The two-time reigning champion Adelaide Thunderbirds have booked their place in the Super Netball finals after finishing the minor round with a hard-fought 59-55 victory over the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
After trailing at quarter-time in Saturday night's winner-takes-all mini-elimination final at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, the Thunderbirds kept their dream of a historic championship three-peat alive with a commanding 19-10 second period.
