STR vs SCO Ball by Ball Commentary

And that ends the contest. A short ball, outside off, Boyce pulls this to deep mid-wicket and gets just a single. PERTH SCORCHERS WIN BY 32 RUNS!

On middle and leg, Hasan whips it through mid-wicket this time and the fielder manages to get across to his left in the deep. A single taken. One more signal for OVERRATE PENALTY and it means that the Scorchers can have only 3 fielders outside the 30-yard circle now. Don't think that will matter much with 34 runs needed off the final ball.

FOUR! Nice shot. On a length, Hasan Ali whips it over wide long on and finds the boundary!

Hard length on middle, hit on the up and drilled down to long on for a single.

SIX! Oh, a valiant effort on the boundary ropes from Finn Allen but it ends up being a six. Mahli Beardman bowls it fuller and outside off, Cameron Boyce hangs deep in the crease and smacks it up and over towards the cover fence. Allen leaps up to take the catch and recognizes that he is going over the ropes. Allen flicks the ball back up and looks to pouch it but crashes into the security guard and the ball falls beyond the ropes. Replays suggest that Allen might have already landed over the ropes before he flicked the ball back in. Anyway, it is a six.

A wide yorker at 138 kph, Cameron Boyce backs away to jam it out but gets an inside edge. The ball goes to the left of the keeper and Josh Inglis does well to get a glove on it. The ball deflects down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Full and outside off, Boyce swings hard but gets it off the cue end through point. A single taken. 4-0-35-3 for David Payne.

FOUR! Nicely done. Wide yorker, outside off, Cameron Boyce gets across, opens the face of his bat and guides it to the left of short third for a boundary.

On a length, outside off, Boyce gets across and swings hard, only to miss again.

Beaten! Slower ball, on a good length and pushed across off stump. Boyce swings across the line but is undone by the lack of pace and bounce once again.

FOUR! That's nicely played and it nearly goes all the way as well. Fuller delivery but on middle and leg, Cameron Boyce walks inside the line and flicks it right off the stumps, hitting it flat and towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

A swing and a miss from Boyce. Slower delivery, on a length and angled wide of the off stump, Cameron Boyce stays deep and shuffles across off stump, looking to swing across the line but misses. The umpire has signalled OVERRATE PENALTY as the Scorchers are behind the clock. Only four fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle now.

FOUR! That's a cheeky shot. Full and straight, Hasan Ali just stands still swivels a touch and whips it past short fine leg for a boundary. 4-0-45-1 for Jhye Richardson.

On a length, outside off, Boyce swings it towards wide long on for a single.

Slower ball, pretty full outside off, Cameron Boyce backs away and slices it over a leaping point fielder. Two runs taken.

Misses his mark this time, does Richardson. This is a high full toss on leg stump, Hasan Ali is taken aback and just swings it over the square leg region for a couple of runs.

That's almost a perfect yorker from Jhye. Full and quick, lands around the base of the off stump. Cameron Boyce backs away a fair bit and jams it out past point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! It seems like catching practice out there in the middle. Jhye Richardson strikes on the first ball of his final over and the Scorchers are just two wickets away from the win now. Richardson steams in but ends up bowling a slower ball, full and angled into middle and leg. Luke Wood stays leg side of the ball and swings across the line but does so quite early. Wood ends up just lofting it down to long on where Aaron Hardie completes the catch.

On a length, outside off, Ali swings for the heavens but misses. Another double-wicket over. 10/4 in the last 2 overs!

FOUR! A wide ball, outside off, Hasan Ali throws his bat at it. The ball goes off the bottom of the bat but races away. Deep cover dives to his left but cannot get there.

On a length, outside off, angling away, Hasan Ali swings but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! This is excellent from David Payne, a great display of defensive bowling. Payne goes full and wide, angling it well across the right-hander and rolls his fingers over the ball once again. Harry Manenti sets up base deep in the crease and lifts it high towards the cover fence. The debutant, Luke Holt, settles himself just inside the ropes and pouches it with both hands. Payne gets his third wicket of the game.

Another slower one, slightly into the pitch and Luke Wood slogs it off the inner half of the blade and wide of mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and the Strikers are falling like a house of cards right now. David Payne just casually jogs in from over the wicket and bowls a full and wide delivery, outside off. Payne also takes pace off the ball and that does the trick for him. Mackenzie Harvey hangs back and reaches out, looking to go up and over deep point but slices it to the fielder in the deep. Finn Allen takes a safe catch and Adelaide Strikers are now 6 down for 162.

On a length, outside off, Manenti looks to run it down to deep third but the ball comes back in, cramps him for room and just goes over the stumps. Sensational over from the young fast bowler - 2 wickets and just 5 runs from it. 3-0-28-2 for Mahli Beardman so far.

OUT! CAUGHT! Second wicket in the over for Beardman and the chase is spiralling downwards now. A quick short ball, outside off, Jamie Overton goes for the pull but is beaten by pace. Gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Two people get under it - short third and the keeper. In the end, the guy with the gloves, Josh Inglis, calls for it and takes it calmly. The promotion for Overton does not work as he departs for 1 (2) and from 125/1, Adelaide Strikers are now 162/5! Equation - 71 runs, 25 balls.

A short ball, around leg stump, Mackenzie Harvey initially ducks but at the last moment, plays a no-look pull towards long leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's brilliantly bowled by Mahli Beardman and Alex Carey has to walk back after playing a fine knock. Beardman knows Carey is looking to use his feet on every delivery and he cleverly takes pace off the ball and bowls it full and wide outside off. Carey advances and looks to go over covers but is undone by the lack of pace and the ball dips late to catch the leading edge and lobs up in front of covers. Ashton Turner runs in and puts in the dive to take the catch and this is a massive wicket in the contest of the game as Carey departs for 71 (39).

Two more and Carey is really having to push hard at the moment. A very full ball on the pads, Alex Carey comes forward and turns it into a low full toss, hitting it well to the left of long on for a couple of runs more.

The initial call is for two and Jamie Overton makes it back safely. Full and attacking the pads, Carey shimmies to the leg side and flicks it away towards cow corner. The fielder at deep mid-wicket cuts it off to his right and keeps it down to two runs.

Outside off, Carey drives this through the covers for one. A wicket and 5 runs from the over, top one from Cooper Connolly.

Full, around off, Alex Carey drives it through mid on for a couple.

Full and wide outside off, Jamie Overton reaches out and squeezes this to the right of short third for a run.

OUT! TIMBER! Liam Scott is bowled around the legs and this has been a brilliant over so far from Cooper Connolly. Connolly stays around the wicket to the right-hander and bowls a loopy delivery full and on leg stump. Scott lunges across to get inside the line and sweep but yorks himself and the ball goes on to castle into the stumps. Adelaide Strikers now need 80 off 33 balls.

Good bowling. Connolly sees the batter backing away and drags the length back, bowling it into the body. Scott pushes it out into the off side.

Crunched but straight to the fielder in the deep. Cooper Connolly bowls a full toss around off stump and Carey smacks it towards deep cover for just a single.

Outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a run.

FOUR! Similar shot, but this is well wide of Connolly. On a length, around leg and middle Carey whips it wide of the fielder at deep mid-wicket to his right and finds the fence. 150 UP FOR ADELAIDE STRIKERS, 83 more needed from 37 balls.

DROPPED! Phenomenal effort from Cooper Connolly again. A short ball, around middle and leg, Alex Carey whips it towards deep mid-wicket. It is flat and seemingly wide of the fielder in the deep. But Connolly charges to his right, throws himself, goes with two hands and even gets to the ball. But cannot hang on. Two runs taken.

Oh, Carey had to hurry there. A slower bumper from Hardie, banged in well short and angled at the batter. Alex Carey charges down the pitch but gets an underedge onto the body. Carey loses the ball for a second but it rolls back to the bowler and Carey turns back quickly, diving into the crease. Hardie has a think about throwing it at the stumps but decides against it.

Hard length again, around off, Scott stays back and hacks it to the leg side, picking up a single as the ball goes to the deep square leg fielder.

On a hard length, slanted into the batter, Carey stays upright and hits it down to mid on for a quick single.

That's a real tight over. Just 4 from it. Outside off, Carey sweeps this through square leg for one.

A touch short, outside off, Liam Scott backs away and carves it over cover for just a run.

Full, on middle and leg, Alex Carey works it behind square leg for a single.

Nicely tossed up, around leg stump, Carey sets up for the reverse sweep but plays all around it. The ball rolls off the pads to the leg side and Liam Scott at the other end wants the single but is sent back. The bowler chases it down and opts against having a shy at the non-striker's end.

Good length on off, turning away, punched away wide of point for a single by Liam Scott.

That's kept low. On the shorter length around off, this one turns away as well. Scott stays back to cut but the ball sneaks under the willow.

Oh, Carey will feel he has missed out there. A juicy full toss on off, angled across the batter. Alex Carey hangs deep to smack it over covers but the ball dips a bit and beats the bat. 12 off the over and the Strikers get 22/1 off the Power Surge.

Richardson goes full and straight again and gets it near perfect. Scott jams the ball back into the turf and the ball goes over the stumps at the non-striker's end. They get a single.

Liam Scott calls for two right away and gets it with ease as well. Full and straight, angled in, Scott clips it off the toes and gets it wide to the right of long on for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Well played. Full and down the leg side, Liam Scott whips it to the left of short fine leg and finds the boundary. 97 more needed from 51 balls.

Full and angled into the pads, Carey gets low and flicks it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! 50 UP FOR ALEX CAREY! In 23 balls. On a length, down the leg side, Carey gets outside the line and tickles it towards the fine leg fence.

Oh, just out of reach. Initially, it seemed like Liam Scott got a big piece of that but he barely managed to clear the chasing mid on fielder. Hard length at the stumps, Scott clears the front leg and swings it high into the sky but the ball lands beyond mid on, where Finn Allen can't quite get to it. The ball plugs as well and the batters get two runs.

Oh, nearly carried straight to the bowler. Back of a length again from Payne but slower and angled into the bowler. Scott looks to work it leg side but the ball sticks in the pitch and the leading edge is found. The ball lobs up but falls short of Payne who was scampering to get to it.

No run there. Back of a length and on off, Liam Scott stands tall and pats it down to cover. The fielders inside the ring are in tight and there's no single on offer.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That's an excellent review from Perth Scorchers and Lynn is out of here! Full, outside off, Lynn went for the drive but missed. There was a noise as the ball went past and the Scorchers appealed for the catch but the umpire stood firm. There was a bit of a chat between the players and they decided to take the review. Snicko detected a spike when the ball was close to the bat and the decision is overturned! Lynn departs for 18 (11) and Adelaide Strikers are 125/2, needing another 108 runs from 57 balls.

FOUR MORE! On middle and off this time, Lynn comes forward, reaches out and swings it over wide mid on for consecutive boundaries! The stand moves to 32 (15). 108 more needed from 58 balls.

FOUR! The attack continues. On a length, around middle and leg, Chris Lynn gets down and sweep-pulls it over square leg for a boundary!

Smart batting from Lynn to just take the single right after the boundary. Back of a length and around off, Lynn plays it late and guides it behind point for a run. Adelaide Strikers are 117/1 at the halfway mark in the chase.

FOUR! WALLOP! How hard did he hit that? Looked like that one had smoke coming out of it. Short, outside off, Chris Lynn gives himself a tinge of room to the leg side and just swats the cut through cover. There is a fielder in the deep but he simply has no chance, getting roughly 2 seconds before putting in the dive. Gets late and the ball is through. 117 more needed from 61 balls.

Fuller this time and angling it into the leg stump, Chris Lynn gets it off the inside edge and the ball goes past leg stump, rolling down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Good pace from Mahli, but just too short. This is banged in quick and short over middle, Lynn backs away and looks to pull but is well beaten.

Hard length on off, angling it in, Lynn stays leg side and slaps the ball down into the turf and straight to point.

That's smartly bowled by Mahli Beardman. Carey pre-empts a bit and shuffles to the off side and Beardman bowls it slower and slightly into the pitch, following the batter as well. Carey looks to play the lap but gloves it into the off side and picks up a single.

SIX! Mahli Beardman returns into the attack and is attacked straightaway! On a length, around middle and off, angling away, Alex Carey backs away and lofts this gloriously through the covers. In fact, that has gone all the way! 125 more needed from 65 balls.

Flatter one, angled well into the legs, Alex Carey gets side-on and works it 'round the corner on the leg side for a single to end the over. 8 off this one as well.

FOUR! 100 UP FOR THE STRIKERS! 132 more needed from 67 balls. Full, on middle and leg, Alex Carey gets down on a knee and sweeps this powerfully through mid-wicket! Moves to 40 (19)  with his 5th four.

Flighted delivery, relatively full and outside off, driven on the up and past covers for another single.

Pushed through a bit quicker at 93.3 kph and angled in from around off stump. Carey leans on and flicks it through mid-wicket for one more.

This is tossed up, full and wide outside off, Lynn backs away and squeezes it firmly to deep point for just a single.

Nicely flighted on middle, drifts in a bit as well. Chris Lynn keeps the front pad out of the way and blocks it off.

Tap and run. Bowled on a hard length and around off, Lynn stays halfway forward and just nudges it down to the left of short covers and jogs through for the single. 8 runs and a wicket off that over, a successful one for Hardie.

OUT! CAUGHT! The 93-run stand is broken at last. A touch short, around off, Matthew Short goes for the pull and connects well too. But he has placed this straight to David Payne at deep backward square leg, who just has to leap to complete the catch. Short departs for 53 (31) and Adelaide Strikers are 93/1 after 7.5 overs, needing another 140 runs from 73 balls.

Shorter one banged into the pitch. Matthew Short drags it from outside off and pulls it towards cow corner. The fielder from deep mid-wicket runs across to his left and picks up a couple of runs more.

FOUR! Great effort from Cooper Connolly but gets unlucky in the end. Full and straight, Matthew Short drives it straight back down the ground. Connolly is very wide at wide long on but he charges across to his left like an athlete, dives like in a swimming pool, gets to the ball and pushes it away, while himself going beyond the ropes. Unfortunately for him, the ball goes back, only to roll back into the ropes! The stand moves to 91 (45) and SHORT GETS TO A HALF CENTURY IN 29 BALLS.

Good-length delivery around off, Matthew Short comes forward and laces the cover drive but hits it straight to the cover fielder. A yard on either side of the man and that would have rocketed to the fence, but it will be a dot for now.

Slower and bowled back of a length, angled into the batter. Carey backs away to the leg side and tucks it down through square leg for a single.

Short, outside off, cut through the covers for another couple. That's 14 from the over, good comeback by the debutant after going for 10 in his first 2 balls, but that's 7 straight double-digit overs in this run chase!

On middle and leg, Carey works this through square leg for a single.

Short again, outside off, Matthew slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

Better from Holt. On a good length and on off, turning away a touch, Short punches it away towards cover.

SIX! VIOLENCE! Another long hop, around off, Short rocks back and pulls it massively over deep mid-wicket! Pressure on the debutant.

FOUR! Luke Holt on debut, bowls a long hop. Matthew Short rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary!

Great cricket. Carey jumps across his stumps for the paddle but Richardson spots that and bowls a slower ball, a full toss well outside off, following Carey. The batter can only defend. No boundary from the over, but still 11 runs off it!

Great running. The fourth brace of this over! On middle and leg, Alex Carey goes back and works it through square leg.

The leg cutter again, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

A full toss, on middle, curving in, Matthew Short works it through backward square leg, Mitchell Marsh lumbers towards the ball from short fine leg but cannot get there. He is huffing and panting now, while the batters take a couple of runs - the third in this over.

On middle and off, Alex drives it towards mid off for a single. The third umpire informs the on-field umpire that Richardson has overstepped and a NO BALL is signalled. Free Hit coming.

Yorker, outside off, excellent change of pace, a slow leg cutter, Carey reaches out and squeezes it past short third for a brace. 168 more needed from 88 balls.

JUST SHORT! Full, outsuide off, Alex Carey looks to carve it over cover but ends up skewing it. The ball goes high in the air and Mahli Beardman charges in from deep backward point. Dives in front but the ball lands just in front of his palms and goes behind. Deep point mops it up and the batters get a couple.

Full, around off, good change in pace, 122.5 kph, MS pushes it straight to cover. 12 from the over.

On a length, outside off, Matthew slashes but misses.

SIX! TONK! That's the Short we know. Just a fraction short, outside off, Matthew Short picks the length quickly and pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie! That's the BEST OPENING STAND FOR THE STRIKERS this season. Short moves to 30 (18).

FOUR LEG BYES! A low full toss, full of pace but misdirected. Short looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads to the right of short fine leg, to the fine leg fence. Beardman appeals for LBW but quickly bails out. 178 more needed from 93 balls.

A touch short, good change in pace, 127.8 kph, Short pulls it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second. 50-RUN OPENING STAND IS UP, IN 26 BALLS!

Straightaway, 142 kph. On a length, outside off, Matthew Short pushes but misses.

FOUR! Short ball, slower in length, Alex Carey helps it to the left of short fine leg to make it a 13-run over! ADELAIDE STRIKERS END THEIR POWERPLAY ON 49/0!

A touch short, around middle, Alex pulls it straight to short mid-wicket.

A length ball, around off, once again Carey looks to go down the ground. He mistimes his chip and just about clears the inner ring down the ground. He settles for the single and puts his hand up to Short but his skipper comes charging in and the batters complete the second.

SIX! FLAMBOYANT! Looks like Carey has brought all his Ashes form into this knock. On a length, outside off, Alex Carey comes down the track and lofts this massively down the ground and the ball travels really a mile! The stand moves to 43 (21).

Fuller, outside off, Matthew Short drives this down the ground but mid off gets across and dives to his right to keep the batters to a single.

On a length, outside off, pace off, punched straight to point.

Outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a run. 11 from the over, 36 in the first 3 overs!

JUST OVER! On a length, outside off, angling away, Matthew looks to drive it through the off side but the ball slants away and takes the outside edge. Backward point tracks back and leaps but the ball just about lands beyond and the batters get a couple of runs. 198 more needed from 103 balls.

On a length, outside off, Short looks to drive on the up but misses.

On a length, outside off, driven through mid off for a couple.

SIX! That's his pet shot. Still, didn't quite hit it as cleanly as he normally does. Short, on middle, pace off, Short looks to pull and pull he does. But he plays a bit early and just about drags the ball over the leg side. Gets lesser elevation than normal but because of the short boundaries, the ball sails over the ropes. There is a deep square leg in place but he is way too square and cannot get there. The stand moves to 31 (14).

A short ball, around middle and leg, Matthew Short looks to pull but the ball skids through and hits the toe end of the bat, back towards the bowler.

A bit too straight, on middle and leg, Matthew Short looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads through square leg. A leg bye taken, to end a 14-run over!

On a length, outside leg, angling away, AC rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 209 more needed from 109 balls.

FOUR! Third boundary of the over! A touch short, outside off, angling away, Alex Carey stays back and just guides it behind point, uppishly, for another boundary!

Slower ball now, on a length, Alex looks to punch but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.

FOUR MORE! It seemed like Carey got more elevation than distance initially, but he gets away with it. Overpitched, around off, Alex drives it uppishly, over mid off and gets too much height. But with mid off inside the circle, he is safe and the ball lands inside the ropes.

FOUR! Welcome to the attack! Full and wide outside off, 144 kph, Alex Carey gets down on a knee, opens up the face of the bat and lofts it cleanly over cover. Nearly goes all the way! 218 more needed from 113 balls.

FOUR! Bad ball to finish. Short, outside off, Matthew Short rocks back and cuts it through the covers for a boundary. 11 from the opening over.

Fuller, outside off, Short drives it through the covers again, where a fumble enables a couple.

Landed outside off, driven straight to cover.

FOUR! Good hit. Full, around off, Short comes forward and swings it over mid on for the first boundary of the chase. 228 more needed from 117 balls.

Full, around off, from around the wicket, 89.2 kph, Matthew Short stays on the back foot and drives it uppishly, wide of cover, towards mid off.

On middle and leg, Alex Carey stays back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.