| Brisbane Heat 197-5 (20 overs): G Harris 54 (33); King 3-30 |
| Perth Scorchers 130-8 (20 overs): Sciver-Brunt 36 (27); Voll 4-18 |
| Brisbane Heat won by 67 runs |
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Brisbane Heat secured their place in the Women’s Big Bash League final with a comfortable 67-run win over Perth Scorchers.
Australia opener Grace Harris struck an entertaining 54 from 33 balls in Heat’s imposing 197-5.
England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt top-scored with 36 in Scorchers’ reply as they limped to 130-8.
Heat will face defending champions Adelaide Strikers in the final on Saturday 2 December.
Heat, who were eliminated from the Challenger in the 2022 tournament, started confidently through Harris and Georgia Redmayne’s opening stand of 69 in 7.3 overs.
Young England batter Bess Heath was not needed with the bat, as Heat’s innings was boosted by lower-order cameos from Laura Harris and Charli Knott, who made 24 from 11 balls and 32 from 14 balls respectively.
Australia leg-spinner Alana King took 3-30 for Scorchers while Sciver-Brunt took 2-29, including the key wicket of opener Harris.
Scorchers’ chase started poorly with England batter Lauren Winfield-Hill falling for 15 in the second over and the tournament’s leading run-scorer, Australian Beth Mooney, departing for 18 in the third.
Heat’s spinners then tore through the middle order with Georgia Voll taking 4-18, Australia’s Jess Jonassen claiming 2-25 and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr finishing with 1-28.
Strikers, who advanced straight to the final after finishing top of the table after the group stage, have England all-rounders Danielle Gibson and uncapped Georgia Adams in their side.
The final will be played at the Adelaide Oval at 8:10 GMT and there will be radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
