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2020–21 Perth Scorchers WBBL season
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The 2020–21 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Shelley Nitschke and captained by Sophie Devine, the Scorchers played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, for the second year in a row, were eliminated in the semi-finals.[1] In her first season with the Scorchers, Devine was named the league-wide Player of the Tournament, earning the same award that she won in WBBL|05 while playing for the Adelaide Strikers.
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Each 2020–21 squad is to be made up of 15 active players. Teams can sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|06 signing period.[2]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
- Shelley Nitschke was appointed head coach of the Scorchers, replacing Lisa Keightley who departed to take on the role as coach of England.[3][4][5]
- Meg Lanning departed the Scorchers after three seasons, returning to the Melbourne Stars where she played the first two WBBL seasons.[6]
- Beth Mooney signed a two-year contract with the Scorchers, departing the Brisbane Heat.[7]
- New Zealand marquee Sophie Devine signed with the Scorchers, having played the five previous seasons with the Adelaide Strikers.[8] Devine was also announced as the team's new captain.[9]
- Georgia Redmayne departed the Scorchers, signing with the Brisbane Heat.[10]
- England marquee Nat Sciver departed the Scorchers, returning to the Melbourne Stars where she played the first two WBBL seasons.[11]
- England marquee Sarah Glenn signed with the Scorchers, marking her first appearance in the WBBL.[12]
- New Zealand marquee Lauren Down was signed from the reserve player pool. She played five matches for the Scorchers from 1–11 November, replacing Amy Jones (quad injury).[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
The table below lists the Scorchers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[20][21]
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Ladder
Source: [22]
- The top 4 teams advance to the play-off phase
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Regular season
Perth Scorchers 7/132 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 3/134 (17 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Melbourne Renegades 5/105 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 0/62 (9.5 overs) |
Sophie Devine 31* (28) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- No further play was possible due to rain
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Adelaide Strikers 4/70 (10 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/25 (2.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain delay
- Perth Scorchers were set a revised target of 52 from 7 overs due to further rain delay
- No further play was possible due to rain
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Sydney Thunder 4/144 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 120 (19.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Fox Cricket and Cricket Network
Perth Scorchers 118 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 2/120 (15.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Perth Scorchers 4/183 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 5/147 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Sydney Sixers 4/137 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 5/138 (19.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Fox Cricket and Cricket Network
Melbourne Renegades 3/122 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/123 (14.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Sophie Devine became the first player to hit 100 career sixes in the WBBL[23]
Perth Scorchers 8/131 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 97 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Melbourne Stars 8/149 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 8/143 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Melbourne Stars qualified for finals
Perth Scorchers 8/137 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 6/139 (19.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Hobart Hurricanes 6/136 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 0/140 (14.4 overs) |
Sophie Devine 87* (53) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades were eliminated from finals contention
Adelaide Strikers 6/159 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 7/156 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Knockout phase
Perth Scorchers 8/125 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 3/127 (16.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
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Statistics and awards
- Most runs: Beth Mooney – 551 (1st in the league)[24]
- Highest score in an innings: Sophie Devine – 103 (68) vs Sydney Sixers, 8 November[25]
- Most wickets: Sarah Glenn – 17 (equal 6th in the league)[26]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Sarah Glenn – 4/18 (4 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 22 November[27]
- Most catches: Sophie Devine – 7 (equal 6th in the league)[28]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Sophie Devine – 5
- Beth Mooney – 1
- WBBL|06 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (1st)[29]
- WBBL|06 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel[30]
- Scorchers Most Valuable Player: Beth Mooney[31]
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