Brilliant performance from Scorchers. They are the benchmark still in this tournament. Thanks for your company tonight. Join us again tomorrow for Stars and Strikers from the MCG.

Jason Behrendorff is Player of the Match for his 3 for 21: "I just keep trying to back my strength. I know that swinging the ball is my main strength. I just need to hit a really good length and make it hard for the batters to score. I keep going back to that and try and execute as best as I can."

What a clinic from Hardie and Inglis. Scorchers win by 8 wickets with 22 balls to spare. Hardie and Inglis share an unbeaten 132-run stand to ice the game with ease. They barely looked troubled after the early losses of Eskinazi and Bancroft. Heat were more than 20 runs short, maybe they were 40-50 runs short. The Scorchers have won five of six chasing and they are doing it with ease. They return to the top of the table above the Sixers with a game in hand.

16.2

Johnson to Hardie, SIX runs

launched over wide long on! Short in the slot and he drills a flat pull over the fence!

16.1

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Johnson to Hardie, no run

Inglis was nearly run out! Back of a length, chopped to point but there was no run, Inglis backed up too far but was fortunate the throw was wide

end of over 1616 runs

PS: 151/2CRR: 9.43 • RRR: 1.25 • Need 5 runs from 24b

Josh Inglis67 (35b 8x4 2x6)

Aaron Hardie59 (43b 9x4)

Xavier Bartlett 3-0-31-1

Matthew Kuhnemann 4-0-32-1

Dezz: "Billings didn't mince his words about the Heats tactics when on the mic either!" Given the teams he has played for, England, Chennai, Kent, that spoke volumes didn't it Dezz.

15.6

Bartlett to Inglis, FOUR runs

pulled fine! Terrible delivery. Short, angled down leg, he swiveled and helped it fine

15.5

Bartlett to Hardie, 1 run

chest high short ball, he hammers another pull along the ground to deep square for one

15.4

Bartlett to Hardie, 2 runs

another length ball pulled to deep midwicket and a Labuschagne misfield allows two

15.3

Bartlett to Hardie, FOUR runs

drilled square of deep midwicket! Another length ball, not as short but on leg and he creams it away with Labuschagne barely moving in the deep to be beaten

15.2

Bartlett to Hardie, FOUR runs

pulled with power over midwicket! Chest high short ball, he stood up and swatted it with power. 50 off 40 balls. Well paced knock

15.1

Bartlett to Inglis, 1 run

angled down leg, he glances this to fine leg

end of over 159 runs

PS: 135/2CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 4.20 • Need 21 runs from 30b

Josh Inglis62 (33b 7x4 2x6)

Aaron Hardie48 (39b 7x4)

Matthew Kuhnemann 4-0-32-1

Michael Neser 3-0-35-0

Geoff: "As a Heat fan, this is just grim. Why are they so bad? Poorly balanced squad? Badly coached? Dodgy selections? Dunno, but this is woeful." The are very inconsistent with selection compared to the Scorchers. Change of leaders mid tournament isn't ideal either. That don't seem to have a recognisable brand

14.6

Kuhnemann to Inglis, 1 run

short and wide, he cuts to deep point

14.5

Kuhnemann to Hardie, 1 run

short and wide, he cuts hard to deep point

Hardie changes bat

14.4

Kuhnemann to Hardie, 2 runs

full toss, he was surprised, he swats it flat back over the bowler's head for two more. Didn't time it well

14.3

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Kuhnemann to Hardie, no run

yorker, jammed into off, he squeezes it out back to the bowler

14.2

Kuhnemann to Inglis, 1 run

short and wide, he hammers a cut to deep point

14.1

Kuhnemann to Inglis, FOUR runs

skips out and lofts straight! Down the track to the pitch and lofts it flat straight over the bowler's head

Kuhnemann again

end of over 1418 runs

PS: 126/2CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 5.00 • Need 30 runs from 36b

Aaron Hardie45 (36b 7x4)

Josh Inglis56 (30b 6x4 2x6)

Michael Neser 3-0-35-0

Spencer Johnson 3-0-16-0

Scorchers score 28 from the Surge and the game is now in control

13.6

Neser to Hardie, FOUR runs

full toss driven past mid off! Again the fielder is so wide and he just pushes a drive straight of the man and it beats him.

13.5

Neser to Inglis, 1 run

back of a length fourth stump, he pulls to wide fine leg

Shoaib: "Why Hardie didn't bowl a single over in todays match?" He's only bowled twice in the tournament and went at 10s in his last bowling innings. Scorchers have so many options he's not needed

13.4

Neser to Inglis, 2 runs

low full toss on leg, he clips this neatly forward of square into the gap for two

13.4

Neser to Inglis, 1 wide

slower ball bouncer, called wide on height

13.4

Neser to Inglis, 1 wide

fired way down the leg side as he shaped to lap again

13.3

Neser to Inglis, FOUR runs

lapped past short fine! Should have been stopped50 off 28. Classy innings so far

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Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

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Scorchers Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SS Eskinazi	caught	11	11
CT Bancroft	lbw	6	7
AM Hardie	not out	65	45
JP Inglis	not out	67	35
Extras	(lb 1, w 7)
Total	157(2 wkts; 16.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
MG Neser	3	35	0	11.66
XC Bartlett	3	31	1	10.33
SH Johnson	3.2	22	0	6.6
MP Kuhnemann	4	32	1	8
M Labuschagne	1	20	0	20
MT Renshaw	1	5	0	5
RA Whiteley	1	11	0	11

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	15	Cameron Bancroft	Stephen Eskinazi
2nd	10	Stephen Eskinazi	Aaron Hardie
3rd	132	Josh Inglis	Aaron Hardie

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Big Bash League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	14	11	3	22	1.205
SS	14	10	3	21	0.846
MR	14	7	7	14	-0.027
ST	14	7	7	14	-0.716
BH	14	6	7	13	-0.483
HH	14	6	8	12	-0.340
AS	14	5	9	10	-0.151
MS	14	3	11	6	-0.287

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