{"id":434217,"date":"2026-01-24T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/434217\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:16:10","slug":"perth-scorchers-vs-sydney-sixers-at-optus-stadium-how-to-watch-and-stream-start-time-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/434217\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers at Optus Stadium, how to watch and stream, start time, history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the Big Bash League\u2019s most successful franchises, the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers, face off in the grand final to cap season 15. <\/p>\n<p>The blockbuster showdown \u2014 seeing Aussie Test stars Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc play Mitch Marsh, Cooper Connolly and co. \u2014 will take place at Optus Stadium in Perth in front of a sell-out crowd. <\/p>\n<p>The only place to stream every match of the 2025\/26 KFC BBL LIVE is on FOX CRICKET, available on Kayo Sports. | New to Kayo? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kayosports.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1 &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768365730_454_poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WHEN DOES THE BBL GRAND FINAL START?<\/p>\n<p>The first ball is set to be bowled at 4.15pm local time (7.15pm AEDT) on Sunday, January 25. <\/p>\n<p>WHERE CAN I WATCH THE BBL GRAND FINAL?<\/p>\n<p>The decider will be broadcast live on Fox Cricket, available via Foxtel on channel 501 and streaming on Kayo Sports. <\/p>\n<p>You can also stay abreast of all the action as it happens via Foxsports.com.au\u2019s live blog, including coverage of the post-match fallout. <\/p>\n<p>HOW DID THE TEAMS QUALIFY?<\/p>\n<p>Perth, after getting the best of Sydney in the Qualifier, claimed hosting rights on the game\u2019s biggest day \u2014 with a sell-out Scorchers-dominant crowd forecast in the west. <\/p>\n<p>The Scorchers, who on Sunday will make their ninth grand final appearance, host the Big Bash decider for a record sixth time \u2014 and second at Optus Stadium. They are 5-3 overall in BBL grand finals. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Sixers are into their eighth BBL grand final in 15 years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/cricket\/bbl-2026-sydney-sixers-v-hobart-hurricanes-teams-updates-nathan-ellis-injury-babar-azam-where-to-watch-start-time-news\/news-story\/403978aa0f52b9f0b1dca6baab245cc1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">after eliminating reigning champion Hobart in the Challenger<\/a> on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p>Sixers vs Hurricanes BBL Full Highlights | 14:37<\/p>\n<p>WHAT\u2019S THE WEATHER FORECAST?<\/p>\n<p>Despite scorching temperatures around the country, it\u2019s not going to be boiling in Perth on Sunday; set for around 25 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/au\/perth\/26797\/afternoon-weather-forecast\/26797?day=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according to AccuWeather<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The forecast also says, however, that there\u2019s a near-50 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two of the Big Bash League\u2019s most successful franchises, the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers, face off in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226567,63,689,226958,26808,60064,12548,11288,32923,178246,47999,43,133419,3453,31024,673,44,677,46,60180,18784,670,158194,41,39,42,40,3439],"class_list":["post-434217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-anticipated-playoff-match","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-bbl-grand-final","tag-cooper-connolly","tag-dominant-win","tag-fox-cricket","tag-grand-final","tag-grand-final-appearance","tag-grand-final-start","tag-grand-finals","tag-headlines","tag-hobart-hurricanes","tag-mitch-marsh","tag-mitchell-starc","tag-new-south-wales","tag-news","tag-oceania","tag-perth","tag-perth-scorchers","tag-steven-smith","tag-sydney","tag-sydney-sixers","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-western-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}