Turner helps Scorchers to victory in Klinger's last home game
Stars could have sealed a semi-final spot with victory but they fell 27 short Glenn Maxwell's 40-ball 61
Stars could have sealed a semi-final spot with victory but they fell 27 short Glenn Maxwell's 40-ball 61
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Ashton Turner is the Man of the Match.
9.35pm A 27-run victory for Perth Scorchers, in Michael Klinger's last home game in the BBL. Ashton Turner set it up with a 42-ball 69 as Scorchers finished on 182 for 3. Then Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jason Behrendorff kept it tight in the Powerplay. Coulter-Nile finished with 3 for 30, while Behrendorff conceded only 18 from his four overs. Towards the end, Matthew Kelly also chipped in with three wickets and despite a 40-ball 61 from Glenn Maxwell, Melbourne Stars could manage only 155 for 9.
Hat-trick ball
JM Bird c Marsh b Kelly 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
SE Gotch c Coulter-Nile b Kelly 16 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 200.00
Cameron Bancroft asked the umpires to check the catch and they gave the soft signal as out despite the fielder indicating he didn't think the ball carried
Stars could have sealed a semi-final spot with victory but they fell 27 short Glenn Maxwell's 40-ball 61
The 38-year-old is committed to play another T20 Blast season with Gloucestershire in the UK this year