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Scorchers vs Stars, 7th Match at Perth, Dec 26 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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7th Match (D/N), W.A.C.A, December 26, 2017, Big Bash League
Perth Scorchers FlagPerth Scorchers

#1

142/6
Melbourne Stars FlagMelbourne Stars

#8

(20 ov, T:143) 129/8

Scorchers won by 13 runs

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Hilton Cartwright
, PS
58 (53)
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James Faulkner
, MS
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Over20
4 runs, 2 wickets
MS 129/8CRR: 6.45
James Faulkner 35 (31b 2x4 1x6)
Andrew Tye5/23 (4)

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."

19.6
W
Tye to Zampa, OUT

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

Adam Zampa b Tye 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
19.5
1
Tye to Faulkner, 1 run

full and skidding in to the leg stump, Faulkner shimmies out and chips down to long-on

19.4
•
Tye to Faulkner, no run

yorker on leg stump, dug back to the bowler

19.3
W
Tye to Hastings, OUT

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

John Hastings c †Inglis b Tye 5 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
19.3
1w
Tye to Hastings, 1 wide

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?"

19.2
1
Tye to Faulkner, 1 run

Faulkner moves away outside leg and down the track, and yorks himself. He winds up jabbing it down to long-on

19.1
1lb
Tye to Hastings, 1 leg bye

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.

Over19
12 runs
MS 125/6CRR: 6.57  RRR: 18.00
James Faulkner 33 (28b 2x4 1x6)John Hastings 5 (8b)
David Willey0/30 (4)
18.6
2
Willey to Faulkner, 2 runs

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."

18.5
6
Willey to Faulkner, SIX runs

too full and outside off, Faulkner gets underneath the length and smites it over the wide long-on fence

18.4
1
Willey to Hastings, 1 run

really full and outside off, flayed down to long-off

18.3
1
Willey to Faulkner, 1 run

slogged across the line but straight to long-on

18.2
1
Willey to Hastings, 1 run

Hastings stays leg-side of this full one outside off and toe-ends it down to long-off

18.1
1
Willey to Faulkner, 1 run

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

Over18
9 runs
MS 113/6CRR: 6.27  RRR: 15.00
James Faulkner 23 (24b 2x4)John Hastings 3 (6b)
Jhye Richardson1/26 (4)
17.6
1
Jhye Richardson to Faulkner, 1 run

Faulkner moves away outside leg and hits a full-toss down to long-on

17.5
1
Jhye Richardson to Hastings, 1 run

full and wide outside off, Hastings stays leg-side of the ball, drills to mid-off, and sets off

17.4
1
Jhye Richardson to Faulkner, 1 run

down the track and flashed to sweeper cover for just one

17.3
1
Jhye Richardson to Hastings, 1 run

carted down to long-on as he clears his front leg and meets this full ball on middle and leg

17.2
4b
Jhye Richardson to Hastings, 4 byes

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

17.1
1
Jhye Richardson to Faulkner, 1 run

short on middle, Faulkner, having made swinging room, carts it to backward point, where the fielder (half)stops the ball

Over17
6 runs
MS 104/6CRR: 6.11  RRR: 13.00
James Faulkner 20 (21b 2x4)John Hastings 1 (3b)
Mitchell Johnson1/24 (4)
16.6
1
Johnson to Faulkner, 1 run

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

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Over 20 • MS 129/8

John Hastings c †Inglis b Tye 5 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
W
Adam Zampa b Tye 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
W
Scorchers won by 13 runs
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