Redmayne’s Unbeaten 74 Leads Brisbane Heat to Eight-Wicket WBBL Win Over Melbourne Stars
Georgia Redmayne made 74 not out and Orla Prendergast a maiden WBBL fifty as Brisbane Heat chased 166 with seven balls to spare at the Junction Oval on 12 November.
By John · 13 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by eight wickets at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on 12 November, chasing 166 with seven balls to spare. Captain Georgia Redmayne made 74 not out from 50 balls and was named player of the match, as the Heat recorded a third successive win in WBBL|12.
The Stars, batting first, were given a strong start by Amy Jones and Meg Lanning, who put on 108 for the first wicket. Jones made 74 from 52 balls, and Lanning scored 52 from 45 balls with seven fours before falling to Sarah Glenn. The Heat pulled the innings back after the opening stand. Sianna Ginger finished with 2 for 22 from three overs, and the Stars closed on 165 for 5, with Georgia Prestwidge adding 20 late on.
The Heat lost two wickets in the chase, Grace Harris and Charli Knott, before Redmayne and Orla Prendergast took control. The pair added an unbeaten 105 for the third wicket, and Prendergast finished on 52 not out from 36 balls, her first half-century in the competition. The Heat reached 166 for 2 in 18.5 overs.
Redmayne had a let-off on 29: Jones, keeping wicket for the Stars, fumbled the ball as she went for a run-out. Redmayne called it the side’s best chase “in many a year”.
What it means
The result lifts Brisbane Heat to third place with three wins from five matches and six points, behind the unbeaten Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers. It continues a quick turnaround for a side that lost its first two games of the season before beating Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes and now the Stars.
For Melbourne Stars, the defeat leaves them seventh with one win from six matches. Their only victory remains the opening-day win over Hobart Hurricanes on 29 October.