Mooney 91* helps Perth Scorchers brush apart Sydney Sixers problem

Perth Scorchers 189 for six (Mooney 91*, Jones 28, Perry 2-26) beat Sydney Sixers 128 (Perry 40, Ainsworth 2-12, Edgar 2-23) by 61 runs

Perry snared 2 for 26 with the ball, took two catches within the subject and pulled off a direct-hit run out. She then made a powerful begin with the bat, cracking 5 fours and two sixes to get Sixers’ run-chase off to a optimistic begin.

But her choice to take a fast single after taking part in a shot to mid-off proved disastrous, with Piepa Cleary gathering the ball on the run and throwing down the stumps in the identical motion to seek out Perry metres wanting her crease.

Perry’s dismissal for 40 off 29 balls sparked a collapse of 6 for 37 as Sixers crashed to defeat, bringing an finish to their four-match successful run.

The end result lifted Scorchers (8-3) two factors clear on prime of the ladder, whereas Sixers (5-6) are fifth and face a battle to make the finals with simply three matches remaining.

Perry despatched the harmful Sophie Devine packing for 12 with a run out as Scorchers stumbled to 24 for two early of their innings.

But it was the Mooney present from that time on because the 29-year-old thumped 9 fours and 4 sixes to dismantle the Sixers’ assault. Mooney has now scored 509 runs this season to steer the race for the Golden Bat.

“I’m happy with how I’m going, but it only counts if we get to those finals,” Mooney informed Fox Cricket after the match. “Hopefully we keep on a roll and humming along nicely. It was an all-round Scorchers performance today. I thought our bowlers did an amazing job.”