WATCH: Jason Behrendorff cleans up Cooper Connolly with a peach in BBL|15

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In the 26th match of Big Bash League season 15 at Perth Stadium on January 7, 2026, Perth Scorchers battled Melbourne Renegades under lights. Renegades captain Will Sutherland won the toss and opted to field first, setting up a disciplined bowling display that restricted Scorchers to just 127 all out in 19.2 overs. This low-scoring thriller highlighted Renegades’ bowling prowess at the innings break, with Scorchers struggling on a pitch offering assistance to seamers.​

Jason Behrendorff, the experienced left-arm pacer now with Renegades after a storied Perth career, struck early to rattle Scorchers. In the 4.3 over, he delivered an absolute jaffa to young all-rounder Cooper Connolly, swinging in late to uproot the middle stump and leave Connolly bowled for 3 off 8 balls. The delivery, pitching on off and nipping back sharply past the defensive prod, lit up social media with fans calling it a “peach” and “unplayable” in BBL|15 highlights. This wicket, the second fall at 23/2, swung momentum firmly to Renegades and showcased Behrendorff’s mastery at his former home ground.​ Behrendorff finished with economical figures of 1/11 from 3 overs, his swing troubling Scorchers’ top order in the powerplay where they managed only 22/1.​

How about this wicket from Jason Behrendorff against his old side 😮 #BBL15

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 7, 2026

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Gurinder Sandhu delivered a defining spell, returning career-high BBL figures of 4/28 as he ripped through the Scorchers’ middle order, removing Finn Allen for eight, Aaron Hardie for forty-four, Joel Paris for a duck, and David Payne without scoring. Hardie fought back with a composed 44 from 40 balls, striking four boundaries and a lone six, yet his dismissal in the 18th over, caught deep cover off Sandhu, sparked a collapse of seven wickets for seven runs. Hassan Khan chipped in with 2/26, accounting for Mitchell Marsh and captain Ashton Turner, while Sutherland claimed Laurie Evans. Nick Hobson and Jhye Richardson were run out, leaving the Scorchers to lose their final five wickets for seven runs in seven deliveries.

The powerplay produced just 22 for one, the Scorchers crawled to fifty after 7.4 overs, then slipped to 65 for four by drinks at 9.5. They reached 100 in the 15th over but never found momentum, folding for 127 with five extras. The Renegades’ disciplined attack, highlighted by Sam Elliott’s 0/12.

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