Perth Scorchers Women vs Brisbane Heat Women, 1st Semi-Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Perth Scorchers missed out in the semifinals last year, losing to Sydney Thunder, but not this time; they have romped over the opposition instead. A redeeming win indeed. It will be a long night for the hosts at the The Ellington Jazz Club if the men's team can follow suit. Hop tabs and catch us for the men's semifinal between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars in a while.. ta-ta!

02:17pm local: This is a mauling. With such a par total - not necessarily demotivating in a semifinal - on the board, Perth's openers scored more than half the runs and at a fair rate. It looked like a formality after that, and it turned out to be a formality. Nicole Bolton was run-out by a stunning left-handed throw by Jonassen at backward point but that was, perhaps, the only moment of brilliance from Brisbane in this innings. Easy win in the end.

Jonassen to Villani, FOUR, brings her fifty and shoots Perth into the finale. Gets low and sweeps a leg-sidish delivery through fine leg

Jonassen to Villani, no run, back foot nudge round the corner and had to dive back, aborting the single she was so keen to run

Jonassen to Villani, FOUR, stays back and reverse-sweeps it through backward point. Didn't even bend low. The standing sweep. The standing reverse sweep

Jonassen to Bates, 1 run, she's in a hurry. Charges down, had the room and tonks it over the bowler's head for a single

Jess Jonassen [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Delissa Kimmince to Bates, 1 run, keeps strike to deep cover. 9 runs needed!

Delissa Kimmince to Bates, FOUR, that's beautifully played. Gets a full ball on the pads and creams a flick through cow corner. Fielder's running to it but the ball wins. Fair. Only fair

Delissa Kimmince to Villani, 1 run, stays low from round the wicket. But Villani adjusts well. Stoops and flashes it away to point

Delissa Kimmince to Bates, 1 run, uses the angle from round the wicket and cuts a single to cover-point

Delissa Kimmince to Bates, 2 runs, chopped away to deep backward point

Delissa Kimmince to Bates, FOUR, another one flicked very nicely. Placed well wide of the square fielder and it's another boundary. Perth racing to a final

Delissa Kimmince [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

Sammy-Jo Johnson to Villani, FOUR, what a shot. Looked like a mere chip but this full ball was nearly flicked all the way. One bounce and into the deep mid-wicket ropes. 22 off 36 needed.. Perth favourites!

Sammy-Jo Johnson to Villani, no run, off the pads into the leg-side

Sammy-Jo Johnson to Villani, 5 wides, down the leg-side and it evades everything

Sammy-Jo Johnson to Bates, 1 run, full toss but Bates misses out. Swings across but gets it only as far as mid-on

Sammy-Jo Johnson to Villani, 1 run, slams the pull to deep mid-wicket

Sammy-Jo Johnson to Villani, no run, jams out a full yorker to mid-on