Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 12:32 AM

Perth Scorchers beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs in the first semifinal of the Top End T20 Series at the Gardens in Darwin on Sunday morning.

According to details, this was Shaheens' second successive loss at the semifinal stage, having lost to Adelaide Strikers in the first semifinal of last year's edition at the DXC Arena. After being put into bat, Scorchers scored 155 for eight in their 20 overs. They were in a spot of bother in the middle of their innings, as they lost six wickets for 69 courtesy of complete domination by the spin trio of Faisal Akram, Mehran Mumtaz and Saad Masood.

At that point, Nicholas Hobson was joined by Matthew Kelly, and the pair added 44 runs for the seven...