T20-LEAGUE

Stars vs Scorchers WBBL|12: Devine 4/19, Scorchers Win by 15

Published on November 3, 2026

Summary Overview: Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 15 runs in WBBL|12 at Junction Oval, defending just 124 for 9. Player of the Match Sophie Devine took 4 for 19 and Alana King 3 for 17 as the Stars were bowled out for 109, despite Meg Lanning's 41. The Scorchers have won both games.

Who won? Perth Scorchers, by 15 runs at Junction Oval, Melbourne. They made 124 for 9, and Melbourne Stars were bowled out for 109 in 18.1 overs.

Who starred? Sophie Devine took 4 for 19 in four overs and was named Player of the Match. Leg-spinner Alana King took 3 for 17, including a maiden over.

What went wrong for the Stars? Captain Meg Lanning made 41, but the Stars lost four wickets for 7 runs at the end, needing just 23 from 23 balls when the collapse began.

What does it mean? The Scorchers have won both of their games. The Stars have now lost two of their three.

Match Report: The Scorchers Defend a Small Total

For readers new to cricket: in a T20 match, each team bats for up to 20 overs (an over is six legal deliveries). A team wins by runs when it bats first and the other side cannot reach its total. In the WBBL, the batting team also gets a two-over Power Surge, when fewer fielders are allowed outside the circle.

Scorchers' Innings: Five Wickets for 6 Runs

Stars captain Meg Lanning won the toss and chose to bowl. Beth Mooney (17) and Katie Mack (12) started well, reaching 37 without loss in the four-over powerplay, before Sophie Day removed Mack and Dani Gibson took Mooney's wicket with her only over.

Freya Kemp hit two quick fours in 10 off 5, but Rhys McKenna had her caught at 70 for 3, and the innings fell apart. Charlie Dean removed Devine, Day trapped Mikayla Hinkley lbw, and Maisy Gibson removed Fatima Sana and Chloe Piparo in the same spell. The Scorchers lost five wickets for 6 runs in just over three overs and were 76 for 7.

Wicketkeeper Amy Jones took four catches for the Stars.

The lower order dragged the total up. Chloe Ainsworth (16) and Alana King (18) added 20, and King and Lilly Mills (13 not out) added 25 for the ninth wicket before Annabel Sutherland ran King out. The Scorchers finished on 124 for 9, helped by 17 wides from the Stars' bowlers. Their 21 extras were more than any Scorchers batter scored.

Stars' Chase: Devine and King Take Over

The chase started badly. Chloe Ainsworth had Rhys McKenna caught by Mooney first ball. Amy Jones hit three fours in 18 off 16, but Sophie Devine removed her and Annabel Sutherland in the fourth over, both caught by Ainsworth. The Stars were 30 for 3, and King then caught and bowled Naomi Stalenberg.

Lanning and Charlie Dean (13) rebuilt with 36, and at 79 for 4 the chase was alive. Then the Stars lost two wickets in three balls. Devine had Dean stumped by Mooney, and Amy Edgar had Lanning caught by Fatima Sana for 41 off 36.

Georgia Prestwidge (13) and Dani Gibson (8) added 24, including 20 runs in the Power Surge, and at 102 for 6 the Stars needed only 23 from 23 balls. Devine then had Gibson caught by Mooney, King trapped Kim Garth lbw and bowled Maisy Gibson in the same over, and Lilly Mills finished it when Kemp caught Prestwidge. The Stars lost their last four wickets for 7 runs.

Turning Point: Devine's Return in the 17th Over

At 102 for 6, with Prestwidge and Dani Gibson scoring freely, the Stars were favourites. Devine's wicket of Gibson started a collapse of four wickets for 7 runs in 11 balls, and King's double strike in the next over all but ended the game.

Stat Corner

Top Performers

Player	Team	Performance
Sophie Devine	Perth Scorchers	4 for 19 (4 overs), Player of the Match
Alana King	Perth Scorchers	3 for 17 (4 overs, 1 maiden), and 18 (21)
Chloe Ainsworth	Perth Scorchers	1 for 15 (3 overs), 2 catches, and 16 (17)
Beth Mooney (c, wk)	Perth Scorchers	17 (15), 2 catches, 1 stumping
Meg Lanning (c)	Melbourne Stars	41 (36), 3 fours, 1 six
Maisy Gibson	Melbourne Stars	2 for 10 (3 overs)
Sophie Day	Melbourne Stars	2 for 17 (4 overs)
Amy Jones (wk)	Melbourne Stars	4 catches, and 18 (16)

How the Game Turned

Moment	Score
Scorchers' strong start	37 for 0 (4 overs)
Five wickets for 6 runs	70 for 2 to 76 for 7
King and Mills stand	25 off 23 balls for the 9th wicket
Scorchers total	124 for 9 (20 overs)
Devine's double strike	Stars 30 for 1 to 30 for 3
Two wickets in three balls	79 for 4 to 79 for 6
Stars close	102 for 6, needing 23 from 23 balls
Four wickets for 7 runs	102 for 6 to 109 all out

Powerplay and Power Surge

Team	First 4 overs	Power Surge (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers	37 for 0	11 runs
Melbourne Stars	30 for 3	20 runs

Playing XIs

Team	Playing XI
Melbourne Stars	Meg Lanning (c), Rhys McKenna, Amy Jones (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Naomi Stalenberg, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean, Georgia Prestwidge, Kim Garth, Maisy Gibson, Sophie Day
Perth Scorchers	Beth Mooney (c, wk), Katie Mack, Sophie Devine, Freya Kemp, Mikayla Hinkley, Chloe Piparo, Fatima Sana, Chloe Ainsworth, Alana King, Lilly Mills, Amy Edgar

WBBL|12 Table After Match 8

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net Run Rate
Sydney Sixers	2	2	0	4	+2.250
Perth Scorchers	2	2	0	4	+1.696
Sydney Thunder	2	2	0	4	+1.605
Adelaide Strikers	1	1	0	2	+1.050
Melbourne Stars	3	1	2	2	-0.300
Brisbane Heat	2	0	2	0	-0.891
Melbourne Renegades	2	0	2	0	-2.265
Hobart Hurricanes	2	0	2	0	-2.625

Net run rate compares how fast a team scores with how fast its opponents score. A team that is bowled out is counted as having faced its full 20 overs.

What's Next

Match	Date	Fixture	Venue	Local	IST	ET
9	Wed, Nov 4	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	7:10 PM AEDT	1:40 PM	3:10 AM
10	Thu, Nov 5	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Drummoyne Oval, Sydney	3:40 PM AEDT	10:10 AM	11:40 PM (Wed)
11	Thu, Nov 5	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Drummoyne Oval, Sydney	7:10 PM AEDT	1:40 PM	3:10 AM
12	Fri, Nov 6	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Junction Oval, Melbourne	7:10 PM AEDT	1:40 PM	3:10 AM