Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades

Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Renegades by 50 runs at Marvel Stadium on 15 January 2026, with Finn Allen's 101 off 53 balls the decisive contribution. Scorchers posted 219/7, a total 50 runs clear of Marvel Stadium's average first-innings score of 169 across 77 matches. Renegades, who won the toss and chose to field, lost two wickets inside their powerplay and never built the momentum required to chase 220. They finished on 169/8, a fitting symmetry with the venue average. Allen was named Player of the Match.

The margin was not quite as comfortable as it looks in the scorecard. Melbourne kept themselves in mathematical contention through the middle overs, adding 80 runs between overs 7 and 16, but at the cost of four wickets. When the death overs arrived, they needed more than the ground typically offers: Marvel Stadium averages 42 death-overs runs, and Renegades managed only 36 from that phase. Perth's 52 runs in the equivalent phase, despite losing four wickets, had already set the tone.

For Scorchers, this win returns them to winning ways after a recent loss to Renegades. Heading into the match they had won four of their last five BBL fixtures. Renegades, by contrast, had won just one of their previous four, and that victory had come against Perth. The gap between the sides on the night reflected a wider gap in form.