Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, Qualifier, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player Highlights

David Payne to Mitchell Starc, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, steered straight to the fielder at backward point

David Payne to Sean Abbott, out Sean Abbott Run Out!! 1 run completed. Short of a good length and just outside off - pulled into the gap wide of mid-wicket and Abbott comes back for the second - oh dear! What happened here, he's run-out - that's tragic for Sean Abbott and the Sixers have lost their 9th wicket - was always a comfortable two, but the bat stuck on the ground as he looked to slide it in, the momentum made him stumble - his right leg was in the air when Josh Inglis broke the stumps - very very unlucky, but the 3rd umpire sends him on his way. Optus roars as they sense that the end is nigh for the Sixers now. Sean Abbott run out (Laurie Evans/Josh Inglis) 1(1)

David Payne to Joel Davies, out Bowled!! That could be the end of the Sixers tonight - Davies tries to maximize the power surge, fine leg was inside the ring, so he shuffles across and then looks to help the ball on its way with the slog sweep - but Payne has outsmarted him, kept it full and at the stumps - Davies swings and misses, his stumps are pegged back. Joel Davies b David Payne 8(7) [4s-1]

David Payne to Ben Dwarshuis, 1 run, slower short ball outside off - hacked away through mid-wicket for a single

David Payne to Ben Dwarshuis, no run, slower ball outside off - Dwarshuis backs away and swings, undone by the lack of pace

David Payne to Ben Dwarshuis, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, punched off the back-foot to backward point

David Payne to Jack Edwards, no run, slower-ball on a good length just outside off, Jack Edwards goes on the back foot and punches, cover dives to his right and parries it to mid-off, which prevents the single

David Payne to Jack Edwards, no run, good length down leg, Jack Edwards goes on the back foot to flick and it's off the leg to Inglis who prevents a bye

David Payne to Lachlan Shaw, out Caught by Turner!! Out next ball. Slightly off-pace and full just outside off, Lachlan Shaw gets forward to loft, miscues it and offers a dolly to mid-off. Another key wicket. Lachlan Shaw c Turner b David Payne 15(13) [6s-1]

David Payne to Lachlan Shaw, SIX, palmed over for six. It's short down leg, Lachlan Shaw goes on the back foot and pulls flat, Beardman at fine-leg goes to his left, gets both hands but the power on the shot makes the ball go away from the hands and over the cushions for six

David Payne to Lachlan Shaw, no run, good length and tight on middle, Lachlan Shaw gets forward to defend to cover

David Payne to Smith, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and punches to sweeper cover

David Payne to Josh Philippe, 1 run, short of length outside the leg-stump, Josh Philippe tucks to deep backward square-leg

David Payne to Josh Philippe, no run, sharp short ball outside off, left alone and Inglis leaps to take it with an outstretched right hand

David Payne to Josh Philippe, no run, slower-ball and full on middle and off, Josh Philippe gets forward to defend it back

David Payne to Josh Philippe, no run, short of length and nips back in to middle, Josh Philippe goes on the back foot and tucks to mid-wicket

David Payne to Josh Philippe, 2 runs, back of a length and angling away from the right-hander wide outside off, Josh Philippe goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover

David Payne to Smith, 1 run, short of length outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and punches to the vacant backward point area