Katie Mack leads Adelaide Strikers to victory over Sydney Sixers

The 28-year-old shared in a partnership worth 74 for the second wicket with Laura Woolvardt to ensure the early loss of Dane van Niekerk did not derail the Adelaide innings

Adelaide: Sydney Sixers 142-4, Adelaide Strikers 148-2 - Adelaide Strikers won by eight wickets

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Katie Mack's career-best T20 score helped Adelaide Strikers to an impressive win over Sydney Sixers to leapfrog their opponents into fourth place in the WBBL.

Mack struck 67 from 55 balls as the Strikers chased down a target of 143 with eight wickets and as many balls to spare at the Karen Bolton Oval.

The 28-year-old shared in a partnership worth 74 for the second wicket with Laura Woolvardt to ensure the early loss of Dane van Niekerk did not derail the Adelaide innings.

When Woolvardt was run out by Claire Moore, Tahlia McGrath picked up the baton and alongside Mack guided Strikers to victory with an unbroken third-wicket stand of 69. 

^{Ashleigh Gardner reacts to her dismissal against Adelaide Strikers}

Earlier, the Sixers' innings was underpinned by a half-century from Shafali Verma.

The Indian batter made 53 from 43 deliveries, coming in at No.5, to ensure Sydney put together a score of substance following the early dismissals of Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner.

Verman and Nicole Bolton (34 from 38 balls) put together a partnership of 84 for the fourth wicket, but their work proved to be in vain.

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