Johnson, Barsby power Brisbane Heat into maiden WBBL final
With five needed off the final ball, Brisbane Heat's Haidee Birkett plucked a stunner at deep square off Jess Jonassen to deny Sydney Thunder
18/01Result
1st Semi-Final, Women's Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 19 2019
Player of the Match
18/01Result
1st Semi-Final, Women's Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 19 2019
Player of the Match
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Match Details
Toss
Sydney Thunder Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Brisbane Heat Women advanced
Season
Match days
19 January 2019 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
BRISBANE HEAT WOMEN 140/7 (20 OVERS)
- Sammy-Jo Johnson33 (26)
- Laura Harris*32 (25)
- Stafanie Taylor1/13 (2)
- Samantha Bates1/19 (3)
SYDNEY THUNDER WOMEN 136/7 (20 OVERS)
- Alex Blackwell29 (28)
- Rachel Priest44 (33)
- Jemma Barsby3/23 (2)
- Sammy-Jo Johnson1/12 (4)
Commentator: Ankur Dhawan
END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ST-W: 136/7 (5 runs required, RR: 6.80)
- Maisy Gibson2 (2b)
- Jess Jonassen3-0-31-1
- Jemma Barsby2-0-23-3
2.05pm That's all from us. Do join us for the second WBBL semi-final between the Renegades and Sixers
2.00pm Sammy-Jo Johnson is the Player of the Match for her all-round show that included a 26-ball 33 and a miserly spell of bowling, finishing with figures of 1 for 12 in her four overs
It's Brisbane Heat who have prevailed in that cracker that went down to the last ball, and until Haidee Birkett pulled off a blinder on the square-leg boundary, the match literally hung in the balance. Thunder were cruising around the seventh over mark when Priest and Stalenberg added 56 for the second wicket. Jemma Barsby, who broke that partnership played a pivotal role towards the end, also picking up the crucial scalps of Blackwell, who was looking good to take Thunder home and Farrell, who was bowled first ball.
19.6
W
Jonassen to Carey, OUT, tossed up on leg, slog swept off the middle of the bat, it looked as though we were going into a super over but Haidee Birkett has plucked that out of thin air after making considerable ground to her right from deep squareleg. And that takes Brisbane Heat to their first WBBL final
NJ Carey c Birkett b Jonassen 19 (10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 190.00
19.5
1
Jonassen to Gibson, 1 run, tossed up on leg, chips it to deep midwicket but they only take a single
19.4
1
Jonassen to Carey, 1 run, down the wicket and drilled to long-on but only a single
19.3
4
Jonassen to Carey, FOUR, tossed up, skips down and beats mid-off to keep the match alive
19.2
1
Jonassen to Gibson, 1 run, full on the pads, tucks it away to short fine-leg
19.1
1
Jonassen to Carey, 1 run, tossed up, reverse swept just over the cover fielder but only a single
13 from 6 required
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All Match NewsJohnson, Barsby power Brisbane Heat into maiden WBBL final
With five needed off the final ball, Brisbane Heat's Haidee Birkett plucked a stunner at deep square off Jess Jonassen to deny Sydney Thunder
