Big Bash League final recap: Perth Scorchers battle Sydney Sixers for sixth title

Nine off the over, and that won’t worry Perth too much.

Beardman very nearly had the wicket of Davies after a thin edge just squeezed past Inglis behind the stumps and down to the rope for four.

Potential Player of the Match Payne to finish up his set of 4 from the southern end.

It’s all orange at Optus Stadium!

Richardson gets Edwards meekly popping one up to midwicket, and it’s now 6-104 after 16. This is serious one-way traffic!

Manenti joins Davies at the crease, with even 130 looking a fair way off for the Sixers as a total right now. 3-10 in the surge!

Four overs left. Beardman returns.

Just three off the first over of the surge, with wickets of both the established batters. David Payne is ROLLING.

Richardson to bowl the other surge over, with the Sixers now in need of something special to boot this total up to a number that’s competitive.

David Payne, take a bow!

He snares his third wicket as Henriques again misjudges the pace and steers one to a diving Mitch Marsh at backward point.

Henriques’ struggles are over with 24 off 27. 5-95 now!

David Payne’s having a big final here!

He gets Shaw skying one to point off the first ball of the surge, and he’s now got 2-7 from 2.1.

4-94 the score as Jack Edwards heads out there to try to turn things around. Scorchers very well placed with 35 balls remaining in the innings.

Connolly gets out of his third over conceding eight.

Sixers take the surge, despite Henriques struggling with 24 off 26. Shaw to face Payne to start it off.

Sydney really battling to find the boundary, and Henriques comes very close to running himself out to end the over.

Tough to see them going north of 150 from here...

10 off Couch’s second over. He’s been expensive with 0-22 from two, and might not get another if the Scorchers opt to squeeze one more out of Connolly instead.

Hardie returns from the northern end. Perth still on top here.

Really tidy from Payne. Gets the wicket and has 1-6 from his two.

We’ve seen a string of low-to-middling totals at Optus Stadium this season, and that trend is set to continue unless the Sixers can unleash something surprising across these last nine overs.

The oh-so slow stuff from David Payne is working a treat!

He forces Philippe (24 off 24) into a horror mistimed shot, where he meekly spoons one back to the bowler.

Another big moment for the Scorchers. Lachlan Shaw joins Henriques, and it’s 3-66 midway through the 11th.