19.1Behrendorff to L Pope161/10
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Jason Behrendorff to Lloyd Pope. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Turner. That concludes the first innings, with the Adelaide Strikers posting a competitive total. Their skipper, Matt Short, got the team off to a strong start with an aggressive knock before being dismissed by Connolly. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Liam Scott played a crucial role, scoring a valuable fifty to help set this total. Both Mahli Beardman and Jason Behrendorff were outstanding with the ball for the Perth Scorchers, each picking up three wickets. Stay tuned for the run chase, which is coming up shortly.
18.4Morris to L Haskett161/9
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Lance Morris to Liam Haskett. Back of a length, off stump backing away cutting, top edge, caught by Allen. Edged and taken.
17.4Agar to L Scott157/8
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Ashton Agar to Liam Scott. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Hardie. Hardie takes a good catch.
16.5Beardman to B Doggett155/7
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Mahli Beardman to Brendan Doggett. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Hobson. In the air and taken.
14.5Behrendorff to D Short131/6
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Jason Behrendorff to D'Arcy Short. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Connolly. Connolly makes no mistake.
10.2Beardman to H Manenti101/5
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Mahli Beardman to Harry Manenti. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Agar. Harry Manenti departs.
8.4Beardman to A Ross95/4
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Mahli Beardman to Alex Ross. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed. Alex Ross missed the line completely.
7.2Connolly to M Short88/3
OUT stumped. OUT! Stumped. Cooper Connolly to Matt Short. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed, by Allen.
2.6Behrendorff to O Pope39/2
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Jason Behrendorff to Ollie Pope. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Agar.
1.3Morris to A Carey23/1
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Lance Morris to Alex Carey. Out-swinging back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Beardman.