The Strikers win by 41 runs. That was too easy for the Strikers in the end. After the early onslaught from Ben Dunk and Evan Gulbis in the Powerplay they could not maintain the rage. The Strikers strangled the Stars, led by Rashid Khan who conceded just 18 runs from four overs. Colin Ingram is named Player of the Match for his 57 off 41 balls in the Strikers innings. Travis Head and Jon Wells also played excellent hands to get the Strikers up to 178 after a slow start. The Strikers move to second on the table with a fourth win. The Stars slip to fifth with a fourth loss. The Strikers play the Thunder in the first game of a BBL triple-header on Sunday. The BBL pauses for a day tomorrow with Australia facing India in the first ODI from the SCG. Hope you can join us then. Goodnight from Adelaide.
JM Bird b Laughlin 10 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 90.90
Jimmy: "Pretty stupid how the BBL tries to sell itself as a top T20 comp in the world, when we get games like this where literally 8 of the best T20 players in the country are unable to play due to ODIs being played at the time."
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 135/9 (44 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.10, RRR: 44.00)
- Jackson Bird10 (10b)
- Liam Bowe1 (1b)
- Michael Neser4-0-32-2
- Ben Laughlin3-0-17-2
SM Boland b Neser 6 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | MS: 127/8 (52 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 26.00)
- Jackson Bird7 (7b)
- Scott Boland2 (4b)
- Ben Laughlin3-0-17-2
- Rashid Khan4-0-18-1
Laughlin is back
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 120/8 (59 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 19.66)
- Scott Boland1 (2b)
- Jackson Bird3 (3b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-18-1
- Michael Neser3-0-24-1
