Allen, Richardson help Scorchers top the table
Scorchers secured two home finals after Richardson claimed four wickets to restrict Stars to a lowly 130 before Allen hit a 39-ball 69
17/01Result
39th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Jan 17 2026
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
134/4 (16.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
17/01Result
39th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Jan 17 2026
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
134/4 (16.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
MP Stoinis
55(39) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %97%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 18 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
JA Richardson
- O3.2
- M1
- R16
- W4
- Eco4.8
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | 2W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Haris Rauf
- O4
- M0
- R23
- W3
- Eco5.75
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Match Details
Series
Toss
Perth Scorchers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
17 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Perth Scorchers 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Scorecard Summary
MELBOURNE STARS 130 (18.2 OVERS)
- Marcus Stoinis55 (39)
- Campbell Kellaway19 (20)
- Jhye Richardson4/16 (3.2)
- Cooper Connolly2/18 (3)
PERTH SCORCHERS 134/4 (16.5 OVERS)
- Finn Allen69 (39)
- Aaron Hardie*41 (37)
- Peter Siddle1/31 (4)
- Haris Rauf3/23 (4)
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: @HemantBrar_
That's all from our side for tonight. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you soon.
Jhye Richardson: It's awesome and with 48,500 people, it's an amazing atmosphere. To be able to host the final, it's always an advantage. Credit to Hards [Hardie], that was an outrageous catch, probably the best I have seen this year, and to get someone like Maxi out, that was incredible. Hopefully, we can recreate some of this on Tuesday. [On Allen] I know he didn't get the accolade tonight but think he deserves. Putting back to back performances on the board is one of the hardest things in cricket but credit to Finny. A 130 chase could be tricky at times. But credit to Finny and Hards as well to play that innings alongside Finny. If we can do something like we did tonight, I hold ourselves in good stead. The teams don't like coming here, it's a long flight for the Hurricanes.
8.20pm A comfortable win for Scorchers in the end despite an early wobble. Finn Allen was superb and led the chase brilliantly with his 69 off just 39 balls, hitting seven sixes along the way. But the Player of the Match is Jhye Richardson for his four-for.
16.5
4
Swepson to Hardie, FOUR, and that's it. Hardie backs away and cuts it through extra cover for four. Scorchers finish on the top of the table and, therefore, will host the qualifier.
16.4
1
Swepson to Turner, 1 run, a length ball at the stumps. Worked towards long-on
16.3
2
Swepson to Turner, 2 runs, a length ball outside off. Opens the face to run it fine for a couple
16.2
0
Swepson to Turner, no run, quicker one, just outside off. Goes for the cut but gets beaten
16.1
0
Swepson to Turner, no run, a length ball at the stumps. Defended from the back foot
Just four needed. Stoinis is having a chat with Swepson
END OF OVER:16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 127/4 (4 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.93, RRR: 1.00)
- Aaron Hardie37 (36b)
- Ashton Turner0 (2b)
- Peter Siddle4-0-31-1
- Haris Rauf4-0-23-3
48,608 is the official attendance for this match
15.6
0
Siddle to Hardie, no run, full outside off. Hits it into the ground and towards cover
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Scorchers secured two home finals after Richardson claimed four wickets to restrict Stars to a lowly 130 before Allen hit a 39-ball 69
