Laughlin to Agar, out Caught by Peirson!! This is turning out to be a fine last over - banged in short and at the stumps, Agar was clearly late on the pull, gets a top-edge and Peirson does the rest. 100 BBL wickets for Laughlin. Agar c Peirson b Laughlin 14(11) [6s-1]
19.3
6
Laughlin to Agar, SIX, Heazlett nearly completed a stunner, but he ends up conceding a maximum, on a good length and at the stumps, Agar backed away and went high with the swipe - Heazlett got a long way across from mid-wicket, he was always threading alonside the boundary ropes - got to the ball with both hands, took the catch and then lost balance - tried to throw the ball back in, but ended up throwing it right onto the ropes
18.4
W
Lalor to Bancroft, out Caught by Cutting!! This is turning out to be an excellent over - slower ball outside off and Bancroft didn't have the pace to power his lofted drive, didn't get hold of the shot, was looking at the longer boundary and all he managed was to offer a simple catch to Cutting at long-on. Bancroft c Cutting b Lalor 50(42) [4s-2 6s-1]
17.5
F
Steketee to Bancroft, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off, Bancroft squeezes it down towards long-on and the single raises his half-century
17.4
4
Steketee to Bancroft, FOUR, lovely, the slower back of a length delivery at the stumps, Bancroft makes room and slaps it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary
17.2
6
Steketee to Bancroft, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and at the stumps, Bancroft opens up himself and heaves it high and wide of mid-wicket, has enough to clear the ropes on the full
16.1
W
Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Heazlett!! That's a big wicket for Heat - Marsh at the death is always a prized wicket - can makea difference of at least 15-20 runs. This was full and at the pads, Marsh got his left leg out of the way on the whip, timed it sweetly but picked the man at deep mid-wicket to perfection. Heazlett went reverse-cupped and held on. Mitchell Marsh c Heazlett b Laughlin 26(19) [4s-1 6s-2]
15.5
4
Lalor to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, low full-toss from Lalor, Marsh presses forward and thumps it back past the bowler - long-on is pretty square and hard and straight no chance
15.1
6
Lalor to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, huge, length delivery around off, Marsh gets underneath the delivery and swings it high and over mid-wicket - went very high and very deep
13.1
6
Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, massive, length ball outside off, Marsh gets under it and launches it high and over long-on for a massive hit - will this blow help the Scorchers break the shackles?
12.4
4
Cutting to Bancroft, FOUR, nicely played, a boundary after 48 balls for the Scorchers, length delivery at the stumps, Bancroft leans forward and punches it back past the non-striker, long-on is square and has no chance, despite the dive
10.5
W
Cutting to Turner, out Caught by Renshaw!! The pressure gets to Turner and he's holed out to long-on - was aiming for the bigger boundary, swiped high and off the toe-end of the bat, plenty of height and no real distance, Renshaw was under the ball, watched it all along and held on. Turner c Renshaw b Cutting 14(16)
5.4
W
Zahir Khan to Josh Inglis, out Bowled!! No second chance though - an ugly swipe and Zahir has his second wicket - he dragged his length back as Inglis came down the track, beat him in the flight and got the ball to spin away - Inglis tried to hoick it towards mid-wicket, looked very ugly and turned around to see the zing bails light-up. Josh Inglis b Zahir Khan 27(19) [4s-3 6s-1]
4.3
4
Lalor to Josh Inglis, FOUR, lovely, the slower ball from Lalor and Inglis spotted it - made room outside leg and then went over mid-off with a free-flowing drive
3.3
W
Zahir Khan to Livingstone, out Lbw!! Zahir has his man, but was the ball sliding down leg? Another wrong 'un and this time Livingstone didn't spot it, was looking to work it through the leg-side, the ball spun past the inside edge and struck him low and in front of leg, might have been clipping leg-stump, at best. Livingstone looks perplexed, but has to walk back to the dug-out. Livingstone lbw b Zahir Khan 12(10) [4s-2]
3.2
4
Zahir Khan to Livingstone, FOUR, poor ball from Zahir, dropped his wrong 'un short, Livingstone rocks back and picks the gap between the two men in the deep with a fierce pull past mid-wicket
2.5
6
Steketee to Josh Inglis, SIX, cracking shot, fraction short and just outside off, Inglis rocks back and nails the pull in front of mid-wicket, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum
2.1
4
Steketee to Josh Inglis, FOUR, lovely, length ball at the stumps, Inglis makes room and then clubs it back past the non-striker, no need to run for those
2
4
Lalor to Livingstone, FOUR, another mistimed heave from Livingstone, but he got enough bat for the ball to clear mid-off and roll away to the ropes, full-toss and Livingstone was looking to smash the cover off the ball - sliced it in the air and over mid-off
1
4
Steketee to Josh Inglis, FOUR, short and wide of off, Inglis arches back slightly, makes room for himself and slashes it over the lone slip, almost went all the way, bounced just in front of the ropes for a boundary