- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 taken at backward point! Huge wicket. Full and wide outside off, Marsh reaches out for a drive, can't keep it down. Very neat catch from Shaw diving to his right 9/17.4 dragged on! Massive moment. Short of a length, Allen goes for the pull and gets a bottom edge into the stumps 67/212.3 given caught behind! Hardie reviews but doesn't look confident. Good short ball, offcutter bouncer, Hardie half ducks and half pulls, getting in an awful tangle, Philippe dives forward to take and immediately appeals. Ultraedge shows a spike as the ball passes the bat. Hardie is out and Scorchers lose the review! 87/59.2 taken at long-off! Very nicely bowled. Inglis comes out of the crease, he's not to the pitch, slices the lofted drive and it's a simple catch for Smith 69/311.2 cut straight to Babar at backward point! Width offered, not that short, he tries to cut and slices it to backward point and Babar takes a sharp chance diving to his left 80/419.5 spooned straight up! Short slower ball wide of off, he reaches out and toes it straight up in the air, Edwards settles under it and takes the catch 146/814.1 skied straight up and Edwards holds on! Back of a length on off, he steps across to try and whip over square leg, gets a top edge that flies straight up and Edwards settles under it and takes the catch at square leg 101/619.3 bowled him! Excellent slower yorker goes straight through him. Offspinning slower ball, it dips on him as he tries to whip across the line and it goes under the bat and crashes into middle 145/719.6 run out trying for two! Slower ball wide of off, he miscues a drive in the air towards deep point, Shaw runs in and throws over the bails and Payne is well short trying for two 147/9Extras11 (lb 7, w 4)TOTAL147/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.35)Did not bat: M BeardmanFall of wickets: 1-9 (Mitchell Marsh, 1.5 ov), 2-67 (Finn Allen, 7.4 ov), 3-69 (Josh Inglis, 9.2 ov), 4-80 (Cooper Connolly, 11.2 ov), 5-87 (Aaron Hardie, 12.3 ov), 6-101 (Laurie Evans, 14.1 ov), 7-145 (Jhye Richardson, 19.3 ov), 8-146 (Ashton Turner, 19.5 ov), 9-147 (David Payne, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SA Abbott 4 0 24 0 6 11 1 1 0 0 MA Starc 4 0 32 2 8 11 2 2 1 0 BJ Dwarshuis 4 0 23 2 5.75 15 2 1 0 0 JD Davies 2 0 20 1 10 4 0 2 1 0 J Edwards 4 0 25 2 6.25 12 2 1 2 0 BAD Manenti 2 0 16 1 8 5 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 appeal for a stumping...and gone! The back foot did drag. Spun nicely past the outside edge as Babar drives. Quick work from Inglis...and the foot is in the air when the stumps light up. What a tournament Connolly is having with the ball 0/110.5 holes out to fine leg! Beardman knocks over Smith! 139kph, bouncer, at the head, Smith is hurried trying to hook up and over fine leg, trying to use the pace, he miscues off the sticker of the bat, taking one hand off, it flies close to the rope but not over it, Payne stands still a metre inside and takes the catch! 74/63.1 top edge, strikes first ball! Short of a length, good pace, Phillipe goes for the pull and skies it straight up in the air 21/23.6 taken at midwicket! Beardman on fire. Short of a length, Henriques the next batter to fall trying to pull. Top edges it straight up in the air on the side. Beardman is pumped 23/38.4 spooned to mid-off! It wasn't costly. Goes for a drive, pace off, not quite there for the stroke and just pops a simple catch to Turner 63/49.3 cleaned up! Edwards gives himself a touch of room to ball on the stumps, goes for a drive and plays around it. Connolly does it again 64/513.4 bowled him! Payne outsmarts him! Davies goes across his stumps, well outside off, to lap sweep over short fine but he went too far, Payne delivers straight at off and hits! 90/812.2 chopped on! Good length, wide of off, he tries to square drive minimal footwork with a 45-degree angled bat, gets a thick inside edge and drags it onto leg stump 86/714.6 top edge straight up and Inglis pouches it! Scorchers are into the final! Bouncer over middle, he tries to pull and gets a top edge, it flies towards short fine leg, Inglis gets under it and takes the catch to ignite a huge roar from the home fans 99/1013.5 Abbott got his bat stuck sliding in for two and is out! Extraordinary! Pulls forward of square, it's an easy two for Abbott, Evans throws to the keeper's end, but Abbott runs off the side of the pitch and slides his bat on the soft turf next to the drop in, it gets stuck, he tumbles and drops the bat, his foot doesn't get into safe ground before he falls and Inglis removes the balls with his body in the air over the line! 91/9Extras1 (w 1)TOTAL99 all out (15 Overs, RR: 6.6)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Babar Azam, 0.2 ov), 2-21 (Josh Philippe, 3.1 ov), 3-23 (Moises Henriques, 3.6 ov), 4-63 (Lachlan Shaw, 8.4 ov), 5-64 (Jack Edwards, 9.3 ov), 6-74 (Steven Smith, 10.5 ov), 7-86 (Ben Manenti, 12.2 ov), 8-90 (Joel Davies, 13.4 ov), 9-91 (Sean Abbott, 13.5 ov), 10-99 (Ben Dwarshuis, 14.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CPL Connolly 2 0 10 2 5 7 0 1 0 0 JA Richardson 3 0 20 1 6.66 8 3 0 0 0 DA Payne 3 0 13 2 4.33 11 0 1 0 0 M Beardman 3 0 20 3 6.66 7 1 0 0 0 BL Couch 2 0 25 0 12.5 2 1 2 1 0 AM Hardie 2 0 11 1 5.5 4 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Sixers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Perth Scorchers advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.30 start, First Session 16.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.20, Second Session 18.20-19.50
Match days
20 January 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 25 runs, 1 wicket)
- Perth Scorchers: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (FH Allen 38, AM Hardie 10, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Perth Scorchers - 69/3 in 9.2 overs (AM Hardie 10)
- Over 12.3: Review by Perth Scorchers (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SJ Nogajski, Batter - AM Hardie (Struck down)
- Perth Scorchers: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 2: Overs 17.1 - 19.0 (Batting side - 23 runs, 0 wicket)
- Innings Break: Perth Scorchers - 147/9 in 20.0 overs (BL Couch 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers - 64/5 in 9.3 overs (SPD Smith 33)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 13.1 - 15.0 (Batting side - 10 runs, 3 wickets)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsFinn Allen's sixy BBL season a result of 'stable base' and a 'really clear game plan'
Having hit a record 37 sixes this BBL season, Allen has tweaked his technique and also allowed himself to settle into an innings, which has been key to his success
Beardman revels in 'pinch-me' moment during contest between generations
His absorbing, albeit brief, battle with Steven Smith will long live in the memory
Beardman wins Smith battle as Perth Scorchers book home grand final
The home side could only post 147, but on a pitch assisting the pace bowlers that proved more than enough
Connolly in search of runs, but shining with the ball
The allrounder started the BBL season in fine form with the bat but is in a lean run heading into finals

