Wellington Blaze will appear in their seventh straight Dream11 Super Smash Grand Final after clinching the women's top qualifier berth this afternoon with a comfortable, eight-wicket win over Northern Brave.
The Final will be on Sunday 28 January 2024, with a venue yet to be confirmed pennding the final league results.
The Blaze has won four of those six most recent title fights, with the Canterbury Magicians pipping them in 2020/21 and again last summer - but the heat is now on the Magicians to qualify for the sudden death 2v3 Elimination Final this summer with the Central Hinds and Otago Sparks both ahead of the Magicians on the ladder.
In a match reduced to 17 overs per side, Blaze's victory at the Cello Basin Reserve came courtesy of a Melie Kerr half century as the WHITE FERN's outrageous form continues with both bat and ball.
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Captain Kerr, fresh off two five-wicket bags (the two best hauls in the team's history) again stood up with an unbeaten 73* off 49 balls to chase down Northern Brave's 118/8.
While Kerr leads the way, the rest of her team and firing, too. Look out, whoever meets the Blaze in the Grand Final! Watch this space...