Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, 39th Match, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player Highlights

David Payne to Peter Siddle, SIX, slower length ball from Payne, Siddle ran down the track and gave it a proper whack down the ground. It clears the lurking long-on fielder for a 79-metre maximum...

David Payne to Peter Siddle, no run, slower full delivery on off, Siddle pushes it back to the bowler

David Payne to Peter Siddle, no run, 127ks length ball outside off, Siddle drags the pull off the inside half to mid-wicket

David Payne to Mitchell Swepson, 1 run, pulls the 127ks short ball to the left of deep mid-wicket

David Payne to Mitchell Swepson, no run, slower length delivery just outside off, Swepson looks to tonk it down the ground and gets beaten by the lack of pace

David Payne to Mitchell Swepson, no run, slower full delivery angled into leg stump, Swepson looks to slog and gets an inside edge onto pad

David Payne to Mitchell Swepson, no run, 112ks length on off, Swepson mistimes the punch straight to mid-off

David Payne to Mitchell Swepson, no run, 130ks back of a length on off, a gentle punch towards mid-off

David Payne to Tom Curran, out Caught by Jhye Richardson!! The slower ball works once again. Tom Curran looks to bash it on the off-side but there was no pace on offer from David Payne. A thick outside edge and offers catching practice to the fielder at short third. Tom Curran c Jhye Richardson b David Payne 9(5) [6s-1]

David Payne to Tom Curran, 2 runs, stays leg-side of the length delivery and slaps it wide of the fielder at extra cover

David Payne to Tom Curran, SIX, parried over the ropes! Curran plays a one-handed pull and Connolly fails to hang onto it at deep mid-wicket. He tried to grab it on the run, but couldn't control his momentum at the last moment. Leapt high and ended up tipping it over the bar...

David Payne to Tom Curran, no run, 128ks length delivery angling away outside off, Curran looks to cut and gets beaten on the outside edge

David Payne to Maxwell, 1 run, length ball outside off, Maxwell stays leg-side of the delivery and powers it to sweeper cover

David Payne to Maxwell, no run, nicks it to the keeper. Length delivery angling away outside off, Maxwell goes hard on the slap-drove and edges it to the keeper. It is a freehit delivery and hence, won't count as a dismissal...

David Payne to Maxwell, wide, goes full and well wide of off stump, Maxwell looks to slash it on the off-side and misses. The freehit stays...

David Payne to Hilton Cartwright, no ball, 1 run, David Payne oversteps and bowls it on a length outside leg stump, Cartwright pulls to the left of fine leg. A desperate diving stop from the fielder prevents the boundary

David Payne to Maxwell, 1 run, slower length delivery on leg stump, Maxwell tucks into the leg-side and gets off the mark with a single

David Payne to Stoinis, out Caught by Jhye Richardson!! Stoinis goes after a fine fifty. Slower short of length delivery outside off, he tries to play the cheeky dab and ends up skewing it off the toe end straight to short third. The extra bounce did the trick for David Payne on that occasion. Stoinis c Jhye Richardson b David Payne 55(39) [4s-5 6s-2]

David Payne to Hilton Cartwright, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, Cartwright gets across and works it wide of mid-wicket

David Payne to Stoinis, 1 run, slower length delivery just outside off, Stoinis taps it wide of cover for a quick single

David Payne to Campbell Kellaway, no run, touch fuller than the good length outside off at 130ks, Kellaway plays the late cut and picks out backward point

David Payne to Stoinis, 1 run, 114ks length delivery outside off, Stoinis pushes it away past the diving right hand of backward point

David Payne to Campbell Kellaway, 1 run, 117ks length on the stumps, nudged away into the mid-wicket pocket

David Payne to Campbell Kellaway, no run, 129ks good length outside off, Kellaway stabs it down to backward point

David Payne to Campbell Kellaway, SIX, played with some power that. 126ks short in the channel outside off, Kellaway swivels and mauls the pull over wide long-on for a 86-metre maximum

David Payne to Campbell Kellaway, no run, 127ks length outside off, Kellaway cuts and finds backward point