Renegades vs Heat, 2nd Semi-final at Brisbane, WBBL, Dec 07 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Semi-final, Brisbane, December 07, 2019, Women's Big Bash League

Heat won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
38 (23) & 1/25
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end of over 185 runs • 1 wicket
BH-W: 166/6CRR: 9.22 
Kirby Short4 (2b 1x4)
Sammy-Jo Johnson6 (4b 1x4)
Carly Leeson 3-0-31-1
Erica Kershaw 1-0-10-1

4:49pm The reigning champions have made it into the final. And it will be a home final for them against Adelaide Strikers, who have never won this title before. Heat will be thrilled with this result, even if it got a little clumsy at the end. Maddy Green's fireworks at the start and her 69 run stand with Mooney set the tone perfectly for what was a challenging target. Strano got them both in two balls, but Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris came out attacking nonetheless and kept the momentum going. And then they exploded against some wayward bowling from the Renegades. Six sixes between them and an 80-run stand. A big, big win with two overs to spare. Jess Jonassen is the Player of the Match. Thanks for joining us, see you tomorrow!

17.6
4
Leeson to Short, FOUR runs

driven to the point boundary. The captain hits the winning runs and Brisbane Heat are into the final. Length ball wide outside off, reaches out and scythes it

17.5
Leeson to Short, no run

length on leg stump, pushed into the leg side on the front foot

17.4
1
Leeson to Johnson, 1 run

length on middle, chipped into the midwicket region with soft hands

17.3
Leeson to Johnson, no run

full and very wide outside off. Looks to drive, trickles into the leg side off the inside half

17.2
W
Leeson to Harris, OUT

taken at long-on. Length on off stump, jumps down the pitch and looks to launch it over long-on. It's a big boundary that side and she doesn't clear it this time. But it's a match-defining knock from Grace Harris

Grace Harris c Wareham b Leeson 42 (27b 2x4 4x6) SR: 155.55
17.1
Leeson to Harris, no run

full and wide outside off. Looks to drive and gets it back to the bowler off the inside edge

end of over 1710 runs • 1 wicket
BH-W: 161/5CRR: 9.47 RRR: 1.00
Sammy-Jo Johnson5 (2b 1x4)
Grace Harris43 (25b 2x4 4x6)
Erica Kershaw 1-0-10-1
Molly Strano 4-0-28-4
16.6
4
Kershaw to Johnson, FOUR runs

full on off stump, swept along the floor to deep square's right, and beats her big slide to big applause from the home crowd

16.5
1
Kershaw to Harris, 1 run

loopy full toss on middle stump. Swept firmly to deep square

16.4
Kershaw to Harris, no run

short and turning away outside off, cut to cover

16.3
1
Kershaw to Johnson, 1 run

full on middle stump, swiped across the line to deep square

16.2
W
Kershaw to Amelia Kerr, OUT

taken at cover point. Finally lands one and at her pace, the batsman has to put in all the power. Gets to the pitch outside off and looks to hit hard, but can't keep it along the floor. Good low catch to the right

Amelia Kerr c Webb b Kershaw 3 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75
16.1
2
Kershaw to Amelia Kerr, 2 runs

tossed up at middle stump, steps out and meets it as a full toss. Slog to deep square's left

Free hit for Kerr

16.1
2nb
Kershaw to Harris, (no ball) 1 run

taken on the midwicket boundary! It's a generous, loopy full toss outside off. But is it under the waist? They're checking. She's looked to pull that and got it off the high part of the bat...and replays confirm that was above the waist. She'll stay on

end of over 162 runs • 2 wickets
BH-W: 151/4CRR: 9.43 RRR: 3.25
Amelia Kerr1 (2b)
Grace Harris41 (22b 2x4 4x6)
Molly Strano 4-0-28-4
Georgia Wareham 3-0-33-0

End of the spell for the league's highest wicket taker this season. 26 wickets.

15.6
Strano to Amelia Kerr, no run

short on off stump, backs away and cuts to point

15.5
1
Strano to Harris, 1 run

high full toss on the body. Looks to pull and gets it off the cue end towards mid-on as he looks to pull

Two ball left in her spell. Strano has a five-for in T20 international cricket...

15.4
1
Strano to Amelia Kerr, 1 run

length on middle stump, nudged to midwicket off the back foot

15.3
W
Strano to Laura Harris, OUT

that's plumb. A fourth for Strano. Harris looks to play the reverse ramp and gets in a terrible position. Rapped right in front of middle stump on the thigh

Laura Harris b Strano 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
15.2
Strano to Laura Harris, no run

full and wide outside off. Steps out and is forced to reach out and jam that back down

Laura Harris comes out, the siblings have a chance to take their team home together

15.1
W
Strano to Jonassen, OUT

yorked! Strano with the impact again. Full and drifted in at middle stump. She exposes her stumps to make room, but that is an awkward length. Tries to jam it through the off side and loses middle stump

Jess Jonassen b Strano 38 (23b 3x4 2x6) SR: 165.21
end of over 1515 runs
BH-W: 149/2CRR: 9.93 RRR: 3.00
Grace Harris40 (21b 2x4 4x6)
Jess Jonassen38 (22b 3x4 2x6)
Georgia Wareham 3-0-33-0
Lea Tahuhu 4-0-24-0
14.6
Wareham to Harris, no run

short of a length and just outside off, chopped uppishly to short third

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