STA vs HEA Ball by Ball Commentary

Jimmy Peirson fittingly hits the winning runs! Full and wide outside off. Pierson shimmies down and slices it over the backward point and runs toward the deep third. The batters sneak three runs and that will be an easy win for the visitors. Brisbane Heat win by 8 wickets with nearly two overs to spare.

Flighted full, at the stumps. Bryant sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a couple.

Short and wide outside the line of off stump from McKenzie. Bryant hangs back and punches it towards the extra cover region for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Punished! Tad short on off. Max Bryant rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. A couple of bounces and into the boundary.

Too full, on off. Pierson drives into the pitch and the ball rolls into the outfield. A quick single taken.

SIX! Jimmy Peirson adds insult to the injury! Tossed up again, on off. Pierson shimmies down and smokes it back over the bowler for a clean hit.

In the air and dropped! Tossed up full, around off. Max Bryant reverses it to short third and Tom Curran nearly takes a screamer. Times his jump and gets both hands but fails to take it.

Banged short, over the batter. Pierson ducks and lets it go.

FOUR! Sloppy from the Stars! Low full toss at the stumps. Pierson whips it past Campbell Kellaway at the mid-wicket region and collects a boundary.

Fuller than a length on off. Pierson heaves it along the ground to mid-wicket for none.

Yorker, at the stumps. Bryant bunts it past the bowler for a single.

Skiddy length ball, angled down the leg. Max Bryant gets across for the scoop but does not connect.

Back of a length angled in. Pierson miscues the pull to mid-wicket for one.

Pitched full, around off. Driven to mid-off for one.

Slower length ball on off. Hacked toward wide mid-on for one.

FOUR! DISPATCHED! Back of a length angled into the leg stump line. Bryant muscles the pull to deep square leg region. One bounce and over the ropes for a thumping boundary.

Pace-off on a length, at the stumps. Pierson works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

FOUR! Put Away! Slower bumper, down the leg. Pierson pulls it to long leg region for a boundary.

Fifty for Pierson! Full, at the stumps. Pierson flicks it through wide mid-on for a couple.

FOUR! Deft Touch! On a length, around off. Bryant guides it to third man for a delicately placed boundary.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length around off. Pulled on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, outside off. Driven on the up to sweeper cover for a couple.

Slower and shorter down the leg. Pierson pulls it to fine leg for one.

Back of a length around off. Pierson steers it to backward point.

Fuller arm ball, on the leg. Bryant flicks and misses onto the pad.

Floated full on the leg. Worked through mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and quick on the middle and leg. Pierson pulls it to deep backward square leg for a brace.

Full on the pad, worked through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Tossed up on the middle. Bryant hammers it back over the bowler for a mammoth hit.

Flat on the leg. Pierson turns it to mid-wicket for one.

Pitched full, outside off. Bryant drives and gets the outside edge that flies to deep third for a couple.

LEG BYE! Full on the pad. Pierson flicks this off the pad to square leg for a leg bye.

Slower and shorter, angled in. Bryant pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one.

A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Angled into the middle and leg, off a length. Bryant plays across the line and gets stuck around the thigh pad. The ball ricochets to backward point.

Length again, at the stumps. Nudged through mid-wicket for one.

Length ball, around the leg pole. Jimmy Peirson gets across for the scoop but fails to connect.

Tad short, on off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated around off. Pierson reaches for it and drives it past the bowler to long-off for a brace.

Tossed up on off. Worked away on the leg side for a single.

Flatter and slower through the air outside the line of off stump. Bryant hangs back and looks to cut but he misses it.

Touch short, outside off. Pierson cuts it through covers for one.

SIX! That's outta here! Tossed up on the middle and leg. Pierson shimmies down and lofts it cleanly over long-on for a biggie.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Tucked through square leg for a couple.

Pitched full, on off. Driven straight to mid-off.

Back of a length on the middle. Tucked through mid-wicket for one.

Pitched full, outside off. Driven to sweeper cover for one.

OUT! Edged and taken! Renshaw's damaging knock comes to an end! Length ball outside off. Renshaw looks to drive on the up but gets a faint feather through to Harper behind the stumps. The skipper strikes! Brisbane Heat are two down.

Good length ball around off. Peirson gets an inside edge onto his front pad for a single.

Pitched full, outside off. Driven into covers for one.

Back of a length, on off. Renshaw pulls and gets the inside edge onto the pitch. Crosses for a single.

FOUR! BANG! Fuller than a length, on off. Renshaw hammers it through mid-on and runs away in quick time.

Length ball around off. Renshaw swings his bat at it but does not connect.

FOUR! BANG! Back of a length delivery around off. Renshaw goes deep in his crease. Pulls it aerially past the left of diving deep backward square leg fielder for a boundary. One bounce and over the ropes.

Length ball on leg stump line. Peirson gets inside the line and heaves it away to deep fine leg for a single.

Pace-off on a length, on middle. Renshaw lofts it toward long-on for a couple.

Back of a length slower ball, into the pitch. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.

On a length, on the pad. Clipped to long-leg for one.

FOUR! Streaky! Pitched full, around off. Renshaw advances to hack it across but gets an inside edge that rolls past the keeper to fine leg for a lucky boundary.

WIDE! Length ball slanting down the leg. Renshaw pulls and misses. Wide signaled.

Back of a length, angled in on off. Pierson taps in front of short cover for one.

FOUR! Put Away! On a length, outside off. Pierson cuts it past the backward point fielder and it races away to the ropes in a flash.

Floated full, around off. Driven to long-off for one.

Tossed up on the middle. Eased to long-on for one.

Tossed up outside off. Pushed to extra cover for a single.

Tossed up on off. Renshaw works it through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Hamish McKenzie draws first blood. Bowls a flatter wrong'un, on the middle and off. Wood plays across the line and fails to pick it. The ball clatters into the stumps and the opening partnership comes to an end.

Flat, around off. Punched to mid-off.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Tucked through square leg for a brace.

Slower length ball, on off. Pierson pulls and misses onto the pad. The ball deflects to the keeper.

Full and at the stumps, driven to long-on for one.

Fuller than a length on the middle and leg. Wood works it through mid-wicket for a quick two.

Back of a length on the hip. Tucked into the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Smart Batting! On a length, on off. Jimmy Peirson shuffles and scoops it to fine leg for a boundary.

Wrong'un, angled across. Jack Wood plays and misses.

Tad short, outside off. Cut away to sweeper cover for a single.

Tossed up on off. Pierson flicks it toward deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Flatter on the middle. Turned round the corner for one.

SIX! STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW! Tossed up on off. Wood gets to the pitch and smashes it over the bowler for half a dozen.

Leg break, on the middle and leg. Jimmy Peirson looks to nudge it but gets an inside edge to short fine leg for one.

Angled in on off and goes over the off-stump. Wood shimmies down and gets cramped for the cut.

On a length, around off. Wood defends it onto the pitch.

Pitched full, on the middle. Pierson drives it to long-on for one.

Good length outside off. Peirson gets forward to punch to cover.

Two Leg Byes! Length, angled down the leg. Pierson glances it to fine leg off his pad for a couple of extras.

Pitched full, outside off. Pierson lifts it toward deep extra cover for a brace.

Back of a length ball outside off. Peirson drags it away to deep square leg for a single.

Length ball around off. Peirson plays across the line and gets a bottom edge and the ball barely manages to miss his stumps. Goes through to the keeper on the bounce.

Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Wood works it to wide mid-on for one.

Slower length ball, on off. Jimmy Peirson nudges it through square leg for one.

Slower ball on middle. Pulled towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Length ball on leg. Wood looks to work it away on the leg side but closes the face of his bat too early which creates the leading edge.

FOUR! HAMMERED! Back of a length angled in. Pierson hacks it over toward long-on. One bounce and over the ropes for a smashing boundary.

Short of a good length around off. Pierson shuffles and attempts the scoop, no connection.

Angled into the batter. Wood stays back and dabs into the off-side for a single.

Short of a good length angled into the middle. Wood is cramped for room and taps into the pitch.

FOUR MORE! BANG BANG! Short of a length around off. Wood rides the bounce and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for consecutive boundaries.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Back of a length on off. Wood shimmies down and pulls it powerfully to deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Pitched full, on off. Pierson forces the drive to mid-on.

FOUR LEG BYES! Back of a length slanting down the leg. Jimmy Peirson tucks it past the keeper to fine leg for four leg byes.

Pitched full, outside off. Wood drives and gets the inside edge to short fine leg.

FOUR! Put Away! Back of a length on the middle and leg. Wood charges down the pitch and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Length again, at the stumps. Jack Wood defends it to mid-on.

On a length, outside off. Wood steers it to backward point.

Back of a length on off. Jimmy Peirson dabs it to point.

Short of a good length, around off. Jimmy Peirson dabs into covers.

Beaten! On a length seaming away. Jimmy Peirson looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

WIDE! On a length and swings it down the leg. Jimmy Peirson covers the line and lets it go. Another wide.

Did he get some bat on it? The Stars are confident but the umpire is not so impressed with that appeal. Stoinis decides to send this upstairs. Good length ball around off. That ball nips away after pitching and Peirson stays inside the line of the ball. It passes close to the edge of the bat but did he get a feather on it? Flatline as the ball passes the bat. It is the ball that makes contact with his trouser which makes that noise. Pierson survives.

WIDE! Back of a length delivery angling down the leg. Jimmy Peirson plays and misses. Wide signaled.

Jaffa! Short of a length delivery just outside off. Jimmy Peirson hangs out his bat and gets beaten.

Back of a length delivery angled into the pad. Jack Wood tucks into the short fine leg for a single.