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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).

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 ...

Morris was pummelled for 16 off his first over, but the speed demon bounced back with the scalps of Munro and Jimmy Peirson (23 off 19 balls). 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. 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 (76no off 48 balls) and Hardie (57 off 33 balls).

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

In reply, 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. Munro hit one straight to Connolly on the boundary off Morris five short of his half-century and Nathan McSweeney (six off six) followed after a miscued attacking stroke next over off Kelly. The home side did a fantastic job pegging their target back thanks to all-time leading wicket-taker Andrew Tye (3-37 off four), returning Test quick Lance Morris (2-40 off four) and fellow seamer Matthew Kelly (2-28 off four) and some first-class outfield catching in front of 28,029 fans.

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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.

The Perth Scorchers have regained top spot on the BBL ladder with a thumping seven-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat at Optus Stadium.

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. 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 (76no off 48 balls) and Hardie (57 off 33 balls). 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.

What a Perth-fect night for a game of cricket. Scorcher of a day temperature wise (I assume, I didn't check).

What if the player just doesn’t want a bar of taking photos and just leaves the phones there? the only issue is they kept hitting them out of the screws, so they passed the total with 21 balls to spare. Oh, a magnificent piece of fielding broke the partnership! I checked the radar in Perth at about this time but unfortunately there was zero rain on the radar. . This shot didn’t even go for four runs but Max Bryant played a commando roll ramp over the keeper which I just found to be some aesthetically pleasing. In even worse news, poor old Mitch Swepson was run out for a Golden Duck on the last ball of the innings which doesn’t help in bolstering his Big Bash batting average. Max Bryant found himself with a new middle order role and he walked out in the midst of the Power Surge and hit his second ball for six. And apparently Brown and Munro only like batting together because Colin Munro (45 from 26) was out a couple of balls later. I got told that rhetorical questions are a great way of hooking the reader’s attention. Here’s how it transpired; I had to watch it on mute so I can’t tell you much about the atmosphere or quality of the commentary, but I’ve got the visual aspects covered. So, onto the cricket.

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.

Perth Scorchers 173 for 3 (Bancroft 76*, Hardie 57) beat Brisbane Heat 171 for 9 (Munro 45, Brown 34, Kelly 2-28) by seven wickets.

Morris was pummelled for 16 off his first over, but the speed demon bounced back with the scalps of Munro and Jimmy Peirson (23 off 19 balls). But with du Plessis now having joined the SA20 and Lyth dropped following a horror run of form, Bancroft looms as a key player in the Scorchers' bid to win back-to-back titles. Heat only scored 25 from their final four overs, losing three wickets in the last over as their search for quick runs at the death fell flat.

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).