Melbourne Stars have ended their winless start to the WBBL season with an impressive 12-run victory over the Perth Scorchers at the WACA.
Another fast-scoring half century from Elyse Villani seemed to have the Scorchers on track to reprise their nine-wicket against the same opponents 24 hours earlier.
However, some fine late-innings bowling from the Stars restricted the home side to 4-137, in response to the Stars' challenging tally of 6-149.
Opener Villani followed up her 84 on Tuesday with a boundary-laden knock of 72 from 44 balls to put her side in sight of victory.
So quick was Villani's scoring that fellow opener Nicole Bolton and No.3 Natalie Sciver contributed just nine runs each by the time the team's second wicket fell with the score on 98.
But Villani's dismissal saw the wheels fall off the Scorchers, who required 36 from the final four overs.
Earlier, the Stars posted a strong total in spite of a top-score of just 25 from Georgia Elwiss, as four batters passed 20.
Despite the defeat the Scorchers (three wins and two losses) will have the opportunity to move equal with the ladder-leading Sydney Sixers on Saturday in a glamour-match-up at Lilac Hill.
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