Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, 16th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Perth Scorchers won by 71 runs (Sydney Thunder 131, Perth Scorchers 202/8).
- Sydney Thunder: 131 (17.3 ov)
- Perth Scorchers: 202/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Sydney Thunder (SYT) faced Perth Scorchers (PS) in the 16th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales. Play began on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Donovan Koch and Sharad Patel, with Simon Fry as match referee.
Perth Scorchers made 202/8 in 20 overs, with Ashton Turner top-scoring on 99 not out from 41 balls. Daniel Sams was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 51. Sydney Thunder made 131 in 17.3 overs, with Matthew Gilkes top-scoring on 33 from 19 balls. Aaron Hardie was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 7.
Result: Perth Scorchers won by 71 runs. Ashton Turner 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: 202/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | c Sam Billings b Nathan McAndrew | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Finn Allen | c Matthew Gilkes b Reece Topley | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Chris Green b Daniel Sams | 28 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 103.7 |
| Josh Inglis | c Tanveer Sangha b Daniel Sams | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Ashton Turner | not out | 99 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 241.46 |
| Laurie Evans | lbw b Shadab Khan | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Aaron Hardie | c Sam Billings b Reece Topley | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 175 |
| Ashton Agar | c Matthew Gilkes b Daniel Sams | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Joel Paris | c Sam Konstas b Daniel Sams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Brody Couch, Mahli Beardman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McAndrew | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Reece Topley | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Chris Green | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 |
| Shadab Khan | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Tanveer Sangha | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
Sydney Thunder · 1st innings: 131 (17.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Finn Allen b Mahli Beardman | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 119.05 |
| Matthew Gilkes | run out | 33 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 173.68 |
| Sam Konstas | c Mahli Beardman b Aaron Hardie | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 110.53 |
| Cameron Bancroft | c & b Cooper Connolly | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sam Billings | b Cooper Connolly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sams | c Josh Inglis b Joel Paris | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 123.08 |
| Shadab Khan | c Laurie Evans b Joel Paris | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Chris Green | c Finn Allen b Aaron Hardie | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Nathan McAndrew | c Ashton Agar b Brody Couch | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 220 |
| Tanveer Sangha | not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Reece Topley | c Ashton Turner b Brody Couch | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
Extras: 6
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahli Beardman | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Joel Paris | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9.33 |
| Brody Couch | 3.3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 |
| Aaron Hardie | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Cooper Connolly | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 |
| Ashton Agar | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (SYT, Brody Couch): 4 runs, 131/10 – W 2 2
- Over 17 (SYT, Ashton Agar): 4 runs, 127/9 – 1 1 • • • 2
- Over 16 (SYT, Brody Couch): 11 runs, 123/9 – • • W 4 2 4 wd
- Over 15 (SYT, Aaron Hardie): 3 runs, 112/8 – • W 1 W 1 1
- Over 14 (SYT, Mahli Beardman): 5 runs, 109/6 – • • • • 4 1
- Over 13 (SYT, Joel Paris): 6 runs, 104/6 – W • wd 2 2 W wd •