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Scorchers have done it!! They have regained the crown and are the new Big Bash League champions. Smiling faces all around and this has been a terrific campaign for the team from Perth. An exceptional season that has culminated with a massive 79 run victory in this grand finale. Led by an energetic leader in Ashton Turner, Perth Scorchers have won the Big Bash League for the fourth time in their history. They are gonna celebrate well tonight.
Chasing a stiff target of 171 in the finals, Sydney Sixers crumbled inside the first 6-overs and were never really in the picture. They lost wickets at regular intervals and by the time the power-play ended, Sixers were 3 for 46. The star from the previous game, Hayden Kerr failed to get going and nobody took the responsibility to take matters into their own hands.
Daniel Hughes was the lone warrior for the Sixers and while he was out in the middle, there were few nervous faces in the Scorchers’ dugout. The southpaw hardly got support from the other end and was dismissed in the 40's trying to up the ante.
With his dismissal, Scorchers found a new groove and they ran through Sixers’ middle and lower order with utmost ease. In the end, Sydney Sixers were bundled out for 92 and will be disappointed with how things panned out for them. They had things under control in the first innings, but they simply failed to capitalize on it. This was a one-sided final and Scorchers are the deserving winners.