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Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, 39th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wkts
MLS
130(18.2)
PRS
134/4(16.5)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
By virtue of this win, the Perth Scorchers will host the Qualifier on Tuesday. If the Sydney Sixers beat the Brisbane Heat tomorrow, the Scorchers will face them. Should the Sixers lose, it will be Perth up against the Hobart Hurricanes. With one final league game remaining, join us tomorrow to see who claims spots two, three, and four. Until then, cheers!!
Jhye Richardson | Player of the Match: It’s awesome. The crowd tonight was 48,500, and it was an amazing atmosphere. We play good cricket here, and hosting the final is a big advantage for the home team. I can’t wait. The power surge can go either way. You can score a lot of runs, but it’s also a good opportunity with the ball. Credit to Hardie for an outrageous catch - probably the best I’ve seen this year. Hopefully we can recreate this performance on Tuesday night. We’ll need to do it just as well. Finny (Allen) was outstanding. Back-to-back performances are one of the hardest things to do in cricket. Consistency is the hardest part of the game. Chasing 130 can be tricky, but he handled it really well. Hardie played a great innings around Finny, and full credit to him. If we can produce a similar performance on Tuesday night, we’ll be in a good position. We love playing here, and teams don’t always enjoy travelling to Perth. Having a few days here helps us.
20:19 local, 12:19 GMT, 17:49 IST: Much like their opponents, the Scorchers lost three early wickets, but they recovered superbly from that point. Finn Allen took responsibility and anchored a near 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Aaron Hardie. The pair never looked rushed, focusing on rotating the strike and keeping the scoreboard ticking, aided in part by a couple of dropped chances. Allen impressed with his authoritative pulls, while Hardie played the supporting role early on, taking his time and targeting the off side for boundaries. Haris Rauf was the standout bowler for the Stars, but the rest struggled to maintain consistency. Overall, it was a commanding performance from the Perth Scorchers in front of their home crowd...
16.5
4
Mitchell Swepson to Hardie, FOUR, smashed away through cover and that will guarantee a top spot for the Perth Scorchers. They win the game by 6 wickets...
16.4
Mitchell Swepson to Turner, 1 run, short on the stumps, punched down the ground to long-on
16.3
Mitchell Swepson to Turner, 2 runs, gets a thick outside edge on the push to the right of short third, Siddle gives chase and prevents the boundary with a commendable dive near the ropes
16.2
Mitchell Swepson to Turner, no run, quicker and straighter on off, Turner looks to cut and gets beaten on the inside edge
16.1
Mitchell Swepson to Turner, no run, quicker on off, Turner goes on the back foot and taps it into the off-side
Mitchell Swepson [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
16
W 0 L1 2 4 0 (7 runs)
PRS 127-4
Aaron Hardie
37(36)
Ashton Turner
0(2)
Peter Siddle
4-0-31-1
15.6
Peter Siddle to Hardie, no run, 140ks full outside off, Hardie goes hard on the drive and toe-ends it to cover
15.5
4
Peter Siddle to Hardie, FOUR, short ball on off at 124ks, Hardie swivels and hammers the pull square on the leg-side for a one-bounce boundary...
15.4
Peter Siddle to Hardie, 2 runs, very full just outside off, Hardie pushes the drive to cover and takes off for a quick single. The fielder dives and underarms it onto the stumps at the striker's end, only to concede an extra run via the overthrow
15.3
Peter Siddle to Turner, leg byes, 1 run, 137ks length delivery drifting down leg, Turner misses the flick and gets it off the thigh pad to the right of fine leg
15.2
Peter Siddle to Turner, no run, 139ks length delivery outside off, Turner mistimes the pull off the inside edge back to the right of the bowler
Ashton Turner, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.1
W
Peter Siddle to Finn Allen, out Caught by Maxwell!! Maxi looks relieved. It was a slower short ball from Peter Siddle. Finn Allen had to fetch the pull from wide of off and he smashed it flat and straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Maxi ambled back a fraction and took the reverse cup above his head. Finn Allen c Maxwell b Peter Siddle 69(39) [4s-2 6s-7]
Peter Siddle to Finn Allen, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Scorchers just 2 hits away from sealing this contest...
15
Wd 1 2 1 1 0 2 (8 runs)
PRS 120-3
Aaron Hardie
31(33)
Finn Allen
69(38)
Haris Rauf
4-0-23-3
14.6
Haris Rauf to Hardie, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Hardie bashes the drive over extra cover and completes an easy double
14.5
Haris Rauf to Hardie, no run, 141ks bumper outside off, Hardie looks to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge