BBL final

Perth Scorchers' 19-year-old Cooper Connolly smashed an unbeaten 25 to see his side over the line in a nail-biting five-wicket win against Brisbane Heat to ...

Earlier, Heat opener Josh Brown got off to a rollicking start, belting 25 runs in the first two overs of the match before being caught. "We're building towards something." "I'm immensely proud. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Sam Heazlett (34) and Nathan McSweeney (41) then consolidated to create a solid foundation for the innings. "The great teams win big games and that was our responsibility tonight, we've been overwhelming favourites probably for the last few games we've entered and it's our responsibility to back that up," Turner told reporters.

Perth Scorchers captain Ashton Turner, teenager Cooper Connolly and Nick Hobson have all produced heroic knocks to lead their side to a thrilling ...

It’s their home turf and it’s all tongue-in-cheek. “It’s to be expected. “Just FYI. We keep our receipts,” the Heat tweeted on Saturday alongside a picture of the liftout that was headlined: “Scorchers versus a bunch of nobodies”. The Heat were left to rue a costly dropped catch in the dying moments of the match. But the 19-year-old Connolly (25no off 11 balls) stepped up to the plate with a series of big shots.

Perth Scorchers have won a record fifth Big Bash title, downing a gallant Brisbane Heat in a thrilling final on Saturday night in front of a packed Optus ...

1 Fox Cricket/Channel 7 0 3 The big-hitting opener edges a rising delivery through the the gully region and it rolls away for a boundary. 9th over: Hardie sprays it down the leg-side for a wide and Inglis misses it, gifting the Heat the extra run. Hain goes down the ground for a boundary, before playing a smart shot for two runs on the leg-side. Eskinazi goes over mid-on for the first boundary of the innings for Perth. Bancroft throws the hands at a wide delivery and the inside-edge beats the keeper and goes all the way to the boundary for another four runs. This is a massive moment for the underdogs in the final! Turner plays a remarkable ramp shot for a boundary that almost goes over the rope for a maximum. Bazley bounces back with two dot-balls in a row, before Connolly goes over the leg-side for a maximum!

'Oh my God': Aussie stars go full fan mode watching BBL classic from Indian hotel.

“C’mon, yes!” Green says before jumping on the bed with Morris and jumping over Agar in jubilation. “We were very loud and came out of the blocks real hot, especially with three nicks in a row … “Obviously coming fifth then being in the final, the Scorchers have got everything to lose,” Labuschagne said with a laugh on Fox Cricket. As he does on the cricket field, Labuschagne was happy to stir the pot in front of the telly watching the BBL final alongside Agar and his Scorchers matches. “We’ve got a few of the other Brisbane turkeys in here as well, but we’ve got Greeny and Lance here.” Instead of being out in the middle, they watched the match on a television from one of the hotel rooms.

Cooper Connolly's match-winning knock in the BBL final has made him an instant cult hero, but the 19-year-old is taking his new-found fame in his stride.

Maybe eventually, but the next couple of days I don't want to." He's got a lifetime memory there." *

Heat captain wants to follow champions Scorchers' template of backing core players in order to become a consistent force.

They've kept their state players; a core of players they have had for years and we look at our squad now and they are mostly Queensland state representatives." "We're adopting a similar template (to Scorchers). "The beauty of that is you're training together all year round and you're having those conversations. "The group isn't full of household names, like other teams, my vision for this team is making the most of our parts and I think we are starting to do that." Heat were crestfallen knowing they had opportunities to claim a second title and conjure arguably the greatest upset in BBL history. "The courage they played with took the game out of our hands.