Devine upstages Capsey as Scorchers seal victory
The NZ allrounder followed figures of 2 for 16 with 46 off 24 balls
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27-Nov-2025 • 3 hrs ago
Sophie Devine sparkled with both ball and bat • Getty Images
Perth Scorchers 151 for 6 (Devine 46, Mooney 41, Capsey 4-14) beat Melbourne Renegades 150 (Faltum 41*, Devine 2-16) by four wickets
Alice Capsey's four wickets - including three in an over - were not enough as Sophie Devine led Perth Scorchers to a WBBL win over Melbourne Renegades.
Scorchers survived a dramatic collapse to beat Renegades by four wickets and deny the home side a share of top spot on the WBBL ladder.
Chasing 150 on Thursday at Junction Oval, Scorchers were cruising at 116 for 2 in the 13th over.
After taking two wickets, Sophie Devine had been promoted to open and her blazing innings had put Scorchers in what appeared to be an impregnable position.
But first Georgia Wareham bowled Maddy Darke for 15 and two balls later, Alice Capsey had opener Beth Mooney stumped for 41. The English spinner stunningly snared another two wickets in the same over to leave the Scorchers in major strife at 118 for 6.
But Freya Kemp (18 not out) and Lilly Mills (15 not out) stopped the rot, guiding Perth to 151 for 6 with eight balls left.
Capsey snared 4 for 14 from her three excellent overs of offspin.
Earlier, Devine had taken the key wicket of Renegades No.3 Sophie Molineux for only 5 before Renegades were all out on the last ball of their 20 overs.
The New Zealand star then moved up the order and belted the Renegades attack around Junction Oval, hitting six fours and two sixes in her knock of 46 from just 24 balls that ultimately proved the difference.
The Renegades would have joined Hobart Hurricanes at the top of the ladder with a win. Instead, they stayed third ahead of Saturday's big local derby against the second-placed Melbourne Stars.
Chloe Ainsworth claimed two wickets in the 13th over of the Renegades' innings and they were struggling at 94 for 7.
Nicola Faltum and Sarah Coyte then had a quickfire stand of 46 for the eighth wicket that meant the home side posted a competitive score.
Coyte was run-out for 24 from 18 balls and Fulton top-scored with an unbeaten 41 off 28 deliveries, with six fours.
Ainsworth returned a miserly 2 for 17 from her four overs and Amy Edgar also claimed two wickets.