Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, 26th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Perth Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (Perth Scorchers 127, Melbourne Renegades 130/6).
- Perth Scorchers: 127 (19.2 ov)
- Melbourne Renegades: 130/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Perth Scorchers (PS) faced Melbourne Renegades (MR) in the 26th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Perth Stadium, Perth, Western Australia. Play began on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Melbourne Renegades won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ben Treloar and Eloise Sheridan, with Charlie Burke as match referee.
Perth Scorchers made 127 in 19.2 overs, with Aaron Hardie top-scoring on 44 from 40 balls. Gurinder Sandhu was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 28. Melbourne Renegades made 130/6 in 20 overs, with Oliver Peake top-scoring on 42 not out from 30 balls. Ashton Turner was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 1.
Result: Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Oliver Peake was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Perth Scorchers · 1st innings: 127 (19.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | c Mohammad Rizwan b Hassan Khan | 27 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 108 |
| Finn Allen | c Hassan Khan b Gurinder Sandhu | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| Cooper Connolly | b Jason Behrendorff | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Aaron Hardie | c Jake Fraser-McGurk b Gurinder Sandhu | 44 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 110 |
| Ashton Turner | c Will Sutherland b Hassan Khan | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Laurie Evans | c Mohammad Rizwan b Will Sutherland | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Nick Hobson | run out | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Jhye Richardson | run out | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Joel Paris | c Will Sutherland b Gurinder Sandhu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Payne | c Mohammad Rizwan b Gurinder Sandhu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahli Beardman | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Behrendorff | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| Will Sutherland | 3.2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 8.4 |
| Callum Stow | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Hassan Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Samuel Elliott | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
Melbourne Renegades · 1st innings: 130/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Brown | c Mitchell Marsh b Joel Paris | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 157.14 |
| Tim Seifert | run out | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | st Laurie Evans b Cooper Connolly | 21 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | c Aaron Hardie b Jhye Richardson | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Oliver Peake | not out | 42 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 140 |
| Hassan Khan | c Finn Allen b Ashton Turner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Will Sutherland | c Aaron Hardie b David Payne | 15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Samuel Elliott | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff, Callum Stow
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Paris | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Jhye Richardson | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| David Payne | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Mahli Beardman | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Aaron Hardie | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Cooper Connolly | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Ashton Turner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (MR, Aaron Hardie): 12 runs, 128/6 – 6 • 2 1 1 2
- Over 19 (MR, David Payne): 10 runs, 116/6 – 1 0lb 2 W 6 1
- Over 18 (MR, Jhye Richardson): 10 runs, 106/5 – • 3 • 4 2 1
- Over 17 (MR, David Payne): 7 runs, 96/5 – 4 • 1 1 • 1
- Over 16 (MR, Jhye Richardson): 6 runs, 89/5 – 1 1 • 1 2 1
- Over 15 (MR, Cooper Connolly): 10 runs, 83/5 – • • 1 4 4 1