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First caught, then clean bowled… but Ellyse Perry was not out, scored a stormy century
Sanjeev Kumar | December 7, 2025 1:23 PM CST

Ellyse Perry scored a memorable century. (Photo-Getty)

An exciting match was played in the Women's Big Bash League 2025. The result of the clash between the teams of Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers was decided by a difference of 1 run. Sydney Sixers won on the last ball. In this match, star all-rounder Ellyse Perry proved to be the biggest match winner for Sydney Sixers. He scored a stormy century in this match, in which luck played a big role. She narrowly escaped being out twice and scored a century for the third time in her Big Bash League career.

Elise Perry scored a memorable century

Sydney Sixers batted first after losing the toss in the match and made a big score on the board. It managed to score 173 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. During this, Alice Perry played a memorable inning of 111 runs in 71 balls. His innings included 16 fours and 3 sixes. Which also included a partnership of 141 runs with Sophia Dunkley for the first wicket. During this innings, Ellis Perry got life twice, which surprised everyone.

Luck favored me twice

Alice Perry got her first lease of life when she was playing on 65 runs. Actually, he hit the ball in the air to play a big shot, but Adelaide Strikers' young player Eleanor Larosa showed amazing agility by jumping in the air and caught the catch. After which the entire team started celebrating the wicket, but then the umpire declared it a no ball, because the bowler's foot was outside the line during bowling. Due to which Alice Perry was saved from getting out.

After this, even on the score of 91 runs, Ellis Perry got a lease of life. This time the ball took the edge of his bat and hit the wicket, but luck favored him and the bails did not fall. It is very rare to see that the ball hits the stumps and the bails do not fall, but the same happened with Ellyse Perry and she was saved from getting out for the second time, due to which she completed her century in 65 balls.

Sydney Sixers won by 1 run

In response to the target of 174 runs, Adelaide Strikers scored only 172 runs at the loss of 7 wickets after 20 overs, due to which they lost by 1 run. Adelaide Strikers had to score 3 runs on the last ball of the match to win, but they could score only 1 run, due to which Sydney Sixers won this exciting match.

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