Perth Scorchers secured their fifth win in five games in the WBBL 2026, chasing down 160 to beat Sydney Thunder by four wickets at the WACA Ground on Wednesday (November 11). Chloe Ainsworth contributed an unbeaten 15 runs in eight deliveries after taking a wicket in her first over. This included two boundaries off the otherwise frugal Lauren Bell, helping the Scorchers get over the line with nine balls to spare. Georgia Voll was struck out in the first inning by Ainsworth after the Thunder chose to bat. Before Anika Learoyd and Heather Knight steadied the innings with a commanding third-wicket partnership, captain Phoebe Litchfield also succumbed to Fatima Sana. From 84 deliveries, the pair added 128 runs for the third wicket. Knight was the more aggressive of the two, hitting 71 off 46 deliveries and scoring 12 boundaries, while Learoyd struck 53 off 44 balls. Thunder went from being 18 for 2 to 146 thanks to their partnership, but they lost two balls to each other and ended up 159 for 5. Ines McKeon struck a six off the first ball of Perth's response, but she was caught behind by Samantha Bates on the very next delivery. The chase was then stabilized by a 79-run partnership between Katie Mack and Sophie Devine for the second wicket, scoring 31 runs off 27 deliveries. However, Perth lost 4 for 41 between the 10th and 15th overs due to their quick dismissals, which brought the Thunder back into the game. Before Chloe Piparo took charge of the chase, Mikayla Hinkley made an important contribution with a 16-ball 24, which was her first score. Piparo remained unbeaten on 20, but Ainsworth provided the finishing impetus. In her unbeaten eight-ball 15, she hit two boundaries and teamed up with Piparo for a 27-run stand to send Perth home after 18.3 overs.