AS vs PS Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, Big Bash League 2024

17th T20 • Adelaide Oval • Adelaide

Adelaide Strikers

142/8 (20)

Perth Scorchers

146/3 (14.3)

PS won by 7 wickets

Info

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Table

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Date & Time

31 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Adelaide Oval

TV/Streaming

Disney+Hotstar

Match

17th T20,

Umpires

Phillip Gillespie (Australia), Sam Nogajski (Australia), Eloise Sheridan (Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry (Australia)

Toss

Perth Scorchers elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSlow Spin

1st Innings

167Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

140.85Avg SR

2nd Innings

150Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

136.15Avg SR

Weather Update

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

5- 5

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Adelaide Strikers

Perth Scorchers

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Cooper Connolly

PS . ALL

181 Runs

4 Matches

Jamie Overton

AS . ALL

126 Runs

4 Matches

Ashton Turner

PS . BAT

106 Runs

4 Matches

Top Bowlers

Jamie Overton

AS . ALL

7 Wkts

4 Matches

Lloyd Pope

AS . BOWL

7 Wkts

4 Matches

Jason Behrendorff

PS . BOWL

7 Wkts

4 Matches

Player of the Match Cooper Connolly

48(35)

0/13

Info

Adelaide Strikers

142/8 (20)

Batters

D'Arcy Short

115.79

c Hurst b Tye

Ollie Pope

20.00

c Behrendorff b Morris

Chris Lynn

33.33

c Tye b Behrendorff

Jake Weatherald

100.00

c Tye b Behrendorff

Alex Ross

133.33

c Hurst b Richardson

Jamie Overton

50.00

c Agar b Richardson

Liam Scott

0.00

b Richardson

Henry Thornton

22.22

c Hurst b Morris

Brendan Doggett

120.51

Not out

Cameron Boyce

131.82

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 3, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.1)

142/8

Did not Bat

Lloyd Pope

Bowlers

EXT

Jhye Richardson

7.25

Jason Behrendorff

3.50

Lance Morris

4.75

Andrew Tye

11.50

Ashton Agar

9.00

Cooper Connolly

6.50

Ashton Turner

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ollie Pope

c Behrendorff b Morris

1-17

2.2

Chris Lynn

c Tye b Behrendorff

2-18

3.1

Jake Weatherald

c Tye b Behrendorff

3-30

5.2

D'Arcy Short

c Hurst b Tye

4-34

6.5

Jamie Overton

c Agar b Richardson

5-35

7.1

Liam Scott

b Richardson

6-35

7.2

Henry Thornton

c Hurst b Morris

7-54

9.5

Alex Ross

c Hurst b Richardson

8-58

10.2

Perth Scorchers

146/3 (14.3)

Batters

Matthew Hurst

42.86

c Doggett b Thornton

Finn Allen

217.39

b Doggett

Aaron Hardie

50.00

c Weatherald b Thornton

Cooper Connolly

137.14

Not out

Ashton Turner

194.44

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(14.3 Ov, RR: 10.07)

146/3

Did not Bat

Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris

Bowlers

EXT

Brendan Doggett

6.33

Henry Thornton

8.67

Jamie Overton

13.50

Liam Scott

11.00

Lloyd Pope

10.50

D'Arcy Short

9.00

Cameron Boyce

2.3

11.20

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Matthew Hurst

c Doggett b Thornton

1-3

1.2

Aaron Hardie

c Weatherald b Thornton

2-5

1.6

Finn Allen

b Doggett

3-89

8.6

Match Info

Date & Time

31 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Adelaide Oval

TV/Streaming

Disney+Hotstar

Match

17th T20,

Umpires

Phillip Gillespie (Australia), Sam Nogajski (Australia), Eloise Sheridan (Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry (Australia)

Toss

Perth Scorchers elected to bowl

1 1b 1 1 1wd 6 1

Over 12

Runs: 12

1 1 0 2 0 1

Over 13

Runs: 5

1 4 1 1 0 1

Over 14

Runs: 8

6 6 6

Over 15

Runs: 18

All Overs

Player of the Match Cooper Connolly

48(35)

0/13

Commentary

It's time for us from the comm box to take a leave but wishing a very happy new year to all our viewers. Enjoy yourselves and have a wonderful year ahead. Till the next time, this is myself (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) signing off also on behalf of my fellow commentator and good mate Darpan Tikiya.

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 33 deliveries to spare)

Finn Allen 50(23) | Jhye Richardson 3/29(4)
Brendan Doggett 47(39) | Henry Thornton 2/26(3)

Despite a remarkable comeback from the duo of Brendan Doggett and Cameron Boyce with the bat, it was still an under par score and the batting unit of the Perth Scorchers didn't have to break too much of a sweat to ensure that the Scorchers ended up winning the game convincingly by 7 wickets and with 33 deliveries to spare.

The Scorchers were put under early pressure when they lost the wickets of Matthew Hurst and Aaron Hardie in the first two overs. Out came Cooper Connolly to join Finn Allen in the middle. Connolly got lucky when he nicked one straight to the keeper but the Strikers didn't take the review. However from there on, the two batters stamped their authority on the Adelaide Strikers bowlers.

Finn Allen in particular was at his sublime best and smashed his first fifty of this BBL season. The duo shared a 84 run stand and ensured that the required rate was well under 6 from the 4th over. It went on from strength to strength as boundaries kept flowing from the blade of Allen and Connolly. The former was eventually dismissed by Brendan Doggett but the platform was well set by then.

Following his departure, captain Ashton Turner took the onus on himself to flex his muscles. Connolly took his time and nurdled it around for a few singles while Turner did the same. However he cut loose in the final over of the match and finished it off with a couple of sixes and a four. Thornton and Doggett were the wicket takers, chipping in with two and a wicket each.

Cooper Connolly is the Player of the Match. Here is what he has to say: "They (Adelaide Strikers) fought back nicely. But we were pretty happy at the half way mark chasing only about 140. It was night to see Finny (Finn Allen) get some runs. He is very capable but has had a tough start to the season. Nice to contribute. It is a team game. The wicket was a little bit tricky early, but once lights came on it was easy to bat."

14.3 Cameron Boyce to Ashton Turner, MORE OF IT!!! AND THAT IS IT FOR THE NIGHT! The Scorchers skipper takes them home with a hat-trick of sixes. Again, a flighted ball, at the off stump. Turner lofted it over the long-on boundary. Scorchers win by 7 wickets with five-and-a-half overs to spare. They end 2024 on the perfect note.

14.2 Cameron Boyce to Ashton Turner, ANOTHER ONE!! HE IS A HURRY! Another tossed up delivery. Turner went down on one knee and hit this one finer. It sailed over the square leg boundary.

14.1 Cameron Boyce to Ashton Turner, SLOG SWEPT OVER COW'S CORNER! Tossed up, 4th stump line. The batter smacks it over into the second tier.

That's the end of the 14th over and the Perth Scorchers have got this well under control. This partnership has put any chances of a Strikers comeback to bed. Just 13 more required and it could end pretty soon.

overs

129 /3 score

runs

Ashton Turner *

18 (15)

Cooper Connolly

48 (35)

Henry Thornton

2 /25

13.6 Henry Thornton to Ashton Turner, full, off and middle stump. The batter dinks it straight to mid-off and they eventually run one on the OVERTHROW!

13.5 Henry Thornton to Ashton Turner, a fraction fuller, angling into the middle and leg. The batter pushes it towards mid-on and yells out a quick "NO".

13.4 Henry Thornton to Cooper Connolly, good length, at the middle and leg. Connolly stays back and heaves across the line. The ball trickles down to deep midwicket.

13.3 Henry Thornton to Ashton Turner, good length, tailing into the pads. The batter flicks it towards deep midwicket.

13.2 Henry Thornton to Ashton Turner, FLIES AWAY TO THE DEEP THIRD BOUNDARY! Back of a length, outside off. The batter slashed at it, got an outside edge and the ball evaded Lloyd Pope down at the fence.

13.1 Henry Thornton to Cooper Connolly, over the wicket, full, on the pads. The batter glances it to the front of square leg and finds a man at the boundary.

Strikers continue to bowl leg spin from both ends. It is a plan that yielded some success for them in the second half of the last season. Though, Scorchers have only lost 4 wickets thus far to spin in this edition of the BBL and they look pretty comfortable milking them around for runs.

overs

122 /3 score

runs

Cooper Connolly *

46 (33)

Ashton Turner

13 (11)

Cameron Boyce

0 /12

12.6 Cameron Boyce to Cooper Connolly, on a fullish-length around middle, worked away back past the bowler for a single.

12.5 Cameron Boyce to Cooper Connolly, on a good-length a shade outside off, punched away towards the point fielder.

12.4 Cameron Boyce to Cooper Connolly, flighted on a fuller-length around middle, worked away towards the square leg region, bit of a misfield allows Connolly to take a brace.

12.3 Cameron Boyce to Cooper Connolly, flighted on a fuller-length around middle, worked away back to the bowler.

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