Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, Qualifier, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Jack Edwards to David Payne, out David Payne Run Out!! 1 run completed. Full and wide outside off, David Payne throws the bat at that, slices it, no 2nd there, sweeper cover runs in and finds Josh Philippe who does the rest. Payne well short. David Payne run out (Lachlan Shaw/Josh Philippe) 1(1)

Jack Edwards to Turner, out Caught&Bowled!! Simple catch for Jack Edwards. It's a slower and shorter outside off, makes Turner fetch the pull, right off the bottom of the bat and an easy catch for the bowler. Turner c and b Jack Edwards 29(21) [4s-3 6s-1]

Jack Edwards to Jhye Richardson, out Bowled!! Right up there and bowled. Late outswing on middle, full, Jhye Richardson gets forward to whip and misses, the stumps are found. Jhye Richardson b Jack Edwards 20(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Sean Abbott to Jhye Richardson, SIX, back of a length on middle, Jhye Richardson backs away and pulls it all the way over wide long-on, flies into the crowd

Mitchell Starc to Turner, SIX, goes short at the body, Turner makes room outside the leg-stump and then pulls, the top-edge helps and all the way over fine-leg

Mitchell Starc to Turner, FOUR, went for the yorker again, it's a low full-toss on middle, Turner backs away and drives between cover and mid-off

Jack Edwards to Jhye Richardson, leg byes, FOUR, down leg, Jhye Richardson flicks and misses, off the pad and it runs away fine, fine-leg gets across but the ball wins

Jack Edwards to Jhye Richardson, FOUR, beautiful shot. Full outside off, Jhye Richardson gets forward and high-elbows the off-drive, full-face and wide of mid-off, runs away

Ben Dwarshuis to Jhye Richardson, 1 run, direct-hit could've been interesting. Length delivery on middle, turned to the left of mid-wicket and Edwards is quick, gets across and under-arms, misses, touch and go that

Ben Dwarshuis to Laurie Evans, out Caught by Jack Edwards!! Thick top-edge and one more wicket. Length delivery on off, Laurie Evans looks to heave across the line, the top-edge flies and Edwards has massive hands, he takes this at square-leg as he settles under the high ball. The Scorchers keep losing wickets. Laurie Evans c Jack Edwards b Ben Dwarshuis 5(7) [4s-1]

Ben Manenti to Laurie Evans, FOUR, third boundary of the over. It's tossed up full on off, Laurie Evans sinks low and laps this over Josh Philippe, goes fine

Ben Manenti to Turner, FOUR, again the reverse-sweep and now over backward point. Again a flat length delivery outside the leg-stump, Turner middles the reverse-sweep as he turns around

Ben Manenti to Turner, FOUR, good hit. It's a length delivery outside the leg-stump, Turner turns around and reverse-sweeps it wide of sweeper cover, races away

Mitchell Starc to Hardie, out Caught by Josh Philippe!! Clear spike on UltraEdge and Hardie walks. He wastes a review. It's a slower short delivery outside off, Hardie was in two minds there, wanted to bail out of the pull, then belatedly plays a half-hearted shot, it kisses the under-edge of the bat and Josh Philippe dives forward to take the looping ball. Hardie c Josh Philippe b Mitchell Starc 17(19) [4s-2]

Mitchell Starc to Hardie, FOUR, half-volley outside off and Hardie doesn't miss. He gets forward and drives it between cover and mid-off, right into the gap

Ben Manenti to Connolly, out Caught by Babar Azam!! Neat catch by Babar diving to his left at backward point. It's a good length delivery outside off, Connolly goes on the back foot to cut and fails to keep it down, Babar shows clean hands to take it. Connolly played too many dots and now he goes. Connolly c Babar Azam b Ben Manenti 8(11) [6s-1]

Joel Davies to Connolly, SIX, hammered, very full and wide of off - Connolly clears his front-foot and then lifts it back over the bowler's head, sails over the ropes for a maximum

Joel Davies to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Smith!! That's a dolly at long-off and Smith wasn't going to drop it - Davies dragged the length back by a fraction - Inglis came running down the pitch, was looking to go inside out over cover with the drive, but the ball dips onto him and he ends up miscuing the lofted drive, hit it straighter and down Smith's throat at long-off. Two big wickets in quick succession for the Sixers and the players will take drinks at the fall of Josh Inglis. Josh Inglis c Smith b Joel Davies 2(5)

Ben Dwarshuis to Finn Allen, out Bowled!! That's a big wicket for the Sixers - Finn Allen was looking very dangerous and he falls one short of his fifty - Dwarshuis shortened the length and pushed one across the right-hander, Allen's feet hardly moved as he looked to mow it across the line, gets a thick bottom-edge and the ball falls back onto the leg-stump. But he's done a fine job to get the Scorchers off to a fast start. Finn Allen b Ben Dwarshuis 49(30) [4s-2 6s-4]

Ben Dwarshuis to Finn Allen, SIX, there's the record for Allen, his 37th six this season, short of a good length and pushed across the right-hander - he stays back and flays the flat-batted drive over cover, sailed over the ropes for a maximum

Ben Dwarshuis to Finn Allen, 2 runs, short of a good length and pushed across the right-hander, clattered square on the off-side for a couple

Jack Edwards to Finn Allen, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and at the right-hander - Allen gets inside the line, picks the length early and then swipes the pull over deep backward square leg for a maximum. This is his 36th six in BBL2026, equalling the record by Mitch Owen for most number of sixes in a BBL season - Owen had it last season

Jack Edwards to Hardie, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped down to long leg for a single

Jack Edwards to Hardie, FOUR, lovely shot, pitched up by Edwards - Hardie leans forward, drives through the line and then lifts it over wide mid-off - couple of bounces and over the ropes

Joel Davies to Finn Allen, SIX, thumped, much better, this time it's Allen - flighted delivery on middle, he leans forward, clears the front leg and then hoists it high and deep into the stands at long-on

Ben Dwarshuis to Finn Allen, FOUR, drilled, on a good length and angling across the right-hander - Allen went hard on the drive and placed it wide of cover, was in the air, but in the gap as well

Ben Dwarshuis to Finn Allen, FOUR, hammered, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Allen stands tall and hammers the drive past the non-striker, right of mid-off and he watches the ball race to the ropes

Mitchell Starc to Finn Allen, SIX, cheeky and six, brave from Allen - shuffled right across the stumps, used Starc's pace and lapped it over the keeper's head, went a long way into the stands at deep third

Mitchell Starc to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Lachlan Shaw!! That's a sharp catch at backward point and the Scorchers captain has been sent packing - Starc went full and wide of off, Marsh saw the width and went hard on the drive, doesn't cover for the angle and the thick slice flew to the right of the fielder - Shaw dived across, gets both hands and completes a fine catch. Big wicket this - Mitchell Marsh is a massive big-match player. Mitchell Marsh c Lachlan Shaw b Mitchell Starc 5(7) [4s-1]

Sean Abbott to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, clubbed, fraction short and Marsh is all over it like a rash - swivels across, picked the length early and then heaved it backward of square on the on-side for a boundary