1.6 has he nicked that?! Yes, he has! Richardson breaks through! This wicket is as much down to Behrendorff as it is to Richardson. On a back of a length outside off again, moving away just enough. Clarke goes fishing for it and all he manages is a faint tickle through to Hurst. The Scorchers are up and about! 1/1

6.3 Rogers bites the dust! Slanted in on a length on leg stump. Rogers shapes for the reverse and gets a decent chunk of it too. The problem, though, is that the square boundaries at the Perth Stadium are quite big, meaning that the ball goes straight down Hobson's throat, who was well off the deep point fence! 33/3

3.2 massive appeal, and Richardson has two! The Stars' woes continue! Slanted in full on middle. Harper, caught on the crease, has an ungainly swipe across the line. Gets pinned on the pads and that seemed straight enough. Harper has a chat to his partner and then decides to take it upstairs. He did not review immediately, indicating bat might not be involved. Was it doing too much? He got hit on the back thigh, between his thigh pad and the flap of the pad. No bat involved and yes, this is missing leg stump. And off stump. Because it is pummeling middle. Harper has to go, and he takes a review along with him! 3/2

11.6 has Stoinis run himself out!? Very full, slanting into middle and leg. Stoinis powers it to mid on and sets off for the single straightaway. Tye picks it up cleanly and then produces a moment of absolute magic. Smashes the stumps at the bowler's end and Stoinis throws his head back immediately. He does not even wait for the decision to come up. Short by almost a yard, and the Stars skipper has to trudge off! 68/4

12.5 goes straight up this time, and taken! Given a bit of air and Cartwright cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. He wants to go downtown but cuts across it too much. Lots of height but no distance and Behrendorff, camping under it at mid off, makes no mistake! 77/5

16.4 nicked through to Hurst! Richardson was brought back for a wicket, and Richardson delivers a wicket! Sharp short ball, climbing through on leg stump and cramping Webster for room on the pull. He goes after it anyway but the lack of room means he can only glove it. Hurst does the rest, and the Scorchers break a threatening partnership! 121/6

18.2 Morris blasts Curran out! Hard length, slanting into middle and off. Curran shapes to pull but is awfully late on the stroke. In fact, he is only half-way through his swing when the ball smashes into the splice and pops up for Agar at backward point. An excellent cameo, but someone else will have to take the Stars closer to 160 now! 136/7

19.2 another soft dismissal! Length ball on middle and off, and the Stars have struggled with the extra bounce the Scorchers' bowlers have generated all evening. Tries to go inside out but can only spoon it straight to extra cover, because the ball hit the bat very high. The Stars are nine down! 142/9

18.5 straight to Tye, and Morris has two! Goes full at the stumps and Milne's eyes light up. It was in the slot, to be fair to Milne, but he just cannot get it closer to the middle of the bat. Off the bottom half and Tye reverse-cups it without much hassle at mid on! 138/8

0.2 six and out! Milne has his revenge and he leaps into the air in delight! Milne sticks to his guns, bowls it full and gets it to swing into the stumps. Allen looks to repeat the dose but only connects with fresh air on this occasion. Hears the death rattle soon after, and Milne is absolutely pumped! 6/1

1.5 the Stars go up, and so does the umpire's finger! Back of a length outside off, angling away from Jennings. He does not move his feet at all and goes chasing after it. Gets a feather through to Harper, and Siddle has his 100th wicket in the BBL. The Scorchers under early strife! 15/2

13.3 Connolly falls! Back of a length just outside off. Looks like a cutter and Connolly slices across it too much. Gets a lot of height but no distance at all. Rogers runs back from cover point and completes a fairly regulation catch. A top knock, but this wicket has given the Stars a window of opportunity! 105/4

4.5 Hurst perishes too! Pushed in full on the pads. Hurst thinks he can flick this past mid wicket and pick up a few runs but does not get over it completely. Chips it to Clarke at mid wicket, who lunges forward and picks it up inches off the turf. A smart grab, and the Stars turn the screw further! 37/3