Match 18, Adelaide, December 23, 2021, 01:45 PM
Brisbane Heat
208/7(20.0ov)
Adelaide Strikers
169/8(20.0ov)
Brisbane Heat beat Adelaide Strikers by 39 runs
Alright, folks! That is it from the coverage of this game! We have one more game before Christmas in the Big Bash League which will be played on 24th December, 2021. Hobart Hurricanes will host Melbourne Stars. This clash will begin at 3.30 pm local (4.30 am GMT), but as you all know, the buildup will begin well in advance. So please tune in early! Cheers!
Matthew Kuhnemann is up for a chat now. He says that to get all the points is fantastic. Mentions that he was happy with the way he bowled and says that Ben Duckett played exceptionally well and he is a good player of spin.
BEN DUCKETT HAS BEEN ADJUDGED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH.
Earlier in the day, the Heat clobbered 208 after electing to bat. Like the Strikers, they too, were a couple of wickets down pretty early. But their middle order stood up, with Duckett and Heazlett adding 114 in 64 balls for the fourth wicket. Adelaide began well but lost the plot in the middle overs. Fawad Ahmed played a containing role but the rest just leaked runs, including Rashid Khan, in spite of his three-fer. Please stay tuned for the presentation...
The Strikers needed to get off to a flier but they were two down pretty quickly, by the second over. After that, Renshaw, Wells and Kelly tried their best but the initial dents made the asking rate mount pretty steeply. The Heat were pretty decent with the ball, with Kuhnemann and Steketee snaring 3 apiece while Bazley claiming 2.
Comfortable win in the end then, for the Brisbane boys. Well, chasing a total of 209 runs was always going to be a tough ask and Adelaide Strikers never really looked like chasing the target at any stage. The home side failed to get over the line and it has been a dominant display from Brisbane Heat.
In over# 20
3
0W
1b
0
1
1
1wd
Mark Steketee 27/3(4)
19.6
3
A length ball, on off. Agar backs away and hits it straight down the ground. The fielder in the deep cuts it off with a dive and the batters run three. Brisbane Heat players are delighted as they win this match by 39 runs.
19.5
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Thomas Kelly departs and in the end it was too much for him. A full ball on middle. Kelly stays deep in his crease and looks to launch it over long on. Gets the bottom of his blade and the ball goes straight into the hands of Ben Duckett there. Peter Siddle walks out to bat.
19.4
1b
A short ball, around leg. Agar skips down the track and looks to pull it but misses. Jimmy Peirson fails to catch it cleanly and a bye is taken.
19.3
.
A good bouncer this time, on middle and leg. Wes Agar backs away and looks to defend it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge of his blade.
19.2
1
Shorter length on off. Kelly pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another single.
19.1
1
A full ball, on middle. Agar pushes it to long off for just a single.
19.1
1wd
WIDE! A slower length ball, outside off. Agar goes chasing for it but it is too wide.
In over# 19
2
1
0
0
1
3
Liam Guthrie 28/0(4)
18.6
2
Slower length ball, outside off. Kelly drags it to wide of long on and gets a couple. 47 needed now from last over and Adelaide Strikers will be disappointed with their effort.
18.5
1
Shorter length, on off. Agar connects the pull this time and hits it to long on for a single.
18.4
.
A slower short ball, outside off. Agar looks to pull this time but misses.
18.3
.
A full ball, on off this time. Agar hits this hard back to the bowler.
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