WBBL|11: Beth Mooney’s explosive innings sends Perth Scorchers into Challenger stage as they beat Melbourne Stars

perth scorchers women won brilliantly by 28 runs melbourne stars women in a high-stakes WBBL 2025-26 knockout clash at the WACA Ground on 9 December.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Scorchers set a challenging target in a do-or-die contest and posted a strong score of 173/5 in 20 overs. beth mooney Earned Player of the Match honors for his innings of 45 runs in 38 balls, opening the innings amidst explosive contributions from his teammates.

Beth Mooney leads Perth Scorchers to a strong score

katie mack In the Scorchers’ innings, he scored a quickfire 52 runs with the help of five fours in 39 balls and made a century partnership of 107 runs with Mooney in just 69 balls. Both scored 50 runs in 37 balls during the powerplay and took advantage of Perth’s bouncy pitch despite initial pressure from the Stars bowlers. Sasha MoloneyWho gave 36 runs. Mooney struck at an average of 118.42 with five fours and survived a DRS review in the sixth over before falling. kim garth 109/2 in 13th over

freya kemp Then expressing his anger, he scored 35 runs in 19 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes and took the score beyond 150 by the 17th over amid the penalty of slow over rate. maddy darke (16* out of 5) and alana king (10 out of 11*) produced late fireworks, including three fours in the final overs Rhys McKenna claimed 2/26 and Annabel Sutherland Gave away only 27 runs. 28 runs were scored without loss in the powerplay, and 19 runs were added in the second powerplay despite one wicket, resulting in a defendable total of 13 extra runs.

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Scorchers bowlers knock out WBBL|11 against Melbourne Stars

Stars made a steady start while chasing the target of 174 runs. meg lanning49 runs from 45, including five fours and a six, formed a partnership of 87 runs for the second wicket. amy jones (33 out of 43). They reached 50 in 44 balls, but lost momentum after drinks at 86/1 chloe ainsworth Strike early for 1/24. King (2/25) had Jones stumped at 101/2, leading to the fall of Sutherland (5). Maia Boucher (2 more Danielle Gibson (8) Fell cheaply through run-outs and catches

Sophie Devine (2/20) and Lily Mills (2/19) Collapsed the lower order by removing Lanning at 126/6 georgia prestvige At 135/7, the Stars were reduced to 145/9 despite 12 extras. The powerplay cost one wicket for 24 runs, and the second leg yielded just 11 runs for two wickets, a late DRS hit on Moloney. The win underlined the Scorchers’ playoff pedigree on home soil.

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