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Perth Scorchers have regained top spot on the BBL|12 ladder with a thumping seven-wicket home win over the Brisbane Heat, reaching the target with more than ...

Bancroft was playing just his third match of KFC BBL Perth Scorchers have regained top spot on the BBL In reply to the Heat's 9-171 on Saturday night, the Scorchers reached the victory target with 21 balls to spare in front of a home crowd of 28,029, courtesy of big knocks from Bancroft (76no off 48 balls) and Hardie (57 off 33 balls).

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Colin Munro (45) in his final appearance before departing for the International League T20, Josh Brown (34) and Sam Billings (27) helped them to 129 for 3 in the 15th over. Michael Neser (3), Mark Steketee (5) and Mitchell Swepson (0) were all removed in the 20th over by Andrew Tye as just 25 came off the final 24 balls. Perth Scorchers returned to the summit of the Big Bash League table after easing past Brisbane Heat.

A new-look Perth Scorchers reclaimed their place atop the Big Bash ladder after thrashing Brisbane Heat at Optus Stadium, negating an early batting ...

The returning Hardie, who was one four changes for the Scorchers including Morris who came back earlier than expected, wasn’t able to bowl because of a quad issue but made up for it with the bat, bringing up his half-century in 29 balls which was one quicker than his partner in crime. In reply, promoted Willetton teammates Bancroft (76no off 48 balls) and Hardie (57 off 33) made the most of their promotions after the early loss of debutant Stephen Eskinazi (one) to help the Scorchers get home with 21 balls to spare. A new-look Perth Scorchers reclaimed their place atop the Big Bash after a seven-wicket thrashing of Brisbane Heat at Optus Stadium, negating an early batting onslaught before Cameron Bancroft and Aaron Hardie produced their own fireworks.

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The Scorchers reach top of the table. We'll back back for the Sydney derby tomorrow. With the game already set, Inglis swung his willow around in a short stint and then Turner came in apply finishing touches. The Heat started off poorly with the ball with 18 in the first over and Bancroft continued his good run against the Heat. Stephen Eskinazi unfortunately had a soft dismissal, but Hardie and Bancroft smashed the bowlers to all corners and stayed well ahead of the asking rate. The Heat could break the 111-run stand only through a runout.

Cameron Bancroft and Aaron Hardie have cracked quick-fire half-centuries to power the Perth Scorchers to a seven-wicket BBL win over the Brisbane Heat at ...

But the Scorchers’ attack hit back strongly, with AJ Tye (3-37), Matt Kelly (2-28), and Lance Morris (2-4) sparking a collapse of 9-90. The result lifted the Scorchers (6-2) back to the top, with the Heat seventh after posting just two wins from their first eight games. In reply to the Heat’s 9-171 on Saturday night, the Scorchers reached the victory target with 21 balls to spare, courtesy of big knocks from Bancroft (76 not out off 48 balls) and Hardie (57 off 33 balls).