WBBL round-up: Heat hang on, Devine's wins another Super Over, Sixers slump again, Thunder off the mark

Dominant half-centuries from Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne have helped Brisbane Heat regain top spot on the WBBL table after a tight win over Hobart Hurricanes in Launceston.

Mignon du Preez gave Heat a fright in the chase making 73 from 49 balls, but Jess Jonassen took 3 for 25 as the Heat held on by 14 runs.

Harris became the WBBL's leading runscorer with 75 from 51 balls while Redmayne continued her excellent form making 64 from 50 deliveries. The Heat openers piled on a 140-run partnership in just 15 overs. Harris had enough time left to reach three figures after thrashing six fours and two sixes, but she was run out having been sent back by Redmayne attempting an ambitious second run.

The run out stalled Heat's momentum as they scored just 30 runs from the last 29 balls. Redmayne was out off the last ball of the 19th over, having struck nine boundaries in her 64.

Hurricanes' chase got off to a disastrous start with Rachel Priest and Ruth Johnston falling cheaply in the powerplay, with Jonassen claiming the key scalp of the Hurricanes captain. Mignon du Preez held the innings together with an outstanding innings that kept the Hurricanes in it. The South African veteran got great support from Nicola Carey during an 87-run stand. They reduced the chase to just 34 from 21. But du Preez was strangled down the leg side off Anneke Bosch.

Carey fell three balls later to all but end the Hurricanes' hopes. Heat held their nerve with Jonassen returning in the 19th over to pick up a third wicket. Nicola Hancock had 18 runs to play with in the final over and picked up three wickets for just four runs to close out the match.

A Super Over. Sophie Devine. You know how this ends, right? For the second time this season Perth Scorchers got across the line the decider and on this occasion it took Devine just two balls - both hit for six against Megan Schutt - to get the job done over Adelaide Strikers who had only been able to muster nine from their six deliveries.

It was tough on Schutt who, in the initial 20-over contest, had made an excellent return in her first game of the season. Her first three overs cost just nine in what was overall a very impressive display by Strikers which also included the outstanding figures of Amanda-Jade Wellington who took 2 for 12 with 14 dot balls.

Wellington's spell ensured Scorchers couldn't really build on an opening stand of 59 between Devine and Beth Mooney. Devine only managed a run-a-ball before falling to a tight stumping call and Wellington would go on to claim both Mooney and Chamari Athapaththu. Scorchers could only make 57 off their last 10 overs.

However, they defending superbly in the field with Lilly Mills' offspin again impressive and at 7 for 88 they were favourites for victory. But Tegan McPharlin and Sarah Coyte took the game deep until two were needed off the last ball but they could only score a single. Marizanne Kapp then did her bit with the ball, aided by a superb boundary save by Alana King fourth ball. Devine did hers with the bat.

Well-paced innings by Harmanpreet Kaur and Jess Duffin followed by an important brace of wickets for Ellie Falconer took Melbourne Renegades top of the table - at least briefly - against a Sydney Sixers sides heading the opposition direction.

After Renegades lost two wickets in the powerplay things were rebuilt by Harmanpreet and Jemimah Rodrigues as the pair added 51 in six overs. That was aided by Harmanpreet's brisk start as she was 14 off three balls having dispatched a free hit from Stella Campbell for six second delivery. She eventually fell to India team-mate Radav Yadav but Duffin, who struck two wickets, took 17 off the final over from Nicole Bolton.

Sixers had restructured their batting order with a return to opening for Ellyse Perry but they stumbled again. Alyssa Healy missed a wild stoke against Sophie Molineux and Ash Gardner was run out from to leave them 2 for 12. The recovery was sluggish and then came off the rails when Perry picked out long-off and next ball Bolton was run out after poor communication with Shafali Verma who batted at No. 5.

When Angela Reakes fell it was 5 for 50 and almost game over, but Maitlan Brown hit 31 off 20 balls to give Sixers a glimmer. However, that ended when her and Shafali fell in the space of three deliveries to Falconcer although replays showed Shafali was unlucky with the ball having come off her hip to the keeper.

Defending champions Sydney Thunder got their first win of the season on the board with an impressive performance in the field.

Thunder's five main bowlers all played a part after they had made 5 for 133 based around a second-wicket stand 89 between Tahlia Wilson and Phoebe Litchfield. Samantha Bates was named player of the match for her 2 for 14 in a spell that included 12 dot balls and the wicket of Meg Lanning. Issy Wong, the English overseas bowler, produced a gem of a delivery to clean up Annabel Sutherland as Stars struggled in the powerplay.

Elyse Villani and Maia Bouchier gave a platform but the pair fell in the space of three deliveries - Bouchier lbw to Bates and Villani missing a pull against Sammy-Jo Johnson - which derailed their chances. Deepti Sharma then claimed three wickets including a pair of return catches.

After he first significant score of the tournament against Melbourne Renegades, Smriti Mandhana fell cheaply as she chipped to mid-on. Litchfield played out a maiden against Sutherland but got herself going with a pair of boundaries in the allrounder's next over. She was one short of fifty when a lofted drive found long-on but Wilson was about to reach a maiden WBBL fifty from 49 balls.