Ellyse Perry has snared 5-22 before notching a major milestone with the bat to help lift the Sydney Sixers to a vital seven-wicket WBBL win over the Melbourne Renegades at the WACA Ground.
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Perry, bowling for the first time since injuring her knee while batting against Ireland on July 25, snared career-best figures to help skittle the Renegades for 104 in 19.5 overs.
The 33-year-old then scored an unbeaten 44 off 39 balls as the Sixers chased down the victory target with 27 balls to spare.
Perry passed 4000 WBBL runs during her innings, becoming just the second player behind Beth Mooney to achieve the feat.
The win breathed life into the Sixers' campaign, with the beaten grand finalists from last season moving from bottom to sixth with a 2-5 record.
The Renegades (1-6) are now last on the table.
Perry was brought into the attack in the fifth over and snared the scalp of Tammy Beaumont (6) with her first ball.
Her next over was even more productive, with Perry dismissing Jess Duffin (1) and Georgia Prestwidge (0) in consecutive balls.
Duffin was caught behind after hanging out her bat to a wider Perry delivery.
Prestwidge simply had no answer to a marvellous Perry delivery that nipped back in and struck the top of middle stump, leaving the Renegades in tatters at 5-30.
Perry sent her hat-trick ball too wide for it to be any danger.
But five overs later she produced another epic delivery, with the ball seaming off the pitch and crashing into the leg stump to send Georgia Wareham packing for 10.
Only Harmanpreet Kaur (47 off 40) was able to put up any real resistance.
Perry secured her maiden WBBL five-for when Suzie Bates took an excellent catch, running with the flight of the ball to dismiss Josie Dooley (19).
The run chase was cruisy as Perry, Erin Burns (32) and Chloe Tryon (26no) all contributed.
"It just went my way today, probably beginner's luck in a way," Perry told Fox Sports.
In Sunday's other match, defending champions Adelaide pulled off a six-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers in a game that went down to the final delivery.
The Scorchers posted 7-165 on the back of Natalie Sciver-Brunt's 53 off 33 balls and a quick-fire 33 from Amy Jones.
In reply, Adelaide were on track for victory courtesy of notable knocks from opener Katie Mack (71 off 52 balls) and Bridget Patterson (35 off 32 balls).
But when Sophie Devine ran out that duo within five deliveries of each other, the equation was seven runs to win off three balls.
Adelaide's English recruit Dani Gibson cracked a six over mid-wicket off Chloe Ainsworth to make it one run needed off the final two balls.
Ainsworth then bowled a dot ball to ensure for a nervy finish, but Gibson struck the final delivery for four through cover to seal victory.
The result lifted Adelaide (5-2) back to the top of the ladder, while the Scorchers (4-3) are fourth.
Australian Associated Press
