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Panel of Selectors
Bancroft in for Whiteman, really do need a huge win here to squeeze through and other results to go our way!
0.1 Jackson Bird to Usman Khawaja, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.2 Jackson Bird to Aiden Blizzard, (0) Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
Aiden Blizzard lbw Jackson Bird
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.3 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, No shot offered. (0)
0.4 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
0.5 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.6 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Sydney Thunder 7/1 (RR : 7)
Shane Watson 6 (4b)
Usman Khawaja 1 (1b)
Jackson Bird 1-0-7-1
1.1 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
1.2 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.3 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
1.4 Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
1.5 Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
1.6 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
End of over 2
Sydney Thunder 19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Usman Khawaja 12 (5b)
Shane Watson 7 (6b)
Mitchell Starc 1-0-12-0
2.1 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Six! (6)
2.2 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
2.3 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, (0) Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.
Shane Watson run out Ryan Carters
Runs : 17 Balls : 9 S/R : 188.9
2.4 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
2.5 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
2.6 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 3
Sydney Thunder 36/2 (RR : 12)
Usman Khawaja 12 (5b)
Jacques Kallis 7 (3b)
Jackson Bird 2-0-24-1
3.1 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
3.3 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
3.4 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
3.5 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.6 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, , No Ball. Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.6 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 4
Sydney Thunder 42/2 (RR : 10.5)
Usman Khawaja 15 (7b)
Jacques Kallis 9 (7b)
Mitchell Starc 2-0-18-0
4.1 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
4.2 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.3 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
4.4 Jackson Bird to Usman Khawaja, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
4.5 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
4.6 Jackson Bird to Usman Khawaja, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 5
Sydney Thunder 52/2 (RR : 10.4)
Jacques Kallis 17 (11b)
Usman Khawaja 17 (9b)
Jackson Bird 3-0-34-1
5.1 Mitchell Starc to Usman Khawaja, (0) Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Usman Khawaja c Moises Henriques b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 17 Balls : 10 S/R : 170
5.2 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.3 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
5.4 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
5.5 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
5.6 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 6
Sydney Thunder 59/3 (RR : 9.83)
Jacques Kallis 21 (13b)
Michael Hussey 3 (3b)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-25-1
6.1 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.2 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
6.3 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
6.4 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
6.5 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.6 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 7
Sydney Thunder 66/3 (RR : 9.43)
Jacques Kallis 22 (15b)
Michael Hussey 9 (7b)
Moises Henriques 1-0-7-0
7.1 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.2 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
7.3 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.4 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.5 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.6 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 8
Sydney Thunder 67/3 (RR : 8.38)
Jacques Kallis 22 (19b)
Michael Hussey 10 (9b)
Johan Botha 1-0-1-0
8.1 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.2 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
8.3 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.4 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.5 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.6 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 9
Sydney Thunder 75/3 (RR : 8.33)
Michael Hussey 12 (11b)
Jacques Kallis 28 (23b)
Moises Henriques 2-0-15-0
9.1 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
9.2 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
9.3 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
9.4 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.5 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
9.6 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 10
Sydney Thunder 87/3 (RR : 8.7)
Jacques Kallis 33 (26b)
Michael Hussey 19 (14b)
Ben Dwarshuis 1-0-12-0
10.1 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.2 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.3 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.4 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
10.5 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.6 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 11
Sydney Thunder 94/3 (RR : 8.55)
Jacques Kallis 35 (27b)
Michael Hussey 24 (19b)
Moises Henriques 3-0-22-0
11.1 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
11.2 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
11.3 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
11.4 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
11.5 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
11.6 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 12
Sydney Thunder 105/3 (RR : 8.75)
Jacques Kallis 35 (27b)
Michael Hussey 35 (25b)
Ben Dwarshuis 2-0-23-0
12.1 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
12.2 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.3 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
12.4 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
12.5 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
12.6 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Sydney Thunder 115/3 (RR : 8.85)
Michael Hussey 40 (29b)
Jacques Kallis 40 (29b)
Moises Henriques 4-0-32-0
13.1 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.2 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.3 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
13.4 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
13.5 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.6 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 14
Sydney Thunder 122/3 (RR : 8.71)
Michael Hussey 40 (29b)
Jacques Kallis 47 (35b)
Johan Botha 2-0-8-0
14.1 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, No shot offered. (0)
14.2 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
14.3 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Very well bowled. (0)
14.4 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
14.5 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
14.6 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 15
Sydney Thunder 130/3 (RR : 8.67)
Jacques Kallis 48 (37b)
Michael Hussey 47 (33b)
Ben Dwarshuis 3-0-31-0
15.1 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
15.2 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.3 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.4 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
15.5 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.6 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 16
Sydney Thunder 133/3 (RR : 8.31)
Jacques Kallis 48 (40b)
Michael Hussey 50 (36b)
Johan Botha 3-0-11-0
16.1 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
16.2 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
16.3 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, , Wide, one run (1)
16.3 Ben Dwarshuis to Jacques Kallis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.4 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, , Wide, one run (1)
16.4 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
16.5 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
16.6 Ben Dwarshuis to Michael Hussey, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 17
Sydney Thunder 151/3 (RR : 8.88)
Michael Hussey 65 (41b)
Jacques Kallis 49 (41b)
Ben Dwarshuis 4-0-49-0
17.1 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.2 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
17.3 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
17.4 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
17.5 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.6 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, (0) Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
Jacques Kallis lbw Johan Botha
Runs : 54 Balls : 46 S/R : 117.4
End of over 18
Sydney Thunder 158/4 (RR : 8.78)
Andre Russell 0 (0b)
Michael Hussey 65 (41b)
Johan Botha 4-0-16-1
18.1 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, , Wide, one run (1)
18.1 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, , Wide, one run (1)
18.1 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
18.2 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.3 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, That's a single. (1)
18.4 Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
18.5 Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
18.6 Mitchell Starc to Andre Russell, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 19
Sydney Thunder 175/4 (RR : 9.21)
Andre Russell 10 (3b)
Michael Hussey 70 (44b)
Mitchell Starc 4-0-42-1
19.1 Jackson Bird to Michael Hussey, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.2 Jackson Bird to Michael Hussey, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
19.3 Jackson Bird to Michael Hussey, That's a single. (1)
19.4 Jackson Bird to Andre Russell, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
19.5 Jackson Bird to Andre Russell, (0) Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
Andre Russell lbw Jackson Bird
Runs : 14 Balls : 5 S/R : 280
19.6 Jackson Bird to Ben Rohrer, (0) Ah, great ball. It bounced more than the batsman expected it to, causing him to check his shot at the last moment and lob the ball into the air for an easy catch.
Ben Rohrer c & b Jackson Bird
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 20
Sydney Thunder 182/6 (RR : 9.1)
Andrew McDonald 0 (0b)
Michael Hussey 73 (47b)
Jackson Bird 4-0-41-3
The final scorecard was :
Score: 182
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0
Sydney Thunder Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Usman Khawaja c Henriques b Starc 17 10 1 1 170.0
Aiden Blizzard lbw b Bird 0 1 0 0 0.0
Shane Watson run out (Carters) 17 9 2 1 188.9
Jacques Kallis lbw b Botha 54 46 6 2 117.4
Michael Hussey* not out 73 47 9 1 155.3
Andre Russell lbw b Bird 14 5 2 1 280.0
Ben Rohrer c & b Bird 0 1 0 0 0.0
Andrew McDonald not out 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chris Hartley†
Fawad Ahmed
Clint McKay
Total: 182/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.10
Extras : 7 No Balls : 1 Wides : 4 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
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Sydney Sixers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Moises Henriques 4.0 0 32 0 8.00
Johan Botha 4.0 0 16 1 4.00
Jackson Bird 4.0 0 41 3 10.25
Mitchell Starc 4.0 0 42 1 10.50
Ben Dwarshuis 4.0 0 49 0 12.25
Total: 182/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.10
Extras : 7 No Balls : 1 Wides : 4 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 2
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0.1 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.2 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.3 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
0.4 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, Plumb!
Ed Cowan lbw Shane Watson
Runs : 5 Balls : 3 S/R : 166.667
(0)
0.5 Shane Watson to Nic Maddinson, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
0.6 Shane Watson to Nic Maddinson, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 1
Sydney Sixers 12/1 (RR : 12) Required RR(8.95)
Nic Maddinson 6 (2b)
Michael Lumb 1 (1b)
Shane Watson 1-0-12-1
1.1 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
1.2 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
1.3 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
1.4 Jacques Kallis to Nic Maddinson, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
1.5 Jacques Kallis to Nic Maddinson, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
1.6 Jacques Kallis to Nic Maddinson, Goes for a straight drive, but inside edges it into his legs and it richochets onto the stumps! The batsman is not happy!
Nic Maddinson b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 16 Balls : 5 S/R : 320
(0)
End of over 2
Sydney Sixers 29/2 (RR : 14.5) Required RR(8.5)
Ryan Carters 0 (0b)
Michael Lumb 8 (4b)
Jacques Kallis 1-0-17-1
2.1 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.2 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
2.3 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
2.4 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
2.5 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
2.6 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
Sydney Sixers 45/2 (RR : 15) Required RR(8.06)
Michael Lumb 24 (10b)
Ryan Carters 0 (0b)
Shane Watson 2-0-28-1
3.1 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!
Ryan Carters run out Jacques Kallis
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
3.2 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
3.3 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, No shot offered. (0)
3.4 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
3.5 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
3.6 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 4
Sydney Sixers 58/3 (RR : 14.5) Required RR(7.75)
Michael Lumb 24 (10b)
Steve Smith 13 (5b)
Jacques Kallis 2-0-30-1
4.1 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
4.2 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
4.3 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
4.4 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
4.5 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 5
Sydney Sixers 65/3 (RR : 13) Required RR(7.8)
Michael Lumb 30 (15b)
Steve Smith 14 (6b)
Shane Watson 3-0-35-1
5.1 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.2 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
5.3 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.4 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.5 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
5.6 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 6
Sydney Sixers 76/3 (RR : 12.7) Required RR(7.57)
Michael Lumb 38 (19b)
Steve Smith 17 (8b)
Jacques Kallis 3-0-41-1
6.1 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
6.2 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.3 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, One more to the total. (1)
6.4 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, That's a single. (1)
6.5 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
End of over 7
Sydney Sixers 84/3 (RR : 12) Required RR(7.54)
Steve Smith 23 (12b)
Michael Lumb 40 (21b)
Clint McKay 1-0-8-0
7.1 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
7.2 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
7.3 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Very well bowled. (0)
7.4 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Very well bowled. (0)
7.5 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.6 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 8
Sydney Sixers 89/3 (RR : 11.1) Required RR(7.75)
Steve Smith 23 (12b)
Michael Lumb 45 (27b)
Andre Russell 1-0-5-0
8.1 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.2 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.3 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
8.4 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.5 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.6 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 9
Sydney Sixers 93/3 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(8.09)
Michael Lumb 48 (31b)
Steve Smith 24 (14b)
Fawad Ahmed 1-0-4-0
9.1 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Easy single. (1)
9.2 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
9.3 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.4 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.5 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.6 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 10
Sydney Sixers 97/3 (RR : 9.7) Required RR(8.5)
Steve Smith 25 (15b)
Michael Lumb 51 (36b)
Andre Russell 2-0-9-0
10.1 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.2 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
10.3 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
10.4 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
10.5 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.6 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 11
Sydney Sixers 104/3 (RR : 9.45) Required RR(8.67)
Steve Smith 30 (19b)
Michael Lumb 53 (38b)
Fawad Ahmed 2-0-11-0
11.1 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.2 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.3 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.4 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
11.5 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
11.6 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, That's a single. (1)
End of over 12
Sydney Sixers 111/3 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(8.88)
Steve Smith 30 (19b)
Michael Lumb 60 (44b)
Clint McKay 2-0-15-0
12.1 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.2 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
12.3 Andre Russell to Michael Lumb, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.4 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
12.5 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.6 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 13
Sydney Sixers 118/3 (RR : 9.08) Required RR(9.14)
Steve Smith 34 (22b)
Michael Lumb 63 (47b)
Andre Russell 3-0-16-0
13.1 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, That was a very good delivery. (0)
13.2 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
13.3 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
13.4 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
13.5 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.6 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 14
Sydney Sixers 128/3 (RR : 9.14) Required RR(9)
Michael Lumb 73 (53b)
Steve Smith 34 (22b)
Fawad Ahmed 3-0-21-0
14.1 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
14.2 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.3 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.4 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
14.5 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Easy single. (1)
14.6 Clint McKay to Michael Lumb, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 15
Sydney Sixers 135/3 (RR : 9) Required RR(9.4)
Michael Lumb 73 (54b)
Steve Smith 41 (27b)
Clint McKay 3-0-22-0
15.1 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
15.2 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
15.3 Fawad Ahmed to Michael Lumb, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Michael Lumb run out Clint McKay
Runs : 79 Balls : 56 S/R : 141.1
(0)
15.4 Fawad Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.5 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.6 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 16
Sydney Sixers 143/4 (RR : 8.94) Required RR(9.75)
Steve Smith 42 (30b)
Moises Henriques 1 (1b)
Fawad Ahmed 4-0-29-0
16.1 Clint McKay to Moises Henriques, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
16.2 Clint McKay to Moises Henriques, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
16.3 Clint McKay to Moises Henriques, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out! Pwned.
Moises Henriques lbw Clint McKay
Runs : 7 Balls : 4 S/R : 175
(0)
16.4 Clint McKay to Brad Haddin, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
16.5 Clint McKay to Brad Haddin, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
16.6 Clint McKay to Brad Haddin, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 17
Sydney Sixers 159/5 (RR : 9.35) Required RR(7.67)
Brad Haddin 10 (3b)
Steve Smith 42 (30b)
Clint McKay 4-0-38-1
17.1 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
17.2 Andre Russell to Brad Haddin, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
17.3 Andre Russell to Brad Haddin, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
17.4 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
17.5 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.6 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!
Steve Smith c Andrew McDonald b Andre Russell
Runs : 49 Balls : 34 S/R : 144.1
(0)
End of over 18
Sydney Sixers 169/6 (RR : 9.39) Required RR(6.5)
Johan Botha 0 (0b)
Brad Haddin 13 (5b)
Andre Russell 4-0-26-1
18.1 Jacques Kallis to Brad Haddin, Easy single. (1)
18.2 Jacques Kallis to Johan Botha, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
18.3 Jacques Kallis to Johan Botha, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.
Johan Botha b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
(0)
18.4 Jacques Kallis to Jackson Bird, Easy single. (1)
18.5 Jacques Kallis to Brad Haddin, Caught!
Brad Haddin c & b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 14 Balls : 7 S/R : 200
(0)
18.6 Jacques Kallis to Mitchell Starc, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 19
Sydney Sixers 177/8 (RR : 9.32) Required RR(5)
Mitchell Starc 4 (1b)
Jackson Bird 1 (1b)
Jacques Kallis 4-0-49-3
19.1 Shane Watson to Jackson Bird, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
19.2 Shane Watson to Jackson Bird, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
19.3 Shane Watson to Jackson Bird, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 185
Wickets : 8
Overs : 19.3
Sydney Sixers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Ed Cowan lbw b Watson 5 3 1 0 166.7
Michael Lumb run out (McKay) 79 56 3 4 141.1
Nic Maddinson b Kallis 16 5 1 2 320.0
Ryan Carters run out (Kallis) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Steve Smith c McDonald b Russell 49 34 5 1 144.1
Moises Henriques* lbw b McKay 7 4 1 0 175.0
Brad Haddin† c & b Kallis 14 7 2 0 200.0
Johan Botha b Kallis 2 2 0 0 100.0
Jackson Bird not out 9 4 0 1 225.0
Mitchell Starc not out 4 1 1 0 400.0
Ben Dwarshuis
Total: 185/8 Overs: 19.3 Run Rate: 9.73
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Sydney Thunder Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Shane Watson 3.3 0 43 1 12.29
Jacques Kallis 4.0 0 49 3 12.25
Andre Russell 4.0 0 26 1 6.50
Fawad Ahmed 4.0 0 29 0 7.25
Clint McKay 4.0 0 38 1 9.50
Total: 185/8 Overs: 19.3 Run Rate: 9.73
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Sydney Thunder - 182/6 in 20.0 overs.
Sydney Sixers - 185/8 in 19.3 overs.
Sydney Sixers won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Man of the Match - Michael Lumb (Sydney Sixers)
POINTS:
Sydney Sixers - 2
Sydney Thunder - 0
0.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
0.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
0.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Luke Wright, Very well bowled. (0)
0.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Luke Wright, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
0.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Luke Wright, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
0.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Luke Wright, Six! (6)
End of over 1
Melbourne Stars 17/0 (RR : 17)
Luke Wright 14 (4b)
Marcus Stoinis 3 (2b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 1-0-17-0
1.1 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
1.2 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
1.3 David Willey to Luke Wright, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.4 David Willey to Luke Wright, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
1.5 David Willey to Luke Wright, Very well bowled. (0)
1.6 David Willey to Luke Wright, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 2
Melbourne Stars 21/0 (RR : 10.5)
Marcus Stoinis 4 (4b)
Luke Wright 17 (8b)
David Willey 1-0-4-0
2.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Luke Wright, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Easy single. (1)
2.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Luke Wright, (0) He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Luke Wright c Shaun Marsh b Nathan Coulter-Nile
Runs : 18 Balls : 10 S/R : 180
2.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
2.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 3
Melbourne Stars 23/1 (RR : 7.67)
Kevin Pietersen 0 (2b)
Marcus Stoinis 5 (6b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2-0-19-1
3.1 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
3.2 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.3 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
3.4 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
3.5 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.5 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
3.6 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 4
Melbourne Stars 32/1 (RR : 8)
Marcus Stoinis 8 (8b)
Kevin Pietersen 5 (6b)
David Willey 2-0-13-0
4.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered. (0)
4.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
4.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Marcus Stoinis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Good running, two runs. (2)
4.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 5
Melbourne Stars 40/1 (RR : 8)
Kevin Pietersen 12 (11b)
Marcus Stoinis 9 (9b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3-0-27-1
5.1 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
5.2 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.4 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
5.5 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
5.6 David Willey to Marcus Stoinis, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
End of over 6
Melbourne Stars 48/1 (RR : 8)
Marcus Stoinis 16 (12b)
Kevin Pietersen 13 (14b)
David Willey 3-0-21-0
6.1 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.2 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.3 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
6.4 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Good running, two runs. (2)
6.5 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
6.6 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 7
Melbourne Stars 52/1 (RR : 7.43)
Kevin Pietersen 14 (15b)
Marcus Stoinis 19 (17b)
Jason Behrendorff 1-0-4-0
7.1 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
7.2 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.3 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
7.4 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.5 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.6 Mitchell Marsh to Kevin Pietersen, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 8
Melbourne Stars 63/1 (RR : 7.88)
Kevin Pietersen 18 (16b)
Marcus Stoinis 26 (22b)
Mitchell Marsh 1-0-11-0
8.1 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
8.2 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
8.3 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
8.5 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.6 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Melbourne Stars 68/1 (RR : 7.56)
Kevin Pietersen 18 (18b)
Marcus Stoinis 31 (26b)
Jason Behrendorff 2-0-9-0
9.1 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.2 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
9.3 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.4 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.5 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
9.6 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Melbourne Stars 73/1 (RR : 7.3)
Kevin Pietersen 22 (22b)
Marcus Stoinis 32 (28b)
Brad Hogg 1-0-5-0
10.1 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
10.2 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
10.3 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
10.4 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, That's a single. (1)
10.5 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 11
Melbourne Stars 80/1 (RR : 7.27)
Kevin Pietersen 23 (24b)
Marcus Stoinis 38 (32b)
Jason Behrendorff 3-0-16-0
11.1 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.2 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.3 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.4 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
11.5 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, , No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
11.5 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
11.6 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 12
Melbourne Stars 90/1 (RR : 7.5)
Kevin Pietersen 24 (26b)
Marcus Stoinis 46 (36b)
Brad Hogg 2-0-15-0
12.1 Andrew Tye to Marcus Stoinis, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.2 Andrew Tye to Marcus Stoinis, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.3 Andrew Tye to Marcus Stoinis, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.4 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
12.5 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.6 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single. (1)
End of over 13
Melbourne Stars 98/1 (RR : 7.54)
Marcus Stoinis 49 (39b)
Kevin Pietersen 29 (29b)
Andrew Tye 1-0-8-0
13.1 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
13.2 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
13.3 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.4 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.5 Jason Behrendorff to Marcus Stoinis, One more to the total. (1)
13.6 Jason Behrendorff to Kevin Pietersen, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 14
Melbourne Stars 106/1 (RR : 7.57)
Kevin Pietersen 35 (33b)
Marcus Stoinis 51 (41b)
Jason Behrendorff 4-0-24-0
14.1 Andrew Tye to Marcus Stoinis, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
14.2 Andrew Tye to Marcus Stoinis, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
14.3 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
14.4 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
14.5 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
14.6 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 15
Melbourne Stars 119/1 (RR : 7.93)
Kevin Pietersen 43 (37b)
Marcus Stoinis 56 (43b)
Andrew Tye 2-0-21-0
15.1 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
15.2 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.3 Brad Hogg to Marcus Stoinis, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
15.4 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Good running, two runs. (2)
15.5 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
15.6 Brad Hogg to Kevin Pietersen, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 16
Melbourne Stars 126/1 (RR : 7.88)
Kevin Pietersen 47 (40b)
Marcus Stoinis 59 (46b)
Brad Hogg 3-0-22-0
16.1 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, , No Ball. Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
16.1 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
16.2 Mitchell Marsh to Kevin Pietersen, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
16.3 Mitchell Marsh to Marcus Stoinis, (0) That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.
Marcus Stoinis lbw Mitchell Marsh
Runs : 60 Balls : 48 S/R : 125
16.4 Mitchell Marsh to David Hussey, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.5 Mitchell Marsh to David Hussey, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
16.6 Mitchell Marsh to David Hussey, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 17
Melbourne Stars 131/2 (RR : 7.71)
David Hussey 2 (3b)
Kevin Pietersen 48 (41b)
Mitchell Marsh 2-0-16-1
17.1 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
17.2 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
17.3 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, , Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
17.4 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
17.5 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
17.6 Andrew Tye to Kevin Pietersen, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 18
Melbourne Stars 148/2 (RR : 8.22)
Kevin Pietersen 64 (46b)
David Hussey 2 (3b)
Andrew Tye 3-0-37-0
18.1 David Willey to David Hussey, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
18.2 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
18.3 David Willey to David Hussey, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.4 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
18.5 David Willey to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
18.5 David Willey to David Hussey, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
18.6 David Willey to David Hussey, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
End of over 19
Melbourne Stars 161/2 (RR : 8.47)
David Hussey 10 (7b)
Kevin Pietersen 68 (48b)
David Willey 4-0-34-0
19.1 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
19.2 Nathan Coulter-Nile to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
19.3 Nathan Coulter-Nile to David Hussey, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
19.4 Nathan Coulter-Nile to David Hussey, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
19.5 Nathan Coulter-Nile to David Hussey, , Byes, another 3 run(s) (3)
19.6 Nathan Coulter-Nile to David Hussey, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 20
Melbourne Stars 174/2 (RR : 8.7)
Kevin Pietersen 73 (50b)
David Hussey 15 (10b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-0-37-1
The final scorecard was :
Score: 174
Wickets : 2
Overs : 20.0
Melbourne Stars Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Marcus Stoinis lbw b M Marsh 60 48 6 0 125
Luke Wright c S Marsh b Coulter-Nile 18 10 0 2 180
Kevin Pietersen not out 73 50 8 2 146
David Hussey* not out 15 10 1 0 150
Glenn Maxwell
Peter Handscomb†
James Faulkner
John Hastings
Daniel Worrall
Ben Hilfenhaus
Adam Zampa
Total: 174/2 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.70
Extras : 8 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 4
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Perth Scorchers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
David Willey 4.0 0 34 0 8.50
Mitchell Marsh 2.0 0 16 1 8.00
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4.0 0 37 1 9.25
Jason Behrendorff 4.0 0 24 0 6.00
Andrew Tye 3.0 0 37 0 12.33
Brad Hogg 3.0 0 22 0 7.33
Total: 174/2 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.70
Extras : 8 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 4
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0.1 James Faulkner to Michael Klinger, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
0.2 James Faulkner to Michael Klinger, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
0.3 James Faulkner to Shaun Marsh, Very well bowled. (0)
0.4 James Faulkner to Shaun Marsh, One more to the total. (1)
0.5 James Faulkner to Michael Klinger, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
0.6 James Faulkner to Michael Klinger, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 1
Perth Scorchers 10/0 (RR : 10) Required RR(8.63)
Michael Klinger 9 (4b)
Shaun Marsh 1 (2b)
James Faulkner 1-0-10-0
1.1 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.2 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.3 John Hastings to Michael Klinger, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.4 John Hastings to Michael Klinger, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
1.5 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.6 John Hastings to Michael Klinger, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!
Michael Klinger b John Hastings
Runs : 10 Balls : 7 S/R : 142.9
(0)
End of over 2
Perth Scorchers 15/1 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(8.83)
Michael Carberry 0 (0b)
Shaun Marsh 5 (5b)
John Hastings 1-0-5-1
2.1 James Faulkner to Shaun Marsh, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
2.2 James Faulkner to Shaun Marsh, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
2.3 James Faulkner to Michael Carberry, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
2.4 James Faulkner to Michael Carberry, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
2.5 James Faulkner to Michael Carberry, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
2.6 James Faulkner to Shaun Marsh, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 3
Perth Scorchers 25/1 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(8.76)
Shaun Marsh 12 (8b)
Michael Carberry 3 (3b)
James Faulkner 2-0-20-0
3.1 John Hastings to Michael Carberry, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.2 John Hastings to Michael Carberry, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.3 John Hastings to Michael Carberry, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
3.4 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.5 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.6 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
End of over 4
Perth Scorchers 34/1 (RR : 8.5) Required RR(8.75)
Shaun Marsh 20 (11b)
Michael Carberry 4 (6b)
John Hastings 2-0-14-1
4.1 James Faulkner to Michael Carberry, One more to the total. (1)
4.2 James Faulkner to Shaun Marsh, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
4.3 James Faulkner to Michael Carberry, There's a mix up with the batsman, and he's out!
Michael Carberry run out John Hastings
Runs : 5 Balls : 8 S/R : 62.5
(0)
4.4 James Faulkner to Adam Voges, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.5 James Faulkner to Adam Voges, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
4.6 James Faulkner to Adam Voges, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Perth Scorchers 38/2 (RR : 7.6) Required RR(9.07)
Adam Voges 2 (3b)
Shaun Marsh 21 (12b)
James Faulkner 3-0-24-0
5.1 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
5.4 John Hastings to Shaun Marsh, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
5.5 John Hastings to Adam Voges, Plumb!
Adam Voges lbw John Hastings
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
(0)
5.6 John Hastings to David Willey, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 6
Perth Scorchers 45/3 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(9.21)
David Willey 6 (1b)
Shaun Marsh 22 (16b)
John Hastings 3-0-21-2
6.1 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
6.2 Daniel Worrall to David Willey, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
6.3 Daniel Worrall to David Willey, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
6.4 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
6.5 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.6 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 7
Perth Scorchers 50/3 (RR : 7.14) Required RR(9.54)
David Willey 9 (3b)
Shaun Marsh 24 (20b)
Daniel Worrall 1-0-5-0
7.1 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
7.3 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.4 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.5 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
7.6 Adam Zampa to David Willey, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 8
Perth Scorchers 52/3 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(10.2)
Shaun Marsh 25 (25b)
David Willey 10 (4b)
Adam Zampa 1-0-2-0
8.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, One more to the total. (1)
8.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
8.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Perth Scorchers 58/3 (RR : 6.44) Required RR(10.5)
David Willey 15 (8b)
Shaun Marsh 26 (27b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 1-0-6-0
9.1 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
9.2 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.3 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
9.4 Adam Zampa to Shaun Marsh, That's a single. (1)
9.5 Adam Zampa to David Willey, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.6 Adam Zampa to David Willey, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
End of over 10
Perth Scorchers 71/3 (RR : 7.1) Required RR(10.3)
David Willey 19 (10b)
Shaun Marsh 35 (31b)
Adam Zampa 2-0-15-0
10.1 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
10.2 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, No shot offered. (0)
10.3 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.4 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
10.5 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.6 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 11
Perth Scorchers 73/3 (RR : 6.64) Required RR(11.2)
Shaun Marsh 37 (37b)
David Willey 19 (10b)
Glenn Maxwell 1-0-2-0
11.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
11.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, Very well bowled. (0)
11.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 12
Perth Scorchers 79/3 (RR : 6.58) Required RR(11.9)
David Willey 22 (12b)
Shaun Marsh 40 (41b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2-0-12-0
12.1 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.2 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.3 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
12.4 Daniel Worrall to David Willey, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
12.5 Daniel Worrall to Shaun Marsh, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.6 Daniel Worrall to David Willey, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 13
Perth Scorchers 85/3 (RR : 6.54) Required RR(12.7)
Shaun Marsh 44 (45b)
David Willey 24 (14b)
Daniel Worrall 2-0-11-0
13.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
13.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
13.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
13.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, One more to the total. (1)
13.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to David Willey, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 14
Perth Scorchers 87/3 (RR : 6.21) Required RR(14.5)
David Willey 25 (17b)
Shaun Marsh 45 (48b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-14-0
14.1 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.2 Glenn Maxwell to David Willey, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.3 Glenn Maxwell to David Willey, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.4 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.5 Glenn Maxwell to Shaun Marsh, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
14.6 Glenn Maxwell to David Willey, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 15
Perth Scorchers 94/3 (RR : 6.27) Required RR(16)
David Willey 28 (20b)
Shaun Marsh 49 (51b)
Glenn Maxwell 2-0-9-0
15.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shaun Marsh, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Shaun Marsh b Ben Hilfenhaus
Runs : 49 Balls : 52 S/R : 94.23
(0)
15.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to Cameron Bancroft, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
15.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Cameron Bancroft, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Cameron Bancroft, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
15.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Cameron Bancroft, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
15.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to Cameron Bancroft, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Perth Scorchers 104/4 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(17.5)
Cameron Bancroft 10 (5b)
David Willey 28 (20b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 4-0-24-1
16.1 Adam Zampa to David Willey, Six! (6)
16.2 Adam Zampa to David Willey, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
16.3 Adam Zampa to David Willey, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
16.4 Adam Zampa to Cameron Bancroft, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.5 Adam Zampa to Cameron Bancroft, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
16.6 Adam Zampa to Cameron Bancroft, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Perth Scorchers 117/4 (RR : 6.88) Required RR(19)
Cameron Bancroft 12 (8b)
David Willey 39 (23b)
Adam Zampa 3-0-28-0
17.1 Glenn Maxwell to David Willey, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
17.2 Glenn Maxwell to David Willey, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.3 Glenn Maxwell to Cameron Bancroft, Very well bowled. (0)
17.4 Glenn Maxwell to Cameron Bancroft, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
17.5 Glenn Maxwell to Cameron Bancroft, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
17.6 Glenn Maxwell to Cameron Bancroft, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 18
Perth Scorchers 128/4 (RR : 7.11) Required RR(23)
Cameron Bancroft 20 (12b)
David Willey 42 (25b)
Glenn Maxwell 3-0-20-0
18.1 James Faulkner to David Willey, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
18.2 James Faulkner to David Willey, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
18.3 James Faulkner to David Willey, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
18.4 James Faulkner to David Willey, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.5 James Faulkner to David Willey, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
18.6 James Faulkner to David Willey, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 19
Perth Scorchers 142/4 (RR : 7.47) Required RR(32)
David Willey 56 (31b)
Cameron Bancroft 20 (12b)
James Faulkner 4-0-38-0
19.1 John Hastings to Cameron Bancroft, He walks down the track, but does it too early, and the bowler fires the ball wide. The batsman tries to reach it but fails, and the keeper does the rest. Clever bowling.
Cameron Bancroftst Peter Handscomb b John Hastings
Runs : 20 Balls : 13 S/R : 153.8
(0)
19.2 John Hastings to Mitchell Marsh, That was a very good delivery. (0)
19.3 John Hastings to Mitchell Marsh, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
19.4 John Hastings to Mitchell Marsh, Splendid shot for four! (4)
19.5 John Hastings to Mitchell Marsh, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
19.6 John Hastings to David Willey, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 20
Perth Scorchers 147/5 (RR : 7.35) Required RR(1.#J)
David Willey 56 (32b)
Mitchell Marsh 5 (4b)
John Hastings 4-0-26-3
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 147
Wickets : 5
Overs : 20.0
Perth Scorchers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Michael Klinger b Hastings 10 7 0 1 142.9
Shaun Marsh b Hilfenhaus 49 52 5 0 94.2
Michael Carberry run out (Hastings) 5 8 0 0 62.5
Adam Voges* lbw b Hastings 2 4 0 0 50.0
David Willey not out 56 32 2 4 175.0
Cameron Bancroft† st Handscomb b Hastings 20 13 1 2 153.8
Mitchell Marsh not out 5 4 1 0 125.0
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Jason Behrendorff
Andrew Tye
Brad Hogg
Total: 147/5 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.35
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Melbourne Stars Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Glenn Maxwell 3.0 0 20 0 6.67
James Faulkner 4.0 0 38 0 9.50
John Hastings 4.0 0 26 3 6.50
Daniel Worrall 2.0 0 11 0 5.50
Ben Hilfenhaus 4.0 0 24 1 6.0
Adam Zampa 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
Total: 147/5 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.35
Extras : 0 No Balls : 0 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Melbourne Stars - 174/2 in 20.0 overs.
Perth Scorchers - 147/5 in 20.0 overs.
Melbourne Stars won by 27 runs
Man of the Match - Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)
POINTS:
Melbourne Stars - 2
Perth Scorchers - 0
0.1 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
0.2 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.3 James Pattinson to Mahela Jayawardena, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
0.4 James Pattinson to Mahela Jayawardena, Splendid shot for four! (4)
0.5 James Pattinson to Mahela Jayawardena, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.6 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 1
Adelaide Strikers 11/0 (RR : 11)
Mahela Jayawardena 5 (3b)
Tim Ludeman 6 (3b)
James Pattinson 1-0-11-0
1.1 Dwayne Bravo to Tim Ludeman, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
1.2 Dwayne Bravo to Tim Ludeman, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
1.3 Dwayne Bravo to Tim Ludeman, That's a single. (1)
1.4 Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardena, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
1.5 Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardena, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.6 Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardena, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 2
Adelaide Strikers 20/0 (RR : 10)
Mahela Jayawardena 9 (6b)
Tim Ludeman 11 (6b)
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-9-0
2.1 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
2.2 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.3 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.4 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
2.5 James Pattinson to Tim Ludeman, (0) Oh, needless wicket there. Charged down the wicket, swung wildly, didn't even get close and it's an easy wicket. The bowler is loving it.
Tim Ludeman st Peter Nevill b James Pattinson
Runs : 15 Balls : 11 S/R : 136.4
2.6 James Pattinson to Travis Head, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Adelaide Strikers 24/1 (RR : 8)
Travis Head 0 (1b)
Mahela Jayawardena 9 (6b)
James Pattinson 2-0-15-1
3.1 Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardena, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardena, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
3.3 Dwayne Bravo to Mahela Jayawardena, (0) Inside edge, and gone! Great bowling, and some loose batting.
Mahela Jayawardena b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 13 Balls : 9 S/R : 144.4
3.4 Dwayne Bravo to Brad Hodge, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
3.5 Dwayne Bravo to Travis Head, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
3.6 Dwayne Bravo to Brad Hodge, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 4
Adelaide Strikers 32/2 (RR : 8)
Brad Hodge 3 (2b)
Travis Head 1 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-17-1
4.1 James Pattinson to Travis Head, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
4.2 James Pattinson to Travis Head, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
4.3 James Pattinson to Travis Head, , No Ball. Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.3 James Pattinson to Travis Head, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 James Pattinson to Travis Head, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
4.5 James Pattinson to Travis Head, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
4.6 James Pattinson to Travis Head, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 5
Adelaide Strikers 49/2 (RR : 9.8)
Travis Head 17 (8b)
Brad Hodge 3 (2b)
James Pattinson 3-0-32-1
5.1 Dwayne Bravo to Brad Hodge, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.2 Dwayne Bravo to Travis Head, Splendid shot for four! (4)
5.3 Dwayne Bravo to Travis Head, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
5.4 Dwayne Bravo to Travis Head, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
5.5 Dwayne Bravo to Travis Head, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
5.6 Dwayne Bravo to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 6
Adelaide Strikers 55/2 (RR : 9.17)
Brad Hodge 4 (4b)
Travis Head 22 (12b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-23-1
6.1 Xavier Doherty to Travis Head, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
6.2 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
6.3 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
6.4 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
6.5 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, No shot offered. (0)
6.6 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 7
Adelaide Strikers 58/2 (RR : 8.29)
Brad Hodge 6 (9b)
Travis Head 23 (13b)
Xavier Doherty 1-0-3-0
7.1 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.2 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.3 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
7.4 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.5 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
7.6 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 8
Adelaide Strikers 68/2 (RR : 8.5)
Travis Head 31 (17b)
Brad Hodge 8 (11b)
Cameron Gannon 1-0-10-0
8.1 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
8.2 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
8.3 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
8.4 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
8.5 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.6 Xavier Doherty to Travis Head, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
End of over 9
Adelaide Strikers 85/2 (RR : 9.44)
Travis Head 35 (18b)
Brad Hodge 21 (16b)
Xavier Doherty 2-0-20-0
9.1 Peter Siddle to Brad Hodge, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.2 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
9.3 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
9.4 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.5 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
9.6 Peter Siddle to Brad Hodge, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 10
Adelaide Strikers 94/2 (RR : 9.4)
Travis Head 42 (22b)
Brad Hodge 23 (18b)
Peter Siddle 1-0-9-0
10.1 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.2 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
10.3 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.4 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.5 Xavier Doherty to Travis Head, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
10.6 Xavier Doherty to Travis Head, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 11
Adelaide Strikers 101/2 (RR : 9.18)
Travis Head 46 (24b)
Brad Hodge 26 (22b)
Xavier Doherty 3-0-27-0
11.1 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
11.2 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
11.3 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
11.4 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
11.5 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, , No Ball. Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
11.5 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
11.6 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Adelaide Strikers 114/2 (RR : 9.5)
Brad Hodge 35 (26b)
Travis Head 49 (26b)
Cameron Gannon 2-0-23-0
12.1 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
12.2 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.3 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
12.4 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
12.5 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.6 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 13
Adelaide Strikers 126/2 (RR : 9.69)
Travis Head 61 (32b)
Brad Hodge 35 (26b)
Peter Siddle 2-0-21-0
13.1 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
13.2 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
13.3 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, That was a very good delivery. (0)
13.4 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.5 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
13.6 Xavier Doherty to Brad Hodge, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 14
Adelaide Strikers 138/2 (RR : 9.86)
Brad Hodge 47 (32b)
Travis Head 61 (32b)
Xavier Doherty 4-0-39-0
14.1 Cameron Gannon to Travis Head, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.2 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.3 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
14.4 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
14.5 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 15
Adelaide Strikers 145/2 (RR : 9.67)
Brad Hodge 53 (37b)
Travis Head 62 (33b)
Cameron Gannon 3-0-30-0
15.1 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
15.2 Peter Siddle to Travis Head, (0) Stumped!
Travis Head st Peter Nevill b Peter Siddle
Runs : 62 Balls : 35 S/R : 177.1
15.3 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
15.4 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.5 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
15.6 Peter Siddle to Brad Hodge, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 16
Adelaide Strikers 146/3 (RR : 9.13)
Brad Hodge 53 (38b)
Craig Simmons 1 (3b)
Peter Siddle 3-0-22-1
16.1 Cameron Gannon to Craig Simmons, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
16.2 Cameron Gannon to Craig Simmons, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
16.3 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
16.4 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
16.5 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
16.6 Cameron Gannon to Brad Hodge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Adelaide Strikers 163/3 (RR : 9.59)
Brad Hodge 65 (42b)
Craig Simmons 6 (5b)
Cameron Gannon 4-0-47-0
17.1 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
17.2 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Good running, two runs. (2)
17.3 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.4 Peter Siddle to Brad Hodge, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.5 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, No shot offered. (0)
17.6 Peter Siddle to Craig Simmons, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 18
Adelaide Strikers 171/3 (RR : 9.5)
Craig Simmons 13 (10b)
Brad Hodge 66 (43b)
Peter Siddle 4-0-30-1
18.1 James Pattinson to Brad Hodge, Splendid shot for four! (4)
18.2 James Pattinson to Brad Hodge, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.3 James Pattinson to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
18.4 James Pattinson to Brad Hodge, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
18.5 James Pattinson to Brad Hodge, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
18.6 James Pattinson to Brad Hodge, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 19
Adelaide Strikers 187/3 (RR : 9.84)
Brad Hodge 82 (49b)
Craig Simmons 13 (10b)
James Pattinson 4-0-48-1
19.1 Dwayne Bravo to Craig Simmons, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Dwayne Bravo to Craig Simmons, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
19.3 Dwayne Bravo to Craig Simmons, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
19.4 Dwayne Bravo to Brad Hodge, (0) He tries to play that off the backfoot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
Brad Hodge lbw Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 82 Balls : 50 S/R : 164
19.5 Dwayne Bravo to Alex Ross, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
19.6 Dwayne Bravo to Alex Ross, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 20
Adelaide Strikers 193/4 (RR : 9.65)
Craig Simmons 16 (13b)
Alex Ross 3 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-29-2
The final scorecard was :
Score: 193
Wickets : 4
Overs : 20.0
Adelaide Strikers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Tim Ludeman† st Nevill b Pattinson 15 11 2 0 136.4
Mahela Jayawardena b Bravo 13 9 3 0 144.4
Travis Head st Nevill b Siddle 62 35 9 1 177.1
Brad Hodge* lbw b Bravo 82 50 13 1 164.0
Craig Simmons not out 16 13 2 0 123.1
Alex Ross not out 3 2 0 0 150.0
Adil Rashid
Alex Keath
Michael Neser
Kane Richardson
Ben Laughlin
Total: 193/4 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.65
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Melbourne Renegades Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Dwayne Bravo 4.0 0 29 2 7.25
Cameron Gannon 4.0 0 47 0 11.75
James Pattinson 4.0 0 48 1 12.00
Peter Siddle 4.0 0 30 1 7.50
Xavier Doherty 4.0 0 39 0 9.75
Total: 193/4 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.65
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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0.1 Ben Laughlin to Peter Nevill, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
0.2 Ben Laughlin to Peter Nevill, Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!
Peter Nevill run out Ben Laughlin
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
(0)
0.3 Ben Laughlin to Callum Ferguson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.4 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
0.5 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
0.6 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 1
Melbourne Renegades 17/1 (RR : 17) Required RR(9.26)
Chris Gayle 12 (3b)
Callum Ferguson 1 (1b)
Ben Laughlin 1-0-17-0
1.1 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
1.2 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.3 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
1.4 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.5 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
1.6 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 2
Melbourne Renegades 34/1 (RR : 17) Required RR(8.83)
Chris Gayle 12 (3b)
Callum Ferguson 18 (7b)
Kane Richardson 1-0-17-0
2.1 Ben Laughlin to Callum Ferguson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.2 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Very well bowled. (0)
2.3 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.5 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.6 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Melbourne Renegades 35/1 (RR : 11.7) Required RR(9.29)
Chris Gayle 12 (8b)
Callum Ferguson 19 (8b)
Ben Laughlin 2-0-18-0
3.1 Kane Richardson to Callum Ferguson, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
Callum Ferguson b Kane Richardson
Runs : 19 Balls : 9 S/R : 211.1
(0)
3.2 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
3.3 Kane Richardson to Chris Gayle, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
3.4 Kane Richardson to Chris Gayle, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
3.5 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
3.6 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 4
Melbourne Renegades 46/2 (RR : 11.5) Required RR(9.19)
Chris Gayle 17 (10b)
Aaron Finch 6 (3b)
Kane Richardson 2-0-28-1
4.1 Ben Laughlin to Aaron Finch, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
4.2 Ben Laughlin to Chris Gayle, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.
Chris Gayle c Kane Richardson b Ben Laughlin
Runs : 17 Balls : 11 S/R : 154.5
(0)
4.3 Ben Laughlin to Cameron White, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.4 Ben Laughlin to Cameron White, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Cameron White b Ben Laughlin
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
(0)
4.5 Ben Laughlin to Matthew Wade, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
4.6 Ben Laughlin to Matthew Wade, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Melbourne Renegades 51/4 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(9.47)
Matthew Wade 2 (2b)
Aaron Finch 7 (4b)
Ben Laughlin 3-0-23-2
5.1 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.2 Kane Richardson to Matthew Wade, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
5.3 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
5.4 Kane Richardson to Matthew Wade, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.5 Kane Richardson to Aaron Finch, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.6 Kane Richardson to Matthew Wade, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 6
Melbourne Renegades 56/4 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(9.79)
Matthew Wade 4 (5b)
Aaron Finch 10 (7b)
Kane Richardson 3-0-33-1
6.1 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
6.2 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
6.3 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
6.4 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
6.5 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.6 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 7
Melbourne Renegades 61/4 (RR : 8.71) Required RR(10.2)
Matthew Wade 8 (10b)
Aaron Finch 11 (8b)
Alex Keath 1-0-5-0
7.1 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.2 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
7.3 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
7.4 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
7.5 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, One more to the total. (1)
7.6 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 8
Melbourne Renegades 69/4 (RR : 8.63) Required RR(10.3)
Aaron Finch 18 (13b)
Matthew Wade 9 (11b)
Michael Neser 1-0-8-0
8.1 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
8.2 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Very well bowled. (0)
8.3 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.4 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, One more to the total. (1)
8.5 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
8.6 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 9
Melbourne Renegades 78/4 (RR : 8.67) Required RR(10.5)
Aaron Finch 24 (15b)
Matthew Wade 12 (15b)
Alex Keath 2-0-14-0
9.1 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
9.2 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.3 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
9.4 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.5 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
9.6 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 10
Melbourne Renegades 88/4 (RR : 8.8) Required RR(10.5)
Matthew Wade 21 (20b)
Aaron Finch 25 (16b)
Michael Neser 2-0-18-0
10.1 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
10.2 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.3 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.4 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
10.5 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 11
Melbourne Renegades 92/4 (RR : 8.36) Required RR(11.2)
Aaron Finch 29 (22b)
Matthew Wade 21 (20b)
Adil Rashid 1-0-4-0
11.1 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
11.2 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.3 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
11.4 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.5 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.6 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 12
Melbourne Renegades 100/4 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(11.6)
Matthew Wade 29 (26b)
Aaron Finch 29 (22b)
Michael Neser 3-0-26-0
12.1 Travis Head to Aaron Finch, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.2 Travis Head to Aaron Finch, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
12.3 Travis Head to Matthew Wade, No shot offered. (0)
12.4 Travis Head to Matthew Wade, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
12.5 Travis Head to Matthew Wade, One more to the total. (1)
12.6 Travis Head to Aaron Finch, , No BallAh, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.6 Travis Head to Aaron Finch, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Melbourne Renegades 107/4 (RR : 8.23) Required RR(12.3)
Aaron Finch 32 (25b)
Matthew Wade 32 (29b)
Travis Head 1-0-7-0
13.1 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
13.2 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
13.3 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.4 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, No shot offered. (0)
13.5 Michael Neser to Matthew Wade, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
13.6 Michael Neser to Aaron Finch, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 14
Melbourne Renegades 112/4 (RR : 8) Required RR(13.5)
Aaron Finch 33 (27b)
Matthew Wade 36 (33b)
Michael Neser 4-0-31-0
14.1 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.2 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, Easy single. (1)
14.5 Alex Keath to Matthew Wade, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.6 Alex Keath to Aaron Finch, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
End of over 15
Melbourne Renegades 119/4 (RR : 7.93) Required RR(14.8)
Aaron Finch 38 (31b)
Matthew Wade 38 (35b)
Alex Keath 3-0-21-0
15.1 Travis Head to Matthew Wade, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out! Pwned.
Matthew Wade lbw Travis Head
Runs : 38 Balls : 36 S/R : 105.6
(0)
15.2 Travis Head to Dwayne Bravo, Very well bowled. (0)
15.3 Travis Head to Dwayne Bravo, A mix up, throw, oh boy this is close. And the third umpire gives it!
Dwayne Bravo run out Alex Keath
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)
15.4 Travis Head to Cameron Gannon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.5 Travis Head to Cameron Gannon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.6 Travis Head to Cameron Gannon, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 16
Melbourne Renegades 123/6 (RR : 7.69) Required RR(17.5)
Cameron Gannon 4 (3b)
Aaron Finch 38 (31b)
Travis Head 2-0-11-1
16.1 Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
Aaron Finch lbw Adil Rashid
Runs : 38 Balls : 32 S/R : 118.8
(0)
16.2 Adil Rashid to James Pattinson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.3 Adil Rashid to James Pattinson, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
16.4 Adil Rashid to Cameron Gannon, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
16.5 Adil Rashid to James Pattinson, , No BallSwing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Adil Rashid to James Pattinson, That was a very good delivery. (0)
16.6 Adil Rashid to James Pattinson, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 17
Melbourne Renegades 128/7 (RR : 7.53) Required RR(21.7)
James Pattinson 3 (4b)
Cameron Gannon 5 (4b)
Adil Rashid 2-0-9-1
17.1 Alex Keath to Cameron Gannon, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
17.2 Alex Keath to Cameron Gannon, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
17.3 Alex Keath to Cameron Gannon, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
17.4 Alex Keath to James Pattinson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
17.5 Alex Keath to Cameron Gannon, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
17.6 Alex Keath to Cameron Gannon, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
End of over 18
Melbourne Renegades 138/7 (RR : 7.67) Required RR(27.5)
Cameron Gannon 14 (9b)
James Pattinson 4 (5b)
Alex Keath 4-0-31-0
18.1 Ben Laughlin to James Pattinson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
18.2 Ben Laughlin to James Pattinson, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
18.3 Ben Laughlin to James Pattinson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.4 Ben Laughlin to James Pattinson, Very well bowled. (0)
18.5 Ben Laughlin to James Pattinson, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.6 Ben Laughlin to James Pattinson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Melbourne Renegades 146/7 (RR : 7.68) Required RR(47)
James Pattinson 12 (11b)
Cameron Gannon 14 (9b)
Ben Laughlin 4-0-31-2
19.1 Kane Richardson to Cameron Gannon, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
19.2 Kane Richardson to James Pattinson, Very well bowled. (0)
19.3 Kane Richardson to James Pattinson, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
James Pattinson c Ben Laughlin b Kane Richardson
Runs : 12 Balls : 13 S/R : 92.31
(0)
19.4 Kane Richardson to Peter Siddle, That's a single. (1)
19.5 Kane Richardson to Cameron Gannon, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.6 Kane Richardson to Cameron Gannon, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 20
Melbourne Renegades 150/8 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(1.#J)
Cameron Gannon 17 (12b)
Peter Siddle 1 (1b)
Kane Richardson 4-0-37-2
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 150
Wickets : 8
Overs : 20.0
Melbourne Renegades Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Peter Nevill† run out (Laughlin) 4 2 1 0 200.0
Chris Gayle c Richardson b Laughlin 17 11 2 1 154.5
Callum Ferguson b Richardson 19 9 1 2 211.1
Aaron Finch* lbw b Rashid 38 32 3 0 118.8
Cameron White b Laughlin 2 2 0 0 100.0
Matthew Wade lbw b Head 38 36 1 0 105.6
Dwayne Bravo run out (Keath) 0 2 0 0 0.0
Cameron Gannon not out 17 12 2 0 141.7
James Pattinson c Laughlin b Richardson 12 13 0 1 92.3
Peter Siddle not out 1 1 0 0 100.0
Xavier Doherty
Total: 150/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.50
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Adelaide Strikers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Travis Head 2.0 0 11 1 5.50
Adil Rashid 2.0 0 9 1 4.50
Alex Keath 4.0 0 31 0 7.75
Michael Neser 4.0 0 31 0 7.75
Kane Richardson 4.0 0 37 2 9.25
Ben Laughlin 4.0 0 31 2 7.75
Total: 150/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.50
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Adelaide Strikers - 193/4 in 20.0 overs.
Melbourne Renegades - 150/8 in 20.0 overs.
Adelaide Strikers won by 43 runs
Man of the Match - Brad Hodge (Adelaide Strikers)
POINTS:
Adelaide Strikers - 2
Melbourne Renegades - 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Tim Ludeman 8 8 0 116 86 134.88 14.50 72 1 1 0 14 1 2 1 1
Mahela Jayawardena 8 8 1 214 129 165.89 30.57 71 1 2 0 26 5 4 - 1
Travis Head 8 8 0 247 162 152.46 30.87 69 0 2 0 26 4 1 - 1
Brad Hodge 8 8 0 376 260 144.61 47.00 83 0 3 0 36 7 0 - 0
Craig Simmons 8 8 1 138 106 130.18 19.71 55 1 1 0 14 2 1 - 3
Alex Ross 8 8 1 141 110 128.18 20.14 51 0 1 0 12 3 1 - 0
Adil Rashid 7 6 3 89 49 181.63 29.67 32* 1 0 0 7 3 3 - 0
Alex Keath 4 3 1 20 18 111.11 10.00 16 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 1
Michael Neser 7 4 3 21 11 190.91 21.00 19* 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 0
Kane Richardson 8 4 3 10 9 111.11 10.00 5* 0 0 0 1 0 5 - 1
Ben Laughlin 8 1 0 1 3 33.33 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 1
Gary Putland 5 2 2 24 14 171.42 -.- 12* 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 0
Hamish Kingston 1 1 0 2 2 100.00 2.00 2* 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Travis Head 8 1 2.0 11 0 1 5.50 11.00 12.00 1/11 0 0
Adil Rashid 7 7 26.0 212 0 4 8.15 53.00 39.00 2/33 0 0
Alex Keath 4 4 16.0 136 0 1 8.50 136.00 96.00 1/18 0 0
Michael Neser 7 7 28.0 224 0 6 8.00 37.33 28.00 2/17 0 0
Kane Richardson 8 8 32.0 311 0 17 9.71 18.29 11.29 3/35 0 0
Ben Laughlin 8 8 32.0 295 0 18 9.21 16.39 10.67 4/33 1 0
Gary Putland 5 5 20.0 188 0 1 9.40 188.00 120.00 1/32 0 0
Hamish Kingston 1 1 4.0 32 0 1 8.00 32.00 24.00 1/32 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Lendl Simmons 8 8 0 243 147 165.30 30.37 86 2 2 0 21 9 0 - 2
Joe Burns 8 8 3 354 241 146.88 70.80 97* 0 4 0 27 10 0 - 0
Chris Lynn 8 8 1 178 122 145.90 25.42 84 1 1 0 21 5 1 - 0
Peter Forrest 8 7 0 143 124 115.32 20.42 46 0 0 0 10 1 2 - 0
Nathan Reardon 8 7 1 153 109 140.36 25.50 47* 1 0 0 16 2 1 - 0
Ben Cutting 8 6 0 108 64 168.75 18.00 41 0 0 0 11 1 4 - 0
James Hopes 8 6 0 38 27 140.74 6.33 16 1 0 0 6 1 0 - 2
Jimmy Pierson 8 6 3 76 51 149.01 25.33 46 2 0 0 8 2 0 1 0
Samuel Badree 8 5 3 14 17 82.35 7.00 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 0
Andrew Fekete 8 4 1 21 16 131.25 7.00 11 1 0 0 1 2 4 - 0
Josh Lalor 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 -.- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Luke Feldman 7 3 3 1 3 33.33 -.- 1* 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Ben Cutting 8 8 31.0 225 0 15 7.25 15.00 12.40 3/13 0 0
James Hopes 8 8 30.4 284 0 11 9.25 25.81 16.73 3/33 0 0
Samuel Badree 8 8 30.4 265 0 11 8.64 24.09 16.73 3/23 0 0
Andrew Fekete 8 8 32.0 244 0 4 7.62 61.00 48.00 1/21 0 0
Josh Lalor 1 1 4.0 28 0 4 7.00 7.00 6.00 4/28 1 0
Luke Feldman 7 7 28.0 200 0 2 7.14 100.00 84.00 1/29 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Ben Dunk 8 8 0 172 105 163.80 21.50 66 2 1 0 12 10 0 - 1
Tim Paine 8 8 1 122 79 154.43 17.42 79* 1 1 0 8 8 1 1 0
Kumar Sangakkara 8 8 1 191 135 141.48 27.28 55* 0 1 0 16 3 2 - 0
George Bailey 8 7 0 224 148 151.35 32.00 77 1 2 0 21 8 1 - 1
Jonathan Wells 8 6 0 160 119 134.45 26.67 73 1 2 0 19 4 2 - 0
Daniel Christian 8 7 2 165 127 129.92 33.00 67 1 1 0 10 7 3 - 0
Darren Sammy 7 6 2 167 123 135.77 41.75 65 1 1 0 20 2 0 - 0
Shaun Tait 5 3 0 25 16 156.25 8.33 16 0 0 0 3 1 2 - 2
Timm van der Gugten 8 5 1 27 19 142.10 6.75 14* 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 2
Joe Mennie 6 4 2 12 8 150.00 6.00 4* 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 0
Cameron Boyce 7 4 3 37 18 205.56 37.00 19* 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 0
Jake Reed 5 3 2 14 6 233.33 14.00 14 2 0 0 2 1 2 - 0
Clive Rose 1 1 0 0 4 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Simon Milenko 1 1 0 2 2 100.00 2.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Daniel Christian 8 8 30.0 260 0 15 8.67 17.33 12.00 3/29 0 0
Darren Sammy 7 7 19.0 201 0 2 10.57 100.50 57.00 2/28 0 0
Shaun Tait 5 5 20.0 239 0 7 11.95 34.14 17.14 2/44 0 0
Timm van der Gugten 8 8 24.0 224 0 0 9.33 -.- 0.0 0/15 0 0
Joe Mennie 6 6 17.4 133 0 6 7.52 22.16 17.67 3/7 0 0
Cameron Boyce 7 7 19.0 167 0 2 8.78 83.50 57.00 1/20 0 0
Jake Reed 5 5 17.0 127 1 3 7.47 42.33 34.00 2/8 0 0
Clive Rose 1 1 2.0 19 0 0 9.50 -.- 0.0 0/19 0 0
Simon Milenko 1 1 3.0 15 0 0 5.00 -.- 0.0 0/15 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Peter Nevill 6 6 0 114 70 162.85 19.00 75 1 1 0 9 5 1 4 0
Chris Gayle 8 8 1 252 152 165.78 36.00 107* 1 1 1 23 5 1 - 1
Callum Ferguson 8 8 2 146 97 150.51 24.33 44 0 0 0 9 8 2 - 0
Aaron Finch 8 7 2 407 290 140.34 81.40 98 0 4 0 37 8 2 - 0
Cameron White 8 7 1 207 136 152.20 34.50 66 0 1 0 19 7 1 - 1
Matthew Wade 7 6 0 165 128 128.90 27.50 73 0 1 0 10 4 1 1 0
Dwayne Bravo 8 6 1 22 18 122.22 4.40 10 3 0 0 3 1 1 - 0
Cameron Gannon 8 3 3 19 13 146.15 -.- 17* 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 0
James Pattinson 8 1 0 12 13 92.30 12.00 12 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 2
Peter Siddle 3 2 2 10 8 125.00 -.- 9* 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 0
Xavier Doherty 7 1 0 2 6 33.33 2.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0
Nathan Rimmington 6 2 2 8 9 88.89 -.- 7* 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 0
Tom Cooper 3 3 0 16 14 114.28 5.33 16 2 0 0 1 1 0 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Dwayne Bravo 8 8 31.4 342 0 17 10.79 20.11 11.17 4/54 1 0
Cameron Gannon 8 8 32.0 270 0 2 8.43 135.00 96.00 1/23 0 0
James Pattinson 8 8 32.0 342 0 15 10.68 22.80 12.80 3/47 0 0
Peter Siddle 3 3 12.0 97 0 3 8.08 32.33 24.00 1/30 0 0
Xavier Doherty 7 7 28.0 242 0 7 8.64 34.57 24.00 2/24 0 0
Nathan Rimmington 6 6 24.0 232 0 4 9.67 58.00 36.00 2/34 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Marcus Stoinis 5 5 0 128 101 126.73 25.60 60 0 1 0 9 5 2 - 0
Luke Wright 8 8 1 273 217 125.80 39.00 95 2 2 0 15 9 0 - 2
Kevin Pietersen 8 8 1 276 198 139.39 39.42 73* 1 3 0 26 6 3 - 0
David Hussey 7 7 2 194 136 142.64 38.80 81 0 2 0 14 8 1 - 0
Glenn Maxwell 8 7 1 277 190 145.78 46.16 61 0 3 0 29 3 3 - 0
Peter Handscomb 8 6 1 57 39 146.15 11.40 40 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 0
James Faulkner 8 6 4 47 24 195.83 23.50 14 0 0 0 2 3 2 - 0
John Hastings 8 4 2 17 14 121.42 8.50 13* 2 0 0 1 1 2 - 2
Daniel Worrall 3 2 1 0 6 0.00 0.00 0* 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
Ben Hilfenhaus 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 -.- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1
Adam Zampa 7 2 0 8 6 133.33 4.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Rob Quiney 4 4 1 30 24 125.00 10.00 12 0 0 0 2 1 2 - 0
Scott Boland 7 3 2 10 7 142.85 10.00 8* 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Glenn Maxwell 8 8 27.0 221 0 11 8.18 20.09 14.73 4/34 1 0
James Faulkner 8 8 31.3 259 1 9 8.22 28.78 21.00 2/19 0 0
John Hastings 8 8 28.0 226 0 13 8.07 17.38 12.92 4/24 1 0
Daniel Worrall 3 3 7.0 47 0 0 6.71 -.- 0.0 0/11 0 0
Ben Hilfenhaus 7 7 23.0 182 0 3 7.91 60.67 46.00 1/17 0 0
Adam Zampa 7 7 18.0 147 0 3 8.17 49.00 36.00 2/19 0 0
Scott Boland 7 7 23.0 218 0 5 9.47 43.60 27.60 2/42 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Michael Klinger 8 8 0 220 163 134.96 27.50 69 0 2 0 12 7 0 - 0
Shaun Marsh 8 8 0 215 152 141.44 26.87 88 2 1 0 19 6 1 - 0
Michael Carberry 8 8 1 201 161 128.84 28.71 69 0 1 0 17 4 1 - 0
Adam Voges 8 8 1 170 126 134.92 24.28 73* 1 1 0 16 5 1 - 1
David Willey 8 8 3 219 141 155.31 43.80 56* 0 3 0 19 8 4 - 0
Cameron Bancroft 7 6 2 129 94 137.23 32.25 48 0 0 0 12 3 2 1 0
Mitchell Marsh 8 7 2 85 58 146.55 17.00 67* 3 1 0 10 1 4 - 1
Nathan Coulter-Nile 5 4 1 34 21 161.90 11.33 20* 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 0
Jason Behrendorff 8 3 0 11 9 122.22 5.50 10 1 0 0 1 1 1 - 0
Andrew Tye 6 3 1 33 21 157.14 16.50 22* 0 0 0 2 3 1 - 1
Brad Hogg 8 2 2 1 1 100.00 -.- 1* 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0
Ashton Agar 3 2 0 1 3 33.33 0.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2
Joel Paris 2 2 2 12 5 240.00 -.- 9* 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0
Sam Whiteman 1 1 0 0 1 0.00 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
David Willey 8 8 29.0 275 0 12 9.48 22.91 14.50 5/32 1 1
Mitchell Marsh 8 8 24.0 192 0 5 8.00 38.40 28.80 2/9 0 0
Nathan Coulter-Nile 5 5 18.0 197 0 5 10.94 39.40 21.60 2/42 0 0
Jason Behrendorff 8 8 27.0 216 0 5 8.00 43.20 32.40 3/42 0 0
Andrew Tye 6 6 16.0 152 0 3 9.50 50.67 32.00 2/19 0 0
Brad Hogg 8 8 23.0 182 0 4 7.91 45.50 34.50 2/40 0 0
Ashton Agar 3 3 9.0 85 0 0 9.44 -.- 0.0 0/17 0 0
Joel Paris 2 2 5.0 62 0 0 12.40 -.- 0.0 0/9 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Ed Cowan 5 5 0 160 111 144.14 32.00 84 0 2 0 15 4 2 - 1
Michael Lumb 8 8 0 297 198 150.00 37.12 85 0 3 0 21 8 1 - 0
Nic Maddinson 8 8 1 250 154 162.33 35.71 84 0 2 0 20 8 2 - 2
Ryan Carters 8 8 3 223 151 147.68 44.60 53* 1 1 0 21 5 3 0 1
Steve Smith 8 7 1 187 137 136.49 31.17 64 0 2 0 20 3 4 - 0
Moises Henriques 8 6 1 133 74 179.72 26.60 64* 1 1 0 10 7 2 - 0
Brad Haddin 8 5 0 85 62 137.09 17.00 53 1 1 0 8 2 0 - 0
Johan Botha 7 5 2 44 41 107.31 14.67 20 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 2
Jackson Bird 3 1 1 9 4 225.00 -.- 9* 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0
Mitchell Starc 8 2 1 20 9 222.22 20.00 16 0 0 0 1 1 3 - 1
Ben Dwarshuis 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 -.- 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0
Doug Bollinger 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 -.- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Nathan Lyon 2 1 1 4 3 133.33 -.- 4* 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 0
Sean Abbott 5 2 0 4 5 80.00 2.00 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Moises Henriques 8 8 36.0 297 0 10 8.25 29.70 21.60 3/39 0 0
Johan Botha 7 7 25.0 172 0 5 6.88 34.40 30.00 2/32 0 0
Jackson Bird 3 3 12.0 126 0 4 10.50 31.50 18.00 3/41 0 0
Mitchell Starc 8 8 32.0 325 0 10 10.15 32.50 19.20 2/29 0 0
Ben Dwarshuis 6 6 24.0 209 0 1 10.45 209.00 144.00 1/35 0 0
Doug Bollinger 1 1 4.0 35 0 1 8.75 35.00 24.00 1/35 0 0
Sean Abbott 5 5 16.0 151 0 8 9.43 18.87 12.00 3/33 0 0
Nathan Lyon 2 2 6.0 56 0 3 9.33 18.67 12.00 2/26 0 0
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mtch. Inng. N.O.s Runs BF S/R Aveg. HS 0s 50s 100s 4s 6s Ct. St. Ro.
Usman Khawaja 8 8 1 230 143 160.83 32.85 100* 0 0 1 18 14 1 - 0
Aiden Blizzard 7 7 0 99 90 110.00 14.14 53 2 1 0 8 1 1 - 0
Shane Watson 8 8 1 304 219 138.81 43.42 73* 0 2 0 36 5 1 - 0
Jacques Kallis 8 8 1 168 131 128.24 24.00 54 0 2 0 14 6 3 - 1
Michael Hussey 8 7 2 226 151 149.66 45.20 73* 0 2 0 25 5 1 - 2
Andre Russell 8 6 1 111 68 163.23 22.20 55 0 1 0 8 4 3 - 2
Ben Rohrer 7 5 0 96 84 114.28 19.20 37 2 0 0 6 2 1 - 2
Andrew McDonald 5 4 2 12 14 85.71 6.00 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 - 0
Chris Hartley 8 4 3 19 10 190.00 19.00 9* 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
Fawad Ahmed 7 2 1 18 12 150.00 18.00 16* 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 1
Clint McKay 7 1 0 0 2 0.00 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 1
Pat Cummins 4 2 0 6 5 120.00 3.00 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 0
Gurinder Sandhu 3 2 2 11 9 122.22 -.- 10* 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mtch. Inng. Overs Runs Mdns. Wkt. Eco. Aveg. S/R BBI 4WIs 5WIs
Shane Watson 8 8 28.3 245 0 11 8.59 22.27 15.54 4/37 1 0
Jacques Kallis 8 8 29.5 309 0 17 10.65 18.17 10.52 4/37 1 0
Andre Russell 8 8 30.0 235 0 6 7.83 39.17 30.00 2/16 0 0
Fawad Ahmed 7 7 26.0 185 0 4 7.11 46.25 39.00 1/22 0 0
Clint McKay 7 7 24.0 188 0 7 7.83 26.85 20.57 2/14 0 0
Pat Cummins 4 4 6.0 58 0 2 9.67 29.00 18.00 1/18 0 0
Gurinder Sandhu 3 3 11.5 125 0 4 10.56 31.25 17.75 2/37 0 0