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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Scorchers chase 113/5 in 11 overs, win with 5 balls spare
- 2🏆 Connolly's half-century powers BBL champs' strong start
- 3💡 Babar Azam out for 2 on BBL debut via miscued pull
- 4🔮 Scorchers primed for another title defense in 2026
"Cooper Connolly smashed 59 off just 31 balls to power Perth Scorchers in the chase"
Perth Scorchers, BBL's most decorated side, stormed to victory over Sydney Sixers in a thrilling rain-curtailed opener on December 14. Chasing 113/5 in 11 overs, they sealed it with five balls left thanks to Cooper Connolly's explosive half-century.
Connolly's Fireworks Steal Show
Rain delayed the BBL 2026 kickoff till 5:35 PM, but Scorchers wasted no time. Aaron Hardie nabbed Daniel Hughes off the third ball, then Babar Azam fell for 2 on BBL debut, miscuing a pull. Josh Philippe fought back with boundaries, but Sixers wickets tumbled regularly.
Jack Edwards and Lachlan Shaw unleashed in the death overs, pushing Sixers to 113/5. Connolly's blitz turned the chase into a procession, underlining Scorchers' championship pedigree as they eye another title run.
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