Target was to take the team past 120-run mark, says Laura Kimmince after match-winning innings

“Honestly, my head was up at the scoreboard going to get us a 100 and then probably to 120 to give something to defend against,” Kimmince said after their win against the Megan Schutt-led Strikers.

Batting first, Heat lost opener, Georgia Redmayne, early before Grace Harris and Jess Jonassen steadied the ship. However, three quick wickets in the space of nine runs derailed their momentum before Kimmince came into bat in the 16^th over.

The right-hander then bludgeoned a 17-ball 41 laced with four boundaries and three hits over the fence to take the team past the 120-mark. She was out in the penultimate over as Heat finished at 136/7 in 20 overs.

“Probably pretty disappointed batting wise. I think we started off really well, just sort of let us get away a little bit. In saying that, the Strikers bowlers bowled really well in the middle there,” she added. Speaking on her game, the 30-year-old said, “It’s always nice when you get a fully, you practice so much to put it away but it’s actually rare," Kimmince said about the six she hit off Tahlia McGrath.

“I think you actually do it because it’s the last ball you are expecting and that one pretty straight and happy with the hitting. I was trying to watch the ball and hit the ball. My form hasn’t been great recently, probably this game was trying to do what I can do to get back into hitting again and try and help the team,” Kimmince added.

The Jonassen-led side started off on a winning note, getting better of Perth Scorchers. However, rain played spoilsport in the middle before they lost four matches on the trot. However, Heat returned to form beating Sydney Thunder and Strikers. Asked about how such a turnaround was possible, Kimmince was pretty honest.

“I don’t think we didn’t change too much. We started really well in the Perth Game. The rain has hit us a bad time momentum wise. Our batting let us down for few games in the middle there. We are just working on the order out, more matchups to come in and win and today it worked out,” she concluded.