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That is all that was written for this contest then with another triple-header coming to a close in WBBL 07. The next set of games are set to be played on Tuesday after a day's break as the competition heats up in the tournament. It was a pleasure bringing the coverage of this game to you today and we hope you enjoyed it just as much. Thank you so much for tuning in to Sportskeeda and do make sure you keep yourselves updated with all the other cricketing news and action from across the globe, including the double-header at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup later today. For now though, this is Sooryanarayanan Sesha signing off and humbly reminding you to mask up and get yourselves vaccinated in case you haven't already. Bye-bye, take care and enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
It was a game that had the Perth Scorchers written all over it. And haven't they treated their home faithful at the iconic WACA Ground to a delightful performance!
Chasing a modest 97, skipper Sophie Devine was up and running in a hurry and with Beth Mooney for company, the Scorchers were keen on wrapping this up quickly. However, a fiery spell from Tayla Vlaeminck saw both openers dismissed with Devine in particular getting an unplayable outswinger that nobody would have had an answer to. The runs kept coming at a brisk pace though with Chamari Athapaththu looking in sublime touch. That was until Vlaeminck trapped her plumb in front with a full in-swinger from around the wicket.
It was always going to be a far cry though for the Hurricanes even as they tightened the screws on the scoring rate. Heather Graham and Chloe Piparo knocked the ball around and reduced the deficit to a good extent before a horrible mix-up in between saw the former fall short of her crease.
Piparo too departed soon after but Marizanne Kapp came out and finished the game with a couple of handsome blows to finish the contest with plenty of time to spare. This, after it was her opening spell in the Powerplay that blew the Hurricanes away to smithereens, shutting the door on them to a point of no return.
What a spell it was though from Tayla Vlaeminck as she ran through the Scorchers top-order with pace and movement. She may have well sent down the ball of the competition as well with that out-swinger that left Sophie Devine completely flummoxed. Molly Strano was the only other wicket-taker for the Hurricanes who are now staring down the abyss with their qualification chances taking a massive dent. The Scorchers continue to surge ahead with 11 points from 9 games, taking them to third in the points table.
It was Marizanne Kapp who orchestrated this dominance from the Scorchers with her four-wicket burst with the ball, and poetically, she finishes it off with a powerful stroke down the ground. Perth Scorchers pull one back over the Hobart Hurricanes - they win by 5 wickets with 27 deliveries to spare!
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15.3 Ruth Johnston to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! FITTINGLY, IT IS KAPP WHO FINISHES IT IN STYLE! Tossed up full at the stumps, Kapp sits low and launches it straight over the bowler's head and doesn't even bother to run as the ball blitzes its way down the ground and to the boundary. What a thumping victory this has been for the Scorchers - they beat the Hurricanes by 5 wickets with 27 deliveries to spare!
15.2 Ruth Johnston to Marizanne Kapp, flighted back of a length delivery just outside off, Kapp makes room and scythes it again but this time it goes straight to backward point.
15.1 Ruth Johnston to Marizanne Kapp, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Flighted into a back of a length radar outside off, Kapp rocks back and scythes it firmly into the gap along the point region as the ball races to the ropes.
Another wicket falls but again, it is only a matter of time before the Scorchers wrap up this contest. Just one big hit away now!
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Marizanne Kapp
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Mathilda Carmichael*
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Molly Strano
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14.6 Molly Strano to Mathilda Carmichael, tossed up full outside off, Carmichael gets forward and pushes it straight to cover.
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