END OF OVER:15 | 1 Run 3 Wkts | BH: 90/10 (72 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 14.40)
- Xavier Bartlett19 (20b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-17-6
- Peter Siddle3-0-19-0
9.14 pm Rashid holds the ball aloft as he is clapped off the field by his teammates. His 300th T20 match is a very memorable one. His previous best figures in any T20 match came when he took 5 for 3 against Ireland in a T20I a few years ago. But he's gone one better in the wickets column with this effort for his fourth career haul in T20s of five wickets or more.
A footnote in this story is the spineless collapse by the Heat. From a dominant position after eight overs, they don't even last beyond the 15th. Rashid has given all the doubters concerned about his form this season a healthy reminder of his world-class talent.
The man of the moment Rashid Khan is on the mic: "This format is all about enjoying yourself, giving 100% and keep smiling. That gives me extra energy inside. As long as my process remains the same and I keep enjoying myself, I focus on that. When I bowled my first three balls, this wicket is pretty hard to bat on so I just wanted to get it in the right areas. I was watching Mujeeb in the first innings and thought if I bowl stump to stump, I will be successful. That was the main target behind it. I think it's a big win for us as a team and gives us momentum and energy for the rest of the games. We need to keep enjoying. It doesn't matter the result, I think if the team enjoys themselves in the field then the result will take care of itself. Since the first year I've been with the Strikers, the love I've gotten from the fans and the team, they've given me so much love. As an overseas player, when you're comfortable in the team, that's what attracts me to the Strikers. I don't think I'll have anything in mind to leave the Strikers. I will play till I'm playing my T20 cricket. I enjoy myself with the Strikers and hope we win more trophies as a team."
That's it from the BBL coverage tonight. Come back for a doubleheader tomorrow. I'm Peter Della Penna, take care!
L Guthrie c Short b Rashid Khan 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Around the stumps to Guthrie.
Another hat-trick ball coming up now for Rashid. Bartlett saw off the first hat-trick ball. Can he do it again?
Mujeeb Ur Rahman c Short b Rashid Khan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Rashid's best figures this BBL season. Saving his best for last.
MP Kuhnemann b Rashid Khan 1 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
END OF OVER:14 | 15 Runs | BH: 89/7 (73 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.35, RRR: 12.16)
- Matthew Kuhnemann1 (3b)
- Xavier Bartlett18 (19b)
- Peter Siddle3-0-19-0
- Rashid Khan3-0-16-3
First boundary since the seventh over.
Power Surge taken with batters quickly running out...
END OF OVER:13 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 74/7 (88 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.69, RRR: 12.57)
- Matthew Kuhnemann0 (2b)
- Xavier Bartlett6 (14b)
- Rashid Khan3-0-16-3
- Peter Siddle2-0-5-0
Two slips now for Rashid.
Muhammad Arif B: "7 men down and still no power surge, ridiculous."
Kuhnemann enters off strike as Bartlett crossed with the ball in the air.
After a tame BBL campaign this season, Rashid is having a superb finale before he heads off on Afghanistan duty.
W Prestwidge c Weatherald b Rashid Khan 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
AlistairDiamond: " 'unleashed Khanage' would be the right way to put it..." And here is the great leggie back for his third. Slip in place.
END OF OVER:12 | 3 Runs | BH: 72/6 (90 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 11.25)
- Will Prestwidge0 (4b)
- Xavier Bartlett4 (12b)
- Peter Siddle2-0-5-0
- Matthew Short3-0-13-2
