Perth Scorchers 5 for 138 beat Sydney Sixers 4 for 137 (Perry 62*) by five wickets

Marizanne Kapp was forced to retire hurt with an elevated heart rate, a problem she has managed during her career and struck her during the T20 World Cup earlier this year, as the Sixers suffered a second defeat against the Scorchers. They were led to victory by an outstanding innings from Beth Mooney who herself battled the heat. Kapp was playing nicely on 33 when she had to retire and medics ruled her out of the match so the Sixers were a key bowler down. Although Stella Campbell removed Sophie Devine in the first over it was a wayward display but they managed to fight back after the Scorchers reached 1 for 72. However, with the asking rate just above a run-a-ball, Megan Banting was dropped at long-on on 3 in the 17th over by Ellyse Perry, who parried the ball for six, and contributed a handy innings in a stand of 36 with Mooney which sealed the game. The stuttering Sixers had again lost early wickets as Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner fell in the Powerplay and Kapp's retirement in the 14th over meant they lost a set batter ahead of the final push. Perry reached fifty off 41 balls but did not really cut loose in the closing overs, facing just 11 of the last 30 deliveries.