RESULT
28th Match (N), Adelaide, January 13, 2016, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:144) 146/4

Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
2/16
adil-rashid
Cricinfo's MVP
96.73 ptsImpact List
simon-milenko
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AS
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end of over 2012 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 146/4CRR: 7.30 
Jake Lehmann6 (1b 1x6)
Tim Ludeman57 (58b 7x4)
Simon Milenko 4-0-25-3
Shaun Tait 4-0-30-1

10:15pm Phew, what a finish. Strikers go top and secure a home semi-final. Many thanks for joining us. Until next time, ta ra!

Rashid, Man of the Match: I thought we bowled exceptionally well. Spinners in general can pick up wickets in T20s. I am going through a nice run. I am coming back after five years. 50000 people watching and at this moment of the time I am just concentrating on the Big Bash (is the WT20 on his mind?)

alex: "@manish1365 Forget about first SIX. this is his first run and first ball in T20."

Brad: "Jake Lehmann, you beauty!. Career strike rate of 600 in the BBL. Never to be repeated!"

manish1365: "I just saw he had not hit any six in t20. Good timing to get the first one."

tarun: "Till last ball, Milenko has not conceded any boundary... Poor Lad"

Lehmann: "The mustache is my lucky charm. I got lucky I guess. Ludeman just said go mid-off. If not the short boundary. The crowd has been brilliant. Sold out for the third time this season."

19.6
6
Milenko to Lehmann, SIX runs

And Jake Lehmann seals it in style with a first-ball/last-ball six! Milenko goes full and outside off, Lehmann looks to loft it. Instead, he scoops it over mid-off who is in the circle. That's a six! and that's more than enough for Strikers

Strikers need 4 off the last ball. Dunk and Milenko have a chat. Mid-off is up in the circle.

19.5
1
Milenko to Ludeman, 1 run

near yorker on middle, Ludeman makes room and flashes a drive to mid-off

Jake Lehmann twirls his mustache as he walks in

19.4
W
Milenko to Ross, OUT

Wells pulls off a cracker of a catch! Milenko can't believe it. Is he doing the star turn for Hobart? Length ball on middle and leg, Ross swings, Wells runs to his left from deep midwicket and completes a superb, tumbling catch

Alex Ross c Wells b Milenko 6 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150
19.3
2
Milenko to Ross, 2 runs

yorker on leg, inside-edged into the vacant space at midwicket. The pair hare across for the second by the time the bowler gets to the ball and flings an overhead throw to Paine

Mid-off comes up, fine leg moves back

19.2
2
Milenko to Ross, 2 runs

down the track and swiped through backward square leg, Rainbird fumbles amid pressure, and gives away a second run

Milenko, Paine and Sanga in the middle of a mini-conference

19.1
1
Milenko to Ludeman, 1 run

yorker on off, jabbed to cover

Strikers need 10 off the last over. Milenko in the hotseat. Fine leg and third man up

end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 134/3CRR: 7.05 RRR: 10.00
Alex Ross2 (1b)
Tim Ludeman55 (56b 7x4)
Shaun Tait 4-0-30-1
Cameron Boyce 4-0-36-0
18.6
2
Tait to Ross, 2 runs

full on leg, whipped behind square for two

Ross is the new man.

18.5
W
Tait to Hodge, OUT

Tait nails a pinpoint yorker and rattles the stumps! Blockhole ball, Hodge loads up for a slog but Tait is too quick. He hits middle

Brad Hodge b Tait 28 (24b 1x4 1x6) SR: 116.66
18.4
1
Tait to Ludeman, 1 run

near yorker outside off, squeezed past cover

18.3
1
Tait to Hodge, 1 run

full and outside off, hit hard to Christian at mid-off. A direct hit could have dismissed Hodge

18.2
1lb
Tait to Ludeman, 1 leg bye

drifting into the hips, Ludeman is beaten for pace but they hare across for a leg bye

18.1
1
Tait to Hodge, 1 run

full toss on off, slapped to mid-off. Hodge sets off. The fielder rifles a throw and hits Hodge on the thigh

"We needed that over," says Hodge. "I'm gonna target everywhere. If he drops it short, I will slog over the short boundary."

end of over 1818 runs
AS: 128/2CRR: 7.11 RRR: 8.00
Tim Ludeman54 (54b 7x4)
Brad Hodge26 (21b 1x4 1x6)
Cameron Boyce 4-0-36-0
Simon Milenko 3-0-13-2
17.6
4
Boyce to Ludeman, FOUR runs

18 off the over. Flighted and outside off, down the track and lofted sweetly down the ground

17.5
1
Boyce to Hodge, 1 run

fired on off, skewed to long-off off the inside half

17.4
1lb
Boyce to Ludeman, 1 leg bye

slides on, missed sweep, hits the pad

17.3
1
Boyce to Hodge, 1 run

slogged to deep midwicket, Hodge goes low and middles it

17.3
1w
Boyce to Hodge, 1 wide

cut and miss to this hurrying ball outside off, wide called, though

17.2
6
Boyce to Hodge, SIX runs

Hodge loads up and slams it over square leg with another slog sweep. This one goes all the way

17.1
4
Boyce to Hodge, FOUR runs

flighted outside off, slog swept in front of square for Hodge's first boundary, beats the fielder in the deep to his left. He slides in vain

end of over 174 runs
AS: 110/2CRR: 6.47 RRR: 11.33
Brad Hodge14 (17b)
Tim Ludeman50 (52b 6x4)
Simon Milenko 3-0-13-2
Clive Rose 4-0-14-0

49115 is the attendance at the Adelaide Oval

16.6
1
Milenko to Hodge, 1 run

low full toss on off, Hodge was deep in the crease as he mowed to square leg, who was whisked to the deep for the last ball of the over

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Over 20 • AS 146/4

Alex Ross c Wells b Milenko 6 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150
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Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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