Cricket - Women's Cricket Second T20 International - England v Australia - The Oval, London, Britain - July 5, 2023 Australia's Tahlia May McGrath drops the catch of England's Sophia Dunkley Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo
(Reuters) - 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.
After opting to bat, captain Tahlia McGrath (38) and Laura Wolvaardt (39) combined for a 66-run partnership to take Adelaide to 125-5.
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.
"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.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
