BBL12 Final: Perth Scorchers make history beating Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets in thriller

The Perth Scorchers pulled off a record breaking 5^th BBL Title, beating Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets today, in front of over 53,000 home fans, at the Perth Stadium.

Match Summary

Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, Final, Big Bash League

Perth Scorchers 177/5 (19.3 ov)

Brisbane Heat 175/7 (20 ov)

Result - Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets

SCORECARD

No one deserves this more than the @ScorchersBBL skipper.

Soak it in, AT @KFCAustralia #BBL12 #BBLFinals pic.twitter.com/bpqh4dWfyF

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) February 4, 2023

The night also saw the one millionth fan for the KFC BBL|12 season come through the gates, with the final attendance of 53,886 being the:

• Largest crowd at any BBL Finals match
• Largest crowd for any cricket match in Perth
• Fourth largest BBL crowd ever 

Batting first, Brisbane Heat piled on an imposing 7-175 in their 20 overs, with each of Nathan McSweeney (41), Sam Heazlett (34), Max Bryant (31) and Josh Brown (25) in the runs.
 
After falling to 3-54 in the eighth over of their reply, Turner and Scorchers teammate Josh Inglis put on 80 runs for the fourth wicket, before both fell in the space of three balls to set up a thrilling finale.
 
But just as the Heat appeared to be regaining the ascendancy, middle order pair Cooper Connolly (25 from 11 balls) and Nick Hobson (18 from seven balls) then combined in an epic 41-run partnership to haul their side over the line in the final over.

Player of the Match - Ashton Turner

 Match Stats

Brisbane Heat Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Josh Brown - 1.6 ov), 2-104 (Sam Heazlett - 12.1 ov), 3-108 (Jimmy Peirson - 12.5 ov), 4-117 (Nathan McSweeney - 14.4 ov), 5-159 (Max Bryant - 18.3 ov), 6-159 (Michael Neser - 18.4 ov), 7-169 (James Bazley - 19.5 ov)

Perth Scorchers Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Stephen Eskinazi - 4.2 ov), 2-48 (Cameron Bancroft - 6.6 ov), 3-54 (Aaron Hardie - 7.5 ov), 4-134 (Josh Inglis - 16.3 ov), 5-137 (Ashton Turner - 16.5 ov)

 

 

Playing XIs

Perth Scorchers: Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Eskinazi, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis(WK), Ashton Turner(C), Nick Hobson, Cooper Connolly, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Jason Behrendorff

Brisbane Heat: Sam Heazlett, Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson(WK/C), Max Bryant, Michael Neser, James Bazley, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Match Details:

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023 08:30

Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth

Toss: Brisbane Heat won the toss & elected to bat