Beth Mooney made an unbeaten 80 and Alana King took 4 for 35 as Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 17 runs at Drummoyne Oval. The win kept the Scorchers unbeaten after three matches and put them top of the WBBL|12 table.
SYDNEY, 5 November: Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 17 runs at Drummoyne Oval in the Women’s Big Bash League, with Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 80 and Alana King’s four wickets deciding the match.
Mooney and Devine build the total
The Scorchers made 183 for 3. Mooney’s 80 not out was her 49th WBBL half-century. Sophie Devine scored 42 off 39 balls before retiring herself in a tactical move, and Freya Kemp then hit 30 off 10 balls. The Scorchers took 47 runs from the final three overs.
King and Ainsworth tighten the chase
Chloe Ainsworth dismissed Georgia Voll with the first ball of the chase and later removed Phoebe Litchfield, who top-scored for Thunder with 34. Heather Knight made 27 before Mooney stumped her off Devine. Laura Harris (29) and Tahlia Wilson (25) gave Thunder a brisk spell, but King took 4 for 35 and cleaned up the lower order as Thunder were bowled out for 166 in 19 overs. Ainsworth finished with 2 for 24 and Devine with 2 for 31.
Table
The Scorchers lead the table with three wins from three matches, six points and a net run rate of 1.468. Thunder have four points from three matches, their unbeaten start ended. Perth next face Melbourne Stars, and Thunder play Sydney Sixers in a derby at North Sydney Oval on Sunday.
Earlier in the round, a no-ball call decided Renegades v Hurricanes on the last ball.
Result: Perth Scorchers 183/3 (Mooney 80*, Devine 42, Kemp 30) beat Sydney Thunder 166 (19 overs; Litchfield 34, Knight 27; King 4/35) by 17 runs.
