Perth Scorchers W vs Melbourne Renegades W, 5th Match: 8 key moments, ball by ball
Perth Scorchers W beat Melbourne Renegades W by 9 wickets.
Perth Scorchers W beat Melbourne Renegades W by 9 wickets in 5th Match of Women's Big Bash League — Regular Season. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- MR-W Over 5.1 — Melbourne Renegades W collapse: 4 wickets for 19 runs (0/0 to 19/4)
- MR-W Over 17.4 — Georgia Wareham brings up a fifty off 33 balls
- MR-W Over 19.1 — Georgia Wareham out for 63 (39), caught by Sophie Devine. 129/5
- MR-W Over 19.6 — Nicole Faltum out for 48 (49), bowled by Fatima Sana. 135/6
- PS-W Over 4 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Milly Illingworth: wd 0 wd 4 4 wd 4 0 0
- PS-W Over 5 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Tayla Vlaeminck: wd wd wd nb 4 1 wd 2 0 1 1
- PS-W Over 11.5 — Beth Mooney brings up a fifty off 35 balls
- PS-W Over 13.5 — Sophie Devine finished it off with a six off Georgia Wareham
How the runs came
Melbourne Renegades W were 44 after 10 overs and finished on 136/6. Perth Scorchers W were 55 after 7 overs and finished on 138/1.
Phase by phase
| Phase | MR-W | PS-W |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 22/4 (RR 3.67) | 48/1 (RR 8.00) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 58/0 (RR 6.44) | 85/0 (RR 11.33) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 56/2 (RR 11.20) | - |
In the powerplay, Perth Scorchers W scored 26 more than Melbourne Renegades W. In the middle overs, Perth Scorchers W scored 27 more than Melbourne Renegades W.
Melbourne Renegades W innings: over by over
Melbourne Renegades W faced 41 dot balls (34%), hit 14 fours and 1 sixes, and got 3 extras. The best stand was 110 off 84 balls between Nicole Faltum & Georgia Wareham. Between overs 2.5 and 5.1 they slipped from 0/0 to 19/4.
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (Hayley Matthews, 2.5), 15-2 (Sophie Molineux, 3.2), 15-3 (Courtney Webb, 4.1), 19-4 (Tess Flintoff, 5.1), 129-5 (Georgia Wareham, 19.1), 135-6 (Nicole Faltum, 19.6)
Perth Scorchers W innings: over by over
Perth Scorchers W faced 32 dot balls (39%), hit 14 fours and 3 sixes, and got 17 extras. The best stand was 120 off 67 balls between Beth Mooney & Sophie Devine (unbroken).
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (Katie Mack, 2.4)
Our view
Perth Scorchers Women cruised to a 9-wicket win over Melbourne Renegades Women in the Women's Big Bash League. Melbourne suffered an early collapse, losing four wickets for just 19 runs, before Georgia Wareham (62 off 39) and Nicole Faltum (48 off 49) helped the team recover to 136/6.
In reply, Beth Mooney scored an unbeaten 58 off 40 balls, while Sophie Devine remained unbeaten on 57. The pair added 120 runs together to guide Perth to the target in just 13.5 overs. A brilliant recovery with the bat wasn't enough for Melbourne as Perth dominated the chase.
Top performers
- Georgia Wareham — 62 (39 balls)
- Beth Mooney — 58 (40 balls)
- Nicole Faltum — 48 (49 balls)
- Chloe Ainsworth — 2/22 (4 ov)
- Fatima Sana — 2/27 (4 ov)
- Sophie Devine — 1/21 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Perth Scorchers W vs Melbourne Renegades W
