Women’s Big Bash League: Perth Scorchers pledge to stay level after first loss of season to Adelaide Strikers

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After Perth Scorchers had their five-game winning streak snapped by suffering their first loss of the season in comprehensive fashion, one of their stars has opened up on how they will respond.

As Perth Scorchers peeled off five consecutive victories to open their Women’s Big Bash League season, their players regularly spoke about how not getting carried away had been an internal theme.

And batter Freya Kemp has pledged that mentality will continue, despite the side suffering the first loss of their campaign to Adelaide Strikers at the WACA Ground on Saturday.

Perth were comprehensively outplayed by the visitors on the night, with a 51-run defeat their fourth heaviest by runs across the course of the competition’s 12-year history.

The Scorchers conceded 110 runs from the final eight overs of their bowling innings and slumped to 3-33 inside the first six of their response in a defeat which knocked them off the top of the ladder, but Kemp said there would be no panic within their group.

“This is T20 cricket, there’s always nights like these. They obviously batted really well and bowled really well on that pitch,” Kemp said.

“We’ve had a really good run up until now. We’ll reset and go again in Brisbane, and we’ll prepare the same.

“We’ve had different people contributing every single game, and that’s really pleasing.”

Perth will now head back on the road for a massive two-game road stand, which will begin with their first meeting with defending champions Hobart Hurricanes since last season’s final in Queensland on Thursday before they head to Sydney for a clash with star-studded ladder-leaders Sydney Sixers on Saturday.

“Our group’s really good at being on the road. We showed that going to Melbourne and Sydney last week,” she said.

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