Gun Perth Scorchers wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney has go the 3rd centurion of the 2021 Women's Big Bash League tourney and acceptable up a thumping triumph for her broadside successful the process.
Opening the batting astatine the WACA with skipper Sophie Devine, Mooney destroyed the Melbourne Renegades' bowling onslaught successful an unbeaten sound of 101 from conscionable 63 balls, laying the level for a 40-run win.
Mooney struck 13 fours successful her blistering innings and has joined the Hobart Hurricanes' Rachel Priest and teammate Devine arsenic the lone centurions of this summer's tournament.
Devine was again exceptional, too, peeling disconnected 72 from conscionable 49 deliveries.
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The Scorchers sailed to 165 earlier the autumn of the archetypal wicket, en way to mounting the Renegades 195 to win.
While superstar Sydney Sixers brace Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy inactive clasp the grounds for highest concern successful WBBL past – an unbeaten 199 against the Melbourne Stars successful Perth successful 2019 – Mooney and Devine present person 2 of the 3 highest partnerships.
And the ace Scorchers duo haven't near the WACA without breaking a record, having made 63 successful the archetypal six overs to acceptable a caller powerplay benchmark.
"Magnificent from Mooney," cricket writer Andrew McGlashan wrote of Mooney's period connected Twitter.
Cricket newsman Carly Adno added: "Is determination a amended WBBL opening brace than Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine? Have truly enjoyed covering the WBBL truthful acold this season. Brilliant entertainment".
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In reply to the Scorchers' monolithic total, the Renegades managed conscionable 6-154 from 20 overs.
Scorchers seamer Lilly Mills took 4-25 from 3 overs.
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In the earlier WBBL game, Nicole Bolton of the Sixers took a blinder of a drawback successful her side's 31-run triumph implicit the Hurricanes astatine the WACA.
Diving to her near astatine midwicket, Bolton pulled disconnected an exceptional drawback to region Hobart's Rachel Priest.
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