7.45pm That is that. The Hurricanes knock out the Scorchers to make the final. No D'Arcy Short, no problem for the Hurricanes. Electric fifties from Wade and McDermott launched them to 210 for 4. The Scorchers then wilted under scoreboard pressure and were ultimately bowled out in 17.5 overs. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. And thanks for your company and comments. Do come back for the second semi-final. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off. Cheers
"It was a clinical performance," Bailey says. "We're in the position we deserve to be. I've got no idea [training for the final]. As a group, that Scorchers team deserves respect. To beat them we've got to put our best team and we did it."
Matthew Wade is the Player of the Match for his 71 off 45 balls
TT Bresnan lbw b Christian 43 (26b 4x4 1x6) SR: 165.38
Shabbeer Moosvi: "My MoM is Christian for his excellent all round performance "
END OF OVER:17 | 14 Runs | PS: 136/9 (75 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 25.00)
- Tim Bresnan41 (24b)
- Mitchell Johnson3 (3b)
- Tom Rogers4-0-31-3
- Dan Christian3-0-14-3
Umair: "Wade,Rogers,McDermott have performed really well today but my MOTM is Dan The Man Christian. Every team wants a player like him in T20! Fantastic in every department."
David: "Tough choice for MOM today. Wade for setting the platform? McDermott for thrashing it to all parts? Christian for a solid cameo with the bat and economical wickets with the ball?"
Tom: "The scheduling is a bit odd (The Strikers will also suffer tomorrow) but it's not the reason Perth lost this game. The returns of both Marsh brothers and Richardson should have been enough to offset the losses of Tye and Agar. Hurricanes were just better on the day"
END OF OVER:16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 122/9 (89 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.62, RRR: 22.25)
- Tim Bresnan31 (20b)
- Mitchell Johnson0 (0b)
- Dan Christian3-0-14-3
- Simon Milenko1-0-10-0
Johnson at No.11 Scorchers, the strongest batting line-up at 116 for 9?
M Kelly c Milenko b Christian 7 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00