RESULT
54th Match (N), Adelaide, February 09, 2019, Big Bash League
(19.2/20 ov, T:175) 175/5

Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
69 (42)
jonathan-wells
Cricinfo's MVP
127.01 ptsImpact List
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The Strikers win by five wickets with four balls to spare. A consolation prize for the Strikers. They win their last game of the season and avoid the wooden spoon. The Scorchers claim that unwanted crown after seven straight seasons of reaching the finals. Their horror year ends with a loss. Jono Wells was sensational in the chase making 69 off 42 and Harry Nielsen gave him great support. Jonathan Wells is named Player of the Match. That's the first game of the double header completed. Sydney Thunder are hosting the Hobart Hurricanes in Canberra.

19.2
2
Behrendorff to Rashid Khan, 2 runs

full toss, on off, he whips this past midwicket, they get two and that's it!

19.1
Behrendorff to Rashid Khan, no run

137kph, yorker, angled into off, he jams it out to short third man. Well bowled

Behrendorff to bowl the last. Two to win. Rashid on strike. How far can he hit one? Around the wicket

end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 173/5CRR: 9.10 RRR: 2.00
Harry Nielsen44 (29b 4x4 2x6)
Rashid Khan0 (0b)
Matthew Kelly 4-0-25-1
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-0-28-2
18.6
4
Kelly to Nielsen, FOUR runs

full into leg stump and Nielsen whips this away through square leg! Great shot under pressure! He backed away and Kelly followed and then he whipped it with the angle

18.5
W
Kelly to Valente, OUT

run out! Direct hit from Marsh at mid off! He drives on the up to mid off, and takes on Marsh, the skipper gathers and fires and hits and Valente was miles out! He gave up.

Cameron Valente run out (Marsh) 5 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
18.4
1
Kelly to Nielsen, 1 run

full on middle, he charges and drives straight to mid off for one

18.3
Kelly to Nielsen, no run

yorker angled in from around the wicket, he charged and missed and it just misses leg stump!

Abhijato: "Hoping nothing serious has happened to Coulter Nile. We want to see him down here in India. Get well soon, and well played mate!"

18.2
1
Kelly to Valente, 1 run

full toss on off, he drives to cover, Tye misfields and allows the single!

18.1
Kelly to Valente, no run

full toss, on off, he slices a square drive inside out to backward point, Inglis fields and fires at the non-striker's but misses as Nielsen scampers back

OB Jato: "With the 14 of February coming, we certainly won't mind a Valente-ine Special!"

end of over 1815 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 167/4CRR: 9.27 RRR: 4.00
Harry Nielsen39 (26b 3x4 2x6)
Cameron Valente4 (2b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-0-28-2
Matthew Kelly 3-0-19-1

Coulter-Nile is in distress. He's sit down at the bowler's end. He looked dizzy as he sat down. The doctor came out to assess him. He's walking off now. Concerns from an Australian perspective as he is in the ODI squad for the tour of India later this month.

17.6
6
Coulter-Nile to Nielsen, SIX runs

length ball into leg stump and he launches this over square leg into the stands! That was in the slot and dispatched!

Coulter-Nile is in pain. He's sore in the abs. He's going to bowl the last ball

17.5
4
Coulter-Nile to Nielsen, FOUR runs

full toss on off, he tried to whip to leg, he gets a thick edge and it flies fine of short third man! Fortune for Nielsen. The bowler frustrated.

Around the wicket

17.4
1
Coulter-Nile to Valente, 1 run

full wide outswinger, he slices this off a thick outside edge at it races along the ground to third man

17.3
1
Coulter-Nile to Nielsen, 1 run

good length outside off, he clears the leg and slaps this hard down the ground to long on

17.2
3
Coulter-Nile to Valente, 3 runs

short and wide, he cuts firmly past backward point wide of third man, Behrendorff makes a diving save on the rope, it was awkward, he dives and knocks it forward, he needed Hinchliffe to help him ensure it didn't roll into the rope but they save one run in the end

Valente in.

17.1
W
Coulter-Nile to Wells, OUT

chopped on! Slower ball does it! 120kph, slower ball banged in outside off, Wells charged and tried to flat bat it through cover, he gets a thick bottom edge and drags it onto leg stump! Another twist!

Jonathan Wells b Coulter-Nile 69 (42b 8x4 1x6) SR: 164.28

Coulter-Nile to bowl out here

end of over 179 runs
AS: 152/3CRR: 8.94 RRR: 7.66
Jonathan Wells69 (41b 8x4 1x6)
Harry Nielsen28 (23b 2x4 1x6)
Matthew Kelly 3-0-19-1
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3-0-13-1
16.6
1
Kelly to Wells, 1 run

full outside off, he drives to long off

16.5
2
Kelly to Wells, 2 runs

132kph, full outside off, he steps down the track and whips it to wide long on, they push for two straight away and get there as Behrendorff was a touch deep

Fine leg is back. Square leg up

16.4
1
Kelly to Nielsen, 1 run

slower ball full toss outside off, he tries to paddle fine, doesn't middle and gets it straight to the man on the circle at short fine leg

16.3
Kelly to Nielsen, no run

131kph, yorker, angled into middle, he just digs this out. Well bowled

Around the wicket

16.2
1
Kelly to Wells, 1 run

walks down the track at a length ball, he pulls off the gloves to short fine leg inside the circle but they get one

16.1
4
Kelly to Wells, FOUR runs

he steps outside off to ramp over short fine and he got it this time! Full delivery outside off, he moved late and ramped it to fine leg!

Kelly on

Win Probability
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Strikers won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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