Women's Big Bash League 2023 Top run-getters and wicket-takers after Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars (Updated) ft. Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Day

Perth Scorchers faced Melbourne Stars in the 50th match of the Women’s Big Bash League 2023 on Wednesday, November 22, at the W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth. The Stars won the toss and elected to bat here.

The Stars lost their first wicket for just 12 runs. Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley added 101 runs for the second wicket. They finished with 157 runs for the loss of six wickets on the board. Dunkley top-scored with 73 runs off 48 deliveries.

Piepa Cleary took two wickets for the Scorchers in three overs, while all the other bowlers apart from Alana King picked up one wicket each.

The Scorchers lost three wickets for just 19 runs in the 5th over. They lost three more wickets before reaching the 100-run mark. Amy Jones top-scored with 42 runs, featuring two fours and a maximum.

Only three other batters made a double-digit score. The Scorchers could make only 124 runs for the loss of nine wickets at the end of the 20th over, resulting in a 33-run loss.

Sophie Day took four wickets for 26 runs in four overs and was the most successful bowler for the Stars. Annabel Sutherland picked two wickets, while Kim Garth, Sasha Moloney, and Alice Capsey took one wicket apiece. Dunkley won the Player of the Match award for her half-century.

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Women's Big Bash League 2023 Most Runs List

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	BL Mooney (PS-W)	13	13	4	538	101*	59.77	367	146.59	1	5	1	73	9
2	AMCJK Athapaththu (ST-W)	12	11	1	451	80	45.1	335	134.62	-	5	1	61	17
3	SFM Devine (PS-W)	13	13	2	446	106	40.54	304	146.71	1	3	1	48	19
4	EA Perry (SS-W)	12	12	1	414	59	37.63	317	130.59	-	2	-	61	9
5	KM Mack (AS-W)	12	12	0	401	86	33.41	324	123.76	-	3	1	57	0
6	GM Harris (BH-W)	13	13	1	371	136*	30.91	216	171.75	1	1	-	38	21
7	M du Preez (BH-W)	13	13	1	321	61	26.75	250	128.4	-	2	-	36	3
8	H Kaur (MR-W)	12	12	2	320	52*	32	298	107.38	-	1	-	36	1
9	L Lee (HH-W)	12	11	1	298	91	29.8	211	141.23	-	3	1	34	13
10	TB Wilson (ST-W)	12	10	2	293	83*	36.62	237	123.62	-	1	-	41	2

Beth Mooney continues to lead the list with the most runs. She has scored 538 runs in 13 games at an average of 59.77 and a strike rate of 146.59. She has scored a century and five half-centuries.

Chamari Athapaththu, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, and Katie Mack hold the subsequent four positions on the list of top run scorers, each having accumulated more than 400 runs.

Following them, Grace Harris, Mignon du Preez, and Harmanpreet Kaur occupy the succeeding three positions, each having scored 300+ runs this season. Securing the ninth and tenth spots are Lizelle Lee with 298 runs and Tahlia Wilson with 293 runs, respectively.

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Women's Big Bash League 2023 Most Wickets List

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
1	SF Day (MS-W)	13	13	282	47	-	324	27	5/25	12	6.89	10.44	3	1
2	A Sutherland (MS-W)	13	13	286	47.4	2	343	23	4/22	14.91	7.19	12.43	2	-
3	L Cheatle (SS-W)	13	13	291	48.3	-	334	21	2/13	15.9	6.88	13.85	-	-
4	AL Edgar (PS-W)	13	13	262	43.4	-	283	20	4/19	14.15	6.48	13.1	1	-
5	M Schutt (AS-W)	12	12	264	44	1	281	18	3/3	15.61	6.38	14.66	-	-
6	HJ Darlington (ST-W)	12	11	222	37	-	288	18	5/10	16	7.78	12.33	1	1
7	A Wellington (AS-W)	12	12	234	39	-	224	17	3/4	13.17	5.74	13.76	-	-
8	A Gardner (SS-W)	13	13	274	45.4	-	364	17	3/38	21.41	7.97	16.11	-	-
9	H Graham (HH-W)	12	11	229	38.1	-	298	16	3/12	18.62	7.8	14.31	-	-
10	JL Jonassen (BH-W)	12	12	266	44.2	-	366	16	4/20	22.87	8.25	16.62	1	-

Sophie Day claimed another four-wicket haul, bringing her total wickets in the tournament to 27. She is just one wicket away from equaling the record for most wickets in a season of WBBL. Currently, Day sits at the pinnacle of the list for the most wickets in the ongoing season.

Annabel Sutherland holds the second position, with 23 wickets to her name. She has maintained a bowling average of 14.91. Lauren Cheatle has taken 21 wickets and continues to remain in third place.

Amy Edgar, with 20 wickets, holds the fourth spot. She has the best bowling average among the top five wicket-takers this season. Megan Schutt and Hannah Darlington have picked up 18 wickets each and are in the next two places.

Amanda Wellington and Ashleigh Gardner have taken 17 wickets each. Wellington is in 7th place, while Gardner is in 8th place on this list of bowlers with the most wickets. Heather Graham and Jess Jonassen have retained their positions and are in the next two places. They both have taken 16 wickets each.