Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, Big Bash League 2024, 12th Match

Boxing Day cricket eh. It's gone on for over 14 hours. Has been a great day for the country overall. No shortages in the festive season. On that note, it's goodnight from me, Ekanth, and our scorer, Sudeep.

Nick Hobson, POTM: Guys set a platform. Sometimes you get stuck at the start in Perth. I got a roll-on and took it. It's a fickle role, finishing, today it came off but doesn't always happen. Crowd was awesome, we were joking how loud it was last over of our innings. We put a lot of importance on our fielding, Agar set the crowd alight with a run out.

9:43pm: Easy enough in the end for Scorchers. The final over with the bat got them over 160. With the ball, they got three powerplay wickets. A couple of run outs helped too. Just two starts - Renshaw and Bryant. - for Heat. Behrendorff, Kelly, and Tye got two-fors. Agar was good too, both with ball and in the field. A couple of early losses, which is rare for Scorchers, has been put behind for now. Heat's death bowling and top order were issues today, running too. They'll hope to turn that around.

19.4

Tye to Johnson, OUT, Yorker takes out leg stump. 135ks, Johnson cleared the front foot again and tried to drive over mid-on. Beaten completely.

SH Johnson b Tye 6 (23m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

19.3

Tye to Johnson, FOUR, Johnson finally connects with one, it's the beloved pull too. Shortish ball over the stumps, Johnson has ample time to clear his feet and ease a flat-bat pull over the infield

The physio had a chat and all are good to go

19.2

Tye to Johnson, no run, Edges a pull onto the helmet. Ump calls for the physio right away. Johnson's okay though. Replay shows it a short ball that actually beat the pull. Johnson made room, swivelled and got his eyes off while swinging the bat.

19.1

Tye to Johnson, no run, Shortish ball over off beats the pull

Final over, think there's an over-rate penalty. But 38 off 6 means it's just formalities

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | BH: 128/9 (38 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 38.00)

Matthew Kuhnemann8 (12b)
Spencer Johnson2 (7b)

Matthew Kelly4-0-33-2
Andrew Tye3-0-19-1

18.6

Kelly to Kuhnemann, no run, Goes again but this time the ball is a touch shorter and straighter. No contact

18.5

Kelly to Kuhnemann, FOUR, Shot of the day! That is reverse scooped technically, but it's more a paddle as it went straight behind the keeper. Picked up off a length too...

18.4

Kelly to Johnson, 1 run, Another miscued pull, this is ballooned in the gap at midwicket. Shortish ball at the body

18.3

Kelly to Kuhnemann, 1 run, Makes room, gets followed by a heavy ball from around the wicket, slapped to mid-off

18.2

Kelly to Kuhnemann, no run, Bumper over leg, 123ks, another pull, another miss. Batter made room again, too much in the end

18.1

Kelly to Kuhnemann, no run, Bumper beats the pull. 129ks. At the stumps

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | BH: 122/9 (44 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.77, RRR: 22.00)

Matthew Kuhnemann3 (7b)
Spencer Johnson1 (6b)

Andrew Tye3-0-19-1
Jason Behrendorff4-0-32-2

17.6

Tye to Kuhnemann, 1 run, Helped away to long leg with the pull

17.5

Tye to Kuhnemann, no run, Makes a lot of room, tries to slog it over midwicket. The length ball is over middle and well away from the leg-side bat swing

17.4

Tye to Kuhnemann, no run, Shortish over off, cut to backward point

17.3

Tye to Kuhnemann, no run, Hit on the thigh, just above the knee, it has stung. Was a length ball that beat the flick

17.2

Tye to Johnson, 1 run, Shortish ball has been flat-batted to the left of mid-off. 'Chunked' is what Brad Hodge calls it

17.1

Tye to Kuhnemann, 1 run, Batter makes room and Tye goes for a leg-stump yorker. 135ks. Inside edge on the lofted on drive takes it to deep fine leg

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 119/9 (47 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 15.66)

Matthew Kuhnemann1 (2b)
Spencer Johnson0 (5b)

Jason Behrendorff4-0-32-2
Lance Morris4-0-23-1

16.6

Behrendorff to Kuhnemann, 1 run, Bumper has been helped along with the pull, to fine leg

16.5

Behrendorff to Kuhnemann, no run, Mistimes a tentative pull. Ball lobs to the pitch to the left of the current one. Bowler can't reach there

16.4

Behrendorff to Bryant, OUT, Fun's over, game's almost done too. This is wide and full, Bryant got on one knee and went for the cover drive. Got it a touch too square and straight to the fielder. Behrendorff shifted to over the wicket this ball

M Bryant c Hobson b Behrendorff 35 (37m 20b 4x4 1x6) SR: 175.00

16.3

Behrendorff to Bryant, FOUR, Fulll toss three-fourth of the way up the stumps, fourth-stump line, it's whacked across the line to the right of long-on

16.2

Behrendorff to Bryant, FOUR, Pulled this time, lot of control. Connolly charged from midwicket to the right and tried to kick the ball back in. That too with heel on the ground. Slipped a touch but he's okay

16.1

Behrendorff to Bryant, 2 runs, On the pads, helped along. On off stump actually, so it was a skilful flick behind square. Good running too

Behrendorff to close out his quota. Around

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | BH: 108/8 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.75, RRR: 14.50)

Max Bryant25 (16b)
Spencer Johnson0 (5b)

Lance Morris4-0-23-1
Ashton Agar4-1-14-1

Ryan: "I respect Bryant going full Stoinis and farming the strike"

15.6

Morris to Bryant, 1 run, Wide and in the batter's half, steered to backward point

15.5

Morris to Bryant, FOUR, Wide and full, Bryant slashes hard. He bent his knees and tried to go over cover, got a thickish edge that ballooned over short third

15.4

Morris to Bryant, SIX, Behind the keeper. Bryant wanted to pull it square from a touch outside off but got a top edge. Cleared the ropes, replays show

Heat INNINGS		R	B
T Banton	caught wk	7	6
JJ Peirson	run out	1	7
C Munro	caught	6	13
NA McSweeney	run out	8	10
MT Renshaw	caught	36	24
M Bryant	caught	35	20
PI Walter	caught	5	4
XC Bartlett	caught	3	7
MJ Swepson	caught	2	4
SH Johnson	bowled	6	11
MP Kuhnemann	not out	8	12
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 3, w 8)
TOTAL	132 (all out; 19.4 ovs)

Scorchers BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JP Behrendorff	4.0	0	32	2	8.00	(1w)
LR Morris	4.0	0	23	1	5.75	(4w)
M Kelly	4.0	0	33	2	8.25	(2w)
AC Agar	4.0	1	14	1	3.50
AJ Tye	3.4	0	23	2	6.27

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	JJ Peirson	T Banton
2nd	11	C Munro	JJ Peirson
3rd	0	C Munro	NA McSweeney
4th	40	MT Renshaw	NA McSweeney
5th	11	MT Renshaw	M Bryant
6th	5	PI Walter	M Bryant
7th	14	XC Bartlett	M Bryant
8th	3	MJ Swepson	M Bryant
9th	23	M Bryant	SH Johnson
10th	14	MP Kuhnemann	SH Johnson

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SS	3	3	0	6	0.657
MR	3	2	1	4	1.496
PS	4	2	2	4	0.565
BH	3	2	1	4	-0.27
HH	3	2	1	4	-1.415
ST	2	1	1	2	0.073
AS	4	1	3	2	-0.013
MS	4	0	4	0	-1.047

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | BH: 128/9 (38 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 38.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | BH: 122/9 (44 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.77, RRR: 22.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 119/9 (47 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 15.66)

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | BH: 108/8 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.75, RRR: 14.50)

Match Coverage

Hobson, bowlers scorch Heat to first loss despite Johnson four-for

Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

Big Bash League

END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs | BH: 128/9 (38 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 38.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | BH: 122/9 (44 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.77, RRR: 22.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 119/9 (47 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 15.66)

END OF OVER:16 | 13 Runs | BH: 108/8 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.75, RRR: 14.50)

Hobson, bowlers scorch Heat to first loss despite Johnson four-for

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | BH: 128/9 (38 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 38.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | BH: 122/9 (44 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.77, RRR: 22.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 119/9 (47 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 15.66)

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | BH: 108/8 (58 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.75, RRR: 14.50)