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Optus Stadium (Perth Stadium) BBL pitch report

Optus Stadium, Perth · Men’s Big Bash League

READ THE RECORD, NOT A FORECASTRecorded innings, outcomes and player aggregates stay inside their verified scope. No live strip, weather or player-pick layer is connected.

SELECTED EVIDENCE WINDOW
BBL
Optus Stadium
Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · 11 included match records

Optus Stadium, also listed as Perth Stadium in BBL scorecards, is the Perth home of the Perth Scorchers and the ground covered by this men's Big Bash League pitch report. The page brings together selected-scope batting and bowling figures, innings phases, score bands, player tables, match receipts and scheduled fixtures for the Optus Stadium entity. Recent-window and older archive views remain separate, so readers can compare the available ground evidence without mistaking it for a complete all-time record or a forecast. Statistics describe only the selected exact-ground men’s BBL source window, not a complete league census or verified Howstat all-time record. Independent scorecard receipts, actual batting-order coverage and missing bowling-style classifications are labelled separately.

Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03 · 2/11 independent scorecard receipts · alias context: Also known as Perth Stadium; official schedule naming: Optus Stadium, Perth. City: Perth. Home team context: Perth Scorchers Men.

What the selected Optus Stadium record says

MAX 3 SOURCE-DRIVEN FINDINGS
01 / RECORDED SCORING

First innings average 148.64; second innings 140.27.

11 and 11 innings · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25. Scoring evidence; no projection.
02 / OBSERVED OUTCOME

Chasing won 8/11 (72.7%).

Batting first won 3/11 · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25. Observed record, not a probability.
03 / BOWLING LEADER

JA Richardson: 14 wickets

6 bowling innings · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25. Player evidence, not a recommendation.
11 decisive matches · 0 ties · 0 no-results
Data checked 2026-11-03
BBL 2026–27: upcoming Optus Stadium fixtures — not historical stats

5 scheduled regular-season fixtures. Scheduled regular-season matches, not played-match statistics. Finals are separate. No 2026–27 score or prediction is manufactured.

MatchUTC dateHomeAway
72026-12-20Perth Scorchers MenHobart Hurricanes Men
132026-12-26Perth Scorchers MenMelbourne Stars Men
172026-12-30Perth Scorchers MenSydney Thunder Men
242027-01-04Perth Scorchers MenBrisbane Heat Men
342027-01-13Perth Scorchers MenMelbourne Renegades Men

https://www.cricket.com.au/matches/series/CA:4691/kfc-bbl-16

B / Venue scoring

Optus Stadium BBL average score and scoring patterns

First and second innings stay separate. Completed-over means use innings that actually completed the over. Unallocated penalty-bearing innings stay out of derived windows; counts are in Sources.

Average recorded innings score

148.64First innings · runs
140.27Second innings · runs

11 and 11 innings in Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26.

Full 20-over average

152.12First innings · runs
154.50Second innings · runs

8 and 2 innings reached 20 overs; early chases are not projected.

Mandatory powerplay average

29.91First innings · runs
28.82Second innings · runs

Actual mandatory PP metadata; denominators 11 and 11.

Average runs per completed over

Venue means across recorded completed-over samples. Missing overs are not zero-scoring overs.

Use arrow keys, Home or End on the chart for exact values.

Source and sample: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Exact completed-over values and samples
Completed overFirst meanFirst nSecond meanSecond n
16.09116.3611
26.82118.0911
37.09118.0011
49.91116.3611
57.00115.9111
68.36117.8211
77.09118.0011
87.27117.2711
98.36116.8211
105.73117.0011
115.36117.6411
126.27117.8211
136.55117.0911
149.91118.4511
157.09117.8211
1610.36118.5010
177.27118.388
187.36116.836
196.301010.205
2010.75814.002
Phase wicket and scoring detail
WindowFirst runsFirst wicketsSecond runsSecond wickets
Opening 4 overs329.0015.00317.0018.00
Overs 5–15869.0042.00898.0038.00
Death · overs 16–20437.0035.00328.0015.00

Opening 1–4, middle 5–15 and death 16–20 are generic windows. Actual mandatory powerplay and Power Surge fields are shown separately.

First-innings score distribution
Score bandRecorded first innings
<1403
140–1595
160–1793

This distribution is displayed only from the source dataset's supplied score_bands field; it is not recomputed here.

Mandatory powerplay, Power Surge and checkpoints
MetricFirstFirst nSecondSecond n
Mandatory PP runs29.911128.8211
Mandatory PP wickets1.36111.6411
Completed Power Surge runs20.181119.229
Completed Power Surge wickets1.18111.449
After 4 overs29.911128.8211
After 10 overs73.731171.6411
After 20 overs152.128154.502

Actual powerplay duration metadata: first {"4":11}; second {"4":11}. Missing/partial surge intervals are unavailable, not zero.

C / Observed outcomes

Batting first vs chasing at Optus Stadium

Historical outcomes in decisive records. This is not a match prediction.

Which innings situation won more often?

27.3%Batting first · 3/11
72.7%Chasing · 8/11
3
8

11 decisive matches · 0 ties · 0 no-results · 0 adjusted matches · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03.

D / Bowling intelligence

Optus Stadium BBL bowling records

Bowling style is only classified when the supplied source supports it; no style is inferred from names.

Bowling styles unavailable

Profile-sourced BBL bowling-style ledger not yet verified. All player bowling statistics remain available; no pace/spin verdict is guessed.

Team wickets by innings phase

Recorded team wickets in generic phase windows; separate from bowler-credited wicket rankings.

Use arrow keys, Home or End on the chart for exact values.

Source and sample: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03

PhaseFirst wicketsFirst nSecond wicketsSecond n
Opening 4 overs15.001118.0011
Overs 5–1542.001138.0011
Death · overs 16–2035.001115.0010

Full source-backed bowling averages, strike rates, economy and innings samples are in the Venue performers section. No duplicated leaderboard.

E / Batting positions

Optus Stadium BBL batting-position records

Actual full-scorecard order only. Entry chronology is never substituted for missing order data.

Batting positions unavailable

Actual scorecard orders do not yet have fully matched registry IDs in this scope. Positions are never inferred from delivery order. No position groups are inferred or displayed as zero.

F / Venue performers

Optus Stadium BBL player records

Selected-scope leader tables with transparent samples. No player picks, captaincy or vice-captaincy recommendations.

Top batters · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

Sorted by runs; null metrics remain unavailable, never zero. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03

BatterRunsAverageSRBalls4s6sHSInnDismissals
FH Allen30830.80175.001762123691010
AM Hardie22124.56104.2521220344109
C Connolly20625.75117.05176101164118
AJ Turner17018.89125.9313514537119
NR Hobson16633.20146.901131574785
MR Marsh14120.14108.461301464477
L Scott10050.00140.8571666722
MP Stoinis9246.00127.7872835522
W Sutherland8542.50134.9263547022
AC Agar7224.00133.3354155143
MW Short7135.50169.0542914022
SPD Smith6130.50164.8637533722
S Fanning6030.00136.3644623122
MF Hurst5518.33103.7753412833
DA Warner4949.00148.4833514911
TS Rogers49—158.0631434910
TK Curran4623.00191.6724343722
M Gilkes4343.00119.4436324311
OJ Peake42—140.0030414210
TH David42—150.0028324210
JA Richardson4113.67132.2631232033
LJ Evans4010.00114.2935512744
SE Rutherford39—205.2619513910
JR Philippe3718.5097.3738402422
MT Renshaw3636.00150.0024133611
M Bryant3535.00175.0020413511
Nikhil Chaudhary3434.00113.3330023411
JP Inglis3216.0080.0040212932
HWR Cartwright3115.5096.8832211822
L Shaw2914.50116.0025111522
JA Davies2713.50128.5721401922
MC Henriques2613.0081.2532102422
TF Rogers2211.00115.7919401422
AT Carey2222.00314.297222211
J Brown2222.00157.1414222211
M Wright22—169.2313212210
MS Harris2121.0080.7726012111
Mohammad Rizwan2121.0084.0025202111
JS Paris2020.00117.6517022031
BAD Manenti199.50105.5618011122
BJ Webster1919.00146.1513301911
C Kellaway1919.0095.0020011911
CJ Jordan1515.00136.3611201511
BJ Dwarshuis147.0093.3315101022
HJ Manenti136.5052.0025001022
SW Billings1313.00144.449201311
TL Seifert115.5055.0020101122
CJ Green1111.00137.508201111
J Overton1111.00137.508011111
MW Harvey1111.00110.0010101111
DJM Short1010.0083.3312101011
BL Couch9—90.001010540
MJ Swepson94.5081.821101722
BR McDermott99.0056.251600911
HD Weibgen9—150.00601910
J Fraser-McGurk84.0061.541300822
M Spoors8—114.29710810
MP Kuhnemann8—66.671210810
NA McSweeney88.0080.001010811
SB Harper73.5070.001001622
DP Hughes77.0070.001010711
Rehan Ahmed77.00100.00701711
T Banton77.00116.67601711
T Shamsi7—100.00710710
PM Siddle6—75.00801620
AI Ross66.00120.00510611
C Munro66.0046.151310611
MJ Owen66.00300.00201611
SH Johnson66.0054.551110611
JP Behrendorff5—83.33600510
L Haskett55.0055.56900511
PI Walter55.00125.00410511
H McKenzie44.00100.00400411
KK Jennings44.0080.00510411
L Wood44.00200.00210411
NT Ellis4—400.00110410
TP Ward44.0044.44900411
J Edwards31.5042.86700322
GJ Maxwell33.0037.50800311
O Davies33.0037.50800311
SM Elliott3—100.00300310
XC Bartlett33.0042.86700311
L Pope21.0025.00800122
MA Starc2—66.67300120
SA Abbott21.0066.67300122
AF Milne22.0066.67300211
B Doggett22.0050.00400211
J Wadia22.0066.67300211
JG Bethell22.0022.22900211
DA Payne10.5033.33300122
B Nikitaras11.0050.00200111
CA Lynn11.0033.33300111
Hassan Khan11.0033.33300111
JJ Peirson11.0014.29700111
JL Curtis11.0050.00200111
OJ Pope11.0025.00400111
JM Clarke00.000.001000022
M Kelly00.000.00100021
Babar Azam00.000.00200011
GS Sandhu0—0.00100010
Haris Rauf00.000.00100011
JJS Sangha00.000.00200011
JS Buckingham0—0.00200010
M Beardman0——000010

Top bowlers · Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26

Sorted by credited wickets; source denominators remain visible. Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03

BowlerWktsAverageSREconomyRunsLegal ballsInn
JA Richardson1410.869.576.811521346
C Connolly1215.1713.506.7418216210
M Beardman1113.1812.006.591451327
JP Behrendorff1014.7013.306.631471336
LR Morris1015.2012.007.601521205
DA Payne810.5011.255.6084904
JS Paris68.509.505.3751573
AM Hardie529.8021.808.201491097
SH Johnson45.006.005.0020241
L Pope411.0010.506.2944422
AC Agar430.0028.506.321201146
GS Sandhu412.5010.507.1450422
CJ Green36.678.005.0020241
AJ Turner35.336.005.3316183
Haris Rauf37.678.005.7523241
A Zampa39.008.006.7527241
W Sutherland316.6714.676.8250442
J Edwards318.6716.007.0056482
T Shamsi310.008.007.5030241
MA Starc321.6716.008.1265482
Rishad Hossain311.008.008.2533241
AJ Tye330.3321.338.5391643
RP Meredith29.5012.004.7519241
SA Abbott221.5024.005.3843482
BJ Dwarshuis224.0022.506.4048452
Hassan Khan213.0012.006.5026241
PM Siddle230.0021.508.3760432
M Kelly250.5035.008.66101703
TS Rogers219.5012.009.7539241
DJM Short218.5010.0011.1037201
TK Curran148.0048.006.0048482
TD Andrews126.0024.006.5026241
MP Kuhnemann127.0024.006.7527241
KW Richardson128.0024.007.0028241
MW Short153.0042.007.5753422
NT Ellis131.0024.007.7531241
B Doggett116.0012.008.0016121
BAD Manenti116.0012.008.0016121
MJ Owen116.0012.008.0016121
Rehan Ahmed117.0012.008.5017121
BL Couch1112.0072.009.33112725
JA Davies139.0024.009.7539242
AF Milne130.0018.0010.0030181
NA McSweeney115.006.0015.001561
SM Elliott0——4.0012181
JG Bethell0——6.00661
L Wood0——6.5013121
PI Walter0——8.0024181
CJ Jordan0——8.2533241
J Wadia0——8.2533241
DR Sams0——8.3325181
MJ Swepson0——8.4958412
H McKenzie0——8.7535241
C Stow0——9.5019121
LH Ferguson0——9.7539241
JS Buckingham0——10.3331181
L Scott0——10.5021121
WA Agar0——10.5042241
MP Stoinis0——11.5023121
XC Bartlett0——11.7547241
L Holt0——12.001261
M Spoors0——13.5027122
L Haskett0——17.0034121
SE Rutherford0——22.002261

Forecasts withheld — historical evidence only

No score forecast, future win probability, weather, dew, strip or bounce assessment is connected. This report does not make player selections.

Optus Stadium BBL report: common questions

What is the average BBL score at Optus Stadium?

In the selected Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 window, recorded first-innings scoring averages 148.64 runs and second-innings scoring averages 140.27. The sample is Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03; successful early chases are not projected to 20 overs.

Does batting first or chasing win more often at Optus Stadium?

Batting first won 3/11 and chasing won 8/11 in this selected source window. This is an observed result, not a future probability.

What does the powerplay sample show at Optus Stadium?

The measured mandatory powerplay means are 29.91 first innings and 28.82 second innings, with denominators 11 and 11. Missing windows remain unavailable.

Selected match records and source QA

Coverage: All source-available exact-ground records in the selected archive window, restricted to normal unadjusted two-innings 20-over-scheduled wins. Archive coverage is not asserted to be a complete league census.

Archive/source: https://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip

Checked: 2026-11-03 · archive SHA-256 a549fa88605f2ea9ca4333f277321b07cbdd00c1135608358f2d886df8eeae63

Selected source context: Recent · 2024–25 + 2025–26 · 11 included match records · 2024-12-15–2026-01-25 · source optus-stadium/recent · checked 2026-11-03

Included match records

Match IDDateSeasonMatchFirstSecondWinnerReceiptSource URL
14430572024-12-152024/25Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers146/9 (20.0)150/4 (17.1)Perth Scorchersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430682024-12-262024/25Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat165/6 (20.0)132/10 (19.4)Perth Scorchersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430782025-01-032024/25Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder177/4 (20.0)179/6 (20.0)Sydney Thunderarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430822025-01-072024/25Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades147/8 (20.0)150/6 (19.4)Melbourne Renegadesarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14430952025-01-182024/25Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers161/10 (19.1)163/5 (16.2)Perth Scorchersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932492025-12-262025/26Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes150/8 (20.0)153/6 (19.3)Hobart Hurricanesarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932602026-01-042025/26Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers153/8 (20.0)120/10 (18.1)Perth Scorchersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932632026-01-072025/26Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades127/10 (19.2)130/6 (20.0)Melbourne Renegadesarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip
14932762026-01-172025/26Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers130/10 (18.2)134/4 (16.5)Perth Scorchersscorecard_matchedhttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/perth-scorchers-vs-melbourne-stars-39th-match-1493276/full-scorecard
14932782026-01-202025/26Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers147/9 (20.0)99/10 (15.0)Perth Scorchersscorecard_matchedhttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/perth-scorchers-vs-sydney-sixers-qualifier-1493278/full-scorecard
14932812026-01-252025/26Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers132/10 (20.0)133/4 (17.3)Perth Scorchersarchive_onlyhttps://cricsheet.org/downloads/bbl_male_json.zip

Explicit exclusions

Match IDReason
1493238first_innings_not_completed; shortened_or_forfeited_innings

Methodology and QA references

Derived-window penalty exclusions: first 0; second 0. Totals retain these innings; delivery windows do not allocate pre/post penalties.

population: Both scoring and player tables use the same included match IDs. Adjusted/DLS, ties/super overs, no-results and incomplete or shortened records are separately ledgered/excluded.

powerplay: Opening four-over windows are not labelled actual all-era mandatory powerplays. Actual mandatory and batting Power Surge intervals come from innings.powerplays metadata; boundaries requiring approximation remain unavailable.

runs: Innings totals include pre/post penalties. Penalty-bearing innings are excluded from over/phase/PP/checkpoint views, with explicit counts; no timing allocation is invented. Bowler runs exclude byes, leg-byes and penalty extras.

balls faced: Batter balls exclude wides but include delivered no-balls, as independently reconciled to actual Gabba scorecard 1493243. Bowler legal balls exclude both wides and no-balls.

player innings: Batting appearance requires being at the crease, including zero-ball non-strikers, not merely in the XI. Bowling innings require a recorded delivery. Stable registry IDs only.

wickets: Team/batter dismissals include retired out but exclude retired hurt/not-out. Bowling credits exclude run-outs and retired out.

over means: Runs per over use only overs with at least six legal balls. Missing late overs are not zero; wickets chart uses generic phase windows and active-innings samples.

averages: Batting runs/dismissals; bowling runs_conceded/credited wickets; bowling SR legal balls/wickets; economy runs_conceded*6/legal balls. Zero denominators are null, not zero.

historical: Archive window is not Howstat and not asserted all-time BBL coverage. All-time Howstat BBL ground records remain unavailable unless genuinely sourced.

forecast: Historical observations only; no live pitch, dew, weather, picks or calibrated forecast.

Null means unavailable; it is never rendered as zero. Actual mandatory powerplay and Power Surge metadata stay separate from generic phase windows. Upcoming BBL 2026–27 status: not_started; Scheduled regular-season matches, not played-match statistics. Finals are separate. No 2026–27 score or prediction is manufactured.

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