Strikers vs Heat, at Adelaide, Dec 13 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Is that a tie? They run three off the last ball, but did it hit the boundary? Here's what happened... full toss again, Hartley carves with all his might over the men inside the ring in the covers. Ferguson had a lot of room to cover from deep backward point. He had to put in a dive and drag the ball in. It's a matter of inches. He hurls the ball back to the keeper as the batsmen complete three. And then we see the replays... The ball touched the rope before Ferguson could drag it back in! How dramatic is that... He looks distraught as he realizes what happened. The Adelaide support staff looks deflated too, and the crowd goes into a collective hush.

slow, short ball from left arm around the stumps. Forrest cross-bats and under-edges. Only a feeble single to be had! 4 needed off 1. Hartley has it all to do.

better line, keeps it full on off stump and Forrest forces it into the covers. They hare back for 2! 5 needed off 2.

what a time to bowl a full toss! High and juicy, Forrest keeps his cool as he advances and forehands it miles over extra cover for six

pitched up wide of off stump, Hartley drives well but straight at cover. He sprints across, the throw comes in, Putland fumbles as he tries to break the stumps. They light up and his face glows red. Surreal!

yorker, Forrest gives it his all but can only take a single to long-off

single only to the off side as Richardson finishes off really well. Forrest keep strike. 16 needed of 9. Got to say Adelaide are favourites.

another good delivery, full and tight on off stump. Played towards point for no runs.

This could be a run out! It is. Botha hurls the ball back from the covers, Richardson collects and knocks the luminous bails out of their grooves. Lynn is well out, he played it off the back foot and straight to the fielder.

full ball on Forrest's pads, worked to the leg side for one.

a wide down the leg side now. Everything's happening.

super yorker, tailing in sharp on off stump. Lynn can only get a single away to the off side.

Richardson pitches it up, Lynn squeezes it through square leg for a couple.

a single down the ground to end the most madcap over of the game. 21 needed off 12.

Dropped! Run out at the bowler's end! Cutting is gone, Pollard is ecstatic. Slower ball, Lynn slaps it right back at Pollard who can't get down in time to take it. It ricochets off him and hits the stumps with Cutting well out of the crease. The stumps light up, but it's lights off for Cutting.

can't connect this time as he eyes the leg side again, gets a legbye for his efforts.

Five dot balls followed by two sixes. This game is on speed! Cutting lines up a length ball this time and dumps it over the midwicket fence. Immense power.

and a full toss to release the pressure. Slow, loopy and literally asking to be hit. Cutting obliges with a cross-batted smash over deep square leg. Is that a no-ball for height? The umpires check with each other. Not a no-ball.

make that five dots in a row! Only a run scored off the last 7 balls. Pollard slips a slower ball deftly past Cutting's attempt to slash into the off side.

Four dots on the trot! Lynn looks completely deflated as he plays a full length ball right back at Richardson.