Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, 23rd Match, Big Bash League in Perth, Western Australia, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Big Bash League

Venue:Perth Stadium, Perth, Western Australia

Date & Time:4 Jan 2026, 10:15 am LOCAL

PS153/8(20)

AS120/10(18.1)

Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs

Player of the Match

Joel Paris

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mitchell Marsh	c Jamie Overton b Tabraiz Shamsi	37	33	5	1	112.00
Cooper Connolly	c Luke Wood b Tabraiz Shamsi	0	3	0	0	0.00
Sam Fanning	c Harry Manenti b Lloyd Pope	31	24	3	1	129.00
Aaron Hardie	b Lloyd Pope	9	10	1	0	90.00
Joel Curtis	c Mackenzie Harvey b Lloyd Pope	1	2	0	0	50.00
Ashton Turner	c Jerrssis Wadia b Tabraiz Shamsi	28	14	4	1	200.00
Nick Hobson	c Jason Sangha b Lloyd Pope	5	7	0	0	71.00
Ashton Agar	run out (Jerrssis Wadia)	16	12	0	1	133.00
Joel Paris	not out	20	14	0	2	143.00
Brody Couch	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00

Total153/8 (20 Ov, RR: 7.65)

Fall of Wickets

72-1 (Marsh, 1.5 ov)72-2 (Connolly, 1.6 ov)74-3 (Fanning, 1.7 ov)85-4 (Hardie, 2.0 ov)87-5 (Curtis, 2.1 ov)114-6 (Turner, 2.4 ov)119-7 (Hobson, 2.7 ov)137-8 (Agar, 3.2 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Lloyd Pope	4	23	4	5.8
Tabraiz Shamsi	4	30	3	7.5
Luke Wood	2	13	0	6.5
Liam Scott	2	21	0	10.5
Matthew Short	4	32	0	8.0
Jerrssis Wadia	4	33	0	8.3

Adelaide Strikers - 2nd Innings120/10 (18.1)

Over 19

0 runs

18.1W

Hardie to Lloyd Pope, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Lloyd Pope 1(6) • FOW: 120/10

Over 18

2 runs

17.6

Paris to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run

good length, no run

17.5

Paris to Lloyd Pope, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.4

Paris to Tabraiz Shamsi, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.3

Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run

off the pads, leg bye signaled

17.2

Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run

blocked solidly

17.1

Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run

played and missed

Over 17

6 runs

16.6

Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run

beaten outside off

16.5

Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

16.4

Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run

watchful defence

16.3

Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run

left alone outside off

16.24

Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

16.1W

Beardman to Jamie Overton, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

Jamie Overton 11(8) • FOW: 111/9

Over 16

6 runs

15.6

Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run

blocked solidly

15.5

Paris to Luke Wood, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

15.5W

Paris to Luke Wood, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Luke Wood 4(2) • FOW: 111/9

15.44

Paris to Luke Wood, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

15.3W

Paris to Jerrssis Wadia, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

Jerrssis Wadia 2(3) • FOW: 106/7

15.2

Paris to Jerrssis Wadia, no run

watchful defence

15.1

Paris to Jamie Overton, 1 run

nudged for a single

Over 15

7 runs

14.6

Hardie to Jerrssis Wadia, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

14.5W

Hardie to Liam Scott, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Liam Scott 33(28) • FOW: 103/6

14.44

Hardie to Liam Scott, FOUR

swept fine for four

14.3

Hardie to Liam Scott, no run

left alone outside off

14.2

Hardie to Jamie Overton, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

14.1

Hardie to Jamie Overton, no run

played and missed

Perth Scorchers - 1st Innings153/8 (20)

Over 20

15 runs

19.6

Wadia to Joel Paris, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

19.56

Wadia to Joel Paris, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

19.46

Wadia to Joel Paris, SIX

slog-swept over midwicket for six

19.3

Wadia to Brody Couch, no run

deflected off the thigh pad

19.2

Wadia to Joel Paris, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

19.1W

Wadia to Ashton Agar, OUT! Run Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

Over 19

6 runs

18.6

Short to Ashton Agar, 1 run

worked away for one

18.5

Short to Ashton Agar, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

18.4

Short to Joel Paris, 1 run

nudged for a single

18.3

Short to Joel Paris, no run

pushed to the fielder

18.2

Short to Ashton Agar, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.1

Short to Joel Paris, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 18

4 runs

17.6

Shamsi to Joel Paris, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.5

Shamsi to Ashton Agar, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.4

Shamsi to Joel Paris, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.3

Shamsi to Joel Paris, no run

blocked solidly

17.2

Shamsi to Joel Paris, no run

pushed to the fielder

17.1

Shamsi to Ashton Agar, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 17

8 runs

16.6

Pope to Joel Paris, no run

defended back to the bowler

16.5

Pope to Joel Paris, no run

good length, no run

16.4

Pope to Ashton Agar, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.36

Pope to Ashton Agar, SIX

pulled into the stands

16.2

Pope to Joel Paris, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.1W

Pope to Nick Hobson, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

Over 16

5 runs

15.6

Short to Ashton Agar, no run

defended back to the bowler

15.5

Short to Ashton Agar, no run

watchful defence

15.4

Short to Nick Hobson, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.3

Short to Ashton Agar, 3 runs

pushed wide, they're back for three

15.2

Short to Ashton Agar, no run

watchful defence

15.1

Short to Nick Hobson, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one