Stars vs Scorchers, 1st Match at Perth, BBL, Dec 15 2024 - Match Result

there it is! The Scorchers skipper, fittingly, finishes the deal and the Scorchers' season is up and running! Banged in short and this just sits up for Turner. He backs away and swats it past mid wicket. Smiles and embraces in the Scorchers camp, and the Stars, who have struggled to beat the Scorchers in the recent past, walk off having failed to get their campaign off to the perfect start!

fired in fuller outside leg. Hobson tries to slog-sweep the Scorchers to victory but cannot connect. Rolls off his pads into the off side

four more! Hobson in a hurry! Floated up into the slot outside off. Hobson plants his front foot and boshes it over the bowler's head!

smashed into the sightscreen! Marginally short on middle and leg. Hobson stands up tall having cleared his front hip and thumps it straight back over the bowler's head!

back of a length on the stumps. Punched down the ground to long off

length on middle and off. Hobson hangs back and stabs it towards long on

slanted in very full, following Hobson outside leg. He misses his flick and the ball dribbles off his foot into the on side

how has he gotten that away?! Bumper angled into leg stump. Seems to cramp Turner for room but he somehow manufactures space to whip that past fine leg. He almost ended up on the deck playing the stroke but got the outcome he wanted!

shortish on the hips. Turner nudges it enough to mid wicket's right and dashes back to complete the second. The Scorchers have run the Stars ragged in the last few overs

slower bumper on leg stump. Hobson opens up his stance and heaves it towards deep backward square leg

short outside off. Skips off the surface and Hobson, flaying at it, is beaten for pace

dug into the track outside off. Turner winds up and pulls it on the bounce to deep mid wicket

darted in full on leg stump. Hobson tips it to mid off and sprints across to the other end. More excellent running

back of a length on the hips. Hobson works it towards mid wicket and keeps strike

third boundary for Hobson! Short, wide and asking to be hit. Hobson sits back in his crease and scythes it past backward point!

another boundary down to deep third! Length outside off. Hobson, like he did in the previous over, nibbles at it, although this time, he will argue that he opened the bat face deliberately. Races away past short third!

fullish on leg stump. Hobson hangs back and defends

zipped in very full on off. Turner shapes for the lap again but chalks it off the toe-end to the right of the pitch

cleverly done! Slower ball into the track outside off. Turner walks across early and then holds his shape, despite the ball being shorter than expected. Plays it late and dinks it over the keeper's head!

low full toss on middle and leg. Turner punches it to mid off and saunters across to the other end