END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs | AS: 155/7 | RR: 7.75
- David Payne14 (8b)
- Henry Thornton28 (21b)
- Cooper Connolly3-0-17-2
- Jason Behrendorff4-0-27-1
Shubha : "Let us remember the qualifier. Batting wasn't that easy as it was in the league stages. The strikers have something to bowl at"
6.08pm So after a flurry of early wickets, the Strikers have fought their way back to a competitive, if not exactly imposing total. This was largely thanks to Jake Weatherall who struck a fiery 56 off 32, before late cameos Ben Manenti and Henry Thornton got the Strikers past 150. Aaron Hardie and Cooper Connolly were the pick of the bowlers with two apiece, while Hardie also accounted for the vital wicket of Matt Short. In the end it's not a total the Strikers would have been happy with at the start of the day, but they'll take it after their abysmal start. We'll be back with the Scorchers' response shortly!
Connolly given the last over
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs | AS: 143/7 | RR: 7.52
- David Payne3 (3b)
- Henry Thornton27 (20b)
- Jason Behrendorff4-0-27-1
- Cooper Connolly2-0-5-2
Tye just going off the pitch for some treatment now
Behrendorff to bowl out
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | AS: 133/7 | RR: 7.38
- Henry Thornton18 (15b)
- David Payne2 (2b)
- Cooper Connolly2-0-5-2
- Andrew Tye4-0-25-1
BAD Manenti st †Inglis b Connolly 23 (35m 20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 115.00
This partnership now up to 34 from 24.
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | AS: 129/6 | RR: 7.58
- Henry Thornton16 (12b)
- Ben Manenti23 (19b)
- Andrew Tye4-0-25-1
- Lance Morris4-0-33-0