END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs | MS: 132/8 (24 runs required, RR: 6.60)
- Brody Couch4 (6b)
- Adam Zampa1 (1b)
- Peter Siddle4-0-22-1
- Henry Thornton4-0-26-4
1.20 pm Impressive win for the Strikers, especially considering they did it without Rashid Khan. They churned through their innings without really looking like they were setting an imposing total and then their bowlers won them the game in the first 7 overs making it 37 for 4 and Stars struggled to get any momentum going.
That's it for coverage from this match. Come back later tonight for the second half of today's BBL doubleheader. I'm Peter Della Penna, take care!
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | MS: 127/8 (29 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 29.00)
- Brody Couch1 (1b)
- Henry Thornton4-0-26-4
- Harry Conway4-0-26-1
4 for 26 for Thornton, career-best BBL figures. He attacked the stumps for all his wickets. No real swing, but his pace was too much to handle.
SL Rainbird b Thornton 1 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
Both sides continue to struggle mightily capitalizing on full tosses today.
HWR Cartwright c Short b Thornton 49 (57m 35b 2x4 3x6) SR: 140.00
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 121/6 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.72, RRR: 17.50)
- Sam Rainbird0 (1b)
- Hilton Cartwright45 (33b)
- Harry Conway4-0-26-1
- Fawad Ahmed4-0-33-1
CD Hinchliffe c Kelly b Conway 15 (17m 12b 0x4 1x6) SR: 125.00
END OF OVER:17 | 22 Runs | MS: 117/5 (39 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.88, RRR: 13.00)
- Hilton Cartwright43 (31b)
- Clint Hinchliffe13 (9b)
- Fawad Ahmed4-0-33-1
- Henry Thornton3-0-20-2
Where was this aggression all innings from the Stars? Cartwright stirs the match back to life with 22 runs in that over including three sixes, but is it too late?