Ultimately, it’s this over-reliance on the openers that might cost the Strikers against a powerful Sixers’ team.

Despite finishing first, the Sixers will travel to Adelaide to face the Strikers in the second semi-final due to the match being scheduled as a pre-cursor to the BBL semi-final.

Last time they met:

The two teams have met twice in the past week, with the Sixers comfortably winning both encounters. Healy was the difference between the two sides with the bat, and Sarah Coyte has been the pick of the bowlers, which is remarkable since last weekend was her first two WBBL matches since coming out of retirement. The Strikers struggled in both matches, but Sophie Devine did dominate the first match with the bat, scoring 70 off 45.

Player to watch: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)

After a slow start, where she scored just 118 runs in the first nine matches, Healy has kicked into gear at the business end of the season. She’s scored two 50s and one century in her last five innings, almost single-handedly winning three matches for Adelaide. The Strikers were unable to stop her when the two teams met last weekend, with Healy scoring 169 runs in two innings. Given that the rest of Sydney’s batting line-up struggled against the Strikers, dismissing Healy will be crucial to Adelaide’s hopes.