Perth, Nov 27, : A stellar performance by Marizanne Kapp from South Africa helped Perth Scorchers Women win their maiden WBBL title.The final saw a 12-run victory over Adelaide Strikers. Kapp was a star with her bowling figures 1-25 and unbeaten 23-ball 31 as she batted for the Scorchers, who restricted the Strikers’ to 134/6 in a chase that lasted 147.
The Scorchers had previously played in two finals, both of which were lost to the Sydney Sixers.
The Strikers chose to field and struck at regular intervals.Sophie Devine, who was the top-scoring batter with a 33-ball 35, led the innings.
While the middle order batters had some good starts, they couldn’t capitalize on them.Scorchers finished with 146 runs in 20 overs thanks to Kapp’s unbeaten knock.
The Scorchers won the match with a 6 over win by Strikers.To revive the innings, Laura Wolvaardt, skipper Tahlia McGrath, and both the Scorchers put together a 65-run stand.
However, both of them were out in consecutive overs which hurt the Strikers.
Madeline Penna gave her best with a unbeaten 21-ball 30 but it was not enough to overcome the total and win.Taneale and Heather Graham each returned two wickets, while Marizanne Kapp (sitting captain) had one each.This kept the Strikers down to 134 for 6.
The final saw 15,511 people in attendance, which was the highest ever for a standalone WBBL match.
Brief scores: Perth Scorchers Women beat Adelaide Strikers Women by 134/6 in 20 runs (Sophie Devine 35, Marizanne Capp 31*), by 12 runs (Laura Wolvaardt 25, Tahlia Mcrath 36, Madeline Penna 30,*; Taneale Pelschel 2-23 and Heather Graham 2-20).
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