Heat barbs add fuel to Strikers' fire for WBBL final

The Adelaide Strikers will be chasing a third straight WBBL title when they host the Brisbane Heat. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

The Adelaide Strikers have extra motivation to claim a hat-trick of WBBL titles after a war of words with their opponents Brisbane Heat, captain Tahlia McGrath says.

McGrath says the verbal barbs from Heat opener Grace Harris, who returned fire at Strikers quick Megan Schutt, have set the scene for Saturday night's final at Adelaide Oval.