good length, fired in on middle stump, gives him the charge and lifts it on the up. Long-off gets across and takes the catch, but he's over the boundary line, and that's the victory for Stars
Scorchers vs Stars, 26th Match at Perth, Jan 14 2017 - Match Result
Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Thanks for joining us on this low-scoring day. See you tomorrow for Strikers against the Renegades.
Fireworks at the stadium, but they're definitely not for Tye or the rest of his batting pals. Perth were doomed with their start and anything after that, barring a 134 total, would've been asking for too much.
Quiney did what he does and Pietersen batted through, rather scrappily, but all the way. Stoinis came in and and got his first decent bat of the season - and he made full use. 40 off 23, dominating a 56 run partnership with KP that took them to an easy win. They've now displaced the Scorchers at the top of the table.
good length, pushed on to the pads, gets a big stride and pushes it through square leg
And the crowd's spirit is finally broken. Exits have begun.
full slower ball outside off, waits for it and lifts it nicely over Tye. Just about clears the boundary
OOOOOO says the entire crowd, as he powers this length ball straight past Tye's face
short and wide, slower ball, tries to swipe it past point but it goes under his bat
low full toss, lifts it with the angle, doesn't put much effort into that shot. Johnson jumps too early on the boundary line and misses it
short and wide, another slower ball, throws his hands at it early and chips it over cover
SpottedOwl: "13 wickets from 33 T20 matches for Agar. I cant believe Scorchers let Hogg go!" Langer was livid when his old pal betrayed him.
slower ball, full on off stump, frees his arms and thumps it past the non-striker. No chance for the fielder at long-on
107 kph, fired in at a length at leg stump, makes room, pushes it to cover, who runs in and thinks about the throw before he gets to the ball and hence fumbles
good length on off, steps out again, doesn't get to the pitch, again. Swats at it, goes high to the left of long-off, and falls safely
good length, angled into the pad, pushed to midwicket
good length on middle stump, driven to long on
floated on off stump, good length, steps down, doesn't get to the pitch and hammers it into the pitch. Comes back hard at Agar, who pulls out the old matrix and catches it to the right of his head
full and angled in on middle stump, tries to push it nto the leg side but catches him on the pad. Big appeal, might have been sliding down.
good length on middle, waits for it and plays chops it at the last nanosecond, down to third man
Vishwa: "KP should forget about England and move on to some other country like Zimbabwe to continue with his cricket. Or Ireland if they get test status soon." Afghanistan could use him too, but life doesn't always work out.
short of a length on leg stump, and it's caught him straight in the box. Talk about middling it. He uses adrenaline to get across the wicket, but has run out and is on the floor now
back of a length on middle stump, lifts the pull shot over midwicket and comes back for an easy second
OOOOO! Full and wide, slices it uppishly to the right of cover, who dives and catches it low to his right. Or has he? He doesn't know. Neither to the umpires. It's being reviewed. Looks like it's bounced JUST in front. Tough call this. Very ambiguous. Somebody is going to get the benefit of the doubt...it's the batsman.
full outside off, gets across, mistimes his slog and it goes straight to long-on
full slower ball outside off, backs away, slaps it to cover
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | |
Toss | Perth Scorchers, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2016/17 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.15 start, First Session 18.15-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.45, Second Session 19.45-21.00 |
Match days | 14 January 2017 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Melbourne Stars 2, Perth Scorchers 0 |
Over 18 • MS 137/3
Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)