Heat choose to field in grand final rematch

Brisbane Heat have won the bat flip and asked the Adelaide Strikers to bat first in the opening match of Weber WBBL|10.

In a rematch of last year's thrilling decider, both sides will be eyeing off the perfect start to their campaign in the first of three matches in today's triple-header. 

Strikers XI: Katie Mack, Laura Wolvaardt, Madeline Penna, Tahlia McGrath (c), Bridget Patterson (wk), Orla Prendergast, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Jemma Barsby, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Anesu Mushangwe 

 

Heat XI: Georgia Redmayne (wk), Grace Harris, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Jessica Jonassen (c), Charli Knott, Laura Harris, Nadine de Klerk, Sianna Ginger, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Nicola Hancock 

The Heat have named three first-gamers in their XI, including India international Shikha Pandey. 

Leg-spinner Grace Parsons and allrounder Sianna Ginger, both of whom have put in impressive performances for Queensland in the WNCL, also debut. 

There's a newbie for Strikers too: Irish international Orla Prendergast was presented with her first WBBL cap by Katie Mack.