Big Bash League: Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Sixers by 38 runs

In the early going, Jackson Bird of Sydney Sixers put the pressure on Perth Scorchers by taking wickets. The 36-year-old pacer took three wickets in the powerplay to seemingly break the Scorchers' back.

With the help of five fours and three sixes though, Aaron Hardie hit 55 runs off just 32 deliveries, spearheading a stunning Perth Scorchers' comeback. His valiant innings enabled the Scorchers to reach 155 runs in 20 overs, a respectable total. In addition Izharulhaq Naveed took two wickets,

The Sixers efforts were hamstrung as their batters failed to get going. The team lost wickets regularly, and the required run rate kept increasing. Jhye Richardson played an excellent role and took four wickets at an economy of just 2.2.

In addition to taking a few wickets, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye helped restrict the Sixers score to just 117 runs in 20 overs. For the Sixers, who lost for the second time in a row, the top scorers were Hayden Kerr (42) and Jordan Silk (41).

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Perth Scorchers Squad

Playing - Faf du Plessis, Adam Lyth, Nick Hobson, Ashton Turner (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Matthew Kelly, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff

Bench - Cameron Bancroft, Peter Hatzoglou, Cooper Connolly, Hamish McKenzie

Sydney Sixers Squad

Playing - Josh Philippe (wk), Kurtis Patterson, James Vince, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Sean Abbott, Hayden Kerr, Jackson Bird, Izharulhaq Naveed, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Bench - Ben Dwarshuis, Steve OKeefe, Daniel Hughes, Todd Murphy, Jack Edwards.