Sydney Sixers beat Perth Scorchers by 27 runs to lift third BBL trophy; see pics

Perth Scorchers skipper Ashton Turner won the toss and elected to field first. The Scorchers started off well as they removed Sixers opener Josh Phillipe on 9. But it was James Vince, who dictated the proceedings of the event and took the game from Scorchers hands. (Twitter)  

Vince scored 95 from 60 deliveries, which included 10 fours and three sixes. (Twitter) 

Andrew Tye was the most successful bowler from the Scorchers camp and he finished the match with two wickets from his four overs. (Twitter) 

In response to Sixers' 188/6, the pair of Cameron Bancroft and Liam Livingstone got Scorchers off to a good start. Bancroft was dismissed inside the powerplay overs, but Livingstone made sure his side remains in the hunt and went on to score 45 from 35 deliveries. He was dismissed Jackson Bird in the eleventh over when Scorchers were batting on 96/2. (Twitter)  

After his dismissal, Scorchers suffered a middle-order collapse as they were soon reduced to 117/5 in the 15th over. (Twitter) 

In the end, Scorchers could only manage 161/9 after 20 overs. Ben Dwarshuis finished the game with three wickets, while Bird, Daniel Christain, and Sean Abott finished the game with two wickets each. (Twitter)