Overview
- Perth posted 5-184 at the WACA and restricted Melbourne to 9-154 to win by 30 runs.
- Captain Sophie Devine top-scored with 40 off 28 and claimed 4-25, taking three wickets in the powerplay.
- Maddy Darke added 36 in a 69-run stand with Devine, while Alana King hit 22 off eight and took 2-29.
- The Renegades stumbled to 2-2 then 34-4 before Georgia Wareham (43) and Nicole Faltum (28) offered resistance.
- The Scorchers rise to third with one game left against bottom side Brisbane Heat, as the Renegades slip to sixth and face a must-win against the Sydney Sixers.