Rodrigues and Jonassen help Heat secure challenger spot
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Jemimah Rodrigues and Jess Jonassen both struck 39 as Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers by five wickets to secure a place in the Women's Big Bash Challenger match.
In the final game of the competition's league stage, Heat bowled their opponents out for 140, with Jonassen and Lucy Hamilton taking three wickets apiece.
Heat then chased down their target in 17 overs, with Rodrigues striking her 39 from 22 balls before being caught by Mathilda Carmichael off the bowling of Melie Kerr.
Jonassen then put on 50 for the fifth wicket with opener Georgia Redmayne, and was there to wrap up the victory as she struck Kerr for four.
The pace of their win was not enough to overtake Melbourne Renegades' run-rate at the top of the table, as Heat joined them on 14 points.
The Brisbane side will now face the winner of Wednesday's knockout tie between Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes in the challenger match on Friday, with the victor of that game playing Renegades in the final on Sunday, 1 December.
