Scorchers vs Stars, 50th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 23 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

whips it to the deep midwicket fielder. And that's that.

shifts his plans after four yorkers go completely awry and targets the batsman's head with a bouncer. And it's a quick one too. Cartwright tries to pull, but it's on him too soon, hits the glove, then his helmet and results in a single somewhere behind square leg. Quick concussion check and he's okay

smashes it over long-on. That's the power the Stars have been looking for at the back end. It's coming all too late though

carves it but straight to the sweeper. Three attempted yorkers, three not quite hitting the mark, still Scorchers ahead

tries to correct his mistake and goes over cover this time as Richardson misses the blockhole again, but there's not enough power in the shot.

slices the almost wide yorker away but there's a sweeper protecting the square boundary on the off side.

low full toss outside off, he swings it to long-off

short again - but this time it's to his field. There's a man at the sweeper and that's who Hinchliffe finds.

hammers it down the ground - too short, too easy, one-bounce four

low full toss, slogs it away to deep midwicket

attempted yorker goes slightly wrong outside off stump, and he just carves it over the left of long-off. Deep in his crease, full bottom hand power. Outstanding shot.

inside edge onto body and they pinch a quick single before the bowler can run up the pitch and fling a throw at the strikers' end

full toss on middle from around the wicket, works it behind square leg

gone, scooping the ball! Scoreboard pressure gets to him in the end. Might also have been tiring. That combination results in his basically directing the ball off the high part of his bat onto his stumps. A length ball on target. Larkin tries to make too much of it, getting across his stumps and then down on one knee and in the end pays for it.

shapes to upper cut a short ball angled across him, but he doesn't make contact. Throws his head down in disappointment. He knows he missed out on a boundary

low full toss on leg stump, he flicks it through to deep square leg

around the wicket for a short ball devoid of pace. Larkin pulls between midwicket and long-on

slower short ball, which he reads well enough and pulls to long leg

good effort on the point boundary by Livingstone, diving to stop a well hit cut shot from beating him on his right and going for four

around the wicket experiment is done. Returns over and nails a yorker just outside off to beat the right-hander