Went for the yorker but it turned into a low full toss and Hobson is able to get his bat down and drive it past the bowler and they take the single that wins it for them
Renegades vs Scorchers, 24th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 01 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Scorchers won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
5.01pm Perth Scorchers begin the new year with a win. After a solid bowling display, they nailed the chase, with Faf du Plessis giving them a good start before Bancroft chipped in with a lovely knock. Inglis came in and ensured that they got over the line. They lost a few wickets along the way, but looked in control throughout and will continue to lead the table, with five wins from six matches. Kane Richardson bowled magnificently for the Renegades, but his efforts went in vain. He took the first two wickets and gave away just 21 runs, but it just wasn't enough in the end. That's the end of the action from this game, but do tune in in a bit for our coverage of the second match of the day, with Brisbane Heat taking on Sydney Sixers. This is Abhimanyu signing off on behalf of Alex Malcolm and Binoy George. And once again, a happy new year to you all!
Hobson is in and he will have to finish the job here
Nails the yorker and the umpire raises his finger. Inglis reviews it immediately. There was no bat on that, ultra edge confirms. And that's three reds and Inglis has to go for 47! He looked to flick it away, but the ball got between his bat and foot and he is denied a half-century.
Full on middle and he digs it out to mid-on and they level the scores!
Pitches it very full and he made room on the leg side and looked to swing across the line but ball goes between his leg and the stumps
Will Sutherland to bowl the final over, with Scorchers needing two runs. Umpire calls it a dead ball very late into his run-up for the first delivery. He will rebowl now
"Inglis would be a great Bazball player," says Tom
Bouncer outside off and he has a swing at it, but misses
Sumptuous shot! Banged in short around off and Inglis made room and carved it over point for a one bounce four
Full on off and he looked to go for the big shot but doesn't time it well. The ball lands safely in front of deep midwicket though
Very full on middle and off and he digs it out towards deep midwicket
Short outside off and he has a swing at it. Gets an inside edge towards deep backward square
Low full toss outside off and he crunches it through cover but Wells does well to get a hand to it in the in-field and that slows the ball down. Good fielding to prevent a certain boundary
The first over of the power surge started horribly for Scorchers, but it didn't deter Inglis from taking the bowling on and now they need just 13 off the last two. Richardson, who has been brilliant today, will bowl his final over now.
Three in a row for Inglis! Full on middle and he flicks it over midwicket to finish the over with a bang
Another full toss, this time going down leg and he whips it behind square and beats deep backward square
Oh, what a shot! Low full toss around off and he is so quick to reverse sweep this over short third
Yorker just outside off and he can get his bat down and jam it out to short third
Length on middle, he nudges it behind square and gets off the mark
Aaron Hardie is the new man in
Full on middle and he hits it straight to mid-off! Looked to slap it uppishly but doesn't time it well and Martin Guptill makes no mistake there
Just five runs off that over and now it's Rogers who will bowl the 18th. And the Scorchers take the power surge
Off-cutter on a length outside off and he nudges it towards midwicket for a single
Full on off and he whips it to mid-on
Full on leg and he whips it away to deep midwicket
Full on off again and this time it's chipped back over the bowler's head to the fielder in the deep
Azeez: "I want CLT20 to resume just for the sake of Mumbai Indians vs Perth Scorchers matchup!!!"
Slower ball, full on off, and he digs it out to cover
"Am I the only one who disagrees with the sub keeper rule? That way you could just pick an extra batsman as the keeper but then sub him off during the fielding innings to get the best gloveman on. Same with not finishing your over, I remember one time in 2020 Ben Stokes stopped bowling mid over and just walked to first slip. Should have to go off. Otherwise you could just take off a bowler getting belted mid-over and send them to fine leg," says Matt
Full outside off and Turner drives this down the ground to long-on
Physios are out there attending to Peter Handscomb, who looks a bit jaded. It is hot out there. And he is coming off the ground, which is another blow for the Renegades, with captain Maddinson suffering a knee injury earlier in the innings. Sam Harper will come in as the sub keeper. And Kane Richardson returns to the attack. Scorchers need 31 off the last four.
Over 20 • PS 156/5