- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.1 Flicked in the air, finds deep square! Morris runs across to the fielder in celebration. It was full on leg, Munro got in a good position and looked to clip it over the fielder. Timed well but not enough to clear Connolly. 83/27.4 Pulled, finds deep midwicket. Tye throws a couple of punches in celebration. Length ball was slow and pulled flat in the air. Brown stood just outside leg and looked to manufacture room. Doesn't middle it, finds the fielder 81/19.5 Bouncer balloons off the pull, taken by mid-on! Banged into the pitch, rose higher than McSweeney - who was coming on the front foot - expected. Got big on him, hit the sticker. Behrendorff ran in quickly and was on the move, took it easily. 90/314.4 Pulled flat in the air, Hobson takes it at deep square leg! Length ball at the body, Billings went back in his crease and whacked it. Decently timed but Hobson went back, fell back with the momentum but was a few metres in and took it well. Behrendorff claps his hands in enthusiasm in celebration 129/417.4 Whipped flat, spekkie taken by Bancroft to his right at deep square! Perison went across and got in line, got down and flicked it well. Bancroft sped to the side, dove and collected it low to the ground. Lobs the ball up in celebration as he runs in. A couple of balls later, Bancroft says he didn't expect he'd take it. 157/518.1 Bancroft says Scorchers have clawed things back okay, before he completes the sentence, Kelly knocks over Bryant. The fullish ball beats Bryant's heave across the line. He was back in his crease for the length ball, hits the top of the stumps. Ball tracking shows it moved away which helped beat the bat. 159/619.1 Doesn't start well for Heat as Neser's slog balloons up and is taken at backward point. Slower one on a length at the stumps, Neser made room and looked to swipe across. 165/719.5 Hurries him, Steketee pulls but it's so quick that it goes to extra cover. Easy catch. Well directed too, came into the body. 171/819.6 Run out after Swepson misses the slash, keeper throws the ball to the bowler as Swepson looks to go for the run. Not in the frame as Tye whips off the bails 171/9Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL171/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Did not bat: MP KuhnemannFall of wickets: 1-81 (Josh Brown, 7.4 ov), 2-83 (Colin Munro, 8.1 ov), 3-90 (Nathan McSweeney, 9.5 ov), 4-129 (Sam Billings, 14.4 ov), 5-157 (Jimmy Peirson, 17.4 ov), 6-159 (Max Bryant, 18.1 ov), 7-165 (Michael Neser, 19.1 ov), 8-171 (Mark Steketee, 19.5 ov), 9-171 (Mitchell Swepson, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JP Behrendorff 4 0 32 1 8.00 11 4 1 1 0 M Kelly 4 0 28 2 7.00 9 2 1 1 0 LR Morris 4 0 40 2 10.00 9 2 3 1 0 AJ Turner 3 0 20 0 6.66 6 1 0 1 0 C Connolly 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 0 1 0 0 AJ Tye 4 0 37 3 9.25 10 2 3 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 Bump ball or taken at midwicket, fielders are celebrating. Eskinazi's walking. Sent upstairs to double-check. Eskinazi is not looking back. Not a no ball, confirms the replay. Was a very full ball, Eskinazi looked to clip it but scooped it off the ground. The batter was looking to clip it across but the bat-face turned and it lobbed at a comfortable height to Kuhnemann 15/111.6 Pumped down the ground, long-off is straight. Runs across quickly and zooms in an accurate throw. Direct hit at the non-striker's end, Brad Haddin thinks he's gone. Replay shows the bat is on the crease as the one-bounce throw lit up the stumps. Somehow, Heat break through. The required rate is now under six, might be a bit too late. Hardie looks disappointment but resigns as he looks down to walk back. Not much he could have done about it. "Needed it five overs before", says Sam Billings on the mic. 126/213.2 Leading edge, taken at short fine! Inglis was down early, the length ball was a bit too short for the flick. May have done him in the air too. He tried to clip it across, ballooned right up. Easy catch taken. Same question about Heat's comeback still: Is it too late? 137/3Extras10 (lb 6, w 4)TOTAL173/3 (16.3 Overs, RR: 10.48)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Stephen Eskinazi, 1.1 ov), 2-126 (Aaron Hardie, 11.6 ov), 3-137 (Josh Inglis, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MG Neser 3 0 24 0 8.00 9 3 1 1 0 MT Steketee 2.3 0 35 1 14.00 7 2 4 1 0 MP Kuhnemann 4 0 38 1 9.50 3 3 1 0 0 RA Whiteley 2 0 20 0 10.00 2 2 0 2 0 MJ Swepson 4 0 41 0 10.25 4 4 1 0 0 NA McSweeney 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Perth Scorchers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
7 January 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Perth Scorchers 2, Brisbane Heat 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 0 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (C Munro 25, J Brown 24, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 90/3 in 10.0 overs (SW Billings 2, JJ Peirson 0)
- Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
- Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 1 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 171/9 in 20.0 overs (RA Whiteley 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Perth Scorchers: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (CT Bancroft 22, AM Hardie 30, Ex 2)
- CT Bancroft: 50 off 30 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Perth Scorchers: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Perth Scorchers - 108/1 in 10.0 overs (CT Bancroft 50, AM Hardie 49)
- AM Hardie: 50 off 29 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 58 balls (CT Bancroft 46, AM Hardie 51, Ex 4)
- Perth Scorchers: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
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