05/01Result
27th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Jan 5 2024
Strikers won by 9 wkts (23b rem)
Player of the Match
Matthew Short
Matthew ShortAdelaide Strikers
05/01Result
27th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Jan 5 2024
Strikers won by 9 wkts (23b rem)
Player of the Match
Matthew Short
Matthew ShortAdelaide Strikers

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | PS: 153/7 | RR: 7.65

  • Andrew Tye6 (2b)
  • Jhye Richardson1 (1b)
  • David Payne3-0-22-2
  • Jamie Overton3-0-25-0

8:10pm A final-ball six has taken the Scorchers past 150. It was an uncharacteristically scratchy Scorchers innings, though. Crawley and Whiteman fell early in the piece, leaving Hardie and Inglis to rebuild.

They both did a good job, and also kept the Scorchers ticking along at a healthy rate. Pope, however, brought the Strikers roaring back into the contest, snapping up the pair. Evans, who tormented the Strikers in Perth a couple of days ago, raced away to 29 but once he fell, the innings flagged.

Only 34 runs came off the final five overs, and that has set the game up beautifully for the Strikers. Apart from Pope, Payne was superb, especially at the death. Thornton was not bad either, with Boyce also popping up with a scalp. Short also gave away just 11 runs in his three overs.

The Strikers, given how fruitful chasing has been at this venue this season, will back themselves to win this, although it will take a brave person to bet against the Scorchers coming up with something special. Join us in a bit for what promises to be a fascinating run-chase!

19.6
6
Payne to Tye, SIX, six to finish the innings! Low full toss on middle and off, but Tye seems to have telegraphed it. Walks across early and then whips it over fine leg!
19.5
0
Payne to Tye, no run, back of a length delivery angled across the batter well outside off. Tye steps to the off side, trying to smash it over cow corner. Only swats away a few flies

Here's Tye

19.4
W
Payne to Connolly, OUT, another catch for Overton! Full and zipped into the pads. Connolly tries to create room to go downtown but is unable to do so. Short-arm jabs it almost and hitting to the long straight boundary, that was never going to be enough. Overton swoops in from long on and does the rest!

C Connolly c Overton b Payne 23 (33m 24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 95.83

19.3
1
Payne to Richardson, 1 run, short and wide outside off. Richardson has an agricultural mow across the line and the ball flies off the toe-end. The keeper gets a glove to it and parries it to short third

Richardson is the new batter in. Can he get a boundary away?

19.2
W
Payne to Agar, OUT, goes miles up, and taken by Overton comfortably! Hard length outside off. Seems to just hold in the surface, meaning that Agar toe-ends it. Almost brings down rain with it, but when it comes down, Overton is well settled to complete the catch at long on. He briefly looked at where the fence was but he was well within bounds!

AC Agar c Overton b Payne 5 (11m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 62.50

19.1
1
Payne to Connolly, 1 run, right up in the blockhole on off stump. Connolly can only clink it past the bowler for a single

One over left. Even 160 seems a fair distance away at the moment. Payne to bowl. Can these two left-handers line him up?

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | PS: 145/5 | RR: 7.63

  • Ashton Agar5 (7b)
  • Cooper Connolly22 (22b)
  • Jamie Overton3-0-25-0
  • Matthew Short3-0-11-1
18.6
0
Overton to Agar, no run, changes up the pace and bowls it shorter outside off, perhaps as a riposte to Agar shaping up for the scoop. Agar, because of the line, gets cramped for room and misses it altogether
18.5
1
Overton to Connolly, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Connolly pokes it out towards deep cover
18.4
1
Overton to Agar, 1 run, into the blockhole on middle and off. Agar cannot do much with it apart from digging it out to mid off
18.3
0
Overton to Agar, no run, wide yorker nailed to perfection. Agar cannot get his bat down in time and that is another dot

No boundaries have been scored in the last 15 balls...

18.2
1
Overton to Connolly, 1 run, dug in short outside off. Connolly throws his hands at it and slices it on the bounce to deep backward point. Good work by substitute fielder Bazley to prevent the second
18.1
0
Overton to Connolly, no run, short and wide outside off. Connolly swishes wildly and skews it off the under-edge towards the keeper

Overton to bowl the penultimate over

Right. 142 on the board. How many more can the Scorchers get from here? Can they get up to 170? Even 160 will be a very competitive total with the kind of bowling they have

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | PS: 142/5 | RR: 7.88

  • Cooper Connolly20 (19b)
  • Ashton Agar4 (4b)
  • Matthew Short3-0-11-1
  • Cameron Boyce4-0-36-1
17.6
1
MW Short to Connolly, 1 run, full on leg stump. Connolly advances and flicks it down the ground to long on
17.5
2
MW Short to Connolly, 2 runs, slightly shorter on middle and leg. Connolly backs away and cuts it past backward point for another brace
17.4
2
MW Short to Connolly, 2 runs, speared in full on leg stump. Connolly swings at it and shanks it. Mistimes it so badly, though, that it barely crosses the circle and allows him to come back for two
17.3
1
MW Short to Agar, 1 run, follows the batter outside leg with an arm-ball. Agar drives it down the ground to long off
17.2
1
MW Short to Connolly, 1 run, back of a length on off. Connolly steps down the track and jabs it out to deep cover point
17.1
0
MW Short to Connolly, no run, darted in full on leg stump. Connolly gives himself room and drills it straight to extra cover

More spin. Captain Short to bowl the 18th. Around the wicket to Connolly

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 135/5 | RR: 7.94

  • Ashton Agar3 (3b)
  • Cooper Connolly14 (14b)
  • Cameron Boyce4-0-36-1
  • Henry Thornton3-0-20-1
16.6
2
Boyce to Agar, 2 runs, back of a length on middle and off. Agar hops back and stabs it towards the bowler, who misfields and ends up conceding a couple of runs. Good hustling by the batters to bag a brace off that misfield
16.5
0
Boyce to Agar, no run, back of a length outside off. Punched out to extra cover
16.4
1
Boyce to Connolly, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Connolly squeezes it out to deep cover point
16.3
1
Boyce to Agar, 1 run, tossed up on a length on leg stump. Agar nudges it into the on side and gets off the mark

Agar in at 7

16.2
W
Boyce to Evans, OUT, straight to short third man! Slowed up even more on a length on middle and off. Evans seems to pre-meditate the reverse sweep, only to find out, rather fatefully, that he just does not have the requisite pace to work with. Does not bail out of the stroke and all he does is chip it tamely to Payne. Crucial wicket at this stage!

LJ Evans c Payne b Boyce 29 (28m 21b 2x4 1x6) SR: 138.09

16.1
1
Boyce to Connolly, 1 run, tossed up full outside off. Connolly has a huge swipe across the line and squirts it off the inside edge behind square on the leg side

Boyce to bowl out

Big Bash League

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