Brisbane have set a new WBBL powerplay record as their stunning rejuvenation continued with a 10-wicket demolition of Hobart with a staggering 86 balls to spare.
After skittling the Hurricanes for 86 in 17.5 overs at Bellerive Oval on Saturday, the Heat wasted no time securing themselves an early finish, taking just 5.4 overs to race to 0-88 in reply, the competition's fastest-ever successful run chase.
Grace Harris (52 not out off 22 balls) and Charli Knott (34no off 12) looked like they were batting on a different deck to Hobart's confounded batters.
The 'Canes hit just six boundaries. Harris and Knott, in contrast, combined for 12 fours and four sixes.
Brisbane's 62-run haul in the four-over powerplay set a new WBBL record.
Their intent was obvious as they crunched 17, 18, 20, seven and 13 off the five completed overs.
After going winless for 706 days, the Heat have now notched four victories in the past 10 days to consolidate third position on the ladder.
Meanwhile, reigning champions Hobart have crashed to a 0-6 record.
When captain Nicola Carey was castled by Lily Bassingthwaite, the Hurricanes were staring down the barrel at 3-11 inside their own powerplay, which soon became a perilous 6-42.
No.9 Lauren Smith top-scored with 20.
Bassingthwaite (3-25) was the early destroyer, while Sianna Ginger (2-8), Lucy Hamilton (2-15) and Sarah Glenn (2-16) shared the spoils.
In the later game, legspinner Anesu Mushangwe's five-wicket haul and Adelaide's highest-ever score saw Perth's unbeaten start to the season come to an emphatic end, by 51 runs.
South African star Laura Wolvaardt guided the Strikers to an imposing 4-202 at the WACA Ground in Perth, before the Scorchers were restricted to 9-150 in reply, thanks chiefly to Mushangwe, who captured a career-best 5-11 off four overs.
Mikayla Friday (41) and Freya Kemp (28) produced cameos after Perth's top-order was wrecked by Mushangwe.
Recalled to Adelaide's XI, the Zimbabwean struck two enormous blows in her first over, removing captain Beth Mooney (7) and former skipper Sophie Devine (0), the latter with a low catch from Wolvaardt agonised over for several minutes by the television umpire.
When Mushwagne bowled Katie Mack (14) with a superb slider, she had 3-1 from seven balls.
Mushwagne was reintroduced as the Scorchers took the power surge in the 16th over and duly bowled Alana King (12), before Chloe Ainsworth (seven) was her fifth victim.
Earlier, Wolvaardt (83no), Emma de Broughe (51) and Maddy Penna (44 off 19 balls) paced an impressive batting display from the Strikers, who were steady early before exploding late.
The visitors were on target for around 150-160 when they were 3-106 after 14, before clubbing 96 off the last six.
That included a WBBL-record 40-run power surge, the last four overs going for 22, 18, 11 and 23.
Ainsworth (1-23 off four) was the only Scorcher to escape the wrath of the rampant Wolvaardt and Penna.
