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England all-rounder Alice Capsey's 4-14 was in vain as defending champions Melbourne Renegades lost by four wickets to Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League.

Chasing 151, Scorchers got off to a good start with Beth Mooney (41 off 34) and Sophie Devine (46 off 24) sharing 57 for the first wicket.

Capsey picked up her first wicket, removing Katie Mack, to leave Scorchers 80-2 but Mooney was still at the crease and a calming presence.

She fell to the first ball of a dramatic 17th over, with Capsey also removing Paige Scholfield and Chloe Ainsworth to leave them 118-6 and needing 33 from 36 balls.

However, they got over the line with eight balls to spare thanks to England's Freya Kemp (18 not out off 14) and Lilly Mills (15 not out off 16).

Renegades were all out from the final ball of their innings for 150 after being asked to bat first.

They were 94-7 but Nicole Faltum (41 not out off 28) and Sarah Coyte (24 off 18) put on 46 in 35 balls to drag them up to a respectable total.

The win puts Scorchers fourth, behind third-place Renegades on net run-rate.

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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali crashed 31 off 12 balls to set up Ajman Titans' 21-run victory over Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 League and give them a fourth successive win.

Moeen gave Titans momentum at the backend of the innings as they posted 109-6.

Gladiators were well set at 61-2 but Nicholas Pooran's dismissal ended a 47-run partnership with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and sparked a collapse.

The defending champions fell to 64-5 and finished 88-7 as they suffered a fourth successive loss.

Wednesday's opening game saw Northern Warriors boost their knockout hopes with a 35-run victory over UAE Bulls.

New Zealand's Colin Munro powered an unbeaten 77 off 35 balls as Warriors posted 138-1.

Bulls lost England opener Phil Salt (6) early and slipped to 31-3 and were unable to recover, finishing on 103-7 and leaving them likely needing to win their final two games to have any hope of progressing.

The final game of the day saw Aspin Stallions keep their hopes of progressing alive with a seven-run win over Royal Champs, who remain winless and are now eliminated.

Stallions posted 134-5 after opting to bat first with Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scoring with 30 off 12 balls.

Jason Roy was dismissed in the second over of Champs' chase but Scotland's Brandon McMullen shared 79 with Mohammad Shahzad, who retired hurt with Champs needing 38 off two overs.

Aaron Jones and Chris Jordan both made eight off three balls but McMullen, who finished 59 not out off 28 balls, was unable to give Champs their first win.

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England duo Amy Jones and Dani Gibson starred as Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 37 runs in the Women's Big Bash League.

Jones, who came in at three, made 59 off 40 balls to help Stars post 151-6 after being asked to bat.

She was eventually dismissed by England team-mate Linsey Smith (1-31) having put on 52 in 40 balls with Meg Lanning (26 off 26) and 44 in 28 balls with Gibson (39 off 27).

In reply, Hurricanes never got going as they slipped to 13-2 and 59-6, eventually being bowled out for 114 in 16.2 overs.

England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge made one off seven, while Nat Sciver-Brunt made her highest score of the tournament with 27 off 21 balls.

The win lifts Stars up to second, while Hurricanes remain top despite successive defeats.

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England World Cup winner Alex Hales hit 35 off 21 to set up Ajman Titans' 34-run victory over Vista Riders and extend their winning run to three matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

Hales hit six fours from the top of the order and England batter Dan Lawrence added 22 off 13 balls as Titans posted 105-7 after being asked to bat.

Riders got off to a positive start but they slipped from 17-0 after 1.2 overs to 43-5 in 6.5 overs.

They were unable to recover and finished on 71-7, but they remain second despite their second defeat in five games.

Tuesday's other game saw defending champions Deccan Gladiators suffer a third consecutive loss in a 33-run defeat by Aspin Stallions.

Stallions posted 134-2 after being asked to bat, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sherfane Rutherford both making 48.

Gladiators slipped to 34-3 and 58-4 and despite 29 off 15 from captain Nicholas Pooran fell well short of their target.

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Adelaide Strikers snatched a six-wicket win off the final ball of the innings to condemn winless Brisbane Heat to a sixth consecutive defeat in the WBBL.

With 22 runs needed off the final 12 balls, Bridget Patterson and Ellie Johnston shared three boundaries in a 15-run penultimate over.

Despite the best efforts of Nadine de Klerk, who only conceded two singles off the first half of the 20th, eighth-placed Heat couldn't cling on for the win.

England batter Tammy Beaumont had earlier scored a half-century (51 off 33) as part of a 92-run opening stand with Laura Wolvaardt (51 off 33) to break the back of the Strikers' chase of 170.

In the first innings, de Klerk smacked 25 runs off just nine deliveries at the death to power Heat to 169-5 - their highest total of the season.

She put on 36 (15) for the fifth wicket with Georgia Redmayne, including four fours and one six, after former England international Lauren Winfield-Hill had led the way with 47 (36) at the top of the order.

Heat are now four points adrift at the bottom of the table while the Strikers' second win sees them leapfrog Sydney Thunder into sixth place. They are now just three points behind second-placed Melbourne Renegades.

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England batter Maia Bouchier will return to Melbourne Stars as a replacement for South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp.

Bouchier, 26, has played 26 games for the Stars, scoring 401 runs at an average of 18.22.

Kapp will be available until 1 December but will leave for international duty after Stars' game against Hobart Hurricanes.

Bouchier, who has played in all three formats for England, will be available for Stars' final two group games and the knockouts should they progress.

They are third in the table, with the top four reaching the knockouts.

"It's always great to have international talent on your list, and Maia will bring a lot of class to our batting line-up," Melbourne Stars T20 performance manager Clint McKay said.

"She's a familiar face for our group and it'll be great to have her back at the Stars."

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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 29 off 10 balls to help Ajman Titans beat Royal Champs in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

Chasing 110, Titans made a good start and were 55-1 after four overs with England's World Cup winner Alex Hales (21 off 10) and South Africa's Rilee Rossouw (37 off 20) putting on 39.

Hales was dismissed but Rossouw kicked on before falling to leave Titans 78-3. Moeen took over though and shared an unbroken 34 with Will Smeed to see Titans over the line with 10 balls to spare.

Champs, who are bottom and still winless, had posted 109-5 with Scotland's Brandon McMullen making 43 off 26 and Jason Roy 42 off 25.

Elsewhere, Quetta Qavalry extended their winning start to five games with a eight-run victory over Aspin Stallions.

Qavalry posted 100-7 with Khawaja Nafay making 34 not out off 17 balls and Liam Livingstone 16 off eight balls.

Stallions, who are seventh with one win, started well and were 28-1 in the fourth over but then lost regular wickets to finish on 92-8.

Sunday's final game saw Vista Riders move up to second with a five-wicket win over Northern Warriors.

Chasing 113, opener Faf du Plessis made an unbeaten 53 off 25 balls to help Riders get over the line with four balls to spare.

Warriors, who sit third, posted 112-4 with Johnson Charles making 44 off 30 balls.

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South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp hit an unbeaten 93 to lead Melbourne Stars to an 18-run win over Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League.

Kapp struck nine fours and five sixes in her 51-ball knock to help Stars recover from 44-6 to post 171-8 at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.

England all-rounder Danielle Gibson added 30 off 24 to boost the Stars late on.

Last year's runners-up Heat, who are bottom having lost all five of their matches this season, could only make 153-9 in chasing 172.

Kapp, 35, claimed 2-31, while Australian spinner Sophie Day took 3-28.

Stars are now third in the eight-team league, three points off leaders Hobart Hurricanes, with three wins, one defeat and one no result from their five matches.