Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, Big Bash League 2021, 42nd Match

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20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 149/9 (48 runs required, RR: 7.45)

Sam Rainbird10 (10b)
Haris Rauf1 (1b)

Aaron Hardie1-0-5-0
Jason Behrendorff4-0-26-1

That's all from us. The carnival continues with a Melbourne-Sydney rivalry contest starting in just over an hour. And across the ocean in South Africa, the Cape Town Test gets underway soon too in under two hours. Keep rocking, enjoy your cricket, and most importantly, stay safe! Bye bye.

5.26pm And that's top two sealed for Perth Scorchers. They have defended another total successfully, but this one was helped by the top-order batters who set it up. Hobson and Turner made top quality forties, but Laurie Evans' 69 was the glue that held the innings together. Their tenth win and Laurie Evans pips Matt Kelly to the Player of the Match award.

As for the Stars, it goes from bad to worse as we get close to the playoffs. Outplayed tonight.

19.6

Hardie to Rainbird, 1 run, back of a length on off. Looks to pull, and decent connection but falls just short of the diving Kelly at deep backward square leg. Nonetheless, Perth Scorchers win by 47 runs and Melbourne Stars avoid getting all out.

19.5

Hardie to Rainbird, no run, excellent slower ball as he goes full and wide, but well hidden. Rainbird can't reach out to smack it away

19.4

Hardie to Haris Rauf, 1 run, low full toss on off stump. Smacked to wide long off for one

19.3

Hardie to Rainbird, 1 run, full on leg stump. Clears the front leg and hammers it to deep midwicket. Protection there though

Normt: "Greg is correct. The Stars may have reasons this year for failure, but they are still the competitions perennial underachievers."

19.2

Hardie to Rainbird, 1 run, OUT, it's all happening! Fullish outside off. He tries to clear long off, but slices it. Long off and cover congregate to take a catch but the ball lands between both of them. But the second run is not on, and the throw from the fielder is good at Hardie's end

A Zampa run out 3 (6m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

19.1

Hardie to Zampa, 1 run, full on leg stump. Tap and run to midwicket

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19 | 5 Runs | MS: 144/8 (53 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 53.00)

Adam Zampa2 (3b)
Sam Rainbird7 (6b)

Jason Behrendorff4-0-26-1
Matthew Kelly4-0-25-4

18.6

Behrendorff to Zampa, 1 run,

18.5

Behrendorff to Rainbird, 1 run, looks to explore leg side behind square but the ball instead goes to point

18.4

Behrendorff to Zampa, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Swatted down the ground to long off

18.3

Behrendorff to Rainbird, 1 run, full on off, and nudged off his pads to deep backward square leg

18.2

1lb

Behrendorff to Zampa, 1 leg bye, got him? Not given. Full on off from around the stumps. He walks across to the off side to flick leg side. Misses, hits the knee roll, and Jason asks the question. But not given. Too close!

18.1

Behrendorff to Rainbird, no run, full and wide outside off. Zampa wants to go over cover but can't connect

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18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 139/8 (58 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 29.00)

Sam Rainbird5 (3b)

Matthew Kelly4-0-25-4
Jason Behrendorff3-0-22-1

Greg O'Connell: "Yet another sub-standard performance by the competition's biggest underachievers. Extremely frustrating for those of us who've followed them from Day One." -- To be fair to them, the Stars have been really badly hit by Covid-19. And it doesn't help when you don't start well either. Morale can be low.

17.6

Kelly to Qais Ahmad, OUT, mowed! But this time Kelly takes his fourth off his last ball of the spell. Another wide slower ball outside off. Qais tried to clear deep midwicket but it's too much to do when you're trying to drag it from that wide of off. Agar under it near the boundary

Qais Ahmad c Agar b Kelly 9 (11m 8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 112.50

17.5

Kelly to Qais Ahmad, SIX, that ruins the figures! But probably deserves the treatment. Waist-high full toss, and Qais baseball-swings it over deep square leg

17.4

Kelly to Qais Ahmad, no run, full and wide outside off. Only operating with cutters right now. Ball comes in, like an offbreak almost, and he misses the wild swing

17.3

Kelly to Rainbird, 1 run, another slower ball, dipping yorker around off stump. Mistimed to deep midwicket

17.2

Kelly to Rainbird, 2 runs, slower ball, rolls his fingers over this one. Fullish, wider outside off. He drags a slog high up in the air. Agar runs in from deep midwicket, and dives slightly early. But he fluffs the catch. Dropped and Kelly misses out on the fourth. Agar probably did not need to dive

17.1

Kelly to Rainbird, 2 runs, yorker attempted on leg stump. Tries to flick, but leading edge takes it to point

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17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 128/7 (69 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 23.00)

Qais Ahmad3 (5b)
Sam Rainbird0 (0b)

Jason Behrendorff3-0-22-1
Ashton Agar4-0-25-1

16.6

Behrendorff to Qais Ahmad, no run, continuing around the stumps. Full on off. Qais backs away to explore the leg side. But he hits the shot right onto his own leg

16.5

Behrendorff to Qais Ahmad, no run, short ball and Qais can't get bat on ball

16.4

Behrendorff to Clarke, OUT, full toss, quite wide outside off. But he tries to smack it over the off side. Slices it, and cover gets under it for a simple catch. Is that waist-high? Probably okay, but they're checking as it should be.

JM Clarke c Turner b Behrendorff 17 (19m 11b 1x4 1x6) SR: 154.54

16.3

Behrendorff to Qais Ahmad, 1 run, pushed down the ground past the non-striker for one

16.2

Behrendorff to Clarke, 1 run, fullish, on off. He gets forward to play at it, and ends up toe-ending the shot to mid on

Stars INNINGS		R	B
NCR Larkin	bowled	1	3
BJ Webster	caught	63	47
JA Burns	caught	20	17
GJ Maxwell	caught	5	8
HWR Cartwright	bowled	10	8
JM Clarke	caught	17	11
CD Hinchliffe	stumped	1	3
Qais Ahmad	caught	9	8
SL Rainbird	not out	10	10
A Zampa	run out	3	4
Haris Rauf	not out	1	1
EXTRAS	(lb 3, w 6)
TOTAL	149 (9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Scorchers BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
JP Behrendorff	4.0	26	1	6.50
M Kelly	4.0	25	4	6.25
P Hatzoglou	4.0	35	1	8.75	(1w)
AJ Tye	3.0	30	1	10.00	(2w)
AC Agar	4.0	25	1	6.25
AM Hardie	1.0	5	0	5.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	BJ Webster	NCR Larkin
2nd	58	JA Burns	BJ Webster
3rd	9	GJ Maxwell	BJ Webster
4th	35	BJ Webster	HWR Cartwright
5th	18	BJ Webster	JM Clarke
6th	3	JM Clarke	CD Hinchliffe
7th	4	JM Clarke	Qais Ahmad
8th	11	SL Rainbird	Qais Ahmad
9th	7	SL Rainbird	A Zampa
10th	3	SL Rainbird	Haris Rauf

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	14	11	3	40	0.926
SS	14	9	4	35	1.027
ST	14	9	5	35	0.725
AS	14	6	8	28	0.237
HH	14	7	7	27	-0.332
MS	14	7	7	26	-0.222
BH	14	3	11	16	-0.91
MR	14	3	10	16	-1.477

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 149/9 (48 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | MS: 144/8 (53 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 53.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 139/8 (58 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 29.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 128/7 (69 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 23.00)

Match Coverage

Evans, Turner fireworks for Perth Scorchers prove too much for Melbourne Stars

Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers postponed due to a Covid-19 case in Stars' camp

Stars 2nd innings Partnerships

Big Bash League

END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 149/9 (48 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs | MS: 144/8 (53 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 53.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 139/8 (58 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 29.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 128/7 (69 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 23.00)

Evans, Turner fireworks for Perth Scorchers prove too much for Melbourne Stars

Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers postponed due to a Covid-19 case in Stars' camp

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 149/9 (48 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | MS: 144/8 (53 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 53.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 139/8 (58 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 29.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 128/7 (69 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 23.00)