Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers 30th Match Scorecard | BBL 14
Full Scorecard: Sydney Sixers 220 for 3 (Smith 121*) beat Perth Scorchers 206 for 7 (Turner 66*, Abbott 4-43) by 14 runs
Steven Smith sent an emphatic reminder of his T20 worth, smashing a masterful 121 not out to hit the Sydney Sixers to a 14-run win over Perth Scorchers.
In one of the best BBL innings, Smith launched an astonishing seven sixes in front of 31,165 fans at the SCG on Saturday afternoon in a 64-ball innings for the ages as the Sixers cantered to 220 for 3 – their highest total in the competition.
Sean Abbott then celebrated his call-up to the Australian Test squad for Sri Lanka with 4 for 43, keeping Sixers second on the ladder and with one foot in the finals.
While Scorchers provided some fireworks of their own, this was a day for Smith.
Match Details and Results
Full Scorecard 30th Match (D/N), Sydney, January 11, 2025, Big Bash League
Sydney Sixers 220/3(20 Ov RR: 7.35)
Perth Scorchers (20 ov, T:221) 206/7
Sixers won by 14 runs
| Toss | Perth Scorchers, Elected to field first |
| Series | Big Bash League |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of TheMatch | Steven Smith |
| Hours of play (local time) | 16.45 start, First Session 16.45-18.15, Interval 18.15-18.35, Second Session 18.35-20.05 |
| Match days | 11 January 2025 – daynight (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Phillip Gillespie, Roberto Howard |
| TV Umpire | Andrew Crozier |
| Reserve Umpire | Mitchell Claydon |
| Match Referee | Steve Davis |
| Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Perth Scorchers 0 |
Sydney Sixers Innings (1st Innings)
| Batsman | R/O | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Josh Philippe † | c Agar b Behrendorff | 9 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Steven Smith | not-out | 121 | 64 | 85 | 10 | 7 | 189.06 |
| Kurtis Patterson | c Fanning b Connolly | 12 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Moises Henriques (c) | lbw b Agar | 46 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 164.28 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | not-out | 23 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 328.57 |
| Extras | 9(lb 2, nb 3, w 4) |
| Total | 220/3(20 overs, RR: 11.00) |
Did not bat: Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Todd Murphy
Fall of Wickets
1-18 (Josh Philippe, 3.2 ov), 2-49 (Kurtis Patterson, 7.3 ov), 3-162 (Moises Henriques, 16.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | ECON |
| Jhye Richardson | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12.75 |
| Jason Behrendorff | 4 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Ashton Agar | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Andrew Tye | 4 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15.50 |
| Cooper Connolly | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Matthew Spoors | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
Sydney Sixers Innings Scorecard Flow
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 19 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (47 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers – 80/2 in 10.0 overs (SPD Smith 38, MC Henriques 18)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 12.1 – 14.0 (Batting side – 35 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 4
- SPD Smith: 50 off 36 balls (8 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (SPD Smith 28, MC Henriques 24, Ex 1)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (97 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 51 balls (SPD Smith 57, MC Henriques 46, Ex 2)
- Over 16.6: Review by Sydney Sixers (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – R Howard, Batter – MC Henriques (Struck down)
- SPD Smith: 100 off 58 balls (10 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Sydney Sixers: 200 runs in 19.1 overs (118 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 18 balls (SPD Smith 29, BJ Dwarshuis 23, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Sydney Sixers – 220/3 in 20.0 overs (SPD Smith 121, BJ Dwarshuis 23)
Perth Scorchers Innings (2nd Innings)
Target: 221 Runs from 20 Overs
| Batsman | R/O | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sam Fanning | c Henriques b Kerr | 41 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 141.37 |
| Finn Allen | c Henriques b Abbott | 15 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 214.28 |
| Aaron Hardie | c †Philippe b Abbott | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Silk b Abbott | 33 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 143.47 |
| Ashton Turner (c) | not-out | 66 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 206.25 |
| Nick Hobson | c Davies b Dwarshuis | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Ashton Agar | c †Philippe b Abbott | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 |
| Matthew Spoors | c †Philippe b Henriques | 28 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 164.70 |
| Jhye Richardson | not-out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 10(b 4, lb 1, w 5) |
| Total | 206/7(20 overs, RR: 10.30) |
Did not bat: Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff
Fall of Wickets
1-36 (Finn Allen, 3.2 ov), 2-36 (Aaron Hardie, 3.3 ov), 3-91 (Cooper Connolly, 9.3 ov), 4-97 (Sam Fanning, 10.4 ov), 5-119 (Nick Hobson, 12.6 ov), 6-128 (Ashton Agar, 13.5 ov), 7-204 (Matthew Spoors, 19.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | ECON |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Hayden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Jack Edwards | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.75 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.75 |
| Todd Murphy | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Joel Davies | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Moises Henriques | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
Perth Scorchers Innings Scorecard Flow
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- Perth Scorchers: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (S Fanning 18, C Connolly 31, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Perth Scorchers – 91/3 in 9.3 overs (S Fanning 38)
- Perth Scorchers: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 2: Overs 12.1 – 14.0 (Batting side – 20 runs, 2 wickets)
- Perth Scorchers: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 5
- AJ Turner: 50 off 24 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (AJ Turner 29, M Spoors 22, Ex 4)
- Perth Scorchers: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 10
