opens the face to deep third, Scorchers win by six wickets! Comfortable enough in the end for the home side, who go back to the top of the table
Stars vs Scorchers, 20th Match at Perth, BBL, Dec 29 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
9.40pm: As suspected, Stars just didn't have enough to put pressure on the Scorchers chase. Ashton Turner's rapid fifty was the difference after the visitors had laboured to 135 all out, and that means Stars stay down in the depths with one win from five. Scorchers, the defending champions, top the table with eight points. That's it for tonight, we'll be back for more tomorrow. Bye!
short ball, and wide on height this time
banged in short, Hobson thinks about ramping and then sways away
Nick Hobson walks in
short and pulled to deep square leg! Turner departs to silence, but he's done the job for his side. Picks out the man on the rope for a fine innings of 53 off 26
That over has broken the chase, Scorchers just two from victory now
pushed through and nudged for one leg side
Can he finish it now?
launched! Turner goes to his fifty with another six, this one just dropping over long-on! Didn't quite get all of it, but had enough power to clear the man on the rope
floated up and belted straight again! Uses the feet and drills the ball fine of long-on for four
sixer, Turner goes downtown! Lobbed up and the Scorchers skipper steps out, blasts the ball into the sightscreen
tossed up and worked through midwicket
skidding into the pads as Inglis goes back, Zampa bellows an appeal. No dice
Zampa back, 20 from 24 needed
skelped away fine! Wood goes full on the pads and Turner gets enough on it to send the ball skimming to the rope
fuller on leg, nudged to midwicket and there's no run
back of a length on middle and leg, defended
"David Willey was actually picked by Sydney Thunder this season." Ah, good shout, Afeef. But he's not playing for them either
hammered over midwicket! Turner steps down and slots another boundary with a breezy swing through the leg side
length ball on the stumps, worked to midwicket and they come scurrying back for two
short of a length from over the wicket, tucked through square leg
Scorchers need 31 from 30 as Luke Wood comes back
crashed through the covers! Turner goes back to back to ease Scorchers' nerves in this chase
dug in, Turner uppercuts for four! Possibly a short cutter from Stoinis but there's enough pace for it to run away fine of third
full length and driven for one to extra
short and swatted away, high over midwicket but it pulls up short as Boult runs around from long-on
"Why is David Willey not playing for the Scorchers this season? They can afford to play 3 overseas, and he's a fellow Northern Supercharger like Faf and Lyth." I think he pulled out for family reasons, Sam. They do have David Payne (left-arm swing) and Steve Eskinazi (top-order batter) available
short of a length, Inglis helps it away through midwicket
length ball on off, Turner tucks one to mid-on
Stoinis back on at the other end
Over 18 • PS 136/4