Brisbane Heat secure finals billet by ruling seven-over game

Brisbane Heat secured a WBBL finals spot with a nine-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars in a rain-affected fixture. Intensity's bowlers tore through Stars' top-request players in a match diminished to seven overs a side at Brisbane's Allan Line Field. Stars made only 46 for 6 in the wake of losing their underlying four wickets in a three-run length - Intensity pair Lucy Hamilton and commander Jess Jonassen took two wickets each in 10 balls. Heat traveled to 47 for 1 from 5.2 overs - they can't miss the finals and stay serious areas of strength for an of squeezing best position from stepping stool pioneers Sydney Thunder. They joined Melbourne Rebels on 12 focuses, one behind Thunder. Mavericks play Roar on Saturday in their last game before the finals while Intensity's last match is against Sydney Sixers on Sunday. After weighty downpour deferred the beginning on Friday night, the last-set Stars scored 21 for 0 from their underlying two overs. Yet, Intensity's 18-year-old speedy Hamilton - who annihilated Stars five days prior while taking 5 for 8 - again turned victimizer. She asserted two wickets in three balls and, next finished, captain Jonassen gathered two more. Heat were untroubled in their run pursue: Elegance Harris set the vibe by smacking the initial three chunks of the innings for four. She and sister and Laura Harris put on 34 for the principal wicket as Intensity traveled to triumph.