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Heat vs Strikers, 1st Match at Brisbane, BBL, Dec 19 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st Match (N), Brisbane, December 19, 2018, Big Bash League
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(19.1/20 ov, T:147) 147/5

Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

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rashid-khan
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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.

19.1
1
Steketee to Wells, 1 run

short ball, gets a bottom edge on the pull, bobbles to the off side

end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 146/5CRR: 7.68 RRR: 1.00
Jonathan Wells23 (21b 2x4)
Michael Neser1 (1b)
Ben Cutting 3-0-22-1
Mark Steketee 3-0-36-0
18.6
1
Cutting to Wells, 1 run

another full toss, driven to deep cover to level the scores

18.5
2
Cutting to Wells, 2 runs

full toss at the stumps, drives, doesn't quite get it to the boundary as the cover sweeper gets across

18.4
1
Cutting to Neser, 1 run

a short ball, quite a sharp delivery, pulled into square leg

18.3
W
Cutting to Lehmann, OUT

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

Jake Lehmann c Swepson b Cutting 16 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
18.2
1
Cutting to Wells, 1 run

length ball outside off, a slower delivery, carved to deep cover

18.1
1
Cutting to Lehmann, 1 run

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."

end of over 1812 runs
AS: 140/4CRR: 7.77 RRR: 3.50
Jonathan Wells19 (18b 2x4)
Jake Lehmann15 (10b 1x4)
Mark Steketee 3-0-36-0
Ben Cutting 2-0-16-0
17.6
4
Steketee to Wells, FOUR runs

that's an even better shot! A delightful drive up and over the off side, that was a super stroke

17.5
4
Steketee to Wells, FOUR runs

gets this wrong, it's a full toss, gives himself a touch of room to the leg side and drives over the covers

17.4
Steketee to Wells, no run

a leg-stump yorker, dug out back to the bowler

Graham Ward: "A distinct lack of 'elite honesty' from Carey!"

17.3
Steketee to Wells, no run

full outside off, driven firmly and straight to cover

17.2
3
Steketee to Lehmann, 3 runs

length ball outside off, places his back-cut wide of point

17.1
1
Steketee to Wells, 1 run

gets the yorker in, punched down the ground

end of over 178 runs
AS: 128/4CRR: 7.52 RRR: 6.33
Jake Lehmann12 (9b 1x4)
Jonathan Wells10 (13b)
Ben Cutting 2-0-16-0
Mitchell Swepson 4-0-27-1

The Strikers just need to be sensible from here

16.6
2
Cutting to Lehmann, 2 runs

a slower ball, into the pitched, pulled out to deep midwicket...ticking down comfortably at the moment

16.5
1
Cutting to Wells, 1 run

very wide outside off, would have been called if Wells hadn't moved across and driven to deep cover

16.4
2
Cutting to Wells, 2 runs

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

16.3
1
Cutting to Lehmann, 1 run

a short ball, plays a well controlled pull to deep square

16.2
1
Cutting to Wells, 1 run

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, "

16.1
Cutting to Wells, no run

a wide yorker, he plays over the top of it

16.1
1w
Cutting to Wells, 1 wide

short, wide outside off, called wide

Srk: "Cutting's overs will decide the fate of BH" He's back now

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TEAMMWLPTNRR
HH14104200.603
MR1486160.173
SS1486160.047
MS147714-0.062
BH1467130.249
ST1467130.000
AS146812-0.473
PS144108-0.502