BBL: Perth Scorchers beat Hobart Hurricanes by 7 wickets, Aaron Hardie misses century in Big Bash 2023, Match 46

The Perth Scorchers have won the Big Bash League with a big statement win over the Hobart Hurricanes, smashing them by seven wickets at Optus Stadium in Sydney. The Scorchers, chasing just 161 for victory, bowled brilliantly in the second session when they had Hurricanes’ opener Nick Larkin cuffed for a five-ball duck. Aaron Hardie top scored for the Scorchers with 93 but it was only enough to help his side home as he was trapped lbw by Tim Paine. Nathan McAndrew was dropped on 43 by Steven Smith and then took three wickets before being caught at long-on while Shaun Tait also fell early on.

The Perth Scorchers have won the Big Bash League with a big statement win over the Hobart Hurricanes, smashing them by seven wickets at Optus Stadium in Sydney.

The Perth Scorchers have won the Big Bash League with a big statement win over the Hobart Hurricanes, smashing them by seven wickets at Optus Stadium in Sydney.

The Scorchers scored 190 runs for four wickets in 20 overs, while the Hurricanes were bowled out for just 159 runs in 19 overs.

The Scorchers, chasing just 161 for victory, bowled brilliantly in the second session when they had Hurricanes’ opener Nick Larkin cuffed for a five-ball duck.

The Scorchers, chasing just 161 for victory, bowled brilliantly in the second session when they had Hurricanes’ opener Nick Larkin cuffed for a five-ball duck. BBL12

The Hurricanes had lost the wicket of their captain Matthew Wade early on and were struggling at 21/5 off nine overs before former Australian captain Tim Paine (30) hit three consecutive sixes off Aiden Blizzard to take them to 61/6 after 20 overs.

But then came the Scorchers’ explosive start when they grabbed 5-0 lead through an astonishing 7 balls from Hardie , who hit 4 sixes and 3 fours off Andrew Tye’s bowling into a packed stands of 22,000 people at Perth Stadium on Saturday night.

Aaron Hardie top scored for the Scorchers with 93 but it was only enough to help his side home as he was trapped lbw by Tim Paine.

Aaron Hardie top scored for the Scorchers with 93 but it was only enough to help his side home as he was trapped lbw by Tim Paine.

Hardie’s innings was not enough to help the Scorchers home as they had to chase down a target of 154 runs in 20 overs, which they did successfully thanks to their openers Shaun Marsh and Faf du Plessis scoring 55 runs each.

The first-innings run machine Glenn Maxwell (52 off 42 balls) has been brilliant throughout this tournament with his usual aggressive batting style but he got out cheaply to Paine who relished bowling at him.

The first-innings run machine Glenn Maxwell (52 off 42 balls) has been brilliant throughout this tournament with his usual aggressive batting style but he got out cheaply to Paine who relished bowling at him.

Maxwell was caught by Steven Smith at long-on with the ball going down the leg side and he did not get any support from Aaron Finch or Sam Whiteman who failed to take a wicket in their respective innings.

Nathan McAndrew was dropped on 43 by Steven Smith and then took three wickets before being caught at long-on while Shaun Tait also fell early on.

You can read more about how Nathan McAndrew was dropped on 43 by Steven Smith and then took three wickets before being caught at long-on while Shaun Tait also fell early on in our Big Bash 2023 match report.

It was a classic example of the Perth Scorchers’ bowling attack pulling its weight as they belted Hobart Hurricanes out for just 81 off their 20 overs, with Nathan McAndrew taking four wickets to secure victory in the first ever Big Bash match at Optus Stadium.

The Scorchers bowled brilliantly in the second session as they batted out their opponents’ first innings century

The Scorchers bowled brilliantly in the second session as they batted out their opponents’ first innings century.

The Scorchers bowled well to pick up wickets, restrict the Hurricanes and keep them in check. The Scorchers also played well at the death with Aaron Hardie hitting his first T20I hundred and Chris Lynn scoring 56 runs off 30 deliveries with four fours and two sixes.

Conclusion

The Scorchers have been impressive throughout this tournament and they have shown that they are a strong contender for the title.