Scorchers beat Heat, Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player	Team	TI	B. Impact	Bowl
Mitchell Marsh	PS	98.73	77.51	1/26
Max Bryant	BH	98.22	98.22	-
Peter Hatzoglou	PS	69.33	-	2/17
Mitchell Swepson	BH	58.27	-	2/19
Jason Behrendorff	PS	43.07	-	2/25

11.30 pm Scorchers have been the form team of the tournament with or without Marsh. But how much more intimidating do they look with him to call on. They cruise to victory with eight balls to spare and send a message to the rest of the playoff field that they are the clear favorites to lift the title at the end of the campaign.

Dimkesh: "I don't think cricket has any player who resembles (by skill set) another player as much as Mitch Marsh resembles Jacques Kallis. Medium pacer who bats at number 3, holds anchor well, and bludgeons the ball equally well when needed to."

That's it for tonight's coverage. Come back tomorrow for the penultimate night of league play at BBL 11. I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care!

18.4

Steketee to Hardie, SIX runs

One ball is all Hardie needs to finish the match! Short on the body, hooked over deep backward square into the sixth row.

18.3

Steketee to Turner, 1 run

good length ball on the stumps, tapped into midwicket.

18.2

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Steketee to Turner, no run

back of a length on fifth stump, goes to drive and beaten.

18.1

Steketee to Turner, 2 runs

full on the legs, flicked through midwicket for a sharp two.

Over18

7 runs, 1 wicketNeed 9 from 12b

PS 147/4CRR: 8.16 RRR: 4.50

AJ Turner 15 (11b 2x6)

MP Kuhnemann1/28 (4)

17.6

Kuhnemann to Munro, OUT

short and wide, slices a cut off a thick edge that floats to backward point. Simple catch for Neser at neck height with a bunny hop to get in behind it.

Colin Munro c Neser b Kuhnemann 24 (28b 1x4 1x6 56m) SR: 85.71

17.5

Kuhnemann to Turner, 1 run

good length ball on the stumps, punched to long-on for one.

17.4

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Kuhnemann to Turner, no run

good length ball on middle, inside edges this into midwicket.

17.3

Kuhnemann to Turner, SIX runs

too full, breaks out the slog sweep and just clears the rope adjacent to the Scorchers dugout.

17.2

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Kuhnemann to Turner, no run

fullish length again, can't get it away.

17.1

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Kuhnemann to Turner, no run

good length ball on the legs, flicked behind square to fine leg.

Over17

7 runsNeed 16 from 18b

PS 140/3CRR: 8.23 RRR: 5.33

C Munro 24 (27b 1x4 1x6)AJ Turner 8 (6b 1x6)

NA McSweeney0/7 (1)

16.6

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McSweeney to Munro, no run

good length ball on middle, punched to extra cover.

16.5

McSweeney to Turner, 1 run

short on the stumps, pulled through midwicket for one.

16.4

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McSweeney to Turner, no run

full on middle, goes to drive, edge behind point.

16.3

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McSweeney to Turner, no run

full outside off, smashed back to McSweeney who knocks it down.

16.2

McSweeney to Turner, SIX runs

full on off, Turner reaches out and slaughters this 10 rows back over wide long-on. Fan tries to jump over the seats to take a catch and winds up going head over heels into the ground.

16.1

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McSweeney to Turner, no run

good length ball on middle, defended back to the bowler.

Over16

2 runs, 1 wicketNeed 23 from 24b

PS 133/3CRR: 8.31 RRR: 5.75

AJ Turner 1 (1b)C Munro 24 (26b 1x4 1x6)

MJ Swepson2/19 (4)

15.6

Swepson to Turner, 1 run

good length ball on middle, goes back to flick into the leg side.

15.5

Swepson to Marsh, OUT

Marsh's carnage finally comes to an end. After all the brute force, tries to get cute with a paddle sweep to a fullish length ball on fourth stump and top edges this into his helmet before it caroms in the air for Peirson to take a simple catch behind the stumps.

Mitchell Marsh c †Peirson b Swepson 59 (34b 6x4 3x6 53m) SR: 173.52

15.4

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Swepson to Marsh, no run

good length ball on middle, slapped back to the bowler.

15.3

Swepson to Munro, 1 run

full and wide, carved into the off side for one.

Heat vs Scorchers, 52nd Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 17 2022 - Match Result