Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers 196/3 in 20 overs (Evans 69; Rauf 2-38) beat Melbourne Stars 149/9 in 20 overs (Webster 63; Kelly 4-25) by 47 runs. Player of the Match: Laurie Evans.
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by 47 runs in Match 27 of the Big Bash League 2021/22, which was earlier postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. They piled 196/3 after opting to bat and restricted the Stars to 149/9.
Laurie Evans was adjudged Player of the Match for his 46-ball 69. Nick Hobson scored 36-ball 46, while Ashton Turner remained unbeaten on 26-ball 47. Beau Webster top-scored for the Stars, with 47-ball 63. Matthew Kelly was the pick of the Scorchers bowler, with 4-25.
Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades
Sydney Sixers 150/6 in 20 overs (Henriques 49; Boyce 2-15) beat Melbourne Renegades 105 in 17 overs (Marsh 39; Dwarshuis 5-26) by 45 runs. Player of the Match: Ben Dwarshuis.
Ben Dwarshuis returned 5-26 to help Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Renegades by 45 runs in Match 45 of BBL 2021/22, in Geelong. The Renegades were knocked over for 105 in 17 overs after coming to chase 151. Shaun Marsh (39) was the only Renegades player who crossed 15.
Earlier, Moises Henriques (49) and Jack Edwards (40) starred with bat to take the Sixers to 150/6 after they opted to bat. Kane Richardson and Cameron Boyce snared two wickets each for the Renegades.