WBBL | Deandra Dottin stars as Renegades trump Stars by four wickets to pocket Melbourne Derby

‌Melbourne Renegades went up to second in the Women’s Big Bash League 2025 points table with a four-wicket win over Melbourne Stars on Sunday. Deandra Dottin had a field day, first picking up three wickets with the ball before accelerating proceedings with the willow with an impactful cameo towards the end of the chase to power her side on top in the Melbourne Derby.

After being put into bat at the Junction Oval, Stars had a slow start, ending the four-over mark at 22/1 with veteran batter Meg Lanning falling in the last ball of the first powerplay. Though fellow opener Rhys McKenna kept her side afloat with a run-a-ball 32, Stars needed someone to push their run rate up as they sat at 59/3, after her dismissal, at the halfway mark. All-rounders Marizanne Kapp and Kim Garth did just that as the Stars ended at a respectable 141/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Kapp hit three fours in her 14-ball 22 while Garth scored 29 off 19 balls, which included four boundaries as Stars amassed 82 runs in the last 10 overs. Dottin was the pick among the Renegades’ bowlers with a spell of 3/20 in three overs.

In return, Renegades lost opener Davina Perrin cheaply in the second over, but a 58-run second-wicket stand between Courtney Webb (37) and Sophie Molineux (32) kept them in the game. But the batting unit suffered a middle order collapse, slipping from 67/1 to 92/4, losing both set batters in the process. With the required rate going over eight runs an over, skipper Georgia Wareham and Dottin added 21 runs in 10 balls to ease out the pressure. The West Indies all-rounder hit a four and a six during her six-ball 13, while Tess Flintoff (17*) finished the game in style with a six and two boundaries off skipper Annabel Sutherland in the penultimate over. Meanwhile, the pace and spin duo of Garth and Maisy Gibson picked up 2/16 and 2/31, respectively, for the Stars.

McKenna Strike

Underway in the Melbourne Derby! are batting first, and Rhys McKenna has put away the first boundary.  

— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL) 

Garth Impact

Kim Garth TODAY IN WBBL:



- 3-16-2 with the ball.

- 29(19) with the bat.



She's doing decent job in both departments ❤️‍🔥🏟️   

— ᴅᴋ (@coach_dk19) 

Maiden!

Kim Garth with a wicket maiden. 💚 

— Scott Rea (@ScottRea) 

First ball!

Kim Garth strikes with her first ball.  

— Scott Rea (@ScottRea) 

Yeah!

Important innings by Kim Garth to give the Stars a target to bowl at. 

— Scott Rea (@ScottRea) 

Game Changer

Some splendid biffing by Tess Flintoff off Annabel Sutherland, no less, (644) when the game was in the balance takes the Renegades to a meritorious win over the Stars. 

— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) 

Jones Magic

Elite work from Amy Jones!



The  keeper removes the Renegades skipper Sophie Molineux right on drinks for 32!  

— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL) 

Dottin Dominates

With the wickets of Sutherland, Gibson & Garth, Deandra Dottin put on a show in the Melbourne Derby!   

— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL) 

Game Decider

• , Game 13 •



• Melbourne Stars 7/141 (20) defeated by Melbourne Renegades 6/145 (18.5) •



• 3 votes: Deandra Dottin | 3/20 (3) & 13 (6)

• 2 votes: Kim Garth | 29 (19) & 2/16 (3)

• 1 vote: Georgia Wareham | 1/18 (4) & 19 (14) 

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)