26/12Result
15th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Dec 26 2023
Scorchers won by 13 runs
Player of the Match
Josh Inglis
Josh InglisPerth Scorchers
26/12Result
15th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Dec 26 2023
Scorchers won by 13 runs
Player of the Match
Josh Inglis
Josh InglisPerth Scorchers

Antony : "3 players scored more than 1 run..."

7:55pm Wow, what a topsy-turvy innings. The Renegades bossed the start and the end, picking up almost all of their wickets in those two phases. Rogers got the ball rolling early, dismissing Crawley. Mujeeb then removed Connolly to leave the Scorchers tottering. Hardie and Inglis, though, resurrected the innings beautifully and put pressure on the visitors, not letting the bowlers settle.

The Power Surge, though, brought about the dismissal of Inglis and despite Evans and Hardie finding the fence a few times after it, the Scorchers never really recovered to get to that 180-plus total they seemed destined for at the half-way stage. In the end, the Scorchers, rather astonishingly, lost their last seven wickets for five runs.

Credit must also be given to how the Renegades bowled. Their pacers utilized the longer square boundaries, bowling into the track and making the batters hit to those areas. Sutherland finished with three wickets, as did Rogers. The rest of their bowlers bagged a wicket apiece, and they will feel they can chase down this total, despite the strength in the Scorchers' bowling attack.

It promises to be an enthralling run-chase, and we will be back with every little detail in about ten minutes or so.

19.4
W
Richardson to Behrendorff, OUT, a run-out to end it all, perhaps sums it up! Hard length on middle and off. Nips back and tucks up Behrendorff, who is awfully late on the stroke. Splices it in the general direction of the bowler, and Morris decides to sneak in a single. Richardson collects, takes aim and smashes down the stumps at the batter's end with Morris at least a yard short!

LR Morris run out 1 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.3
0
Richardson to Behrendorff, no run, back of a length outside off. Zips off the surface and screams past the outside edge as Behrendorff tries to dab it to third man
19.2
1
Richardson to Morris, 1 run, back of a length outside off. Morris hangs back deep in his crease and jabs it towards mid off to get off the mark

Morris is the last batter in, and the Scorchers in danger of not batting out their quota of overs. Stunning. Simply stunning

19.1
W
Richardson to Richardson, OUT, Kane gets Jhye! Full and wide outside off. Jhye aims for the moon but loses his shape completely. Shanks it terribly and offers the tamest of catches to mid off. A team hat-trick for the Renegades, and it has gone horribly pear-shaped for the Scorchers!

JA Richardson c Maddinson b Richardson 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Okay, things have gone downhill for the Scorchers in the past few minutes. Can they now somehow get to 170? Kane Richardson versus Jhye Richardson now. Behrendorff is at the other end

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 3 Wkts | PS: 161/8 | RR: 8.47

  • Jhye Richardson1 (1b)
  • Will Sutherland4-0-36-3
  • Tom Rogers4-0-18-3
18.6
W
Sutherland to Tye, OUT, three in the over for Sutherland! Rolls his fingers over it and bangs it into the track outside off. Tye swings hard at it but does not get on top of the bounce. Ends up slicing it and Clarke, stationed at extra cover, was never going to put that one down!

AJ Tye c Clarke b Sutherland 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Here's Andrew Tye

18.5
W
Sutherland to Agar, OUT, picks out deep mid wicket! Another shortish delivery on middle and off. Agar sits back deep in his crease and swipes at it. Like Evans, he makes decent contact but cannot clear the sweeper on the fence, who takes it reverse-cupper above his head!

AC Agar c sub (MW Harvey) b Sutherland 1 (7m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

18.4
1
Sutherland to Richardson, 1 run, fullish just outside off. Richardson gets forward and flicks it down the ground to long on

Jhye Richardson strides out, with nine balls left in the innings

18.3
W
Sutherland to Evans, OUT, holes out to deep mid wicket! Half-tracker on leg stump and Evans' eyes light up. He gives it the lot and makes decent connection. He is hitting to the long deep mid wicket boundary, though, and just does not have enough juice behind it to clear the fence. The Renegades have come storming back into this contest in the last few overs!

LJ Evans c sub (MW Harvey) b Sutherland 24 (19m 15b 2x4 2x6) SR: 160.00

18.2
0
Sutherland to Evans, no run, back of a length outside off. Evans continues swinging like a rusty gate and makes no contact

de Kock seemed to pull up a little ginger after gathering that one. The Renegades will hope he is alright

18.1
0
Sutherland to Evans, no run, length delivery angled into leg stump. Evans shuffles across and misses his scoop. Not called a wide, and that is perhaps the right call. Would have hit Evans on the thigh had he stood still

Right. Two overs left. Can the Scorchers get past 180? Or will the Renegades be able to keep them down to a sub-180 score?

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 160/5 | RR: 8.88

  • Laurie Evans24 (12b)
  • Ashton Agar1 (1b)
  • Tom Rogers4-0-18-3
  • Adam Zampa4-0-48-1
17.6
1
Rogers to Evans, 1 run, hard length outside off. Gets onto Evans a lot quicker than he expects and he can only cloth it down to mid on. Retains strike, though
17.5
0
Rogers to Evans, no run, banged into the track on leg stump. Evans looks for the pull but is beaten for pace as the ball whistles past his bat
17.4
0
Rogers to Evans, no run, short and wide outside off. Evans throws the plumbing at it but cannot make any contact
17.3
1
Rogers to Agar, 1 run, full outside off. Agar leans into his drive nicely and squeezes it past backward point to get off the mark

Agar joins Evans

17.2
W
Rogers to Hobson, OUT, Hobson bites the dust; Rogers has three! Hard length on leg stump, cramping the batter for room. Hobson tries to swipe it away anyway and holes out to deep backward square leg. Two wickets in quick succession for the Renegades!

NR Hobson c Wells b Rogers 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

17.1
0
Rogers to Hobson, no run, back of a length delivery angled across outside off. Hobson nibbles at it with zero footwork and is unsurprisingly beaten

Rogers to bowl out

With Hardie back in the shed, the Scorchers might have to recalibrate. That said, this pair is very capable of taking them up to 190 and perhaps even close to 200. That, despite this being a true surface, will be tough to chase

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 158/4 | RR: 9.29

  • Nick Hobson1 (1b)
  • Laurie Evans23 (9b)
  • Adam Zampa4-0-48-1
  • Kane Richardson3-0-29-0
16.6
1
Zampa to Hobson, 1 run, googly on a length just outside off. Hobson stays back and dabs it towards backward point to get off the mark

Hobson in at 6

16.5
W
Zampa to Hardie, OUT, Zampa gets Hardie, huge moment! Slows it up ever so slightly and dangles the carrot on a fullish length at the stumps. Hardie cannot resist the temptation and swings hard at it. Hardie is a bit early into his stroke, though, and it spoons up off the outer half of the bat. Sutherland rushes in from long on and does the rest!

AM Hardie c Sutherland b Zampa 57 (64m 41b 3x4 3x6) SR: 139.02

16.4
0
Zampa to Hardie, no run, length delivery hung well outside off. Hardie swishes and misses. Just inside the tramlines too
16.3
6
Zampa to Hardie, SIX, brutal hitting! Fractionally short outside off. Hardie opens up his stance, stands tall and boshes it over the bowler's head. Long off had no chance!
16.2
1
Zampa to Evans, 1 run, floated up outside off. Evans advances, takes it on the full and powers it to long off
16.1
1
Zampa to Hardie, 1 run, very full at the stumps. Hardie gives himself swinging room and drills it down to long on

Zampa back for his final over

DaWolf: "7/2 from the first 3:: 142/1 from the next 13. Superb recovery after the two early wickets."

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | PS: 149/3 | RR: 9.31

  • Laurie Evans22 (8b)
  • Aaron Hardie50 (37b)
  • Kane Richardson3-0-29-0
  • Tom Rogers3-0-16-2
15.6
6
Richardson to Evans, SIX, what a shot! Banged into the track outside off, and Evans has no right to hit it where he did. Gave himself room and slapped it, disdainfully, over mid off!

Renegades 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26Q de KockJM Clarke
2nd9JM ClarkeJ Fraser-McGurk
3rd75SE MarshJM Clarke
4th18SE MarshNJ Maddinson
5th4JW WellsNJ Maddinson
6th10JW WellsW Sutherland
7th6JW WellsTS Rogers
8th0KW RichardsonTS Rogers
9th1A ZampaTS Rogers

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652