Alice Capsey's four wickets - including three in an over - were not enough as Sophie Devine led Perth to a WBBL win over the Melbourne Renegades.
Match Report:
ScorecardDevine powers Scorchers to triumph over reigning champs
Perth have survived a dramatic collapse to beat the Melbourne 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, the Scorchers were cruising at 2-116 in the 13th over.
After taking two wickets, Sophie Devine had been promoted to open and her blazing innings had put Perth in what appeared to 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.
Freya Kemp (18 not out) and Lilly Mills (15no) eventually stopped the rot, guiding Perth to 6-151 with eight balls left.
Capsey snared 4-14 from her three excellent overs of off-spin.
Earlier, Devine had taken the key wicket of Renegades No.3 Sophie Molineux for only five before Melbourne 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.
Chloe Ainsworth claimed two wickets in the 13th over of the Renegades' innings and they were struggling at 7-94.
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 2-17 from her four overs and Amy Edgar also claimed two wickets.
Weber WBBL|11 Standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
HUR
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.662 | 0 | 15 |
|
2
SIX
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.313 | 0 | 13 |
|
3
SCO
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.132 | 0 | 12 |
|
4
STA
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.629 | 0 | 11 |
|
5
REN
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.121 | 0 | 10 |
|
6
STR
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.077 | 0 | 9 |
|
7
THU
|
10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -0.124 | 0 | 9 |
|
8
HEA
|
10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | -0.869 | 0 | 1 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points