full toss on off and he plays that towards point and scoots off for a single to complete the win
Scorchers vs Strikers, 6th Match at Perth, Dec 21 2015 - Match Result
Strikers won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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Adil Rashid is the Man of the Match for his figures of 2 for 21 off four overs
The Scorchers were guilty of bowling either too short or too full. They couldn't find the middle line that generally tends to yield success on these kind of surfaces. But there were positives in the form of David Willey, who bowled his heart out even though the scorecard may suggest otherwise. Brad Hogg showed he still has it in him at 44. Adam Voges was fantastic with the bat earlier in the evening too.
Two wins in as many games for Adelaide Strikers. This one must be just a touch sweeter as it comes against a champion side. We thought Perth Scorchers would be 10-15 short. Well, it looks like they would have been 20 short on the night. The Adelaide chase was steered expertly by Mahela Jayawardene and Alex Ross, who allayed any fears of a middle order wobble. Worth mentioning that Jason Gillespie, who has enjoyed tremendous success with Yorkshire in England, has made a good start to his coaching career with the Strikers.
gets a thick edge down to third man, was squared up as he looked to defend
another attempted bit hit but this time, he can only hit it as far as the mid-on fielder. A little late in the day for Perth, but it's a wicket nonetheless.
swing and a miss, looks to finish it off with a glory hit
what a cracking hit that is! It was a length ball on middle and leg, he loaded himself nice and early to get the big swing going and the ball just sailed over the deep backward square leg boundary. Right out of the screws.
swing and a miss. It was a yorker-length delivery that was angling away, he couldn't get under that one, through to the wicketkeeper
low full toss outside off, he backs away to hit it over the infield but toe-ends it to the cover fielder
driven down to long-on for an easy single
floats it full and way down leg
errs in length and gets punished. That was a half-tracker outside off, he clears his front leg, makes room and slashes at that one, gets plenty of wood on it as the ball sails over the third man boundary. Would have been punished at any time of the day or night
makes room and crashes that into the gap at deep cover, excellent running between the wickets
backs away to crash that in the gap between cover and point, beaten for pace
leading edge that flies down to third man, late movement away from off
full and straight on middle and leg, worked towards midwicket
that is a ripper of a delivery. Length ball that goes straight on, no delivation whatsoever, he looks to turn it wide of midwicket bus misses, the ball deflects off the pad to the keeper. I don't know how that missed the stumps, really. Big appeal from the bowler for lbw, but the umpire reckons that pitched outside leg perhaps
full and tailing into middle and leg, tucked to short fine leg
looks to force that up and over the infield but ends up slicing it towards point where the fielder runs backwards to hold on to an excellent catch. Has it come too late for Perth? Their celebration suggests otherwise. Excellent innings nonetheless by the veteran
punched to mid-off
full on off, hit hard to deep cover
poor first ball of a new spell. Short and angling down leg, he gets inside the crease and lends direction to that one, races into the fine leg boundary
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | |
Toss | Perth Scorchers, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2015/16 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 16.10 start, First Session 16.10-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.10 |
Match days | 21 December 2015 - day (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Adelaide Strikers 2, Perth Scorchers 0 |
Over 20 • AS 152/6
Strikers won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)