08/01Result
30th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 8 2024
Scorchers won by 7 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Ashton Agar
Ashton AgarPerth Scorchers
08/01Result
30th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 8 2024
Scorchers won by 7 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Ashton Agar
Ashton AgarPerth Scorchers

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 137/8 | RR: 6.85

  • Gurinder Sandhu2 (1b)
  • Chris Green9 (7b)
  • Cooper Connolly4-0-25-3
  • Andrew Tye4-0-36-0

8:48pm Thunder lost 7 for 49 off the last 52 balls. Once Scorchers knew they could turn off the tap by taking pace off, they went all in. Agar had a dream outing, ripping it right from the start. Hales got Thunder off to a good start and was looking good with Tom Kohler-Cadmore for company. The two took the Surge right after the tenth and got a big over but Agar returned with a bang. Hales' running was an issue too as he was involved in three run outs. The batters failed to cope with the extravagant turn and bounce for the spinners as well as Tye bowling cutters - 12.2 exemplified it. Hardie, the skipper, was smart to employ Cooper Connolly, who bowled in the back end and finished with 3 for 25. Laurie Evans said this pitch was hard to read, so it's tough to say whether this is a good score. We'll find out in the chase coming soon. Stay tuned.

19.6
2
Connolly to Sandhu, 2 runs, No, it's a full wide one from over the wicket, Sandhu reaches out and flat-bats the 92ks ball just over the bowler.

Can Connolly finish with a hat-trick?

19.5
W
Connolly to McAndrew, OUT, No, that is not a replay. Ponting has to confer with co-comms to confirm. Looked like one though. McAndrew danced down and tried slashing, the ball fizzed over the bat and Inglis completes his second stumping in a row.

N McAndrew st †Inglis b Connolly 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.4
W
Connolly to Hales, OUT, Dances down, gets beaten by Connolly's turn and bounce and Hales has to go. Was a length ball that landed around off and went away, Hales tried mashing it over long-off, good work by Inglis. A start-stop innings almost from Hales, who found it tough to cope with the pitch and the conditions. He was cooked a lot of the second half but manages to get well over half of the team score

AD Hales st †Inglis b Connolly 72 (87m 55b 4x4 5x6) SR: 130.90

19.3
6
Connolly to Hales, SIX, Hales connects, slog sweeps the life out of the fullish ball on off. It's a 91-metre six over midwicket
19.2
2
Connolly to Hales, 2 runs, Makes room, clears the coast and tries to lump it across the line. It balloons off the top edge through short third
19.1
1
Connolly to Green, 1 run, Makes room and gets a length ball that sticks in the pitch. Top edges a slash down to mid-off

Scorchers trusting spin to clear the innings. Connolly from around

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | ST: 126/6 | RR: 6.63

  • Alex Hales64 (52b)
  • Chris Green8 (6b)
  • Andrew Tye4-0-36-0
  • Cooper Connolly3-0-14-1
18.6
6
Tye to Hales, SIX, Almost a replay of Kohli v Rauf at the MCG. Hales made room and got a shortish length ball following him, Hales was on the move and helped it around the corner. Fine leg was in and it went just over the ropes. Pace: 131ks
18.5
1
Tye to Green, 1 run, Slow on a length, lands on off and turns in. Green goes through with a sloggy heave, top edges it into the acreage on the leg side. Not sure the deep fielder spotted it
18.4
0
Tye to Green, no run, Change-up with the pace on. Wide and fullish, Green tried carving over cover but got done by the pace
18.3
0
Tye to Green, no run, Off cutter beats the pull and goes close to the off stump. Back of lengther just outside off and went under the heave
18.2
0
Tye to Green, no run, Tries to go over the leg side this time. Plinks it into the pitch. Tried to leather the length ball but wasn't short enough for the pull
18.1
6
Tye to Green, SIX, Was that needed or what?! Green clears the front leg and swipes across the line. Was slow and too full, Green had a bit of room to work with and muscled it

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 113/6 | RR: 6.27

  • Alex Hales58 (51b)
  • Chris Green1 (1b)
  • Cooper Connolly3-0-14-1
  • Ashton Agar4-1-6-2

Agar's was the joint second-most economical spell in BBL, confirms Andrew 'Gnasher' McGlashan

17.6
4
Connolly to Hales, FOUR, Dances down, gets to the pitch and whips it to the right of the bowler. Long-on runs across and pulls it in with a dive. Tye was sliding towards the ropes diagonally and got
17.5
1
Connolly to Green, 1 run, Tries to drive the full ball on leg down the ground, outside edge takes it to point
17.4
W
Connolly to Sams, OUT, Sits up but Sams can't pull it over long-on! Not Connolly's best ball, arm ball on a shortish length, Sams made room and went with the cross bat. Got it off the toe and Tye took a comfy boundary catch

DR Sams c Tye b Connolly 1 (4m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

17.3
1
Connolly to Hales, 1 run, Hales switches his stance and has just enough time to short-arm lap it to shirt third
17.2
1
Connolly to Sams, 1 run, Tries to clober the full ball following him, across the line. Inside edges it onto pad and it rolls to the leg side. 88ks
17.1
1lb
Connolly to Hales, 1 leg bye, Tries to reverse it, misses and the ball fizzles behind the stumps

END OF OVER:
17 | (wicket maiden) | ST: 105/5 | RR: 6.17

  • Daniel Sams0 (3b)
  • Alex Hales53 (48b)
  • Ashton Agar4-1-6-2
  • Cooper Connolly2-0-7-0

2 for 6 in four overs, comms on air suspect it's the second-most-economical spell

16.6
0
Agar to Sams, no run, Sharp spin again. landed on a length on fourth and beat the open-faced slap by a mile.
16.5
0
Agar to Sams, no run, We shouldn't be seeing balls react like that, says Ricky Ponting, as the length ball rips and lifts from around off stump.
16.4
0
Agar to Sams, no run, Works it to the leg side off a fullish length

Scorchers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st43SM WhitemanZ Crawley
2nd44Z CrawleyAM Hardie
3rd26JP InglisZ Crawley
4th27LJ EvansJP Inglis

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652