It came down to the very last ball — and Sophie Ecclestone did not miss. The Adelaide Strikers beat the Hobart Hurricanes by four wickets off the final delivery at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Tuesday 10 November 2026, chasing down 139 in a WBBL thriller. Hobart made 5 for 138; Adelaide finished 6 for 139.
Needing four off the last ball, Ecclestone smashed spinner Molly Strano over mid-off for four. It was her second boundary of the final over — a gutsy reverse-sweep for four off her first delivery had swung the momentum back after Laura Wolvaardt fell with ten runs still needed off the last five balls. Ecclestone finished nine not out off three balls.
Hobart captain Nicola Carey had rescued the innings with 66 not out off 53 balls, including nine fours, and passed 2,000 career WBBL runs in the process. Emma de Broughe top-scored for Adelaide with 41 off 37.
The reigning champion Hurricanes are now winless in five matches, and their finals hopes are all but over — they would likely need to win all five remaining games. It was their second last-ball loss in a row after the no-ball drama against the Melbourne Renegades, when the scores were tied at 154 and they were denied a super over.
There was a viral fielding moment too: Hayley Silver-Holmes took a spectacular catch to dismiss Maia Bouchier for 26 off 19. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu was retired out for ten off 26 — the third retired-out batter in the league in five days.
For the Strikers, it was a win built on nerve. For the Hurricanes, it was heartbreak again — a season slipping away one last ball at a time.
It has been a big week for Australian sport, from England’s win over the Wallabies at Twickenham to Champions Stakes Day. The WBBL thriller in Hobart was the latest chapter — decided by one swing, off the very last ball.
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