BBL 2021-22: Perth Scorchers' thorough dominance against Melbourne Stars keeps them on top

Perth Scorchers were on a roll against Melbourne Stars in Geelong on Tuesday after they clinched a thumping 47-run win. Chasing a mammoth 197 in 20 overs, the Stars were restricted to 149/9. 

The Melbourne side lost an early wicket after opener Nick Larkin was trapped in front of the stumps by Kelly but Beau Webster and Joe Burns steadied the ship with a 58-run stand between them. 

Burns eventually departed for a 17-ball 20 which certainly broke the shackles as the Stars began to lose wickets at regular intervals to get reduced to 121/5. Webster notched up a fifty during the course but no other batsman really got into the groove and the side eventually lost the match. Kelly scalped a four-wicket haul for his side. 

Earlier, the Scorchers lost Patterson for 8 off 5 while the team score read 22/1 but Nick Hobson and Laurie Evans thoroughly dominated the Melbourne Stars’ bowlers first as the two batters put a partnership of 83 runs. While Hobson struck 46 off 36, Evans scored 69 in 46 deliveries. 

Apart from these two, Turner also notched up with crucial runs as he remained unbeaten at 47 off 26. On the other side, Aaron Hardie chipped in with a later surge as he scored 15* off 7. The Perth team eventually posted 196/3 in 20 overs.