A career-best five-wicket haul from Alana King and a batting masterclass from Beth Mooney have guided Perth Scorchers to a 28-run victory over Brisbane Heat at the WACA Ground tonight.
Scorchers strangle the Heat
Chasing 143 to win, the Heat threatened the target late as Laura Harris (40 off 21) launched a cameo, bashing 17 runs off the 17th over of the innings, delivered by Amy Edgar.
That left the Heat needing 31 runs off the final three overs, but she lost her wicket in the following over, spooning King to Dayalan Hemalatha at long off.
That triggered an epic collapse, with the final three wickets falling for a single run.
Earlier, the Scorchers started well with Sophie Devine (25) and Mooney (77) both looking in good touch, but the Heat struck every time a partnership began to form.
Mooney's 52-ball knock was her 42nd half-century in her WBBL career, a knock that included nine boundaries and powered the Scorchers to a defendable total of 8-142 off their 20 overs.
The Australian opener held the innings together as wickets fell around her, and had only four boundaries to her name after 17 overs.
However, a late flourish against the likes of Jess Jonassen and Nicola Hancock got the Scorchers above seven runs per over.
Hancock (3-23) was the pick of the Heat bowlers and had the last laugh, bowling Mooney around her legs off the final ball of the innings.
The Heat were never able to get going in their pursuit, Ebony Hoskin and Chloe Ainsworth both taking a wicket early.
King was instrumental throughout with the ball, removing Charli Knott and Sianna Ginger in the middle overs and finding herself on a hat-trick at the death.
Her final wicket, Shikha Pandey caught at cover, was her fifth of the match and the first time she has taken a five-wicket haul in the WBBL.
Despite being behind the eight ball the entire chase, the visitors had a sniff as Harris began to launch, but her wicket ultimately sealed the result.