Best performances - Batsmen
C Connolly
64(51) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %74%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 12 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
AJ Turner
37(27) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %88%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 14 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
15/12Result
1st Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Perth, Dec 15 2024
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
150/4 (17.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
15/12Result
1st Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Perth, Dec 15 2024
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
150/4 (17.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
JA Richardson
- O4
- M0
- R19
- W3
- Eco4.75
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
LR Morris
- O4
- M0
- R30
- W2
- Eco7.5
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Melbourne Stars - Innings
Perth Scorchers - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCartwright cleared of serious injury after fielding mishap
He was stretched off late in the opening game of the BBL after a heavy landing on the outfield when he dived
Cooper Connolly extends Scorchers' dominance over Stars on opening night
Chasing 147, Scorchers were in trouble at 37 for 3 before Connolly and captain Ashton Turner combined for a match-turning 68-run partnership
Scorchers get Agar, Connolly boost with spin stocks in focus
Allrounder Matthew Spoors could become an option for Scorchers after reviving his career with Canada
