Perth Scorchers win Big Bash final

The scorecard: Sydney Sixers 9-141 (Haddin 38, Richardson 3-30) lost to Perth Scorchers 1-144 (Klinger 71*, Whiteman 41) with 25 balls to spare.

The final in a tweet: West is best one again in the Big Bash. All one-way traffic in the BBL|06 final as the Perth Scorchers claim their third Big Bash League title

The Sixers power play: The Sixers finished on a score Richie would have loved: 3-33. Hardly the sort of start the visiting team would have envisaged. Mitchell Johnson started with a seed that whistled past the outside edge of Dan Hughes's bat. That batsman departed next over trying to tonk Ashton Turner out of the ground. Nic Maddinson was then run out by a bullet throw from Jhye Richardson – so fast that it overcame being slightly wide of the stumps to catch the batsman on the line, and not over it. To cap it all, Mitchell Johnson had Michael Lumb caught behind. After six overs, the Sixers were well behind the eight-ball at 3-33.

The veteran cameo: Old is gold when it comes to Brad Haddin. The former Australia wicketkeeper may be 39, but he's lost none of his mojo with the bat. With the Sixers struggling, the grizzled veteran put the team on his shoulders. He saw off the pace of Johnson, never looking completely comfortable, but climbed into the mediums from Tim Bresnan. Twelve in one over was followed by as many in two balls once Haddin got hold of Ashton Agar, with a couple of monster sixes over long-off. Sadly for the Sixers, Haddin could only add 38 – comfortably the Sixers top score of the night.

The Richardson Rockets: Jhye Richardson entered this match under somewhat of a cloud. Talk of injury and the shock recall to the squad of Jason Behrendorff put him firmly in the crosshairs to lose his spot for the biggest game of the summer. Hardly ideal preparation. But you'd never know given the way the 20-year-old bowled, as he picked up three wickets in seven balls to put a dagger through the heart of the Sixers innings. Brad Haddin had ramped him to third man for four, but the second ball he faced was a quicker bouncer the Sixers veteran clipped from eye-height straight to Klinger at mid-wicket. Three balls later and a second wicket in almost identical fashion – on Moises Henriques quicker than he expected and a sliced shot also landed in Klinger's hands. Pace also did for the recalled Jordan Silk, who edged an attempted cut directly into the safe hands of Johnson at third man. Richardson finished his spell with 3-30 and with Australia's current preference for youth, this will unlikely be the last we see Richardson.

The Scorchers power play: Could there have been more contrasting fortunes? After the Sixers had managed 3-33 in their first six overs, the Scorchers rocketed along to 0-61 to open their innings. "No comparison, really, the Scorchers are flying," said Adam Gilchrist on commentary, and he wasn't wrong. Michael Klinger and Sam Whiteman were dining out on Sixers bowling, with roasted Bird of the Jackson variety top of the menu. It was the Scorchers highest total in the power play for the entire tournament – their previous best Test bowler Jackson Bird bore the brunt of the Scorchers onslaught, with Whiteman taking a particular liking to him.

King Klinger: Could this be the innings that finally earns Michael Klinger an Australia cap? With the national squad for the T20 series yet to be picked, and a host of vacancies given the stars who will be in India with the Test squad, the Perth Scorchers veteran couldn't do much more to put his name up in lights than an unbeaten 71 in the Big Final. He hit five sixes, including the match-winner, and the knock came from only 49 balls. With Whiteman adding the bulk of the fireworks early, Klinger was able to sum up the situation. Sean Abbott strayed from his line and was effortlessly flicked for six, Nathan Lyon nearly had whiplash as his delivery disappeared back over his head, and under the sightscreen netting covering the seats. The new ball made little difference as Johan Botha joined the list of Sixer bowlers deposited for maximums. 

The history: In six Big Bash season, the Perth Scorchers have featured in five finals. Three of those matches have been against the Sydney Sixers. This match did not live up to the excitement of the BBL|04 final – few matches ever could – but the Perth Scorchers have cemented their reputation as the BBL's most dominant club with a third championship.