AJ Tye seals Scorcher's second win with a five-wicket haul! Very full and straight - not quite the perfect yorker but good enough to breach Zampa's weak defences and rattle the stumps
Scorchers vs Stars, 7th Match at Perth, Dec 26 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
So, the Stars expertly defend 142 for their second win in two matches, the Stars slip to their second loss in two matches. That is all we have for you from this game. Goodbye for now
Rhys: "Tye is, in my opinion, the best bowler in T20s in the world. I hope Gloucestershire re-sign him for the Blast!"
Huzefa: "Time to switch over to SA now. Surprise there - Dale Steyn not playing!"
AJ Tye, who has nine wickets in two matches: "It is going alright so far for us. We've defended totals many times before. We just kept pushing and kept taking wickets, which was the key. I used about three or four mystery balls. The guys who have come into the squad have done a good job, and we also pride ourselves on the field."
Jimmy: "Back2Back games the Stars have shot themselves in the foot and thrown games away. First against the Heat with Boland and Hastings bowling over Faulks and today with Maxy and Wright acting as though 200 was the target. "
Ray: "Massive choke by Faulkner at the end. He needs to stop strutting around smacktalking and start delivering in clutch moments."
full and skidding in to the leg stump, Faulkner shimmies out and chips down to long-on
yorker on leg stump, dug back to the bowler
Wicket no.4 for AJ Tye. Back-to-back four-wicket hauls for the Scorchers seamer. Banged in short on middle, cramps up the batsman for room. He hooks late and skies it behind. Inglis, the keeper, tracks down the big top edge
bouncer on leg stump, Hastings hooks and does not make contact. Wide called for height
Abdullah: "Are they gonna hit any boundary at all? like seriously?"
Faulkner moves away outside leg and down the track, and yorks himself. He winds up jabbing it down to long-on
skiddy short ball, angled in to smack the forearm and loop towards backward point
Stars need 18 off 6 balls Tye'll bowl the final over of the match.
full, slower one outside off, hacked across to deep midwicket. 12 off the over
Hari Haran: "It's so sad to see an MoM from the WC final struggling to hit the balls. Prior to 2015, Faulkner was the greatest finisher, the game had seen. But its sad that he hasnt kicked on. Only solace, is that he still hasnt reached the dreaded age of 30."
too full and outside off, Faulkner gets underneath the length and smites it over the wide long-on fence
really full and outside off, flayed down to long-off
slogged across the line but straight to long-on
Hastings stays leg-side of this full one outside off and toe-ends it down to long-off
Dropped at square leg. Pitched up and outside off, whipped in the air, Maxy Klinger dives to his right but can't cling onto it. The ball bursts out
Stars need 30 off 12 balls
Faulkner moves away outside leg and hits a full-toss down to long-on
full and wide outside off, Hastings stays leg-side of the ball, drills to mid-off, and sets off
down the track and flashed to sweeper cover for just one
carted down to long-on as he clears his front leg and meets this full ball on middle and leg
bouncer outside off, Hastings steps away outside the leg stump but can't connect with a ramp. The keeper is beaten as well. Four byes
short on middle, Faulkner, having made swinging room, carts it to backward point, where the fielder (half)stops the ball
accurate yorker, inside edged to short fine leg. Johnson elicits warm applause from the crowd. He ends with 1 for 24 from his four overs
Over 20 • MS 129/8