Meredith to McAndrew, SIX, slower ball, smashed! Gee these guys are hitting the cricket ball real hard. Held a great shape and muscled this over long-off
19.1
W
Meredith to Hales, out Caught by Tim David!! Yorker length, Hales couldn't get really under it so he hit this flat and straight to long-on. Safely held to end another very good innings from Hales. Hales c Tim David b Meredith 77(45) [4s-5 6s-4]
18.5
W
Nathan Ellis to Ross, out Bowled!! And that's some comeback. Goes for the famed yorker, Ross misses, off the boot and onto the base of middle and leg stumps. Ross b Nathan Ellis 14(5) [6s-2]
18.4
6
Nathan Ellis to Ross, SIX, oh my word! The bowler thought he had a well disguised slower delivery up his sleeve, but Ross, picked it right from his hand, delayed that bat swing which was absolute gold to watch and then smashed this over the roof over mid-wicket. New balls please!
18.2
6
Nathan Ellis to Hales, SIX, short delivery, Hales hangs back and flat-bats this pull shot wide of long-on
18
6
Shadab Khan to Ross, SIX, slower through the air, invites the hit, Ross takes it and just clears Tim David at long-on. Hands on head with a smile moment for Shadab Khan
17.4
Shadab Khan to Ross, 1 run, Shadab Khan is a freak. Hales smashed one at him and he hurt his hand, yet he goes for another catch off his own bowling when it was hit hard. Flings in pain after it deflects off his hand to mid-on
17.2
6
Shadab Khan to Hales, SIX, fullish delivery on the leg stump, Hales slog-sweeps this high, not off the middle of the bat but good enough to clear backward square leg
16.4
W
Nathan Ellis to Daniel Sams, out Caught by Shadab Khan!! In the air, straight to deep mid-wicket. Length delivery, Sams looks to clear mid-wicket but pickes out the fielder to perfection. Two wickets in the over for Nathan Ellis. Daniel Sams c Shadab Khan b Nathan Ellis 1(2)
16.1
W
Nathan Ellis to Oliver Davies, out Caught by Dooley!! Nathan Ellis bowls the wide yorker, Davies tried to jam it out past backward point but he squeezed this straight to the fielder. He walks off to a great ovation. What an outstanding innings. One of the best in BBL and he totally dominated the century stand with Hales. Oliver Davies c Dooley b Nathan Ellis 65(32) [4s-5 6s-5]
16
4
Joel Paris to Hales, FOUR, tries the yorker, bowls a low full toss and Hales sends this down the ground with a drive for four
15.3
Joel Paris to Oliver Davies, 2 runs, low full toss, Davies mistimes the slog to deep mid-wicket
15.2
6
Joel Paris to Oliver Davies, SIX, backs away and smashes it hard and flat over long-off. This is some batting. He's made Hales play second fiddle
14.4
6
Nathan Ellis to Oliver Davies, SIX, short delivery, Davies pulls, hits it pretty well and it's sailing over backward square leg. How do they stop him?
14.2
F
Nathan Ellis to Oliver Davies, 1 run, slower delivery, Davies glances to backward square leg and that's a 24-ball fifty - his first in BBL. What a knock
13.4
4
Meredith to Oliver Davies, FOUR, and now he steps out and forces Meredith to bowl short, in the process makes room with third man in and cuts handsomely for four more
13.3
6
Meredith to Oliver Davies, SIX, slower delivery but it's in the slot and Davies sends this over the long-on rope. Flat hit, powerful hit for six. Four, Four, Six so far this over
13.2
4
Meredith to Oliver Davies, FOUR, short now, Davies hands back and flicks it behind square four another boundary
13.1
4
Meredith to Oliver Davies, FOUR, full delivery, Davies drives straight down the ground and hits it very straight, holds the pose too
12.5
4
Shadab Khan to Oliver Davies, FOUR, overpitched, another powerful drive along the ground and beats long-off
12.4
F
Shadab Khan to Hales, 1 run, oh dear! He's smashed this back at Shadab Khan, hope the bowler hasn't injured his finger. Both have a laught about it now. Brave of Shadab to even think of stopping that ball, was absolutely muscled and that's his fifty
11.5
6
Joel Paris to Hales, SIX, oh shot! This guy hits big sixes and even holds the pose. What a talent. Full and on the leg stump as he missed the yorker, let me loft you through the line on-drive from Hales and it looked absolutely crunchy
10.4
4
Neesham to Hales, FOUR, slot! Bowl slot to Hales and you disappear. Mid-off in, free-hit literally for him and he smashes it for four
10.3
6
Neesham to Hales, SIX, oh this is the shot he tried for the ball that had the LBW shout. This time the length is fuller, so bit of wristy flick and handsomely into the stands over backward square leg
10.1
Neesham to Hales, no run, Hales got into a bit of tangle trying to pull this short of length delivery, impact high on the thigh pad in line with middle stump, Hales anyway is a tall batter, easy to say no onfield and DRS says bouncing over middle and leg
10
D Arcy Short to Hales, 1 run, punched down to long-off
9.4
6
D Arcy Short to Oliver Davies, SIX, 88.6kph, Oliver Davies shimmies down again and backs himself to loft it over long-on by swinging his bat hard. The fielder in the deep can only watch the ball sail over his head
9.2
6
D Arcy Short to Oliver Davies, SIX, Davies gets to the pitch of the ball by shimmying down the track and then bludgeons it straight down the ground for a big six! Came right off the meat of the bat
8.1
4
Shadab Khan to Oliver Davies, FOUR, short and down leg, Oliver Davies gets down on one leg and gloves it away to fine leg as he shapes up to swat-pull. Runs away very fine
7.3
W
Meredith to Rossouw, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Skiddy back of a length ball, Rossouw looks to heave it away through mid-wicket and only manages an inside edge that cannons into the leg-stump. Rossouw b Meredith 18(14) [4s-1 6s-1]
6
4
Neesham to Hales, FOUR, 132.8kph, Hales moves leg-side and plays late as he opens his bat-face and guides it over short third man. One bounce and into the fence
5.1
4
Neesham to Hales, FOUR, 112.2kph, slower ball into the surface, Hales spots the length early, gets into a strong position and pulls it fiercely in front of square on the leg-side
4.4
6
Dooley to Rossouw, SIX, 90.8kph, Rossouw comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts it downtown. The sightscreen has to bear the brunt!
3.5
4
Nathan Ellis to Hales, FOUR, controlled pull shot! 126.3kph, short and down leg, Hales swivels and pulls along the ground to send it square of the short fine leg fielder
3.3
4
Nathan Ellis to Rossouw, FOUR, Ellis goes full and that's been hammered straight down the ground! Big back-lift and Rossouw batters it to the right of the bowler and the left of the umpire. Uppish but that was struck really hard
3.1
W
Nathan Ellis to Matthew Gilkes, out Caught by Wade!! Edged and gone! Nathan Ellis strikes first ball. 132.9kph, away-angling length ball, Matthew Gilkes looks to punch it through the covers and gets an outside nick that's been gobbled up by the keeper. Matthew Gilkes c Wade b Nathan Ellis 33(16) [4s-7]
2.3
4
Dooley to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, hat-trick of fours! Dooley goes fuller, Matthew Gilkes comes down the track and drills it just past the non-striker. Long-on slides to his right but can't stop the boundary
2.2
4
Dooley to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, on the shorter side again, Matthew Gilkes slaps the cut through backward point for four more
2.1
4
Dooley to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, 91.7kph, freebie from Dooley. Short and wide of off, asking to be punished. Cut hard through backward point off the back foot
1.4
4
Meredith to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, 138.7kph, not much venom on this short ball, Matthew Gilkes picks the length early and pulls it through square leg. Fourth boundary for Gilkes!
1.2
4
Meredith to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, 142.3kph, back of a length delivery, Matthew Gilkes stands tall on the back foot and punches it fiercely through backward point. Beats the man inside the circle to his right and the ball just bullets away
1
4
Joel Paris to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, 130.8kph, fullish delivery on the stumps, Matthew Gilkes makes room by backing away and flays it through backward point. In the gap and the ball reaches the fence in a hurry. That's a superb shot from the left-handed batter
0.2
4
Joel Paris to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR, 128.2kph, Joel Paris goes fuller and Matthew Gilkes plays an aerial drive to lift it over the bowler's head. Relies on timing and gets off the mark with a boundary