Ashton Turner’s explosive strike leads Perth Scorchers to a dominant win over Sydney Thunder in BBL|15

Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner delivered a match-winning 99 not out from 41 balls, hitting eight fours and eight sixes, to propel his side to 202 for eight Sydney Thunder in the BBL|15 16th match at Sydney Showground Stadium on December 30, 2025. The explosive blow overshadowed the early setbacks and set a daunting target that Thunder crumbled in pursuit and folded for 131 in 17.3 overs, giving Scorchers an impressive 71-run win. This clinical performance strengthened Perth’s play-off push, while deepening Sydney’s mid-table battle

Ashton Turner’s blistering innings set the tone for Perth Scorchers

Perth Scorchers stumbled early in their 20-over innings and then slumped to 34 for four in the powerplay Mitchell Marsh (6 of 7), Find Allen (11 of 9), Cooper Connolly (28 of 27), and Josh Inglis (13 of 9) left for strikes from Nathan McAndrew, Reece TopleyAnd Daniel Sams.

Turner, who came in at number five, flipped the script with a brutal attack and raced to a 22-ball fifty with five fours and four sixes, culminating in a 76-run stand with Connolly off just 41 balls that took the innings past 100 by the 12th over. Laurie Evans (10) and Aaron Hardie (28 off 16, five fours) scored on a late surge to take the total above 200 in the 20th, despite Sams’ four for 51 and Topley’s two for 34; Turner ended up painfully close to his goal Joel Paris (0) holed out after the last ball.​

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Perth Scorchers’ bowling seals dominant win against Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder started strongly in pursuit of 203 and raced to 60 for one in the powerplay with David Warner (25 off 21, two sixes) and Matthew Gilkes (33 off 19, three fours, two sixes) and added 50 in 35 balls. But Mahli Beardman struck first, ensnaring Warner, causing a collapse as Gilkes then ran out, followed by Cameron Bancroft (2), Sam Billings (0), and Daniel Sams (16) to slide to 81 for four over drinks with 9.5 overs

Hardie (two for 7) and Connolly (two for 26) then suffocated the middle order and removed Konstas himself (21), Chris Green (5), and Shadab (4), while Paris (two for 28) and Brody couch (two for 28) cleared the tail, with McAndrew (11) and Topley (5) falling to leave Thunder 131 all out in 17.3 overs.

That’s a huge win for the Perth Scorchers in Syndey 🔥#BBL2025 #perthscorchers pic.twitter.com/fjTAJnXosh

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 30, 2025

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