In Match 17 of the 2026 Women’s Big Bash League at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on November 10, Adelaide Strikers defeated Hobart Hurricanes by four wickets while chasing a score of 139. Adelaide’s season record is now 2-2 after Sophie Ecclestone scored the game-winning boundary off the final delivery. Adelaide’s Sophie Ecclestone broke the hearts of the Hurricanes by smashing spinner Molly Strano to the boundary over mid-off when they needed four off the final ball to win.
After a similarly close loss against Melbourne Renegades that also contained a no-ball issue, Hobart’s losing streak now stands at five games. The result came painfully on the last ball. Hobart has now lost two straight last-ball games in the competition.
The four-wicket loss at a frigid Bellerive Oval on Tuesday night extended the reigning champs’ losing streak to five games this season. Hobart would probably need to win all five of their remaining games in order to have any chance of finishing in the top four. Following a thrilling no-ball match against the Melbourne Renegades, it was the Hurricanes’ second consecutive last-ball defeat.
Throughout the innings, a number of batters contributed to the Strikers’ chase. Emma de Broughe produced a controlled knock of 41 off 37 balls to keep Adelaide in contention through the middle overs, while Maia Bouchier scored 26 off 19 balls to create early momentum.
Before being caught off the fifth-to-last delivery, Laura Wolvaardt added 27 from 27 balls, leaving the equation close going into the last ball. Ecclestone came up and hit the boundary to seal the victory with four runs remaining. During the Hurricanes’ innings, Ecclestone also made a contribution with the ball, returning figures of 1 for 37, including the crucial removal of Lee.
