Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris
Bowlers
O
M
R
W
ER
EXT
Adam Milne
3
0
30
1
10.00
2
Peter Siddle
3.1
0
29
1
9.16
1
Tom Curran
4
0
25
1
6.25
0
Brody Couch
3
0
27
1
9.00
1
Hamish McKenzie
4
0
35
0
8.75
0
Fall Of Wickets
SCORE
OVER
Finn Allen
b Milne
1-6
0.2
Keaton Jennings
c Harper b Siddle
2-15
1.5
Matthew Hurst
c Clarke b Couch
3-37
4.5
Cooper Connolly
c Rogers b Curran
4-105
13.3
Match Info
Date & Time
15 Dec, 01:45 PM IST
Venue
Perth Stadium
Match
1st T20,
Big Bash League
Umpires
Gerard Abood(Australia), Shawn Craig(Australia), Andrew Crozier(Australia, TV)
Referee
Simon Fry(Australia)
Toss
Melbourne Stars elected to bat
OVS
Bowler :
No summary available yet!
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Over 15
Runs: 14
110124
Over 16
Runs: 9
011640
Over 17
Runs: 12
4
Over 18
Runs: 4
All Overs
Player of the Match
Jhye Richardson
3/19
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
Weather Update
Perth,Australia
Updated: 15 Dec 17:00
19.9°CClear
40%
Clouds
0%
Rain %
14.3 kmph
Wind
Commentary
COMMENTARY NOT AVAILABLE
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17:27 PM IST|| That's all we have in our live coverage from this 1st match of this season BBL between the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars. Do join us back tomorrow for more such exciting cricketing action. This is Samanvaya Sharma, signing off on behalf of Karthik Raj. Goodbye!!!
Jhye Richardson (Player of the Match): "We have been traditionally a side that has started slow and then caught up later on. Good to start with a win here. (About the bowling attack firing as a whole) That is the best thing about the Scorchers. It is not just one player, multiple players chip in. That is what we pride ourselves on. (Regarding the fan support) It makes a real difference, we love our fans and it is awesome to put on a show for them. (On his celebration injury in the Sheffield Shield) Was pretty happy with the ball and pumped up, was caught in an awkward angle but came back and bowled 30 overs. Was a bit of a slip-up but came back to bowl, so it is all good."
Jhye Richardson has been named as the 'Player of the Match'
17:05 PM IST|| MATCH SUMMARY|| Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets.
Cooper Connolly 64(51) | Ashton Turner 37*(27) | Tom Curran 37(19) Jhye Richardson 3/19 | Lance Morris 2/30 | Jason Behrendorff 1/19
It all started with team Melbourne Stars winning the toss and deciding to bat first. They struggled a lot in the initial few overs and looked low on confidence against the mature and experienced bowling lineup of Perth Scorchers. Jhye Richardson was unplayable and insane with his pace and bouncers. The opening pair of Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers took about two overs to get their scoreboard off the mark, but then they were unable to sustain the dot ball pressure on them for long and threw back their wickets in a hurry. Later on, skipper Marcus Stoinis stepped in and played a crucial knock of 37 runs. Tom Curran also contributed in the end really well and with this Melbourne, Stars posted 146 runs on the board. In terms of bowling, all their bowlers got a wicket tonight except Hamish McKenzie.
Team Perth Scorchers came out to chase and they also lost both their openers Finn Allen and Keaton Jennings under a score of 10. Their chase looked to go for a toss, but then Cooper Connolly came in and spent a reasonable amount of time with his bat in the middle and scored 64 runs off just 51 deliveries. Later when Connolly moved back, the contest looked head-to-head and it seemed going down to the wire but skipper Ashton Turner had some other plans. He scored a blistering 37 off 27 and led Perth Scorchers to the victory along with Nick Hobson's few majestic shots in the end.
With all this team Perth Scorchers kicked off their BBL season 14 on a high note with an easy win in their backyard.
17.1 Peter Siddle to Ashton Turner, TURNER FINISHES OFF IN STYLE! Short and angling in, Turner pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. The Scorchers begin the season with a six-wicket victory and they wrapped it up with 17 balls to spare.
17
overs
146/4score
0
1
1
6
4
0
runs
Nick Hobson*
27(14)
Ashton Turner
33(26)
Hamish McKenzie
0/35
16.6 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, full outside-leg, Hobson tries to sweep but he misses it. No run.
16.5 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, FOUR NOW! Full delivery outside-off, Hobson powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
16.4 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, WHAT A STRIKE! SIX! Dragged down by McKenzie, Hobson stays back and slaps it straight down the ground and onto the sight-screen for a maximum.
16.3 Hamish McKenzie to Ashton Turner, length delivery on middle and turning in, Turner punches it to long-off for a single.
16.2 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, length delivery on the stumps, Hobson punches it to long-on for a single.
16.1 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, full outside-leg, Hobson comes forward and looks to flick it towards mid-wicket but he misses it.
Hamish McKenzie [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
Good running in between the wickets by Hobson and Turner.
16
overs
134/4score
1
1
0
1
2
4
runs
Ashton Turner*
32(25)
Nick Hobson
16(9)
Brody Couch
1/27
15.6 Brody Couch to Ashton Turner, FOUR! Short and angling in, Turner fends it but the ball stunningly beats the fielder at fine-leg and races to the fence for a boundary.
15.5 Brody Couch to Ashton Turner, short of a length and angling in, Turner tucks it in front of square and gets back for a second run. Run-out appeal at the batter's end. The replay confirms that Turner got back into the crease safely.
15.4 Brody Couch to Nick Hobson, short on the body, Hobson pulls it to deep backward square-leg for a single.
15.3 Brody Couch to Nick Hobson, short outside-off, Hobson attempts an upper-cut but he misses it.
15.2 Brody Couch to Ashton Turner, short and angling in, Turner pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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Nick Hobson
*
Hamish McKenzie
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