31/12Result

12th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 31 2017

Strikers won by 56 runs

Player of the Match

9.30 pm It didn't look like it midway through the innings when Adelaide Strikers had only 147 to defend. But they were all over Brisbane Heat. McCullum couldn't get them. Lynn couldn't get them. Cutting couldn't get them. The chase went kaput by the time the Powerplay ended. And as the win was sealed so was another lovely little stat - 91 is the lowest score Strikers have bowled a team out for in the BBL. Thank you for your company. Party hard, party safe.

"We didn't want to get 147. Neser was unbelievable. We know his striking ability, and he's been unbelievable with the ball too," says Travis Head. "New Year's Eve is an unbelievable occasion. We get a full house every time and we wanted to give something back. Five on five is a great feeling. Rashid has been the leader of the bowling attack and he's been fantastic today"

16.2

Laughlin to Swepson, OUT, taken at deep midwicket and Strikers win on New Year's Eve for a fifth year running! They are also top of the table in the BBL! The Adelaide Oval roars in approval. This is how they wanted 2017 to end and Laughlin obliges with a slower ball that takes out Swepson

MJ Swepson c Weatherald b Laughlin 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

16.1

Laughlin to Yasir Shah, 1 run, full on middle, slogs it out to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 90/9 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.62, RRR: 14.50)

Yasir Shah5 (7b)

Rashid Khan4-0-19-2
Billy Stanlake4-0-26-1

15.6

Rashid Khan to Gannon, OUT, does him! That's gorgeous work from Rashid - tossing it up to draw the big slog out and then the wrong 'un exploits the gap between bat and pad and rattles the stumps

CJ Gannon b Rashid Khan 23 (28b 3x4 0x6) SR: 82.14

15.5

Rashid Khan to Yasir Shah, 1 run,

Match Coverage

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Strikers claim five wins in five New Year's Eve games
Brisbane Heat were bowled out for their second-lowest total in the Big Bash League

Heat INNINGS		R	B
JJ Peirson	caught	7	5
BB McCullum	caught	15	21
CA Lynn	caught wk	0	3
JA Burns	caught	1	2
AI Ross	bowled	1	2
BCJ Cutting	caught	14	13
CJ Gannon	bowled	23	28
JK Lalor	run out	9	10
MT Steketee	bowled	2	5
Yasir Shah	not out	6	8
MJ Swepson	caught	0	1
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 2, w 7)
TOTAL	91 (all out; 16.2 ovs)

Strikers BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
TM Head	1.0	8	1	8.00
Rashid Khan	4.0	19	2	4.75	(1w)
B Stanlake	4.0	26	1	6.50	(3w)
MG Neser	2.0	7	2	3.50
B Laughlin	2.2	11	3	4.71	(1w)
PM Siddle	2.0	10	0	5.00
CA Ingram	1.0	4	0	4.00	(1w)

Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	BB McCullum	JJ Peirson
2nd	0	BB McCullum	CA Lynn
3rd	3	BB McCullum	JA Burns
4th	4	BB McCullum	AI Ross
5th	23	BB McCullum	BCJ Cutting
6th	18	BB McCullum	CJ Gannon
7th	15	JK Lalor	CJ Gannon
8th	6	CJ Gannon	MT Steketee
9th	13	Yasir Shah	CJ Gannon
10th	1	Yasir Shah	MJ Swepson

Big Bash League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	10	8	2	16	0.154
AS	10	7	3	14	0.801
MR	10	6	4	12	0.297
HH	10	5	5	10	-0.291
SS	10	4	6	8	0.331
ST	10	4	6	8	-0.039
BH	10	4	6	8	-0.437
MS	10	2	8	4	-0.926

END OF OVER:16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 90/9 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.62, RRR: 14.50)

Strikers claim five wins in five New Year's Eve games

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 90/9 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.62, RRR: 14.50)