Result · Round 4 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2025/26 · Tue 30 Dec 2025 · ENGIE Stadium, OLYMPIC PARK
Sydney Thunder BBL 131 (17.3 ov)
Perth Scorchers BBL 202/8 (20 ov)
Perth Scorchers BBL won by 71 runs
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Match report

Perth Scorchers BBL made 202/8 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Sydney Thunder BBL to 131 (17.3 ov) to win by 71 runs. For the winners, Ashton Turner made a half-century (99* off 41) with 8 sixes and Aaron Hardie took 2/7 from 2 overs. For Sydney Thunder BBL, Matthew Gilkes top-scored with 33 off 19 and Daniel Sams took 4/51 from 4 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Daniel Sams (33)
Sydney Thunder BBL · 16 (13) & 4/51

Top performers

Sydney Thunder BBL
🏏 Matthew Gilkes (26) 33 (19)
🏏 ******** 25 (21)
🎯 Daniel Sams (33) 4/51 (4)
🎯 Nathan McAndrew (32) 1/25 (3)
Perth Scorchers BBL
🏏 Ashton Turner (32) 99* (41)
🏏 Cooper Connolly (22) 28 (27)
🎯 Aaron Hardie (26) 2/7 (2)
🎯 Cooper Connolly (22) 2/26 (3)
Perth Scorchers BBL · 1st Innings - Perth Scorchers BBL 202/8 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Mitch Marsh (34) c: ******** b: N McAndrew 6 7 0 1 85.71
Finn Allen c: M Gilkes b: ******** 11 9 1 1 122.22
Cooper Connolly (22) c: C Green b: D Sams 28 27 2 1 103.70
Josh Inglis (30) c: T Sangha b: D Sams 13 9 1 1 144.44
Ashton Turner (32) not out 99* 41 8 8 241.46
Laurie Evans lbw: ******** 10 7 0 1 142.85
Aaron Hardie (26) c: ******** b: ******** 28 16 5 0 175.00
Ashton Agar (32) c: M Gilkes b: D Sams 5 3 1 0 166.66
Joel Paris (33) c: S Konstas b: D Sams 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0, pen 0) 2
Total 20 Ov (RR 10.10) 202/8
Did not bat: Mahli Beardman (20), Brody Couch (26), Nicholas Hobson
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Mitch Marsh), 2-18 (Finn Allen), 3-34 (Josh Inglis), 4-110 (Cooper Connolly), 5-121 (Laurie Evans), 6-173 (Aaron Hardie), 7-202 (Ashton Agar), 8-202 (Joel Paris)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Nathan McAndrew (32) 3 0 25 1 8.33 0 0
******** (18) 4 0 34 2 8.50 0 0
Chris Green (32) 3 0 35 0 11.66 0 0
Daniel Sams (33) 4 0 51 4 12.75 0 0
******** (18) 3 0 29 1 9.66 0 0
Tanveer Sangha (24) 3 0 27 0 9.00 1 0
Sydney Thunder BBL · 1st Innings - Sydney Thunder BBL 131 (17.3 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
******** c: F Allen b: M Beardman 25 21 0 2 119.04
Matthew Gilkes (26) run out (J Inglis, A Agar) 33 19 3 2 173.68
Sam Konstas (20) c: M Beardman b: A Hardie 21 19 2 1 110.52
Cameron Bancroft (33) c&b: C Connolly 2 4 0 0 50.00
******** (18) b: C Connolly 0 1 0 0 0.00
Daniel Sams (33) c: J Inglis b: J Paris 16 13 2 0 123.07
******** (18) c: L Evans b: J Paris 4 4 0 0 100.00
Chris Green (32) c: F Allen b: A Hardie 5 7 1 0 71.42
Nathan McAndrew (32) c: A Agar b: B Couch 11 5 2 0 220.00
Tanveer Sangha (24) not out 3* 6 0 0 50.00
******** (18) c: A Turner b: B Couch 5 6 0 0 83.33
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0, pen 0) 6
Total 17.3 Ov (RR 7.49) 131
Did not bat: Blake Nikitaras (25)
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (********), 2-61 (Matthew Gilkes), 3-81 (Cameron Bancroft), 4-81 (********), 5-99 (Daniel Sams), 6-104 (********), 7-111 (Sam Konstas), 8-112 (Chris Green), 9-123 (Nathan McAndrew), 10-131 (********)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Mahli Beardman (20) 4 0 27 1 6.75 2 0
Joel Paris (33) 3 0 28 2 9.33 2 0
Brody Couch (26) 3.3 0 28 2 8.00 2 0
Aaron Hardie (26) 2 0 7 2 3.50 0 0
Cooper Connolly (22) 3 0 26 2 8.66 0 0
Ashton Agar (32) 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0

Sydney Thunder BBL

Perth Scorchers BBL

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Perth Scorchers BBL 202/8 (20 ov) 10.10 18 13 2 Ashton Turner 99*
Sydney Thunder BBL 131 (17.3 ov) 7.49 10 5 6 Matthew Gilkes 33

Partnerships · Perth Scorchers BBL

  • 1st wkt 12
  • 2nd wkt 6
  • 3rd wkt 16
  • 4th wkt 76
  • 5th wkt 11
  • 6th wkt 52
  • 7th wkt 29
  • 8th wkt 0

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Sydney Thunder BBL

  • 1st wkt 60
  • 2nd wkt 1
  • 3rd wkt 20
  • 4th wkt 0
  • 5th wkt 18
  • 6th wkt 5
  • 7th wkt 7
  • 8th wkt 1
  • 9th wkt 11
  • 10th wkt 8

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.