19/12Result
8th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 19 2023
Strikers won by 6 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Matthew Short
Matthew ShortAdelaide Strikers
19/12Result
8th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 19 2023
Strikers won by 6 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Matthew Short
Matthew ShortAdelaide Strikers

Adelaide Strikers win by six wickets and that was a fantastic game of T20 cricket. Super pitch, terrific batting. Expertly-paced chase by the home side set up by the Short-Short opening stand. And what a way to finish it by Adam Hose, showing why Strikers signed him again. Thunder may come to regret that one. Matt Short is name Player of the Match for his captain's innings. "I was so nervous, thinking about a Super Over," he says. "Hosey battled beautifully. Awesome to get the win." The BBL needed a good game to kick it into life after a slow start, and it got one. Hopefully more to follow. I'm going to wrap things up there for tonight. Our coverage of the IPL auction continues here and South Africa are also taking on India which you find here. We'll be back tomorrow night for Perth Scorchers against Hobart Hurricanes but for now, from Gnasher, it's goodbye.

19.4
6
Zaman Khan to Hose, SIX, straight down the ground, and wins it with a six! Terrific strike, what an innings from Hose
19.3
2
Zaman Khan to Hose, 2 runs, great yorker, but outside leg stump, squeezed off the inside edge to deep square and they gamble on the second. Keeper doesn't take the throw. Maybe got a difficult bounce.
19.2
4
Zaman Khan to Hose, FOUR, oh, wow! It's a reverse scoop this time. Was wide outside off and he flicks it through short third

8 off 5

19.1
W
Zaman Khan to Weatherald, OUT, is he run out? A full delivery, gets an inside edge into the pads. It rolls up the pitch, Zaman hustles across from his follow through, collects, turns and hits direct and Weatherland hasn't even tried to ground his bat. That's an awful piece of cricket from the batter. And a dot ball

J Weatherald run out 5 (12m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 125.00

8 off 6. Zaman with the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | AS: 193/3 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 10.15, RRR: 8.00)

  • Adam Hose16 (6b)
  • Jake Weatherald5 (3b)
  • Nathan McAndrew4-0-31-0
  • Zaman Khan3-0-31-1

Heck of cameo from Hose so far

18.6
4
McAndrew to Hose, FOUR, nearly six! Down on the back knee this time and effectively sweeps over short fine leg. Does that decide it?
18.5
4
McAndrew to Hose, FOUR, scoops again! Fantastic batting. Keeps low in the stance, gets underneath as McAndrew went just back of a length
18.4
0
McAndrew to Hose, no run, full, just outside off, and a swing and a miss. He was on the first tee there. Another dot

David: "14 runs trumps 2 or even 3 wickets at this late stage!"

18.3
0
McAndrew to Hose, no run, short of a length at off stump, drags the pull to mid-on. Dot ball
18.2
4
McAndrew to Hose, FOUR, oh, brilliant! Back of a length, a slower ball, Hose spotted it early, got down into position and scooped it over short fine leg
18.1
1lb
McAndrew to Weatherald, 1 leg bye, full toss, straight, swings across the line and misses out

McAndrew with the second surge over

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | AS: 180/3 (21 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.00, RRR: 10.50)

  • Adam Hose4 (1b)
  • Jake Weatherald5 (2b)
  • Zaman Khan3-0-31-1
  • Daniel Sams3-0-35-1

Three boundaries and a wicket off that over. Strikers probably just take that

17.6
4
Zaman Khan to Hose, FOUR, gets this wrong! Serves it up wide outside off, short of a yorker, Hose connects cleanly with a drive over the off side

Well, well. What a finish this is. Adam Hose is known as a finisher...Zaman pulls out of his run up

17.5
W
Zaman Khan to Lynn, OUT, great yorker! He gets it spot on. At middle stump, Lynn plays over it. That really was a superb delivery.

CA Lynn b Zaman Khan 14 (21m 17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 82.35

17.4
1
Zaman Khan to Weatherald, 1 run, back of a length, straight, worked off the pads to deep square
17.3
4
Zaman Khan to Weatherald, FOUR, what a stroke! That's not bad for your first ball. It's full outside off, he creams a powerful cover drive and finds the gap in the off-side ring
17.2
1
Zaman Khan to Lynn, 1 run, that's spot on, the yorker at middle, plays it out to mid-off
17.1
4
Zaman Khan to Lynn, FOUR, full outside off, Lynn gets the drive away through point. Missed his yorker

Jake Weatherald the new batter. Power surge called. Zaman to bowl. Game on.

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | AS: 166/2 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.76, RRR: 11.66)

  • Chris Lynn9 (14b)
  • Daniel Sams3-0-35-1
  • Nathan McAndrew3-0-19-0

That's a huge moment. Strikers have held back the surge and now D'Arcy Short is gone

16.6
W
Sams to DJM Short, OUT, huge appeal and given lbw! Gets the yorker in again, and Short has called the review. Looks good unless he's hit it. Was pinpoint from Sams, Short trying to squeeze it away. Hits the back boot in front of middle and leg. No bat. He's gone. Three reds

DJM Short lbw b Sams 66 (73m 47b 6x4 2x6) SR: 140.42

16.5
1
Sams to Lynn, 1 run, flicked from around off stump into the leg side...excellent from Sams
16.4
1
Sams to DJM Short, 1 run, full and straight, clipped down to long on
16.3
2
Sams to DJM Short, 2 runs, gets the yorker in, worked through midwicket and they do very well to get a second from that
16.2
2
Sams to DJM Short, 2 runs, into the pitch wide outside off, flat-bats a pull to long on

Strikers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st139DJM ShortMW Short
2nd27DJM ShortCA Lynn
3rd10CA LynnJ Weatherald
4th17AJ HoseJ Weatherald
5th12J OvertonAJ Hose

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652