END OF OVER:20 | 18 Runs 2 Wkts | PS: 167/7 | RR: 8.35
- Ashton Agar30 (11b)
- Jordan Thompson4-0-33-3
- Nathan Ellis4-0-35-0
Meanwhile, Australia have just wrapped up the second Ashes Test and gone 2-0 up in the series.
8.45pm: Blinder by Agar at the death, 30* off 11. Scorchers looked like they would have to settle for a score around 150 after a great start but Agar's hitting has dragged them to 167. Kurtis Patterson was the batting star though, with 78 off 48 at the top of the order ensuring Scorchers kept going despite other batters struggling. We'll be back for the chase shortly.
19.6
W
Thompson to Tye, OUT, short outside off, swats across the line but without great timing and straight down the throat of long-on
AJ Tye c Brook b Thompson 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.5
1
Thompson to Agar, 1 run, connects nicely again but this time he swings it straight to deep midwicket who collects on the bounce. So Agar is off strike
19.5
1w
Thompson to Agar, 1 wide, moving across his stumps, but the bowler under pressure looking to bowl on the leg stump goes too far down so that'll be a wide. It'll go down as an extra but Agar has drawn that extra run with his batting
19.4
4
Thompson to Agar, FOUR, low full toss outside off, down on one knee again and smashes it straight. Fielder at long-off running to his left, dives but can't get to the ball. Bounces just before the boundary
19.3
6
Thompson to Agar, SIX, Agar on fire. this time he goes deep and gets down on one knee and thumps a sweep over long-on
19.2
6
Thompson to Agar, SIX, wham. Shuffled across, got a low full toss, and swings beautifully through the line and sends it flying over midwicket
19.1
W
Thompson to Evans, OUT, full into him, clears his front leg and goes for the big slow-sweep. Pace off this ball though and Evans not able to generate enough power of his own to make it carry all the way. Pickes out Ellis at deep square leg
LJ Evans c Ellis b Thompson 9 (17m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 90.00
END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs | PS: 149/5 | RR: 7.84
- Ashton Agar13 (7b)
- Laurie Evans9 (9b)
- Nathan Ellis4-0-35-0
- Sandeep Lamichhane4-0-39-0
18.6
4
Ellis to Agar, FOUR, full toss on the pads and Agar on the money again with an almost careless looking swish that is in fact very well executed. Beats short fine leg and once it does that, it's a boundary all the way
18.5
1
Ellis to Evans, 1 run, moving across again, full ball outside off, bottom-handed drive to extra cover
18.4
2
Ellis to Evans, 2 runs, fuller outside off, gets very low and connects well with the cut, but third man is quite square and runs to his right to clean up
18.3
1
Ellis to Agar, 1 run, full toss on off stump, squirted to long-off from the outside half of the bat
18.2
4
Ellis to Agar, FOUR, too short and down legside, Agar climbs into the pull and gets it fine enough to collect a boundary
Santo: "Masterstroke X factor move -- thompson can bat too.. He just pulled down the run rate of the scorchers and made this game wide open for canes! "
18.1
1
Ellis to Evans, 1 run, very wide outside off, outside the tramline in fact but he's shuffling across, reaches for it and drives to extra cover. Fielder has a shy - direct hit would have been out
END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs | PS: 136/5 | RR: 7.55
- Laurie Evans5 (6b)
- Ashton Agar4 (4b)
- Sandeep Lamichhane4-0-39-0
- Jordan Thompson3-0-15-1
17.6
1
Lamichhane to Evans, 1 run, making room again, length ball on the stumps, bottom-edges a cut towards point
17.5
0
Lamichhane to Evans, no run, makes room looking to slam it legside, but can't connect
17.4
1
Lamichhane to Agar, 1 run,
17.3
2
Lamichhane to Agar, 2 runs, stays in the crease and looks to whip it, gets it off the end of the bat, it loops up over the bowler, lands exactly between bowler and long-on. Enough space around for two
17.2
1
Lamichhane to Evans, 1 run, dancing down the track, but the length has been pulled back and he gets an inside edge that rolls to fine leg
17.1
1
Lamichhane to Agar, 1 run, top edge falls safe. Tossed up on the stumps, clears his front leg looking to slog-sweep, gets a top edge that swirls to the bowler's right, he sprints towards it but can't reach there
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 130/5 | RR: 7.64
- Laurie Evans3 (3b)
- Ashton Agar0 (1b)
- Jordan Thompson3-0-15-1
- Tom Rogers4-0-21-2
16.6
2
Thompson to Evans, 2 runs, length ball wide outside off, slaps it to long-off's left
16.5
1lb
Thompson to Agar, 1 leg bye, good length into him, tries to glance it fine, goes off the pad towards the backward short leg area
16.4
1
Thompson to Evans, 1 run, slower ball, back of a length outside off, glides it off an open bat face through point
16.3
W
Thompson to Patterson, OUT, caught at deep square leg. Back of a length into him, swivelled nicely and got it off the middle of the bat, but was hit a bit flatter. Ellis at the boundary takes it with hands stretched above his head, the momentum makes him take a step back but he controls himself in time to stay inside the ropes.
KR Patterson c Ellis b Thompson 78 (71m 48b 6x4 5x6) SR: 162.50
16.3
1w
Thompson to Patterson, 1 wide, loses his radar a bit and strays down legside. He'll have to rebowl that
