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Best performances - Batsmen

J Weatherald
56(32) 8x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 26 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
4 2 0 13 2 14 10 11
S Fanning
31(20) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %55%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
4 0 0 2 13 6 0 6

Best performances - Bowlers

L Pope
O4
M0
R24
W4
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
CJ Boyce
O3.2
M0
R20
W3
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Madushka Balasuriya

On that note it's a wrap from us. What a game we've had today, and we'll have more action on Monday when the Striker's take on the Heat in Carrara on Monday. But there's plenty of cricket to keep you busy until then, with the Under-19 World Cup, BPL, ILT20 and SA20 all taking place. So be sure to catch our coverage of that, but for now, on behalf of Vairavan and the rest of the team, this is Madushka signing out!

Thamizhachi : "It would take an exceptional display from Heat to stop a surging Strikers ! "

Machakaari: "Spinners dominating at Perth : Welcome to the future !"

David: "What's even more amazing about this (almost certain) victory is that the Strikers have done it with 13 overs of spin (after this one) and only 4 overs of seam so far! At Perth!!"

Abdul Samad: "What on pEARTH just happened?"

Lloyd Pope is the Player of the Match

7:30pm So the Adelaide Strikers have not only won this game, but they've absolutely crushed it as they overcome the Perth Scorchers at the Optus - only Perth's second loss in 19 games at the venue. But this game certainly didn't look like it was heading this way for large parts. First when the Strikers had slumped to 48 for 4 in the 10th over, and then when Sam Fanning had helped the Scorchers race to 38 for the opening wicket. But both times the Strikers fought back, with the bat Jack Weatherald kept them in it, before Ben Manenti and Henry Thornton took them to a competitive total. And then with the ball the spinners just throttled the chase. Lloyd Pope picked up figures of 4 for 24, while Cameron Boyce had 3 for 20.

16.2
W
Boyce to Connolly, OUT, What a way to end this game! That was absolutely stunning on the ropes! This was a length ball and Connolly looks to pull it. He flat bats it high to long-on where James Bazley on the rope leaps up catches it, realises he's about to go over the ropes, pops it back up, steps outside the ropes, hops up palms the ball up in the air, then sets foot inside the ropes and completes the catch. He briefly sets his heal on the rope to steady himself but crucially steps back off before touching the ball. They check the replays to confirm and it's good! The Strikers win by 50 runs! Some boos ring out, as the crowd is not happy but what an effort by the Strikers!

C Connolly c Bazley b Boyce 31 (36m 22b 1x4 2x6) SR: 140.90

16.1
6
Boyce to Connolly, SIX, Connolly goes bang! Comes down the track, this was full and wide and Connolly just lifts this fantastically over extra cover
16.1
1w
Boyce to Connolly, 1 wide,

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | PS: 98/9 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.12, RRR: 14.50)

  • Cooper Connolly25 (20b)
  • Lloyd Pope4-0-24-4
  • Matthew Short4-0-31-1

Charlie: "Pope going scorched earth!"

15.6
W
Pope to Behrendorff, OUT, Pope has a four! And it's the googly again! This was even better than the last! Good length on off, elicits the drive and just rips through bat and pad. The Scorchers are almost completely cooked here!

JP Behrendorff b Pope 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

15.5
0
Pope to Behrendorff, no run, full on off, driven straight to short extra
15.4
W
Pope to Tye, OUT, Pope with an absolutely glorious googly! This was full on off, but quicker too. It pitches, grips and goes right through bat and pad as Tye fails to pick it. He looks to drive hard but plays all around it!

AJ Tye b Pope 8 (8m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Scorchers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38MS HarrisS Fanning
2nd4MS HarrisAM Hardie
3rd4SM WhitemanAM Hardie
4th2JP InglisAM Hardie
5th22JP InglisC Connolly
6th7NR HobsonC Connolly
7th1AC AgarC Connolly
8th20AJ TyeC Connolly
9th0JP BehrendorffC Connolly
10th7LR MorrisC Connolly

Big Bash League

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