Scorchers keen to play new stadium

ASHTON Agar again starred with the ball before Ashton Turner led the Perth Scorchers to yet another successful run chase at the WACA Ground with Shaun Marsh set to return ahead of the Big Bash League semi finals.

In previous BBL campaigns where the Scorchers have won the title in 2014, 2015 and 2017, it has been their ability to defend a score of any size that was their trademark.

However, this season they have taken the opposite approach of backing themselves to overhaul any sort of total and it’s working a treat.

They again chased down 168 to win on Saturday night to beat the Hobart Hurricanes with four balls to spare and five wickets in hand. The win is a sixth straight at home for the Scorchers to improve them to a 7-2 record and all but lock in a home semi-final.

They have one game to play at the WACA against the Adelaide Strikers on Thursday with the only way of missing a home semi-final being if they lose that and the Melbourne Renegades win their remaining three matches.

That home semi-final will be played at the new 60,000seat Perth Stadium.

Cameron Bancroft (54 from 36) was impressive and Agar (above) earned man of the match honours claiming 2-14 with 16 dot balls.

And Agar can’t wait to bowl at the new stadium.

“It’s so exciting to think about and we are itching to get over there,” he said.

“We love the WACA and we are pumped to play the last game here, but the new stadium is pretty impressive and we’ll have a great time there.”