04/02Result
Challenger, Big Bash League at Canberra, Feb 4 2021
Scorchers won by 49 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Liam Livingstone
Liam LivingstonePerth Scorchers
04/02Result
Challenger, Big Bash League at Canberra, Feb 4 2021
Scorchers won by 49 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Liam Livingstone
Liam LivingstonePerth Scorchers

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9.25pm Jack: "Tried to see the Test in Rawalpindi, raining, BBL raining. The Test is Chattogram is the only option for a bit"

200 off 18 overs for the Heat. A one-over Power Surge, Powerplay for overs 1-4 Play will resume in 10 minutes

Muzaffar: "Absolutely brutal from the Scorchers tonight. But surely 200 off 18 and a one over surge to boot is an outrageous calculation for the Heat...!!!! And even than, surely there was enough time to complete 20 overs for both sides"

9.18pm The main cover is being removed which is very good news. Quick work on the covers, we shouldn't be too far away.

Dave: "At the ground, covers coming off. Rain has stopped" I'll just hand over to Dave for a while

Marsh hasn't got his pads on anymore, so the first innings is done

9.15pm Hi folks, Gnasher back with you. Hopefully this rain clears through quickly.

Timothy Smith: "Marsh has a terrific ODI record. Seems like his failures at test level turned ppl against him and made them forget all the good he'd done in the short game"

Dave: "I'm at the ground, it's already starting to clear" That's good news, thanks Dave

Andrew: "Who goes through in case of a washout? Scorchers?" Yep

9.02pm The rain has become heavier and the covers are coming off. Players walking off. Mitchell Marsh probably didn't want to leave. For that matter, Bancroft might not have wanted to either. 11 balls left in the innings - if it gets completed. Marsh might fancy looting at least 20 runs off those 11 balls.

Gnasher has an update for us: "Could be a short, sharp shower...the band of rain is reasonably thin."

Summer Joe: "Mitchell Marsh is a BBG giant, really has this big hitter presence - somehow he never looks this good in International cricket though"

18.1
4
Laughlin to Bancroft, FOUR, full toss outside off and Bancroft throws his hands at it, thrashes it through extra cover to find the boundary

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | PS: 185/1 | RR: 10.27

  • Mitchell Marsh49 (28b)
  • Cameron Bancroft54 (41b)
  • Morne Morkel4-0-45-0
  • Xavier Bartlett4-0-36-0
17.6
6
Morkel to Marsh, SIX, boom. That is an outrageous shot. Full outside off and he seemed to just lean into a cover drive while extending arms, but it pings off the bat and flies all the way over the man stationed in the deep and well over the boundary.
17.5
1
Morkel to Bancroft, 1 run, good bowling, full ball swinging into him, and he's tucked up for room, pushes it to long-on
17.4
4
Morkel to Bancroft, FOUR, outside edge goes for four and Bancroft gets to his 50. Was making room, Morkel kept it wide outside off, and Bancroft threw his bat at it. Gets the edge that goes fine
17.3
0
Morkel to Bancroft, no run, beaten on the cover drive to a full one outside off.
17.2
1
Morkel to Marsh, 1 run, another full toss, they're probably not able to grip the ball all that well with a bit of rain about. Thumped to long-on
17.1
1
Morkel to Bancroft, 1 run, innovative, Goes across and scoops it fine. Not perfect connection so fine leg has time to field it

Jack: "This is deer-in-headlights bowling from the Heat. Change in the X-factor plans have confused things, weird fielding plans and no Gregory. Strange, if we lose tonight, it'll be from this innings"

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | PS: 172/1 | RR: 10.11

  • Mitchell Marsh42 (26b)
  • Cameron Bancroft48 (37b)
  • Xavier Bartlett4-0-36-0
  • Ben Laughlin3-0-29-0
16.6
2
Bartlett to Marsh, 2 runs, another full toss, he's moving across and slugs across the line to deep midwicket, who has to run to his right to collect
16.5
4
Bartlett to Marsh, FOUR, thrashed through cover. Full toss outside off and he just swung hard at it to crash it through
16.4
0
Bartlett to Marsh, no run, walking down the track and looking to launch it over long-on, but doesn't connect
16.3
1
Bartlett to Bancroft, 1 run, fuller on the stumps, driven firmly to cover. He manages to stop it but the throw is off and they end up getting a single off the over throw
16.2
2
Bartlett to Bancroft, 2 runs, comes off the end of the bat again, through cover. They sprint two
16.1
2
Bartlett to Bancroft, 2 runs, toe-ended but lands safe. Another full ball wide outside off, he has to reach for it and can't connect properly with his intended cover drive. The ball loops up but drops short of the long-off fielder

Sharat Verma: "You were perfectly right about Mitch Marsh's record against Heat responding to @CJay's query, immediately hitting couple of fours and a six against Morkel. "

16.1
1w
Bartlett to Bancroft, 1 wide, keeps it wide outside off but goes just outside the tram-line so he'll have to rebowl that.

33 runs from the Power Surge without losing a wicket. Pretty good one for the Scorchers.

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Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st37JL DenlyCA Lynn
2nd0CA LynnM Labuschagne
3rd7M LabuschagneSD Heazlett
4th13JJ PeirsonM Labuschagne
5th21JA BurnsJJ Peirson
6th10JA BurnsL Gregory
7th33JA BurnsXC Bartlett
8th13MJ SwepsonXC Bartlett
9th4M MorkelMJ Swepson
10th12B LaughlinMJ Swepson

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TeamMWLPTNRR
SS1495360.257
PS1485320.851
ST1486310.949
BH147729-0.286
AS1477280.105
HH147728-0.187
MS1458240.14
MR1441016-1.727