The Sydney Sixers needed two runs off the last ball against Brisbane Heat — and Sarah Coyte found the boundary. Sixers won by four wickets with zero balls to spare at Allan Border Field on Friday night.
It looked easy when Ellyse Perry smashed 58 off 38 and the Sixers reached 103 for 1. Then they fell apart. Four wickets for 27 runs, and suddenly the Heat were favourites. Alice Capsey’s unbeaten 21 off 14 dragged the chase back, but it still came down to five runs off the final over from Lucy Hamilton. She bowled beautifully, Erin Burns was run out on the penultimate ball, and Coyte walked in under full pressure — then squeezed the last ball past backward point for four.
Earlier, Heat’s Georgia Redmayne (58) and Charli Knott (57) put on 97 to reach 117 for 1 in the 15th over. Ashleigh Gardner (2-25) broke the stand, and the Heat managed just 37 in the last five overs to finish 154 for 5.
That is heartbreak for the Heat. Their WBBL winless streak has stretched beyond 700 days, and even the commentators hailed Hamilton’s “magnificent death bowling” in a losing cause.
The Sixers now host the Hobart Hurricanes at Drummoyne Oval, while the Heat face Sydney Thunder at the same venue earlier in the day. Cricinfo has the full match report.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was the result of Heat vs Sixers in WBBL 12?
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets, chasing 155 with Sarah Coyte hitting the winning boundary off the final ball. Brisbane Heat: 154 for 5, Sydney Sixers: 157 for 6.
Who was Player of the Match?
Ellyse Perry, for her 58 off 38 balls at the top of the order that set up the Sixers’ chase.