Watch: Alex Carey's daughter frightened by Adelaide's firecracker during BBL 2025/26

After a break of three days from Australia’s Ashes 2025/26 series victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) by a 4-1 margin, the focus for the national players has turned to the Big Bash League (BBL) as their wicket keeper better Alex Carey, returns to Adelaide Strikers’ team for their clash against the Perth Scorchers at the Adelaide Oval.

A video has gone viral around social media platforms, where it was seen that Alex Carey’s daughter was scared by the firecrackers, a dead little Oval which burst at the start of the game to welcome the players heading into the middle. That was a very cute moment for the fans, but it started cruelly for the home side.

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Both the opening batters of the Perth side, Finn Allen and Mitchell Marsh, went hard against the Strikers’ bowlers. The 81-run opening stand in 4.5 overs, so the New Zealand opening batsmen put on 38 runs in 16 balls with the help of four boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 237.50.

Alex Carey's daughter scared of Adelaide's firecrackers 

On the other hand, the Mars club scored 71 runs in just 42 deliveries at a strike rate of nearly 170, thanks to his four boundaries and 6SIXES as he got full support from George English, who nailed a decent knock of 42 runs in 23 balls, thanks to his four boundaries and three sixes.

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In between those, Lloyd Pope made a tiny comeback for the home side with two successive wickets of Finn Allen and Cooper Connolly, who has now been dismissed on first-ball ducks on two consecutive innings against the Adelaide Strikers. The Strikers made their way to 161 for the loss of three wickets in 14 overs at an economy rate of 11.5 and look set to cross the 230-run mark.

It was a vital game for both sides, who looked to get the most out of this game and qualify for the playoffs, having not been among the top three teams of the event as of now.

Brief Scores: Adelaide Strikers 86/0 (Matthew Short 47*, Alex Carey 34*) vs Perth Scorchers 232/4 (Mitchell Marsh 88, Llyod Popr 2/36)