Lichfield took Thunders to the last stage of the finals due to his good innings

Phoebe Litchfield controlled Sydney Thunder to inside one win of the WBBL terrific last, helping her side end Hobart Tropical storms' season with a strained six-wicket triumph at Drummoyne Oval. With Thunder pursuing 127 for triumph in the knockout last, they gave off an impression of being in a tough situation with 26 runs expected from the last three overs. Enter Litchfield and Anika Learoyd, who took care of business for the Roar with six balls in excess. The pair took 16 runs off the eighteenth over from Heather Graham, before Litchfield struck Nicola Carey for six off the main bundle of the following over. The 21-year-old was at last bowled attempting to scoop Carey and polish the game off, however when she strolled from the field on 46 the game was actually finished. Litchfield controlled the pursuit serenely, two times breaking the strain by driving Storms' bowlers to the rope when the tension had all the earmarks of being building. She hit five fours in her 36-ball thump with Typhoons left to regret a critical botched befuddling opportunity when Litchfield was on 23 Thunder actually required 42 to win. Her runs came as Learoyd played a supporting hand with an unbeaten 23 from 24, while Chamari Athapaththu hit 31 up top after likewise taking two wickets with the ball. The triumph implies Thunder will play Brisbane Intensity in Friday night's Challenger, with the champ of that to confront the Melbourne Rebels in Sunday's last at the MCG. Elyse Villani had provided Typhoons with a little any desire for triumph with an unbeaten 49 after the Storms had tumbled to 47 for 4 from their initial 10 overs. Athapaththu's 2 for 24 caused the heft of the harm with the ball, bowling Carey for 1 and afterward having Heather Graham discovered slicing to cover cutting on 10. Litchfield additionally took two perfect gets, while Taneale Peschel got the vital wicket of Lizelle Lee for 23. And keeping in mind that Molly Strano's 1 for 8 from four overs and Amy Smith's 1 for 17 from three took steps to choke Thunder, Litchfield was in the end too great subsequent to being offered a subsequent life.