top edge over the keeper! Swings hard at a short ball and it takes him to his fifty
Strikers vs Heat, 36th Match at Brisbane, BBL, Jan 14 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Heat won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Brisbane Heat win by seven wickets with loads of time to spare. The Strikers were never in the game after James Pattinson's early burst and he finished with a career-best five-for. The chase didn't start too well for the Heat, but AB de Villiers played a lovely hand and Matt Renshaw's good form continued.
"I was very nervous leading up," de Villiers says. He adds that he thought Rashid's first ball to him would be the googly and he picked it.
A nice boost to their net run-rate as well. They are up to fourth with the Strikers fifth but in a poor run. Plenty more cricket to come today and you can head over for our coverage of the first ODI between India and Australia in Mumbai. That's all from me tonight, thanks for joining us and catch you again soon.
angled into the pads, worked to long leg
Banpreet : "Watching from canada midnight here. ABD pure class always. Love watching him play"
short outside off, cut to the cover sweeper. It's nearly done
clips a full delivery to deep midwicket
full and straight, worked down the ground to long-on
short on the pads, worked to deep square
shorter outside off, chopped into the pitch and it runs square
leans forward and defends
moves outside leg and drives nicely into the gap at cover
short of a length, pulled firmly in front of square...and there's an overthrow which sums things up for the Strikers
Mrs Hilary Sowd: "Following this match from Spain! Have so missed ABD, Long may it continue and hopefully into the world cup."
fuller, at the stumps, played back to the bowler
back of a length, forced off the back foot to mid-off
a short ball, he ducks
back of a length, worked off the pads into midwicket
goes back and works a short delivery to long-on
full at off stump, driven firmly to cover who parries it away
and he does it again, the delivery isn't as full this time, paddles it through fine leg
gets down early and plays a deft paddle-sweep to a full delivery on the stumps, nicely done
short again, driven off the back foot to deep cover
Just short of finishing the job but a very nice start to his BBL stay. Joe Burns at No. 5
picks out long-on! Well, mark that down on things you didn't expect to see. Dropped down short, de Villiers rocks back and pulls it straight to the fielder
Over 16 • BH 114/3
Heat won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)