END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | AS: 150/5 | RR: 7.50
- Jonathan Wells42 (29b)
- Cameron Valente17 (13b)
- Tom Curran4-0-38-1
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-26-0
Innings break Super innings from Wells at the end but the Strikers probably left 20 out there. A needless run out of Carey early hurt them. Weatherald played well for 50 from 40 but couldn't go on with it. Rashid Khan was strangely left in the dug out and didn't get a chance to add to the total as he has done so well in the last couple of games. But 150 is certainly a score this bowling attack can defend.
Mark: "Cost 20 runs at least? Rashid was *guaranteed* to make at least 37 from 13 balls?"
Mitch: "Rashid averages 13 in T20's with 24 NOT OUTS, why is everyone acting like he's a great batsman?"
It's an interesting debate. Based on his career strike rate of 154 he would have got 20 off the 13 balls Valente faced. But Rashid made 21* off 7 against the Renegades and 21 off 12 against the Scorchers.
Arpit: "Really strange move by Strikers to send Valente in before Rashid. Cost them 20 runs at least. Possibly cost them the game too unless Rashid can bowl them to a win!"
Curran to finish
END OF OVER:19 | 7 Runs | AS: 135/5 | RR: 7.10
- Jonathan Wells34 (25b)
- Cameron Valente10 (11b)
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-26-0
- Steve O'Keefe4-0-31-2
What an over of yorkers from Dwarshuis
Emal : "Rashid should have come to bat before valente he would have done some serious damage to the scoreboard "
Jimmy: "Smart by Curran there to fumble the run out, and stop Rashid from coming in. "
END OF OVER:18 | 9 Runs | AS: 128/5 | RR: 7.11
- Jonathan Wells31 (22b)
- Cameron Valente6 (8b)
- Steve O'Keefe4-0-31-2
- Tom Curran3-0-23-1
Prasanna: "Is this a slow pitch or are the bowlers bowling well" The pitch is fantastic for batting. The Strikers have made some errors
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | AS: 119/5 | RR: 7.00
- Jonathan Wells23 (18b)
- Cameron Valente5 (6b)
- Tom Curran3-0-23-1
- Steve O'Keefe3-0-22-2