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Heat vs Hurricanes WBBL|12: Bassingthwaighte 3/16, Heat Win

Published on November 8, 2026

Summary Overview: Brisbane Heat beat Hobart Hurricanes by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare in WBBL|12 at Allan Border Field. Player of the Match Lily Bassingthwaighte took 3 for 16, including two wickets in two balls, and Lucy Hamilton 3 for 24 as the Hurricanes made 116 for 9. Annie O'Neil's 32 not out finished the chase.

Who won? Brisbane Heat, by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare at Allan Border Field, Brisbane. The Hurricanes made 116 for 9, and the Heat reached 119 for 6 in 18.2 overs.

Who starred? Lily Bassingthwaighte took 3 for 16, including two wickets in two balls in the second over, and was named Player of the Match. Lucy Hamilton took 3 for 24, and Annie O'Neil finished the chase with 32 not out.

What about the Hurricanes? Heather Graham captained the side, with Nicola Carey missing. Graham took 2 for 20, but the batting never recovered from 13 for 3.

What does it mean? The Heat have now won two in a row after losing their first two. The defending champions, Hobart Hurricanes, have lost all four of their games.

Match Report: The Heat Win the Battle of the Strugglers

For readers new to cricket: in a T20 match, each team bats for up to 20 overs (an over is six legal deliveries). A team wins by wickets when it chases down the target. In the WBBL, the batting team also gets a two-over Power Surge, when fewer fielders are allowed outside the circle.

Hurricanes' Innings: 13 for 3

Heat captain Georgia Redmayne won the toss and chose to bowl, and Lily Bassingthwaighte struck twice in two balls in the second over. She caught and bowled Lizelle Lee and bowled Chamari Athapaththu first ball. When she had Kate Pelle caught by Charli Knott, the Hurricanes were 13 for 3, and they made just 14 in the four-over powerplay.

Rachel Trenaman (25 off 33) and Heather Graham (21) rebuilt with 43, but Lucy Hamilton bowled Graham and Sarah Glenn bowled Trenaman. Orla Prendergast removed Chinelle Henry, and the Hurricanes were 72 for 6.

Maddy Green (24 off 22) and Hayley Silver-Holmes (12) added 26, and Hamilton took two more late wickets to finish with 3 for 24. The Hurricanes ended on 116 for 9.

Heat's Chase: O'Neil Finishes It

Chinelle Henry had Charli Knott, the centurion from the Heat's last game, caught behind for 6, but Grace Harris hit five fours in 24 off 16, and the Heat made 41 for 1 in the powerplay.

The Hurricanes fought back. Isabella Malgioglio bowled Harris, Graham bowled Prendergast, and in the 10th over Redmayne was run out by Linsey Smith, who then trapped Yastika Bhatia (22) lbw next ball. The Heat were 69 for 5.

Annie O'Neil steadied the chase. She added 20 with Hamilton, and after Graham had Hamilton caught, she and Sianna Ginger (10 not out) added an unbroken 30 off 24 balls. The Heat took 20 runs from their Power Surge. O'Neil hit five fours in 32 not out off 28, and the Heat won with 10 balls to spare.

Turning Point: Bassingthwaighte's Second Over

Losing Lee and Athapaththu in consecutive balls left the Hurricanes 6 for 2, and they made just 14 in the powerplay. They never got going, and 116 was not enough.

Stat Corner

Top Performers

Player	Team	Performance
Lily Bassingthwaighte	Brisbane Heat	3 for 16 (4 overs), Player of the Match
Lucy Hamilton	Brisbane Heat	3 for 24 (4 overs), and 8 (11)
Orla Prendergast	Brisbane Heat	2 for 14 (3 overs), and 11 (11)
Annie O'Neil	Brisbane Heat	*32 (28)**, 5 fours
Grace Harris	Brisbane Heat	24 (16), 5 fours, plus a catch
Heather Graham (c)	Hobart Hurricanes	2 for 20 (4 overs), and 21 (23)
Linsey Smith	Hobart Hurricanes	1 for 13 (3 overs), plus a run-out
Rachel Trenaman	Hobart Hurricanes	25 (33)
Maddy Green	Hobart Hurricanes	24 (22), 3 fours

* not out

How the Game Turned

Moment	Score
Bassingthwaighte's two in two	Hurricanes 5 for 0 to 6 for 2
Hurricanes' powerplay	14 for 3 (4 overs)
Trenaman and Graham stand	43 off 43 balls for the 4th wicket
Hurricanes total	116 for 9 (20 overs)
Heat's powerplay	41 for 1 (4 overs)
Two wickets in two balls	69 for 3 to 69 for 5
O'Neil and Ginger stand	30* off 24 balls for the 7th wicket
Heat win	119 for 6 (18.2 overs)

Powerplay Comparison

Team	First 4 overs
Hobart Hurricanes	14 for 3
Brisbane Heat	41 for 1

Playing XIs

Team	Playing XI
Brisbane Heat	Charli Knott, Grace Harris, Yastika Bhatia, Orla Prendergast, Georgia Redmayne (c, wk), Lucy Hamilton, Annie O'Neil, Sianna Ginger, Sarah Glenn, Lily Bassingthwaighte, Catherine White
Hobart Hurricanes	Lizelle Lee (wk), Kate Pelle, Chamari Athapaththu, Rachel Trenaman, Heather Graham (c), Maddy Green, Chinelle Henry, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Molly Strano, Linsey Smith, Isabella Malgioglio

Changes: the Heat were unchanged. The Hurricanes brought in Kate Pelle and Linsey Smith for captain Nicola Carey and Lauren Smith, with Heather Graham taking over the captaincy.

WBBL|12 Table After Match 14

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net Run Rate
Sydney Sixers	3	3	0	6	+1.517
Perth Scorchers	3	3	0	6	+1.468
Sydney Thunder	3	2	1	4	+0.739
Brisbane Heat	4	2	2	4	-0.020
Melbourne Renegades	4	2	2	4	-0.555
Melbourne Stars	4	1	3	2	-0.237
Adelaide Strikers	3	1	2	2	-0.483
Hobart Hurricanes	4	0	4	0	-1.557

Net run rate compares how fast a team scores with how fast its opponents score. A team that is bowled out is counted as having faced its full 20 overs.

What's Next

Match	Date	Fixture	Venue	Local	IST	ET
15	Sun, Nov 8	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	1:40 PM AEDT	8:10 AM	9:40 PM (Sat)
16	Sun, Nov 8	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	5:10 PM AEDT	11:40 AM	1:10 AM
17	Tue, Nov 10	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	7:10 PM AEDT	1:40 PM	3:10 AM
19	Thu, Nov 12	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	Junction Oval, Melbourne	3:40 PM AEDT	10:10 AM	11:40 PM (Wed)