Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, 32nd Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Hardie to Matthew Short, out Caught by David Payne!! Slightly off-pace and Matthew Short finds deep backward square-leg. A length delivery on off, Short pulls and finds the man. Bit more elevation and it was six. The big opening stand is broken. Matthew Short c David Payne b Hardie 52(31) [4s-4 6s-3]

Hardie to Matthew Short, 2 runs, short of length just outside off, Matthew Short goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep mid-wicket, comes back for the 2nd

Hardie to Matthew Short, FOUR, desperate dive from Connolly as he runs and dives to his left at long-on, he stops it, but the ball rolls back to touch the ropes. A slower-ball and full just outside off, Matthew Short gets forward and hammers it straight down the ground

Hardie to Matthew Short, no run, fullish on middle, Matthew Short gets forward and drives it hard and straight to extra-cover

Luke Holt to Matthew Short, 2 runs, flat good length outside off, Matthew Short goes on the back foot and cuts wide of sweeper cover, two more

Luke Holt to Matthew Short, 1 run, short of length outside off, Matthew Short goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover

Luke Holt to Matthew Short, no run, good length outside off, Matthew Short goes on the back foot and punches it to extra-cover

Luke Holt to Matthew Short, SIX, too short and Matthew Short has it easy. He goes on the back foot and smashes the pull over deep mid-wicket, 10 rows back

Luke Holt to Matthew Short, FOUR, dragged down horribly, Matthew Short goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep mid-wicket, who dives to his right but the ball wins

Jhye Richardson to Matthew Short, 1 run, slower-ball and the leg-cutter again, angling into the right-hander on the pads, Matthew Short gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Jhye Richardson to Matthew Short, 2 runs, slower-ball and leg-cutter, dips as a yorker length delivery on off, Matthew Short inside-edges the drive, wide of short fine for two

Mahli Beardman to Matthew Short, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and full on middle, Matthew Short gets forward to drive to cover

Mahli Beardman to Matthew Short, no run, short of length outside off, Matthew Short is staying leg-side of the ball, cuts and misses

Mahli Beardman to Matthew Short, SIX, what a flat hit. Length delivery on off, Matthew Short stands tall and swings it across the line, flat six over deep square-leg

Mahli Beardman to Matthew Short, leg byes, FOUR, the attempted yorker, slips it down leg, at the boot, Matthew Short flicks and misses, off the boot and runs away wide of short fine to his right

Mahli Beardman to Matthew Short, 2 runs, slower-ball off-cutter and on a good length on off, Matthew Short gets forward and swipes to deep mid-wicket for two

Mahli Beardman to Matthew Short, no run, short of length outside off, Matthew Short cuts and misses

Hardie to Matthew Short, 1 run, short of length outside off, Matthew Short gets forward and flat-bats it wide of mid-off, good diving stop and just one

Hardie to Matthew Short, no run, slower-ball on a good length on off, Matthew Short gets forward to punch to cover-point

David Payne to Matthew Short, 1 run, good length on off, Matthew Short gets forward to drive wide of extra-cover

David Payne to Matthew Short, 2 runs, Matthew Short lucky to get away. Length delivery on middle, he wants to go across the line, loses his bottom-hand, the thick outside-edge just clears backward point running back, didn't even get a hand to it in the end

David Payne to Matthew Short, no run, slower-ball on a short of length outside off, shapes away, Matthew Short without feet pushes at it, misses

David Payne to Matthew Short, 2 runs, full outside off, Matthew Short gets forward to drive and it's off a closed-face, wide of mid-off for two

David Payne to Matthew Short, SIX, short of length on off, Matthew Short gets forward and swipes the pull, clears the run of deep backward square-leg to his right

David Payne to Matthew Short, no run, short of length on middle, Matthew Short is early into the pull, toe-ends it back to David Payne

Jhye Richardson to Matthew Short, leg byes,1 run, short of length and angling into the right-hander on the pads, Matthew Short flicks and the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls to the square-leg area

Connolly to Matthew Short, FOUR, the arm-ball, good length and curves into off, Matthew Short flashes the cut and beats the dive of cover-point to his right, a good start for the Strikers

Connolly to Matthew Short, 2 runs, tossed up full outside off, Matthew Short gets forward to drive hard and extra-cover dives to his right but can't stop it cleanly, they take two

Connolly to Matthew Short, no run, flat good length on off, Matthew Short gets forward and drives straight to the fielder at cover-point

Connolly to Matthew Short, FOUR, tossed up full on middle, Matthew Short gets forward and lofts clean, over mid-on and it runs away to the fence

Connolly to Matthew Short, no run, good length on off, Matthew Short gets forward and eases the drive to extra-cover