Game Over! Another sky ball straight up off Somerville's bat, Hodge camps under it at a close midwicket and takes the catch! Amazing win for the Strikers
Strikers vs Sixers, 11th Match at Adelaide, Dec 31 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That was remarkable. The Strikers appeared to be a long way short with the bat and when the Sixers were 0 for 34 after four overs the game looked dead and buried. They then lost 5 for 12 in 27 deliveries and it only got worse from there. The Strikers executed their plans very well, mixing their pace and bowling to their fields but it was their catching that was most impressive. They held every half chance including a couple of brilliant caught and bowled dismissals. That gets them off the mark in this competition while the Sixers slump to 2-2 after four games.
Sean Abbott has been named Man of the Match for his 5 for 16, the second best figures in BBL history.
Abbott: "I'd be lying if I said I was't thinking about last year's game. I had a good feeling about tonight. I'd trained well.
"While it's nice to get some wickets its disappointing not to get the team result."
That concludes our coverage from Adelaide Oval. Join us tomorrow for a BBL double header on New Year's day. The Melbourne derby at the MCG will be a blockbuster in front of a potential crowd of 80,000. Then the Scorchers host the Thunder at the WACA.
Have a safe and happy New Year's!
Comfortable catch for Jordan at long on! This was swung high and hard to long on but it is not middled, Jordan cruises in off the rope and pouches another good catch
yorker length, dug out and it bounces over the bowler's head and down the ground, they run well to get back for two
clever slower ball, Somerville swings hard and misses
very full again, swiped out through midwicket off the inside half of the bat
on speed full delivery driven to deep cover
slower ball, 119kph, yorker length, defended back to the bowler
slower ball, slapped hard along the ground down to long off
What a return catch! Billings steps back in crease gets a full and wide ball, he hammers it thigh height out of the screws back at the bowler, it hits Jordan in the open left hand, popped up and he caught it in the right! Amazing work. The reaction time to pull that off is astonishing. That came off the bat at 133kph
Incredible slog sweep! This was 140kph full outside off and he slog sweeps it flat over square leg into the member's stand! That's ridiculous!
Badly needed boundary! He steps deep in his crease and cracks a length ball straight of long on and it beats the man who is quite wide
brilliant sweep from outside off through forward square and Pollard makes a great save on the rope with one hand
full and straight, driven hard to long on for one
backs away, Jordan follows and he flicks it nicely through midwicket
slower ball at 97kph, he waits and waits and waits and can only swipe it across to the leg side
plants the front leg outside off and slog sweeps to deep wicket, it reaches the sweeper on the bounce
slower ball, checks the drive wide of cover to the man on the fence
slower ball wide of off stump, swatted to deep long on
slapped back down the on side of the wicket, straight of long on for a couple
slower ball, length delivery, he clears the leg and slaps back at Pollard, who fields it brilliantly with one hand and fires back the stumps
Over 19 • SS 104/10