Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers Scorecard, Match 39, Big Bash League 2025-26

Result · Jan 17 2026, Sat - 02:45 PM (IST)

MELBOURNE STARS

130

PERTH SCORCHERS

134/4

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets with 19 balls remaining

CRR:7.96

Player Of The Match

MELBOURNE STARS - 130/10 (18.2)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Rogers c Mahli Beardman b Cooper Connolly	8	4	2	-	200
Sam Harper (wk) c Luke Holt b Jhye Richardson	6	6	-	1	100
Joe Clarke b Cooper Connolly	0	1	-	-	-
Campbell Kellaway c Josh Inglis b Aaron Hardie	19	20	-	1	95
Marcus Stoinis (c) c Jhye Richardson b David Payne	55	39	5	2	141.03
Hilton Cartwright c Josh Inglis b Mahli Beardman	13	15	1	-	86.67
Glenn Maxwell c Aaron Hardie b Jhye Richardson	3	8	-	-	37.5
Tom Curran c Jhye Richardson b David Payne	9	5	-	1	180
Mitchell Swepson c Josh Inglis b Jhye Richardson	7	7	-	1	100
Haris Rauf c and b Jhye Richardson	0	1	-	-	-
Peter Siddle Not out	6	6	-	1	100
Extras	4 ( w: 2 Nb: 2)
Total	130 / 10 (18.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Cooper Connolly	3	-	18	2	6
Jhye Richardson	3.2	1	16	4	4.8
Aaron Hardie	3	-	30	1	10
Mahli Beardman	4	-	24	1	6
David Payne	4	-	30	2	7.5
Luke Holt	1	-	12	0	12

PERTH SCORCHERS - 134/4 (16.5)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mitchell Marsh c Glenn Maxwell b Haris Rauf	12	8	2	-	150
Finn Allen c Glenn Maxwell b Peter Siddle	69	39	2	7	176.92
Cooper Connolly c Hilton Cartwright b Haris Rauf	2	2	-	-	100
Josh Inglis (wk) c Sam Harper b Haris Rauf	1	9	-	-	11.11
Aaron Hardie Not out	41	37	5	-	110.81
Ashton Turner (c) Not out	3	6	-	-	50
Laurie Evans	-	-	-	-	-
Jhye Richardson	-	-	-	-	-
Luke Holt	-	-	-	-	-
David Payne	-	-	-	-	-
Mahli Beardman	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	6 ( lb: 4 w: 2)
Total	134 / 4 (16.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Peter Siddle	4	-	31	1	7.8
Tom Curran	4	-	23	0	5.8
Haris Rauf	4	-	23	3	5.8
Marcus Stoinis	2	-	23	0	11.5
Mitchell Swepson	2.5	-	30	0	10.6

Match Info

Series:	Big Bash League
Date:	Jan 17 2026, Sat - 02:45 PM (IST)
Country:	Australia
City:	Perth
Venue:	Optus Stadium
Toss:	Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Perth Scorchers Playing XI:	Mitchell Marsh, Finn Allen, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (wk), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Jhye Richardson, Luke Holt, David Payne, Mahli Beardman
Melbourne Stars Playing XI:	Tom Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Joe Clarke, Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle

The Perth Scorchers have won their last seven BBL matches against the Melbourne Stars; an eighth consecutive win in this game would equal the Scorchers’ longest winning run against a single team in the history of the competition (W8 vs Melbourne Renegades from December 2011 to January 2018).
The Melbourne Stars have averaged 2.21 runs per scoring shot in this BBL15 season, their most in a single season in BBL history; in addition, the Stars’ batting average (32.9) and batting strike rate (143.4) this season are also their best in each category in a single campaign.
The Perth Scorchers have scored 66% of their runs from boundaries in this BBL15 season, their best rate in a single season in BBL history and 10 percentage points more than their next best (56% in BBL10).
Sam Harper (365 in BBL15) is 35 away from becoming the fifth player to reach 400 runs for the Melbourne Stars in a single season in BBL history; although, he’s been dismissed for fewer than five runs in each of his last three innings against the Perth Scorchers in the competition (3, 1, 1).
Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers) has scored 195 runs and taken 11 wickets in this BBL15 season; it’s only the third instance of a Scorchers player recording 100+ runs and more than 10 wickets in a single season in BBL history (Ashton Agar – 133 runs, 18 wickets in BBL11 and Nathan Coulter-Nile – 102 runs, 14 wickets in BBL08).

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