short ball, gets a bottom edge on the pull, bobbles to the off side
Heat vs Strikers, 1st Match at Brisbane, BBL, Dec 19 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Adelaide Strikers win by five wickets and open the defence of their title in very positive fashion. A poor night for the Heat in front of a big home crowd. They lost 8 for 51 before a last-wicket stand gave them something to bowl at. Alex Carey then led the run chase and the Heat couldn't strike often enough to create real pressure.
Shiva pops up with a stat: "Fifth successive loss for Heat in the BBL. They had lost their last four in a row last season. This equals their worst streak in the BBL (5 consec. losses in 2014-15 season).
There was a dose of controversy tonight as well with the bizarre run out situation involving James Pattinson, but it reached a sensible conclusion. We may hear more about it though. Alex will have his match wrap done shortly but, for now, it's goodbye and we'll see you for more BBL fun tomorrow.
another full toss, driven to deep cover to level the scores
full toss at the stumps, drives, doesn't quite get it to the boundary as the cover sweeper gets across
a short ball, quite a sharp delivery, pulled into square leg
carved to backward point, good catch...a very wide delivery, Lehmann had to stretch for it, comes off the toe end and Swepson takes a sharp, low grab
length ball outside off, a slower delivery, carved to deep cover
full outside off, driven to deep cover
Todd: "As a batter, I always thought that I would walk when bowlers started calling me back when I wasn't out. Hitting the next ball for six was the appropriate response."
that's an even better shot! A delightful drive up and over the off side, that was a super stroke
gets this wrong, it's a full toss, gives himself a touch of room to the leg side and drives over the covers
a leg-stump yorker, dug out back to the bowler
Graham Ward: "A distinct lack of 'elite honesty' from Carey!"
full outside off, driven firmly and straight to cover
length ball outside off, places his back-cut wide of point
gets the yorker in, punched down the ground
The Strikers just need to be sensible from here
a slower ball, into the pitched, pulled out to deep midwicket...ticking down comfortably at the moment
very wide outside off, would have been called if Wells hadn't moved across and driven to deep cover
full toss outside off, driven wide of the cover sweeper
Alex Carey has just told Fox Sports he nicked that ball to the keeper off Swepson
a short ball, plays a well controlled pull to deep square
full outside off, miscues a drive and it flies into the leg side
Prasu: "As i said before, this AS team looks weak on batting with Head being not present, "
a wide yorker, he plays over the top of it
short, wide outside off, called wide
Srk: "Cutting's overs will decide the fate of BH" He's back now
Over 20 • AS 147/5
Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)