Sarah Coyte struck the winning boundary off the final ball of the innings as Sydney Sixers beat Brisbane Heat by four wickets at Allan Border Field, in the third match of WBBL 12. It is the first result of the tournament to go down to the final ball.
Brisbane Heat posted 154 for 5, built around half-centuries from Georgia Redmayne (58 off 44) and Charli Knott (57 off 47), giving their bowlers a total that looked competitive on a ground not known for easy boundaries.
Chasing 155, Ellyse Perry top-scored with 58 to keep Sydney Sixers in touch through the middle of the chase, but the required run rate climbed as the innings wore on and the result came down to the final over. Sarah Coyte, batting in the lower order, hit the boundary needed off the last ball to get Sydney Sixers home at 157 for 6, and was named alongside Perry as central to the win.
Coming just two days into a 43-match season, this is the kind of result that tends to shift early net-run-rate calculations more than most, giving Sydney Sixers a confidence boost and leaving Brisbane Heat to reflect on a total that should have been defensible. Both sides' bowling and fielding units will face early scrutiny over how a target under 155 came down to the very last delivery.
Ellyse Perry's 58 reinforces her standing as one of the safest top-order picks in this year's WBBL fantasy pool, while Sarah Coyte's finishing cameo is worth tracking as a lower-order points source for Sydney Sixers in tight chases. Georgia Redmayne and Charli Knott's half-centuries also make them worth monitoring for Brisbane Heat in the matches ahead.
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