Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 23, Big Bash League, 2025

Big Bash League Match 23: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers at Perth, January 04, 2026
Perth Scorchers
PS
153/8 (20)
Adelaide Strikers
AS
120/10 (18.1)
Finished
PS won by 33 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Lloyd Pope160016.67
Tabraiz Shamsi7710100.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Aaron Hardie2.101024.62
Joel Paris402235.50
Current Partnership: 9 run (2 ov) | Last Wicket: Lloyd Pope 1 (6) | Fall of Wicket: 120/10 (18.1 ov)
CRR: 6.61 | Last Ten Overs: 60/6 5.90
Recent: W·111···2··4W·W14W

Commentary

w
18.1
Lloyd Pope c BL Couch b AM Hardie 1 (6) Aaron Hardie to Lloyd Pope, no run, c BL Couch b AM Hardie, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Lloyd Pope hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Brody Couch, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Lloyd Pope is out.
End of over 18 (3 runs)
Tabraiz Shamsi 7 (7)
Lloyd Pope 1 (5)
Adelaide Strikers 120/9
Joel Paris 4-0-22-3
Mahli Beardman 2-0-17-1
0
17.6
Joel Paris to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run, Dot ball !! leg cutter, back of length, on the off stump, Tabraiz Shamsi hangs in the crease and strives to hit pull, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
1
17.5
Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, 1 run, Lloyd Pope hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
17.4
Joel Paris to Tabraiz Shamsi, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tabraiz Shamsi hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards short cover for 1 run.
1lb
17.3
Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! leg cutter, good length, on the off stump, Lloyd Pope hangs in the crease, swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
0
17.2
Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
0
17.1
Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
End of over 17 (6 runs)
Tabraiz Shamsi 6 (5)
Lloyd Pope 0 (1)
Adelaide Strikers 117/9
Mahli Beardman 2-0-17-1
Joel Paris 3-0-20-3
0
16.6
Mahli Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tabraiz Shamsi hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
2
16.5
Mahli Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, 2 runs, Mahli Beardman delivers fast ball at full length, Tabraiz Shamsi hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long off, limits Tabraiz Shamsi to just 2 runs.
0
16.4
Mahli Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Tabraiz Shamsi hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
0
16.3
Mahli Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
4
16.2
Mahli Beardman to Tabraiz Shamsi, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Tabraiz Shamsi hangs in the crease and tries defensive shot, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
16.1
Jamie Overton c J Curtis b M Beardman 11 (8) Mahli Beardman to Jamie Overton, no run, c J Curtis b M Beardman, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jamie Overton hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Joel Curtis, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jamie Overton is out.
End of over 16 (6 runs)
Lloyd Pope 0 (1)
Jamie Overton 11 (7)
Adelaide Strikers 111/8
Joel Paris 3-0-20-3
Aaron Hardie 2-0-10-1
0
15.6
Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the point.
w
15.5
Luke Wood c N Hobson b JS Paris 4 (2) Joel Paris to Luke Wood, no run, c N Hobson b JS Paris, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Luke Wood hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards point, edged!! and flies straight to Nick Hobson, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Luke Wood.
1wd
15.5
Joel Paris to Luke Wood, 1 wide, bouncer, short length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Luke Wood's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
4
15.4
Joel Paris to Luke Wood, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Luke Wood hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
15.3
Jerrssis Wadia c C Connolly b JS Paris 2 (3) Joel Paris to Jerrssis Wadia, no run, c C Connolly b JS Paris, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jerrssis Wadia hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Cooper Connolly, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jerrssis Wadia is out.
0
15.2
Joel Paris to Jerrssis Wadia, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, fulltoss, on the off stump, Jerrssis Wadia hangs in the crease, tucks cut toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
1
15.1
Joel Paris to Jamie Overton, 1 run, Jamie Overton hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
End of over 15 (7 runs)
Jerrssis Wadia 2 (1)
Jamie Overton 10 (6)
Adelaide Strikers 105/6
Aaron Hardie 2-0-10-1
Cooper Connolly 4-0-31-1
2
14.6
Aaron Hardie to Jerrssis Wadia, 2 runs, Aaron Hardie delivers inswinger at full length, Jerrssis Wadia hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
w
14.5
Liam Scott c M Marsh b AM Hardie 33 (28) Aaron Hardie to Liam Scott, no run, c M Marsh b AM Hardie, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Liam Scott hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Mitchell Marsh, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Liam Scott is out.
4
14.4
Aaron Hardie to Liam Scott, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Liam Scott elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
0
14.3
Aaron Hardie to Liam Scott, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
1
14.2
Aaron Hardie to Jamie Overton, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jamie Overton hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
0
14.1
Aaron Hardie to Jamie Overton, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jamie Overton hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
End of over 14 (9 runs)
Liam Scott 29 (25)
Jamie Overton 9 (4)
Adelaide Strikers 98/5
Cooper Connolly 4-0-31-1
Joel Paris 2-0-14-1