The Wellington Blaze have completed the Dream11 Super Smash round-robin unbeaten with a seven-wicket win over the Auckland Hearts at the Basin Reserve.

The Blaze, who will host the grand final at the Basin Reserve next weekend, eased past the second-placed Hearts with 10 balls to spare.

Katie Perkins was in fine touch again for the visitors, hitting an unbeaten 56 and notching her fifth half-century of the competition. 

Perkins had good support at the top of the order from Lauren Down (33 off 25) as the Hearts posted a potentially competitive total of 139-5.

Maddy Green (58 off 53) and Sophie Devine (29 off 17) put the Blaze in command quickly in reply and the hosts were 54 for none after their powerplay.

Melie Kerr (34 off 28) also chimed in with a handy knock as the defending champions cruised towards victory.

The Hearts will host the Elimination Final on Thursday where they will play the third-placed Otago Sparks. The winner of that match heads to Wellington for the Grand Final.

Both the Hearts and Blaze have finished their round-robin, while the Sparks have one more fixture before the finals, against the Canterbury Magicians at Hagley Oval on Tuesday.

Article added: Sunday 12 January 2020