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WBBL Match Abandoned After Roller Presses Warm-Up Ball Into Pitch

Officials deemed the damaged surface unfair for a second innings, resulting in a no result.

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The WBBL 2025 game between Adelaide Strikers and Hobart Hurricanes was abandoned after the ball was mistakenly rolled into the pitch, creating a hole.
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Overview

  • The incident occurred during the innings break at Karen Rolton Oval when a stray warm-up ball slipped under a heavy roller, leaving a deep, unrepairable hole.
  • Adelaide Strikers had reached 167 for 4, led by an unbeaten 63 off 51 from Madeline Penna, before Hobart Hurricanes' chase was abandoned.
  • Match officials determined the conditions had changed materially, consulted captains Tahlia McGrath and Elyse Villani, and both accepted the call to abandon the game.
  • Cricket Australia confirmed the sequence of events in a statement, and there have been no announced sanctions or procedural changes.
  • It was the Strikers’ third no-result of the season, leaving them sixth and needing a win over the Sydney Sixers to stay in the finals race, while Hobart remain top and are set to host the final.