Charli Knott Hits 104 off 61 as Brisbane Heat End 706-Day Wait for a WBBL Win
Charli Knott's first WBBL century set up a 14-run win over Adelaide Strikers at Drummoyne Oval on 5 November, the Heat's first victory in the competition since November 2024.
By John · 9 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
A hundred from Charli Knott ended almost two years of waiting for Brisbane Heat. Her 104 off 61 balls, the first century of her WBBL career, set up a 14-run victory over Adelaide Strikers at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney on 5 November, the Heat's first win in the competition for 706 days.
Knott reached three figures from 56 balls and hit 12 fours and four sixes. Her innings carried the Heat to 184 for four from their 20 overs in the 10th match of the season, and her 104 was more than half of that total.
The Strikers’ reply
The Strikers stayed in the chase through Laura Wolvaardt and Madeline Penna, who put on 77 together. Wolvaardt made 75 off 48 balls and Penna 68, but the Strikers finished on 170 for five, 14 runs short.
Sophie Ecclestone took 1/18 from her four overs for the Strikers, a tight spell in a match in which both sides passed 170.
Where the wait began
The Heat's last win before this one came on 29 November 2024, when they beat Sydney Thunder by nine wickets in the Challenger at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
The 2025-26 season brought no wins at all. Across 10 matches that season they lost nine, and the other was a no result. The current campaign then began with two more defeats, to Sydney Sixers on 30 October and to Sydney Thunder on 1 November, before Knott’s innings brought the run to an end.