8.50pm: Dismal from Brisbane, that's not the way you want to go on opening night. You'd imagine 125 is well below par, however they manage to bowl and field. Glenn Maxwell's Stars did most things right - let's not mention an over for Andre Fletcher - and will relish chasing a small target under the Manuka lights. Join us for the second innings shortly
19.5
W
Coulter-Nile to Kuhnemann, OUT, plinked to cover, Coulter-Nile has four-for and a CB! Kuhnemann caught in the ring attempting to scrape the barrel, and that's all she wrote - Heat bowled out with a ball to spare!
MP Kuhnemann c Stoinis b Coulter-Nile 9 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 112.50
Ben Laughlin is last man in
19.4
W
Coulter-Nile to Kuhnemann, OUT, pace off, short and pulled straight back, and Bartlett has gone walkabout this time! NCN grabs it and returns to the non-striker's to flip the bails, and this innings is almost done and done
XC Bartlett run out 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
19.3
2
Coulter-Nile to Kuhnemann, 2 runs, length on the stumps and he backs away to slap to cover, Cartwright can't gather cleanly and they scamper another brace
19.2
2
Coulter-Nile to Kuhnemann, 2 runs, round the wicket, slower bouncer and Kuhnemann somehow manages to plop a toe-ended pull into a gap for two
19.1
1
Coulter-Nile to Bartlett, 1 run, hits a length, tight on leg stump as he backs away, chops down for one to mid-on
Coulter-Nile to finish, only five runs conceded to this point and one more wicket would be a career-best
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs | BH: 120/8 | RR: 6.31
- Matthew Kuhnemann5 (4b)
- Xavier Bartlett1 (2b)
- Dilbar Hussain4-0-25-2
- Nathan Coulter-Nile3-0-5-3
18.6
4
Dilbar Hussain to Kuhnemann, FOUR, some pongo to finish the over as Kuhnemann latches on to a length ball and humps it over the leg-side, one-bounce four
18.5
0
Dilbar Hussain to Kuhnemann, no run, full on leg stump, Kuhnemann makes room and swats it to mid-off, and there's another run-out chance at the non-striker's, just misses with Bartlett sprawling!
18.4
1
Dilbar Hussain to Bartlett, 1 run, pitched up, 143kph and driven from off stump, Hussain misses in his follow through... and this could have been a run-out, too, if Larkin had hit from mid-off!
18.3
0
Dilbar Hussain to Bartlett, no run, back of a length, 137kph in the channel, swing and a miss from Bartlett
18.2
1
Dilbar Hussain to Kuhnemann, 1 run, at the body, chipped just short of mid-on as he flaps at it cross-batted
18.1
0
Dilbar Hussain to Kuhnemann, no run, lovely bowling, lands a cutter on a length and it swerves away from the new batsman as he hangs back
Hussain to finish his allocation... Matthew Kuhnemann the new man
END OF OVER:18 | 1 Run 2 Wkts | BH: 114/8 | RR: 6.33
- Xavier Bartlett0 (0b)
- Nathan Coulter-Nile3-0-5-3
- Dilbar Hussain3-0-19-2
17.6
W
Coulter-Nile to Wood, OUT, and now Coulter-Nile runs out Wood in his follow-through! Wood takes off for a kamikaze single, and all the bowler has to do is move to his left, swivel and hit the pegs. This Heat innings is barely lukewarm
JP Wood run out 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Just look at NCN's figures... 3 for 5 from 17 balls so far. Xavier Bartlett, who sounds almost presidential, is next in
17.5
W
Coulter-Nile to Peirson, OUT, miscued to mid-on, NCN bags a third! Possibly the same ball, held in the back of the hand, nothing for Peirson to work with and he chips tamely to Maxwell on the edge of the ring
JJ Peirson c Maxwell b Coulter-Nile 18 (21b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
17.4
0
Coulter-Nile to Peirson, no run, shortish, maybe pace off, too, and he swings hard but fails to connect
17.3
0
Coulter-Nile to Peirson, no run, back of a length on the hip, 141kph and did Peirson get a glove on that? Coulter-Nile went up, almost casually expecting the decison, but no dice. Looked like a tickle in real time
17.2
0
Coulter-Nile to Peirson, no run, hard length, 141kph coming in on off, poked tentatively back to the bowler in his follow through
17.1
1
Coulter-Nile to Wood, 1 run, sliced high over the off side, the ball lands safely in front of backward point
NCN returns, three overs to go
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | BH: 113/6 | RR: 6.64
- Jimmy Peirson18 (17b)
- Jack Wood1 (1b)
- Dilbar Hussain3-0-19-2
- Adam Zampa4-0-24-0
16.6
0
Dilbar Hussain to Peirson, no run, low full toss, plinked to the man on the ring - dot ball to finish and that brings an end to a rather flaccid Brisbane Heat Power Suuuuuuurrrrge
16.5
1
Dilbar Hussain to Wood, 1 run, full outside off, 144kph and he punches it towards cover, calls for one... and Peirson would have gone with a direct hit! Stoinis grimaces after missing with his throw
16.4
1
Dilbar Hussain to Peirson, 1 run, pace off, Peirson can only drag a pull from wide of off for a single
