Scorchers steamroll Stars to open BBL|13 account

After skittling the Stars' top order on Wednesday night and dismissing them for 101 in 19.1 overs, the five-time champions extended their winning streak over the Stars to six by scoring 3-102 in 13.5 overs.

It was a return to normal service for Perth after last Sunday's match in Geelong against Melbourne Renegades, which was called off after just 6.5 overs because of a waterlogged pitch.

Scorchers left-arm pace bowler Jason Behrendorff starred with 3-28, including a rare T20 double-wicket maiden after his team won the toss and made the most of the humid conditions.

"It's a nice start after a false start in Geelong – we talked about being aggressive and throwing the first punch ... we did it quite well tonight," he said.

The obvious difference on Wednesday night was the fortunes of the two top orders - the Stars lost their first two wickets in as many overs while the top three Scorchers all made at least 20.

Cooper Connolly scored 20, fellow opener Stephen Eskinazi made 25 and Aaron Hardie contributed 20 at No.3 to anchor the innings, before Josh Inglis (17no) and captain Ashton Turner (19no) closed out the match. 

Behrendorff snared acting Stars captain Marcus Stoinis and Nick Larkin in the ninth over.

Left-arm spinner Hamish McKenzie was on a hat-trick in the 14th over when he dismissed Cartwright and Usama Mir for his first BBL wickets, but Joel Paris safely defended his first delivery. 

Player-of-the-match McKenzie impressed with a miserly 2-12 from his four overs while effectively on debut, having been handed his cap before Sunday's abandoned contest. 

Melbourne's inclement start to December had threatened to disrupt the game, with rain forecast and lightning delaying the toss. But fortunately, the showers stayed away.

The Scorchers return to Perth on Thursday in preparation for their first home game of the season against Hobart Hurricanes at Optus Stadium on Wednesday 20 December.