Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers, 23rd Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Joel Paris to Shamsi, no run, 133.9kph, Shamsi swings across the line and fails to make contact against this short of a good length ball. Big round of applause from the Perth crowd as Paris finishes with 3/22

Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, 1 run, slower ball on a short of length, leg-lined, tucked around the corner

Joel Paris to Shamsi, 1 run, dropped! Shamsi walks forward to go over the infield and slices the loft. Marsh comes in from extra cover, he gets down on his knees and puts down a regulation catch. Paris has his hands on head

Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, leg byes, 1 run, skiddy short of length ball, Pope misses the tuck and the ball goes to the right off the keeper off the batter's pad

Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run, a big swing across the line from Pope against this full ball outside off and he connects thin air

Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run, round the wicket, very full, driven hard but straight to extra cover

Joel Paris to Lloyd Pope, no run, 134.6kph, round the wicket, fuller than a length, driven to point. Just 6 runs and two wickets off the over

Joel Paris to Wood, out Caught by Nick Hobson!! Another one bites the dust! Hard length from Paris and the left-handed batter swings his bat wildly across the line. Gets a top-edge that goes to backward point. Hobson lifts his arms to call for it and snaffles it with ease. Wood c Nick Hobson b Joel Paris 4(2) [4s-1]

Joel Paris to Wood, wide, pacy bouncer, Wood pulls and misses. Wided for height, Joel Curtis doesn't like it and the Perth crowd boo. Harsh call as Wood's back leg was bent

Joel Paris to Wood, FOUR, Wood gets off the mark with a boundary. Pitched up delivery, Wood gets enough elevation to lift it over the mid-off fielder. Hardie gives the chase but the ball wins the race to the fence

Joel Paris to Jerrssis Wadia, out Caught by Connolly!! 120.9kph, slower ball, full and on the stumps. Wadia backs away and creates room to go over the infield. Doesn't pick the change of pace and is early into his shot which results in a miscue. A pretty straightforward catch for Connolly at extra cover and the Strikers lose their 7th wicket. Jerrssis Wadia c Connolly b Joel Paris 2(3)

Joel Paris to Jerrssis Wadia, no run, low full toss outside off, Wadia reaches out and cuts to backward point. There's a mix-up as Jamie Overton runs and Wadia is ball-watching. Overton comes back to make his ground

Joel Paris to Jamie Overton, 1 run, throws his arms at this full pitcher outside off and slices it to deep backward point

Joel Paris to Liam Scott, no run, 131.2kph, another dot as Scott drives this full ball straight to mid-off. Successful over for the Scorchers

Joel Paris to Liam Scott, no run, Scott stays back and gets cramped for room by this short of length ball, so he just taps it towards backward point

Joel Paris to Liam Scott, 2 runs, slower ball on a short of length, bunted towards midwicket

Joel Paris to Jamie Overton, 1 run, short of length outside off, cut to third man

Joel Paris to Harry Manenti, out Caught by Turner!! In the air and taken! Harry Manenti's scratchy knock comes to an end. Fullish ball on the stumps and Manenti shuffles to try and loft it downtown as both mid-off and mid-on are inside the circle. Miscues it off the outer part of the bat and the ball lobs up in the air. Mid-off and mid-on converge, the former calls for it and holds onto it. Harry Manenti c Turner b Joel Paris 10(19)

Joel Paris to Liam Scott, 1 run, back of a length, tucked to midwicket

Joel Paris to Matthew Short, FOUR, 132.7kph, pitched up on off, Short middles the off-drive after getting forward. Beats mid-off comfortably to his right and Short collects his first boundary

Joel Paris to Matthew Short, no run, 126.8kph, driven straight to mid-off

Joel Paris to Mackenzie Harvey, 1 run, 133.9kph, full delivery, Harvey bunts it towards mid-on and sets off for a quick single

Joel Paris to Matthew Short, 1 run, 132.1kph, short of length ball, patted towards point

Joel Paris to Mackenzie Harvey, 3 runs, 131.6kph, pitched up delivery, outswinger and Harvey drives with the swing through extra cover. Long chase for mid-off who slides and pulls it back

Joel Paris to Matthew Short, 1 run, over the wicket, full delivery that swings in late, Short drives uppishly between the bowler and the non-striker. Mid-off mops it up