in the 26th match of big bash league season 15 On January 7, 2026 at Perth Stadium, Perth Scorchers fought a battle Melbourne Renegades Under the lights. renegades captain Will Sutherland They won the toss and decided to field first and displayed disciplined bowling, restricting the Scorchers to just 127 runs in 19.2 overs. This low-scoring thriller highlighted the Renegades’ bowling prowess at the innings break, with the Scorchers struggling on a pitch that provided assistance to the seamers.
Jason Behrendorff dethrones Cooper Connolly with stunning Jaffa in BBL|15
Jason BehrendorffThe experienced left-arm fast bowler, now associated with the Renegades after a poor career in Perth, gave an early shock to the Scorchers. In 4.3 overs, he gave a brilliant jaffa to the young all-rounder cooper connollySwinging late to dislodge the middle stump and bowl Connolly for 3 off 8 balls. Rapidly outpacing his delivery, off-off pitching and defensive output, he was labeled “peach” by fans on social media and “unplayable” in BBL|15 highlights. This wicket, the second fall at 23/2, gave the Renegades strong momentum and demonstrated Behrendorff’s mastery on his former home ground. Behrendorff finished with economical figures of 1/11 from 3 overs, his swing troubling the Scorchers’ top order in the powerplay, where they could only manage 22/1.
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Melbourne Renegades’ bowling restricts Perth Scorchers to a low score
Gurinder Sandhu Delivered a decisive spell, returning career-high BBL figures of 4/28 as he dismantled the Scorchers’ middle order, removing finn allen For eight, aaron hardy For forty-four, joel paris for a duck, and david payne Without scoring. Hardy played a composed inning of 44 runs in 40 balls with the help of four fours and a six, yet seven wickets fell for seven runs when he was dismissed in deep cover by Sandhu in the 18th over. Hasan Khan Added to 2/26 while accounting Michelle Marsh and captain ashton turnerWhile Sutherland claimed Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson And jay richardson were run out, causing the Scorchers to lose their last five wickets for seven runs in seven balls.
With only 22 runs for one wicket in the powerplay, the Scorchers reached fifty after 7.4 overs, then slipped to 65 for four by drinks at 9.5. They reached 100 in the 15th over, but never gained momentum and were bundled out for 127 with five extras. Renegades’ disciplined attack highlighted Sam Elliot0/12.
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