Bosch, de Klerk, Hancock, Sippel, Yadav

Adelaide Strikers team:

van Niekerk, Mack, Wolvaardt, McGrath (c), Patterson, Penna,
Wellington, McPharlin (wk), Coyte, Schutt, Brown

https://twitter dot com/7Cricket/status/1463410244629975042

 

[Teen Wolf]

Peculiar choice at the toss with the Heat's chasing yips resurfacing on Friday, though the Strikers did score 175 batting first on Sunday and still lose.

 

[The hands of stone]

Heat getting absolutely strangled here

 

[Toe Poke]

I caught a part of the (Ch 7) commentary team's interview with AJ Wellington, who mentioned "long balls".

Maybe I missed part of the interview where context was provided. But I'm having a bit of trouble working out what "long balls" are.
Is it just bowling from well behind the popping crease?

 

[corbies]

I caught a part of the (Ch 7) commentary team's interview with AJ Wellington, who mentioned "long balls".

Maybe I missed part of the interview where context was provided. But I'm having a bit of trouble working out what "long balls" are.
Is it just bowling from well behind the popping crease?

Yes.

 

[Crashy]

5 fa off 2.4 overs

great stuff

 

[Teen Wolf]

Strano 5/15 are the best WBBL figures, surely got that wrapped up.

 

[Cleavy]

not going to be much of a target to chase...

 

[Crashy]

100 would not be an easy chase

 

[Crashy]

Yadav will have the ball rolling on the ground

 

[Crashy]

Heat will win

 

[Teen Wolf]

Yadav might get good turn but there also seemed to be no shortage of bounce for Wellington. Didn't look like de Klerk is going to be able bowl, so that throws another spanner in the works (at least they picked Bosch in that revolving door spot though).

 

[Teen Wolf]

Then again de Klerk is out there fielding, tough cookie.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Maybe much fewer people are watching and attending than ideal but weeknight WBBL (especially the proper prime time televised stuff) is a delight, even for a bit of a thrashing.

Anyway, these last two seasons of finals bomb outs by the Heat go to show why the supporting acts need to remember their place... don't piss off your best player, they come in handy for these big games!