Charli Knott hits 104 as Brisbane Heat beat Adelaide Strikers by 14 runs

Charli Knott scored 104 from 61 balls to lead Brisbane Heat to a 14-run Women's Big Bash League victory over Adelaide Strikers at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney on Thursday. Brisbane posted 184-4 after being asked to bat, before Adelaide finished on 170-5. BBC Sport's scorecard confirmed the result, while CricTracker named Knott as player of the match.

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Knott's innings included 12 fours and four sixes, with the boundaries accounting for 72 of her runs. The batting figures published by Hisporty showed that she supplied more than half of Brisbane's total before being run out. Grace Harris contributed 22 from 18 balls, while Georgia Redmayne made seven and Yastika Bhatia scored 16.

Brisbane also received late contributions from Annie O'Neil and Orla Prendergast, who finished unbeaten on 13 from seven deliveries and 16 from six respectively. Sophie Ecclestone returned Adelaide's most economical figures, taking 1-18 from four overs. Eleanor Larosa took the other wicket credited to a bowler, with two Brisbane batters run out. Megan Schutt and Amanda-Jade Wellington each conceded 36 runs from four overs without taking a wicket, according to Hisporty's scorecard.

Adelaide's chase was built around Laura Wolvaardt and Madeline Penna. CricTracker recorded Wolvaardt's 75 from 48 balls, including nine fours, and Penna's 68 from 45, which featured seven fours and four sixes. Their combined 143 runs accounted for most of Adelaide's response, but the remaining batters could not provide enough to reach Brisbane's target of 185.

Maia Bouchier was dismissed without scoring, and Tahlia McGrath made 13 before being caught off Sarah Glenn. Glenn also removed Wolvaardt, caught by Knott, and finished with 2-19 from four overs. Those figures made her the most economical of Brisbane's seven bowlers. Lucy Hamilton took 1-26 from her four overs, including the wicket of Bouchier.

Harris dismissed Bridget Patterson for four and Penna for 68, returning 2-19 from two overs. Knott added four overs costing 26 runs without a wicket to her century and catch. Adelaide completed its full allocation of 20 overs but remained 14 runs short of Brisbane's total.