The Perth Scorchers will take on the Brisbane Heat in the KFC Big Bash League (BBL) final on Saturday, February 4, from 7.30 pm AEDT.
The BBL|12 Final will be broadcast live on Channel Seven, Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports with live ball-by-ball radio coverage available on SEN, with the match taking place at Perth Stadium.
Cricket.com.au and the CA Live app will have live scores for every game of BBL|12, including the final, and wicket replays in the match centre to go with extended video highlights, reports and interviews from our reporters in Perth.
The Scorchers are up for a fifth BBL title, and this time they have the advantage of home ground after finishing on top of the BBL|12 tables and knocking off the Sixers last Saturday by seven wickets at Perth Stadium to secure hosting rights.
The Heat have qualified the hard way, forced to win three finals on the trot away from home after finishing the regular season in fifth place.
After being cut off from Western Australia for the majority of last season due to pandemic border closures and being forced to host the final at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, the Scorchers have returned to Perth Stadium this summer, winning seven of their eight games at the venue.
The Heat have won only once at Perth Stadium, back in January 2019, with the venue to host just its third Big Bash finals match after last weekend’s Qualifier fixture.
Probable XIs
Perth Scorchers: Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Eskinazi, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Cooper Connolly, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Jason Behrendorff, Matthew Kelly
Brisbane Heat: Sam Heazlett, Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson (c, wk), Max Bryant, James Bazley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matt Kuhnemann
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