SIX vs STR Ball by Ball Commentary

There it is, Adelaide Strikers have done it! Length ball in the slot and around off, Luke Wood hangs back and lofts it handsomely over extra cover for a couple of runs. Adelaide Strikers win by 3 wickets!

Oh, somehow Hasan Ali has managed to make his ground in time and the Strikers are just 2 runs away from victory. Hayden Kerr bangs it in short over leg stump, Ali hangs back and looks to hook it away but ends up clubbing it high over wide mid on. Joel Davies chases after it but the ball lands beyond his reach. The batters push for the third run and the throw comes in towards the bowler's end. It is a bit wide and Hayden Kerr has to reach to dislodge the bails. The third umpire is called in and the replays show that it was an awkward dive from Hasan but he got his bat beyond the line just beyond the bails lit up.

Goes full and straight, Hasan Ali jams it out through mid on and picks up a single. 6 runs and a wicket off the over and Mitchell Perry has kept the Sixers in the game for now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder and this strange game keeps on getting stranger. Mitchell Perry bangs this one in on a hard length and bowls it around off. Jamie Overton stays upright and smacks it flat over mid off. The ball travels down the throat of Hayden Kerr in the deep and he takes a simple catch. Overton departs for 30 (20) and the Strikers still need 6 off 7 balls.

Just back of a length and outside off, jammed away behind point but the fielder over there makes a sharp stop.

FOUR! Oh, a valiant effort but it has cost a boundary! Fuller delivery outside off, Jamie Overton walks across and whips it towards deep mid-wicket. Joel Davies charges in from the deep and puts in the dive but the ball lands in front and goes through to the fence.

Full and straight again from Perry, Overton opts to block it off.

Good running! Yorker from Perry, around off stump, Luke Wood jams it off the inside edge to the right of the keeper and the batters scamper through for the single.

Bowled well short and over middle, Wood backs away and drags the pull well in front of square on the leg side for a single. Just 11 needed now off 12 balls.

Drags the length back, bowling it at the pads, this is nudged away to square leg for a quick single.

Fuller and flatter now on leg stump, Overton gets an inside edge past leg stump and down to fine leg for two more.

Another edge from Luke Wood and again, he gets 3 handy runs. A tossed-up googly, full and just outside off, Wood is tempted to drive at it and gets a genuine outside edge down to deep third.

Fuller and drifted onto the leg peg, Overton pushes it gently towards mid on and picks up another single.

Tossed up, full and outside off, hit away through mid off for an easy single.

FOUR! Crunched! Banged in short and over off stump, Jamie Overton leans back and gets on top of the bounce, nailing the pull hard and flat and to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. 20 needed off 18.

Slower and into the pitch, wide of the off stump, Wood cuts it uppishly through cover-point and turns the strike over.

Another slower delivery, bowled full and straight, Wood watchfully defends.

Short of a length, angled into the batter, Wood wafts it leg side and gets it over the square leg region for a couple of runs.

Play and a miss! Hits the hard length, bowling it outside off, Wood stays compact and looks to cut but is beaten by the extra pace and bounce.

Looking for two but won't get it! Slower one, on a length and around leg, Overton tucks it through the gap at mid-wicket but times it too well and it will only be a single.

Floated up, fuller on middle and leg, nudged away past square leg for an easy single. 28 needed now off 24 balls.

Edged away! Dragged length, turning away from the left-hander, Wood looks to cut but gets an outside edge down to deep third. Daniel Hughes from inside the ring chases it down and saves a run for his side.

FOUR! That'll ease the pressure a bit on Luke Wood. Just marginally short on middle, Wood rocks back and pulls it flat between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Pushed through a bit more, on middle and leg, played off the back foot but straight to mid off.

Tosses it up around off, not all that full, Wood makes room to cut but slices it towards short third.

A leg break, on a good length and outside off, Overton makes room and eases it through covers for a single.

Full and at the stumps, Wood defends it out watchfully.

OUT! CAUGHT! A screamer from Daniel Hughes. A three-ball duck for Harry Nielsen. Edwards goes into the surface and takes pace off, over middle and leg. Nielsen swivels for the pull but is way early into the shot. The ball flies off the toe end of the blade to short fine leg. Daniel leaps, sticks out his left hand over his head and plucks the ball out of thin air.

Nielsen backs away but Edwards sticks to his line, on middle and leg, on a good length. Harry looks to run it down but is deceived by the slowness of the ball.

Banged in short, outside off, Overton tries to take on the short ball but ends up with an inside edge onto the pads. The ball roills beside him and he is called through for a quick single by Harry.

FOUR! Up and over! Not the correct option with mid off inside the circle. Full and outside off, Overton collapses his back knee and gets under the ball. Lofts it over mid off for a four.

Wide! This is beyond the wide guideline on off. Overton lets it be.

Full and on off, drilled to mid off.

On a back of a length, on off, Nielsen guides it to short third.

OUT! CAUGHT! Fifty and out for Liam Scott. He throws his head back in disappointment. Dwarshuis pushes it even wider this time and it is another off-pace ball, full in length. Scott swings at it and ends up slicing it off the outer half. The ball is ballooned to point, where Hayden Kerr does the rest. Scott falls for 51 (32).

FIFTY FOR SCOTT! He has picked up from where he left off last season. Back-to-back fifties in BBL for Scott. This is fuller, on off, Liam looks to go over mid off but does not quite get hold of it. He gets enough bat on it to clear the back tracking mid off fielder. He picks up a brace to bring up his fifty.

Wide! Banged in short, over middle. Scott ducks under it. Too high and a wide is called for height.

Angling away from the right-hander, on a good length, Scott extends his hands and slaps it wide of deep cover. Jordan Silk sprints and dives to his right and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Just in! Ben drags the length back and this is slower but too straight again, on leg. Scott swats it behind square on the leg side. Joel Davies sprints to his right in the deep and flings himself towards the ball. He grabs hold of it and is quick to get rid of it. Throws it flat towards the batting end and it is collected by the keeper, Josh Philippe, before whipping the bails off. Liam hustles back for the second run and puts in a desperate dive. The third umpire is called into action and the replays find Scott to be safe.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Dwarshuis errs in line as this is on the pads, full in length. Liam helps it wide of short fine leg to his left for a four.

SIX! Into the crowd! Another slower one at 114.1 kph, on a back of a length, outside off. Overton sits deep in the crease and picks the slower ball. He pumps it over long on for a six.

Takes pace off and goes into the surface, a bit wide on off, Scott thumps it wide of deep point, but Jordan Silk is quick to get around to his right and keeps the batters down to a single. 100 up for the Sixers!

On a short of a length, outside off, Overton slaps it to deep point for a single.

Wide! Serves the leg-cutter, on the fuller side but this is outside the guideline. Overton reaches out but in vain.

Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Overton does not move his feet at all and pushes away from his body. The ball skids through to beat him for pace.

On a back of a length, outside off, Overton taps the ball on its head and steers it wide of backward point for a couple of runs.

Pitched up, on off, Liam Scott looks to firm the drive but mistimes it to mid off for a single.

Speared in by Davies, short and on middle. Overton jabs it to mid-wicket.

Flat and short, around leg, Scott nurdles it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Worked wide of point for a single.

OUT! c Mitchell Perry b Joel Davies.

Played towards covers for a single.

Darted in from around the wicket, on a nagging length, Scott gets low on a knee and looks to play the paddle but misses. Gets hit on the pads but outside the line.

Full and on off, Liam pushes it wide of cover for a run.

In the channel on off, on a length, Scott goes hard on the drive and gets an outside edge down to deep third, where the fielder dives to his left and saves a couple of runs for his side.

FOUR! Shouts of 'catch it', but this was hit in the gap! On a length, a bit too straight, on leg, Scott picks it up off the pads aerially to the right of deep square leg for a boundary.

The batter goes deep in the crease and guides it through point for a single.

Play and a miss! The batter wasn't quite sure how to play that one.

Pace off, on a length, outside off, Ross backs away to force it away but mistimes it to cover.

Nicely tossed up, on off and middle, just eased through mid off for a run by Ross.

FOUR! Stellar placement from Ross! quicker through the air, too full and straight, Alex Ross makes room and drives it wide of sweeper cover for a boundary.

One more now as this full ball on off stump is driven down to long off by Liam Scott.

Gives it a bit more air, landing it full on middle and leg, Ross backs away and reaches for it, punching it away to long off for another single.

Floated up on a good length and outside off, Scott hits it through covers for one more.

Tossed up, full and straight, Ross looks to drive through covers but gets it off the inner half of the blade through wide mid on for a single.

SIX! Errs in length again, does Kerr and pays the price. Liam Scott takes on the shorter leg side boundary, coming out trumps again. A bit slower and shorter around middle, Scott rocks back and forces the pull, flat and just over Joel Davies at deep square leg.

Takes a bit of pace off this one and bowls it back of a length around off. Scott waits back before punching it down to point.

Hard length on off, Ross taps it into the off side with a side-on stance and collects a quick single.

Back of a length and outside off, angled away off the back foot through backward point for a single by Scott.

SIX! All the way! Fractionally short again from Kerr, too straight as well and Liam Scott just stands tall before pulling it high over deep square leg for a six.

A skiddy short ball, angled just across off, Ross pulls it aggressively off the back foot but down towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

A slider now, on middle and leg, darting into the pads, Scott fails to get it away.

Tossed up outside off, eased away to the right of covers where Moises Henriques makes a sharp stop.

On the shorter side and outside off, tapped away square through the off side for a single.

Oh, a brute of a delivery to get first up. A googly from Jafer, lands it a bit shorter around off and gets it to turn back in a mile. Alex Ross gets caught on the crease and gets hit on the pads. There is a big appeal for LBW but the ball has probably done too much.

OUT! CAUGHT! Just like Lloyd Pope in the first innings, Jafer Chohan strikes in his first over. This is a bit more tossed up and bowled fuller outside off. Jason Sangha backs away to play the lofted shot over covers but ends up slicing it a bit over point. The ball flies down the throat of the fielder at deep point and Joel Davies makes no mistake. Sangha departs for 12 (15) and the Strikers are now 3 down for 58.

Starts with a flatter one on off, Jason Sangha goes for the reverse sweep but gets it off the gloves to short third.

SIX! Helped on its way! Shortish length on leg stump, Liam Scott just gets inside the line and flicks it off the hips, and the ball flies over long leg for a six.

1 run, played towards third man.

No run.

Leg bye.

Half a shout for caught behind but the bowler doesn't seem interested. Back of a length and on off, angles across with some extra bounce. Scott looks to rise with the bounce and cut but gets beaten on the outside edge. There seemed to be a noise and Josh Philippe enquired about it but didn't get much support from anyone else.

Takes pace off and bowls it on a hard length around leg, Sangha taps it across to mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Just back of a length and on a tight line around off, jammed down through backward point for a single.

Pre-meditated from Sangha! A bit slower and into the pitch outside off, Jason Sangha walks across to the off side and plays the lap down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Back of a length now and cutting in from outside off, glided down to deep third for a single by Scott.

Length again, on the fourth stump line, punched away on the up but straight to mid off.

Wide! Good-length delivery, starts on middle and leg and just swings down the leg side. Good take from Josh Philippe behind the stumps.

Sees the batter coming down the track and follows him with a shortish ball. Sangha adjusts and just nudges it down to short third for a quick single.

On a good length and around off, Liam Scott stands tall and drives it in between mid off and covers for a single.

Fuller and honing in on the off stump. Sangha covers the line and taps it back to Jack.

At 128.7 kph, on a short of a good length, on top of off, Liam drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the off side for a run.

Takes pace off and this is banged into the deck, on off. Sangha drags the pull in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and on off, Jason blocks it out off the front foot.

Angled in at the hips, Liam works it wide of deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Hammered! Edwards goes short but this sits up to be hit, around the waist. Scott waits on the back foot and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

On a length, running across the batter. Scott punches it away and a dive at cover keeps the batters down to a single.

Into the wicket, on off, Liam stabs it beside the strip on the off side.

OUT! CAUGHT! Hayden Kerr strikes in his first over and this is a big wicket. Pushed across the right-hander, on a good length, Short takes a step across and looks to pick it up short fine leg. He fails to get the elevation and the ball travels quickly to short leg, where Daniel Hughes holds onto a sharp catch over his head.

Another off-cutter but this is fuller, on off, Jason glides it with an open bat face to short third and he is called through for a quick run by Short.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and this is on a back of a length, on middle. Matthew waits on the back foot and taps it in front of cover for a quick single.

Angling away, on top of middle, on a short of a length. Short pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Streaky! Fuller in length, on off, Sangha shimmies down the track and looks to go over mid on. The ball flies off a top edge over short third for a boundary.

On a hard length, wide on off, Jason flashes at it but connects with thin air.

A bit of nip back, on a length, on middle. Sangha presses forward for the block but is beaten and gets rapped on the back pad.

Wide! Full and down leg, Sangha misses out on the tickle.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Well-judged by Mitchell Perry and the Sydney Sixers have their first breakthrough. On a back of a length, on middle. Chris stays leg side of the ball and swings with a horizontal bat to launch it down the ground. Gets more height than distance on it. Perry runs over his right shoulder from mid on and covers good ground. He manages to steady himself under it and takes a safe catch.

Two leg byes! Full and on the pads, Lynn misses out on the tickle. The ball goes off the pads behind square on the leg side for a couple of leg byes.

On a short of a length, on off, pushed through covers for a single.

Lynn has just watchfully blocked this out.

This swings back into the right-hander, on the fuller side. Short punches it past point for a single.

On a hard length, skidding through, Short rises with the bounce to fend it down but is beaten past the outside edge.

Moving away with the angle, on a back of a length, Short lets it go.

Wide! Well wide on off, Short flays at it but misses.

FOUR! This is lofted in the air and over the fielder at third man. Bounces into the fence.

SIX! Played towards square leg for a Short.

this is played towards point.

helped towards fine leg for a single by Short.

worked towards covers for a single.

FOUR! Short and on off, Lynn cuts it through point for a boundary.

pushed towards covers by Lynn.

FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear! Perry looks to bring the ball back into the right-hander but this starts too straight and keeps going down leg. The keeper, Josh Philippe dives to his left but is beaten, and the ball races away.

Matthew Short and the Adelaide Strikers are away! Perry starts with a short ball, outside off, Short drags the pull in front of square on the leg side for a single.