Perth Scorchers’ bowling attack is Hollywood-calibre.

But in Tuesday night’s defeat to Melbourne Renegades, the supporting cast didn’t hold up their end of the bargain in a film that descended into a horror.

Renegades captain Will Sutherland produced a famous innings, dismissed for 70 just 12 runs from victory, and bowler Tom Rogers blasted the visitors home.

But they had been let off the hook.

Sutherland was dropped in the deep by sub-fielder Andrew Tye. It was a tough chance, but gettable.

Just two overs later, Tye fielded a ball at extra cover and had a shy at the non-striker’s end stumps that allowed Sutherland to scamper to the striker’s end for the last five balls of an over.

Ashton Turner, never one to let a game drift, went down swinging. He had four fielders out in the overs after the powerplay in a foot-on-the-throat approach.

And they bowled Jason Behrendorff and Lance Morris’ third overs before the power surge had even been taken.

The Scorchers were unstoppable in the powerplay.

There’s the swing and accuracy of Behrendorff, the nightmare skiddy bounce of Jhye Richardson and the sheer speed of Morris.

They combined for one of the great bowling performances in club history, leaving the Renegades flailing at 3-9 after the power play and 4-11 an over later.

It was the type of Scorchers performances that threw you back to summer nights at the WACA Ground.

But tripping up over a middle-order that, with Jono Wells injured, was without its anchor, was as un-Scorchers as it comes.

There is a chance the start to their bowling innings was so good it will paper over their own top-order calamity.

The Scorchers so rarely plug imports into such important roles, but three different internationals have opened the batting already this season.

Aaron Hardie jumped up to play the role with Finn Allen on Tuesday night, but it felt like a move to squeeze all their big names into the side, rather than one that will win them a championship.

The club places such huge weight on flexibility and versatility, but it’s so often stability that wins titles in this competition.