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Wicketkeeper batter Beth Mooney turned out to be a lone warrior for Perth Scorchers Women in the ongoing fixture of the 2024 Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) at WACA Ground in Perth. With wickets falling from the other end at regular intervals, Mooney kept scoring runs as Perth Scorchers posted 142/8 in their 20 overs. The left-hander scored 77 runs off 52 balls hitting nine boundaries. For Brisbane Heat Women, Nicola Hancock took three wickets.
Coming to bat first after losing the toss, Perth Scorchers Women got a good start as the skipper Sophie Devine and Beth Mooney added 40 runs before the loss of first wicket at the end of the powerplay. Devine got out after scoring 25 runs off 22 balls. After that, Perth Scorchers kept losing wickets at regular intervals with Mooney scoring from the other end.
Nicola Hancock scalp 3 wickets as Brisbane Heat restrict Perth Scorchers under 150
After the fall of the first wicket, Perth Scorchers Women went on to lose half of the side at the score of 103 runs in 15.1 overs. Beth Mooney kept scoring but didn’t get much support from the other end. She got out on the last ball of the innings after a well made 77 runs off 52 deliveries. For Brisbane Heat Women, Nicola Hancock shone with the figures of 3/23 in her spell of four overs.
Apart from that, Nadine de Klerk took two wickets, while Charli Knott and Shikha Pandey scalped a wicket each. Coming to chase the winning total, Brisbane Heat Women didn’t get a good start as they lost both their openers at the score of 25 in 3.4 overs. Currently, Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Jess Jonassen are still at the crease taking the innings forward.
