BBL: Perth Scorchers Defeat Sydney Sixers by 5 Wickets in Opening Match

In the BBL opening match, hosts Perth Scorchers dominated and won the game by 5 wickets. Due to rain, the match was reduced to 11 overs, with Sydney Sixers batting first and posting 113 runs. All eyes were on Babar Azam, making his BBL debut, but he couldn’t create a memorable moment, scoring just 2 runs before getting out. From the Sixers, Jack Edwards scored 46 runs, while Brody Couch from Perth took 2 wickets.

During the run chase, Perth openers Mitchell Marsh and Finn Allen scored 0 and 16 runs respectively, but the hero of the innings was Cooper Connolly, who scored 59 runs, including 5 sixes and 3 fours.