King & Mooney star as Scorchers beat Heat in WBBL
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Australia duo Alana King and Beth Mooney starred as Perth Scorchers beat Brisbane Heat by 28 runs in the Women's Big Bash.
Captain Mooney made 77 off 52 balls, including nine fours, before being dismissed from the final ball as Scorchers posted 142-8.
There were five single-figure scores in the Scorchers innings, after New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine made 25 at the top of the order. England wicketkeeper Amy Jones made 10 off 11 balls.
Scorchers made regular breakthroughs with the ball, including three in the powerplay as Georgia Redmayne was dismissed without scoring and India's Jemimah Rodrigues made 13.
King then finished the innings off, claiming 5-16 in her four overs, as Heat were bowled out for 114 in 18 overs.
The win is Scorchers' second in three matches, while Heat have now lost two of their opening four games.
Both are next in action on Thursday with Heat visiting Sydney Thunder (06:05 GMT) and Scorchers entertaining Melbourne Renegades (09:35 GMT).
