Perth Scorchers News

Perth Scorchers defeated Sydney Thunder by 74 runs at Sydney, climbing to second place in the points table. The Scorchers’ batting was led by Sophie Devine’s 48 off 34 and Dayalan Hemalatha’s 41 off 26 while Sydney struggled with their batting and was bundled out for a mere 97 runs.

Sending off batters with an intense display has become quite common in cricket, and a few bowlers carry on this trend. Sydney Thunder's Shabnim Ismail upheld this tradition in the match against Perth Scorchers, delivering a fierce send-off to Perth skipper Sophie Devine after her dismissal.

Brisbane Heat secured their Qualifier berth after drubbing the five-time champions Perth Scorchers by 23 runs at the Gabba. Laurie Evan’s fifty was not enough as Michael Neser’s all-round prowess coupled with Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Billings’ knocks led the hosts to a comfortable triumph.

Practice makes a man perfect and the same proverb holds true in cricket as well. Exhibit A was provided on Wednesday when Englishman Zak Crawley dropped a routine chance to get well-set Marnus Labuschagne dismissed in a top-of-the-table clash against the Perth Scorchers in Brisbane.