149/10 (19.1)
CR : 7.77
172/3 (20.0)
CR : 8.60
Perth Scorchers Women won by 23 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Beth Mooney
105(73)
19.1
1W
L Mills to L Hamilton
A direct hit and the decision is sent upstairs. Round the wicket, tossed up outside off, Hamilton swings at it and gets an inside edge past the leg stump. Hamilton calls for the second but Hancock is a bit late to respond. Mooney collects the throw from short fine leg and hits the bullseye at the bowler's end. Hancock is well short of the crease and OUT pops up on the big screen. That's the end of this contest.
Mooney with a direct hit! What do they say? "It's her world and we are just living in it."
N Hancock 4(4)
Run Out (B Mooney)
4s/6s
1/0
SR
100.00
Over 20
Brisbane Heat Women 149/10
Lucy Hamilton1(1)
Nicola Hancock4(4)
Lilly Mills0-15(2.1)
PRSW won by 23 runs
4:40 PM IST, 9:10 PM local time: Riding on Beth Mooney's stellar performance, Perth Scorchers notched up a 23-run win and opened their account in WBBL 2025.
Coming out to open the innings, like she often does, the southpaw radiated solidity and impregnability right from the offset. The first phase of her innings — in the powerplay — was marked by some drool-worthy cover drives. The second phase by her vigilance and a familiar bustling energy in running between the wickets. Then, towards the end, she unleashed some cracking big shots on the way to her highest WBBL score of 105, helping her team notch up 172/3.
But that was not enough. On an evening where we saw a bazillion catches go down, Mooney was like a live wire on the park. Her wicket-keeping was excellent and she even played her part in 4 run outs.
Brisbane Heat looked a little clueless with the ball. They tried every option they had, but could not get the better of the left-hander. Spilling catches did not help. Then, in the run chase too, they hardly ever got ahead of the rate. That was despite the fact that Grace Harris played a solid hand up top, Scorchers returned the favour by putting down several chances and Alana King copped up two painful blows to her bowling hand. Alas, nobody in that middle order could get going.
Charli Knott did score 32 runs, but not at a strike rate that she would have desired. It was only when Chinelle Henry hit a couple of big sixes in the penultimate over that the Heat fans would have sensed a glimmer of hope. Alas, that did not last long. Among the bowlers, Chloe Ainsworth and Amy Edgar from the Scorchers impressed the most, while left-arm seamer Lucy Hamilton was the pick of the hosts.
Coming out to open the innings, like she often does, the southpaw radiated solidity and impregnability right from the offset. The first phase of her innings — in the powerplay — was marked by some drool-worthy cover drives. The second phase by her vigilance and a familiar bustling energy in running between the wickets. Then, towards the end, she unleashed some cracking big shots on the way to her highest WBBL score of 105, helping her team notch up 172/3.
But that was not enough. On an evening where we saw a bazillion catches go down, Mooney was like a live wire on the park. Her wicket-keeping was excellent and she even played her part in 4 run outs.
Brisbane Heat looked a little clueless with the ball. They tried every option they had, but could not get the better of the left-hander. Spilling catches did not help. Then, in the run chase too, they hardly ever got ahead of the rate. That was despite the fact that Grace Harris played a solid hand up top, Scorchers returned the favour by putting down several chances and Alana King copped up two painful blows to her bowling hand. Alas, nobody in that middle order could get going.
Charli Knott did score 32 runs, but not at a strike rate that she would have desired. It was only when Chinelle Henry hit a couple of big sixes in the penultimate over that the Heat fans would have sensed a glimmer of hope. Alas, that did not last long. Among the bowlers, Chloe Ainsworth and Amy Edgar from the Scorchers impressed the most, while left-arm seamer Lucy Hamilton was the pick of the hosts.
Player of the Match: Beth Mooney
Beth Mooney (Player of the Match): "Not a bad thing. It was a bit wet on Sunday but nice to get some runs today.
We left a few out there with wickets in the shed. Katie took a little bit of time to get going.
She (Chloe Ainsworth) has been amazing with that new ball for us. Putting pressure on the batters. It’s a challenge for us but nice to get some wickets here and there."
We left a few out there with wickets in the shed. Katie took a little bit of time to get going.
She (Chloe Ainsworth) has been amazing with that new ball for us. Putting pressure on the batters. It’s a challenge for us but nice to get some wickets here and there."
Perth Scorchers are off the mark in the WBBL 2025. They will now fly to Adelaide where they will face Melbourne Stars next on Friday. Meanwhile, Brisbane Heat — still looking for their first win — will lock horns with Hobart Hurricanes on Saturday in Sydney.
We hope you enjoyed the coverage of this match. The commentators were Darpan Tikiya and Akshay Bhide. The scorer was Bishal Mandal.
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We hope you enjoyed the coverage of this match. The commentators were Darpan Tikiya and Akshay Bhide. The scorer was Bishal Mandal.
Keep following Crickxo for more cricketing action from around the globe. Sayonara!