Hobart Hurricanes Women welcome Perth Scorchers Women to Bellerive Oval for the 29th match of the Women’s Big Bash League 2025. Elyse Villani’s team started the campaign with five wins in a row but have since lost twice, the latest a 37-run defeat to the Melbourne Stars Women in which the batting never found its rhythm. They remain top of the standings, and Villani will want her senior players to respond.
The Hurricanes’ openers Danielle Wyatt-Hodge and Lizelle Lee both fell cheaply last time, and a better start is needed. The middle order of Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Graham and Nicola Carey offers both stability and power, with Villani, Rachel Trenaman and Hayley Silver-Holmes lower down. With the ball, Silver-Holmes and Linsey Smith are asked to strike early, while Molly Strano is the key figure in the middle overs.
Sophie Devine’s Scorchers arrive with momentum, having won back-to-back games, including a four-wicket success against the Melbourne Renegades Women. Beth Mooney and Devine gave them a fine platform in that match, and Katie Mack, Maddy Darke and Freya Kemp can build on it, with Paige Scholfield and Chloe Ainsworth adding late power. Devine and Ainsworth share the new ball, with Alana King and Amy Edgar controlling the middle overs. Perth’s historical record against Hobart is not strong, which is something Devine will want to change.