Georgia Redmayne made an unbeaten 74 and Orla Prendergast her first WBBL fifty as Brisbane Heat chased 166 with eight wickets and seven balls to spare against Melbourne Stars at Junction Oval, lifting the Heat to third on the ladder.
Melbourne, Australia: Brisbane Heat were 61 for 2 after seven overs, chasing 166 on Thursday, and the target looked like a real test. By the end it looked like nothing of the sort. Redmayne and Prendergast put on an unbeaten 105 for the third wicket to take the Heat to an eight-wicket win over Melbourne Stars, their third in a row, with seven balls in hand.
The Stars’ opening stand
Melbourne Stars batted first and began strongly. Meg Lanning made 52 off 45 balls and Amy Jones 74 off 52, and the pair put on 108 for the first wicket. Georgia Prestwidge then struck 20 off eight balls late on, and the Stars finished on 165 for 5, a total that was competitive but not out of reach.
Redmayne and Prendergast take over
The chase wobbled at the start, but Redmayne settled it. She finished unbeaten on 74 off 50 balls, with 12 boundaries. Prendergast, who had already taken a wicket with the ball, brought up the first WBBL half-century of her career, finishing on 52 not out off 36. Together they added 105 without being separated, taking the Heat home with seven balls to spare.
A ladder that tilts the other way
The win lifts Brisbane Heat to third on the ladder with six points from five matches, and follows their four-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes. The Stars are seventh with two points. They have won only one of their six matches this season, and this was their fifth defeat.
Result, WBBL 12, Junction Oval, Melbourne, 12 November 2026: Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by eight wickets (seven balls remaining). Melbourne Stars: 165 for 5 (Amy Jones 74, Meg Lanning 52). Brisbane Heat: 166 for 2 (Georgia Redmayne 74*, Orla Prendergast 52*).
