BBL 2023 Final Highlights: Perth Scorchers won by 3 Wickets – Perth Scorchers have etched history as they won its fifth BBL title. Earlier in the day, Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat first. Jason Behrendorff started off with a sensational first over where he managed to get the edge of the blade thrice but didn’t have a wicket to show for it. Josh Brown was off to a flyer but in the final ball of the second over he departed after scoring 25 runs. Heats got a great start with 41 runs on the board after 5 overs. Post that the scoring did drop for a while but once again they manage to pick the rate up. Out of the top 6 batters, 5 of them got starts but none of them managed to get a big score on the board. Follow Big Bash League Final Highlights With InsideSport.IN.
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As far as the chase is concerned, Eskinazi and Bancroft started cautiously. They did pick up the scoring rate but in the fifth over they lost Eskinazi because of his schoolboy error. Things slowed down further and soon they were three down for 54 runs on the board.
BBL 2023 Final Highlights: Ashton Turner, Cooper Connolly seal the deal for Scorchers as Perth lift its FIFTH BBL Title, Follow BBL 2023 Highlights
Josh Inglis and skipper Ashton Turner now had the responsibility to bring them back on track. They were slow to get off the tracks but once they went after the bowlers, it rained sixes and fours. Turner scored a stunning half-century and was well supported by Inglis who waited for his time.
The pair stitched an invaluable partnership and were on course to help Perth lift back-to-back BBL titles. Perth needed 46 runs in the final four overs. This is when Inglis decided to change gears but his plans didn’t work as Bartlett managed to dismiss him for 26 off 22. In the 17th over of the game the tide turned in favor of Brisbane Heat, they lost Inglis and in a few balls time, Turner was run-out.
Connoly and Hobson now had a big task in their hand. Connoly smoked a few biggies and was on 19 off 7 balls in no time. They needed 20 runs off 12 balls. It went write down to wire as 10 runs were needed off the 5 balls. Hobson joined the party at the right time with a biggie and a four in the final over to hand the title to Perth Scorchers.
BBL 2023 Final Highlights: Ashton Turner, Cooper Connolly seal the deal for Scorchers as Perth lift its FIFTH BBL Title, Follow BBL 2023 Highlights
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