BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Harper †	c †Inglis b Richardson	1	2	2	0	0	50.00

Thomas Rogers	c Eskinazi b Connolly	22	17	29	3	0	129.41

Beau Webster	c Hardie b Behrendorff	4	6	6	1	0	66.66

Marcus Stoinis (c)	c †Inglis b Behrendorff	13	20	28	1	0	65.00

Hilton Cartwright	c Hobson b McKenzie	24	18	33	0	2	133.33

Nick Larkin	c Connolly b Behrendorff	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

Jonathan Merlo	c †Inglis b Richardson	5	6	11	0	0	83.33

Liam Dawson	not out	22	22	36	2	1	100.00
Usama Mir	b McKenzie	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Joel Paris	b Tye	0	4	4	0	0	0.00

Haris Rauf	c Hobson b Hardie	8	16	20	1	0	50.00

Extras	(lb 1, w 1)	2
TOTAL	19.1 Ov (RR: 5.26)	101
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Sam Harper, 0.3 ov), 2-10 (Beau Webster, 1.4 ov), 3-38 (Thomas Rogers, 6.2 ov), 4-49 (Marcus Stoinis, 8.3 ov), 5-49 (Nick Larkin, 8.6 ov), 6-66 (Jonathan Merlo, 11.1 ov), 7-79 (Hilton Cartwright, 13.3 ov), 8-79 (Usama Mir, 13.4 ov), 9-80 (Joel Paris, 14.3 ov), 10-101 (Haris Rauf, 19.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jhye Richardson	4	0	20	2	5.00	15	3	0	1	0
0.3 to SB Harper, edged and gone! Early success for Richardson! Fullish outside off, and it entices Harper into the booming drive. Does so without much foot movement, though, and the deviation away means that he can only feather it through to Inglis. Just the start the Scorchers would have wanted; the last thing the Stars needed!. 2/1 11.1 to J Merlo, soft dismissal! Length delivery angled into middle and off stump. Merlo, slightly ambitiously, looks for the reverse lap but the ball gets too big on him. The ball comes off the higher part of the bat and loops up for Inglis to take the easiest of catches. The Stars slide further!. 66/6
Jason Behrendorff	4	1	28	3	7.00	13	3	1	0	0
1.4 to BJ Webster, two in two overs for the Scorchers! Length delivery pushed across the batter outside off. Webster comes down the track, looking to go inside out. Loses his shape, though, and has to reach out because of how wide the ball is. It flies off the outside edge and Hardie does the rest at third man!. 10/2 8.3 to MP Stoinis, Stoinis bites the dust! Slower bumper outside off and it has the beating of Stoinis. He is unsure of how he wants to play it, and in the end, tries to just help it into the leg side. The extra bounce, though, means that Stoinis cannot get on top of it and he feathers it through to Inglis!. 49/4 8.6 to NCR Larkin, oh yes, he can! Length delivery slanted across the batter just outside off. Larkin's feet go nowhere and he fishes at it. Gets a thick outside edge that flies towards Connolly at second slip, who, like Eskinazi, parries the ball into the air but then snares it! The Stars in all sorts of trouble now!. 49/5 See all photos
Cooper Connolly	2	0	11	1	5.50	6	0	1	0	0
6.2 to TF Rogers, taken, finally! Floated up full just outside off. Rogers gives himself room and drills it straight to Eskinazi at short extra cover, who juggles multiple times before finally holding onto it. Was a fairly straightforward chance that was made difficult, but in the end, the Scorchers have their third wicket!. 38/3
Hamish McKenzie	4	0	12	2	3.00	12	0	0	0	0
13.3 to HWR Cartwright, Cartwright perishes now! Slightly quicker and shorter at the stumps. Cartwright thinks he can thump this over deep mid wicket but the ball is not short enough to get the elevation he wants. Makes decent contact but also picks out deep mid wicket, stationed well inside the fence, to perfection!. 79/7 13.4 to Usama Mir, cleaned up first ball! Leg-spinner on a back of a length on middle and off. Seems to gather pace off the surface and Usama Mir, trying to work it into the leg side, is beaten by the pace and perhaps the slight turn into him. Breezes past the bat and he hears the death rattle soon after!. 79/8
Andrew Tye	4	0	24	1	6.00	9	1	1	0	0
14.3 to JS Paris, chops it on! Stars are nine down! Hard length outside off. Paris tries to hack it away over mid wicket but is rushed into his stroke. The ball skims off the inside edge and thuds into the stumps. Nothing going right for the Stars; everything going to plan for the Scorchers!. 80/9
Aaron Hardie	1.1	0	5	1	4.28	5	1	0	0	0
19.1 to Haris Rauf, Rauf falls, and the Stars have been bundled out for 101! Hard length on leg stump, and this skids through. Rauf, making room to go over cow corner, is hurried into his stroke and can only cloth it straight to the sweeper at deep mid wicket!. 101/10

Perth Scorchers (T: 102 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Cooper Connolly	c Cartwright b Paris	20	9	-	1	1	222.22

Stephen Eskinazi	c Larkin b Dawson	25	25	-	1	1	100.00

Aaron Hardie	c Dawson b Usama Mir	20	15	-	1	1	133.33

Josh Inglis †	not out	17	17	-	2	0	100.00
Ashton Turner (c)	not out	19	17	-	1	1	111.76
Extras	(w 1)	1
TOTAL	13.5 Ov (RR: 7.37)	102/3
Did not bat: Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie, Jason Behrendorff
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Cooper Connolly, 3.2 ov), 2-60 (Stephen Eskinazi, 7.4 ov), 3-66 (Aaron Hardie, 8.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Marcus Stoinis	2	0	19	0	9.50	4	0	1	1	0
Joel Paris	2	0	17	1	8.50	7	1	1	0	0
3.2 to C Connolly, superb catch by Cartwright! Banged into the track on middle and leg, and this seems to zip off the surface. Connolly, looking for the pull, is slightly late on the stroke and splices it. Loops up and Cartwright dashes in from the deep square leg fence, completing the catch with a full-length dive forward. Has this wicket already come a little too late, though?. 35/1
Haris Rauf	2	0	14	0	7.00	4	2	0	0	0
Liam Dawson	3.5	0	30	1	7.82	6	2	1	0	0
7.4 to SS Eskinazi, holes out to deep backward square leg! Length on middle and off. Seems to hold in the surface and bounces a little more than Eskinazi anticipates. He cannot control his sweep and the ball lobs up tamely off the top edge, straight into the palms of Larkin!. 60/2
Usama Mir	4	0	22	1	5.50	11	1	1	0	0
8.3 to AM Hardie, six and out! Fizzed through shorter and quicker on middle stump. Hardie tries to manufacture a cut stroke but giving room. The extra pace and bounce, however, means he cannot keep it down and Dawson at backward point snaps up a fairly regulation chance!. 66/3

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Melbourne Stars innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 2 wickets)
Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Melbourne Stars - 55/5 in 10.0 overs (HWR Cartwright 10, J Merlo 3)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 12.0 (Batting side - 16 runs, 1 wicket)
Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 2
Innings Break: Melbourne Stars - 101/10 in 19.1 overs (LA Dawson 22)

Perth Scorchers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
Perth Scorchers: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Perth Scorchers - 73/3 in 10.0 overs (JP Inglis 5, AJ Turner 2)
Perth Scorchers: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 1

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Perth Scorchers, elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2023/24
Player Of The Match	Hamish McKenzie
Match days	13 December 2023 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Phillip Gillespie Shawn Craig
Reserve Umpire	Daryl Brigham
Match Referee	Kent Hannam
Points	Perth Scorchers 2, Melbourne Stars 0

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PS 100%

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Over 14 • PS 102/3

Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

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Scorchers Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
C Connolly	caught	20	9
SS Eskinazi	caught	25	25
AM Hardie	caught	20	15
JP Inglis	not out	17	17
AJ Turner	not out	19	17
Extras	(w 1)
Total	102(3 wkts; 13.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
MP Stoinis	2	19	0	9.5
JS Paris	2	17	1	8.5
Haris Rauf	2	14	0	7
LA Dawson	3.5	30	1	7.82
Usama Mir	4	22	1	5.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	35	Stephen Eskinazi	Cooper Connolly
2nd	25	Stephen Eskinazi	Aaron Hardie
3rd	6	Josh Inglis	Aaron Hardie
4th	36	Ashton Turner	Josh Inglis

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Big Bash League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BH	10	7	1	16	0.972
SS	10	6	2	14	0.339
PS	10	6	3	13	0.725
AS	10	5	4	11	0.331
HH	10	4	6	8	-0.268
MS	10	4	6	8	-1.051
MR	10	2	6	6	-0.289
ST	10	1	7	4	-0.652

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