Mooney's unbeaten fifty steers Perth to easy win

With a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers began their WBBL season with a clinical all-round performance in Perth. Chloe Ainsworth and Fatima Sana bagged two wickets each as Scorchers restricted Renegades to 136 for 6 despite a fightback from Georgia Wareham and Nicole Faltum. After that, Scorchers completed their task in 13.3 overs, with Beth Mooney (58* off 40 runs) and Sophie Devine (47* off 32 runs) leading them to victory.

When Renegades were asked to bat, they were in trouble right away. In the first six overs, they were 20 for 4, with Ainsworth getting two. Renegades were only 45 for 4 at the halfway point of the innings, and Faltum and Wareham had already begun the rebuilding process.

While Wareham played her time, Faltum consistently hit boundaries before hitting a six off Alana King in the fifteenth over to tie Wareham up. She capitalized on the momentum by hitting a lot of fours to score a 33-ball fifty. Before giving it to Devine, she hit eight fours, all of which came after the 15th over. Faltum was bowled by Sana in the final over, two short of a half-century, but it was a good finish nevertheless for Renegades as they managed 55 runs in the last five overs to give their bowlers a fighting chance.

Katie Mack was knocked out by Tayla Vlaeminck for an 11-ball 9 in the opening round of the chase, which was a setback for the Scorchers. After that, Mooney started the chase with three fours off Milly Illingworth in one over, and Devine followed with a four off Sophie Molineux to push Scorchers past 50 in the sixth over.

Devine also hit a six off Molineux, putting Scorchers at 93 for 1 at the end of the 10th over and past 100 in the next. The pair hit regular boundaries. Mooney scored a 35-ball fifty in the 12th over by hitting two fours off Deandra Dottin. Scorchers won convincingly thanks to Devine's two consecutive maximums off Wareham, who added the finishing touches.