Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Strikers beat Sydney’s wet weather to record WBBL victories

The Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers have opened the sixth WBBL season with convincing wins on a day where Sydney’s wet weather saw two matches called off.

The Heat won by seven wickets in their clash with the Perth Scorchers at North Sydney Oval, while the Strikers posted an eight-wicket victory against the Hobart Hurricanes across town at Hurstville Oval.

But incessant rain meant the Sydney derby between the Sixers and Thunders at North Sydney Oval was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Play had got…