knocks off stump back again! Pumps his right fist, and he has bowled this last over near perfectly. Full ball, and Worrall backs away hoping to go inside out. Beaten by the pace of it, and that goes through his defence and takes off stump out again
Strikers vs Stars, 48th Match at Adelaide, Jan 22 2020, Big Bash League
9.51pm That's that from the Adelaide Oval for tonight. Join us again for more BBL action tomorrow, when Marnus and Smith go face-to-face. Melbourne Stars will wind their league engagements up with a game at home against Brisbane, while Adelaide have Perth away and Hobart at home again in their last two engagements. For the moment, this is Debayan Sen, saying goodbye on behalf of my colleagues at ESPNcricinfo.
Jonathan Wells is the Man of the Match: "Nice to contribute again. I don't think (I am under the radar). Had a good season last season, and this year too. It was not ideal, but we had to get a partnership going. It was a pretty tough wicket, and we showed that by defending 160-odd against a very good side. (On Siddle) He's done it time and time again for us. (On beating Stars twice) They are on top quite comfortably. It was big for us to win, and hopefully we can push for a top spot on the league. And we might come up against them later in the playoffs."
9.46pm Adelaide Strikers do the double over the league leaders. Made possible by the quality of their middle overs batting, and the variety in their attack.The Stars began well with the ball, and Strikers were struggling to get themselves to a good enough total at one stage, but then Wells played a peach of an innings, with Carey supporting him ably. And with the ball, the home side were peerless throughout
that should do it! Nails the yorker, and Handscomb can only get this down to fine leg
Two sixes for a Super Over
fuller length, and he whips this away to deep square leg. Gets four!
Importantly, Handscomb back on strike. Three sixes will do this...
Don: "Even if Stars lose this, I take back my comment about Handscomb. Well played!"
length ball, and he scoops this up towards square leg...where it's taken! Smart catch by Short, diving forward, with both hands under the ball. Saw it all the way through. If you would want to defend 22 off the last over, most times you would want Siddle to do it
length, slapped hard, and cover is able to cut it off. They take the single!
ooh, lucky! Skips down the wicket, and gets a top edge as he looks to cart Siddle down the ground. It goes over point and runs away to the third man boundary
Matthew: "If you publish any more comments from Liam, you might as well hire him!" --- Who's to say that's not me publishing my innermost thoughts anyway?
Handscomb will retain strike, with 22 required off this last over!
fuller, and he whips this through the mid-wicket region
length, and he has come down the wicket, and gone over mid-off. Cleared him easily, with a lovely drive on the up. What a shot!
That's a very tidy half-century from Handscomb
fuller ball, and he moves across to flick this towards deep mid-wicket. Run, Peter, run! And he makes it back for two.
slog-sweeps a length ball for six! Handscomb is taking the bowlers on, and going great guns here. Can he pull off the improbable?
short, and he looks to fetch it from outside off. Takes it on the cue-end, and it pops up, but lands short of short third man
length, outside off, and driven back towards the bowler
that's a fine shot! Length, around off, and Handscomb picks the length early, goes down on one knee, and unfurls a majestic swat over mid-wicket
backs away and looks to cut a length ball. Just bounces ahead of Weatherald at point. He dives forward, but that doesn't carry to him either
moves across and paddles a full ball from off and middle down to fine leg!
Zampa now
"not again... 17.2." --- I suspected this wasn't going to impress Liam...
off stump goes for a walk! This is fuller, fast, and Hinchcliffe looks for the waft over mid-wicket. Takes the stump right out of the root. Siddle is pumped!
fuller, and he drives this down towards long-on
moves across to the off side, and this is fired full down the leg side. Through to the keeper
length, and he backs away a bit, skips down the wicket, and chips this inside out to the sweeper cover fence
Siddle is back
slower ball, and he looks to heave this towards mid-wicket. Ends up toe-ending this away towards long-on
1W | ||||
1W | 1W | |||
1W | ||||
2W | 1W | |||
Adelaide Oval | |
Toss | Melbourne Stars, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2019/20 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 22 January 2020 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Adelaide Strikers 2, Melbourne Stars 0 |
Over 20 • MS 151/8