SS-W vs PS-W Challenger Match Highlights of WBBL 2025
Sydney Sixers Women held their nerve in a high-pressure WBBL 2025 Challenger, outlasting Perth Scorchers Women in a gripping contest to book their place in the final. So Let’s take a look at SS-W vs PS-W Challenger Match Highlights of WBBL 2025.
Perry and Dunkley power Sixers to competitive total
Put in to bat on a used surface, the Sydney Sixers Women leaned once more on the big-game temperament of captain Ellyse Perry, who anchored the innings with a composed knock through the middle overs. Partnering her at the top, Sophia Dunkley provided the early surge, unfurling crisp drives and powerful pulls to keep the Powerplay run rate healthy and immediately put the Perth attack under pressure. The pair’s contrasting styles forced the Scorchers to reshuffle their lengths, with the spinners struggling to grip and contain as Dunkley targeted the straight boundary. Regular strikes at the other end momentarily checked momentum, but Perry’s calm rotation of the strike and ability to cash in on mistakes at the death ensured the Sixers closed on a total that was above par for conditions and, crucially, gave their bowlers a real score to defend.
Gardner’s spell and Bray’s screamer seal Perth’s fate
Chasing a stiff target in a knockout game, Perth Scorchers Women began brightly before the Sixers’ attack, led by Ashleigh Gardner, wrested back control. Gardner’s changes of pace and attacking fields yielded crucial wickets through the middle, dismantling Perth’s core batting and dragging the required rate steadily upwards. As the pressure mounted, the turning point arrived via a moment of brilliance in the deep from Caoimhe Bray, whose full-stretch diving catch to dismiss a well-set batter electrified the contest and effectively broke the chase. From there, the Sixers closed out the innings with disciplined lines and sharp fielding, denying Perth the boundaries they needed at the death. The Scorchers’ lower order swung hard but could not find the fluency or support to challenge the total, leaving the Sixers deserving winners and marching into the WBBL 2025 final with bat and ball both peaking at the right time.
With Perry’s experience, Dunkley’s aggression and Gardner’s match-turning spell all firing, can the Sixers now carry this complete performance into the WBBL 2025 final and claim the title?
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