Big Bash League 2025/26, Match 1

Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers

Sydney Sixers 113/5 11 ov
Perth Scorchers 117/5 10.1 ov, target 114 from 11

Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets

Venue
Perth Stadium
Date
Sun, 14 December 2025
Toss
Perth Scorchers won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Cooper Connolly

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Perth Scorchers 65% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Sydney Sixers win

Perth Scorchers win

Sydney Sixers batPerth Scorchers chase 114

Turning point −13 to Perth Scorchers. 9.3, first innings: Joel Paris to L Shaw, wicket, 89/5. Sydney Sixers went from 52% to 40%.

Moved it most Jack Edwards +37.7 · Ashton Agar −13.9 · M Beardman −13.5 · Babar Azam −8.1

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Daniel Hughesc C Connolly b AM Hardie03000.0−6.9
Babar Azamc LJ Evans b BL Couch250040.0−8.1
Joshua Philippec FH Allen b BL Couch281831155.6−0.7
Moises Henriquesrun out (AC Agar)9601150.0+4.2
L Shawc FH Allen b JS Paris191031190.0−3.8
Jack Edwardsnot out46*2162219.0+39.1
Benjamin Dwarshuisnot out6*310200.0+5.1
Extras b 2, w 13
Total 11 ov, 10.27 an over113/5

Did not bat JA Davies, CH Stobo, M Perry, T Murphy

Fall of wickets 0-1 (Hughes, 0.3), 15-2 (Azam, 2.5), 36-3 (Henriques, 4.4), 41-4 (Philippe, 5.3), 89-5 (Shaw, 9.3)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Aaron Hardie201618.00500−1.6
Joel Paris302919.67900−2.9
Brody Couch201226.00500+3.8
M Beardman2028014.00410−13.5
Ashton Agar2026013.00300−21.5

Fielding Ashton Agar +7.6 (run-outs)

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The balls that decided it