Scorchers win the toss, and elect to field
Scorchers 1.71
Run line for Stars - 148
Hussey plays for Scorchers, with Marsh/Gibbs to open.
Have to back Scorchers, at 1.71
Nice move into 1.62 at game time.
Avg score batting 1st - 149
Stars 8-0 after 1, Scorchers 1.72
Stars 16-0 after 2, Scorchers 1.76. .. Bailing for loss ...
Stars 24-0 after 3, Scorchers 1.94 .. Have taken hit, with Stars now.
Stars 37-0 after 4, Stars fav 1.78 .. Book Red ..
Wkt - Wright - 16 from 12, Scorchers 1.84 ... Sigh ..
Stars - 40-1 after 5, Scorchers 1.69 .. Bigger Red book now ..
Stars 46-1 after 6, Scorchers 1.78 .. Few drops of rain, but shouldn't affect game.
Stars 53-1 after 7, Scorchers 1.83 .. Still with Stars 1.85 avg
Stars 58-1 after 8, Scorchers 1 87
Stars 63-- after 9, Scorchers 1.77 .. Fair base, but need to kick on .. white not playing big shots .. Dunno why, they have extra batters.
Stars 69-1 after 10, scorchers 1.71 .. Good bowling ..
Stars 81-1 after 11, poor over by Hogg, Stars fav 1.92 ..
Stars 96-1 after 12, Stars fav, 1.73 .. Can get out with profit.. So, reducing
Rain getting harder ...
Stars 106-1 after 13, Stars 1.68. .. Still with stars .. 1.98 avg
Huge over 26 - Hogg bowling v poorly .. Maybe ball hard to grip, with rain.
Stars 132-1 after 14, Stars 1.29 .. Got v nice book
Stars 150-1 after 15, Stars 1.18 .. Hope they get 200 ..
Play suspended at 15.2 overs ..
If they don't come back, target will be 57 off 5, 111 off 10, 163 off 15
18 over game now :
D/L will Prob add 5 runs to score, Scorchers will lose 1 over of Power Play
Stars 1.15
Wickets lost in next 2.4 balls, irrelevant to wkts lost.
Wkt - White - 88 from 53, 159-2 after 15.3 .. Stars 1.18
Stars 162-2 after 16, Stars 1.19
Stars 173-2 after 17, Stars 1.19
Stars finish on 183 from 18, Stars 1.19
D/L needs some work. If it was. 5 over chase, it would be 56 or so, that can't be fair to a side, that has scored 10 an over, for 18.
If they dont come back, chase will be : 56 in 5, 109 in 10, 158 in 15.
Adjusted score, 187
Rain still around, maybe reduced overs ..
17 overs .. , but, covers back, .. If they don't get back on, Scorchers will go thru to final .. Which, would be sick.
139 off 13, looks like new target.
3 overs of power play
Here we go
Scorchers 5-0 after 1, Stars 1.23 .. Short enuf, will take some profit.
Scorchers 15-0 after 2, Stars 1.32. .. Gibbs does Hamstring .. No runner
Gibbs delaying game, and Warne not happy, as he wants game to get going.
Scorchers 23-0 after 3, Stars 1.25 .. Gibbs stays on .. Gone flat
Gibbs retried hurt - 6 off 5, Stars 1.21
Wkt - Coulter-Nile 0 from 1, Stars 1.13
Scorchers 27-1 after 4, Stars 1.11 .. Still flat .
Scorchers 38-1 after 5, so we have a match .. Stars 1.10
Scorchers 65-1 after 6, Scorchers fav 1.86
Scorchers 77-1 after 7, Scorchers 1.81 .. Shaun Marsh, 56 from 32
Scorchers 85-1 after 8, Scorchers 1.75. .. Need 54 from 30
Scorchers 99-1 after 9, Scorchers 1.36 .. Need 40 from 24
Wkt - Marsh 68 from 40, 101-2 Scorchers 1.71 .. Need 38 from 21
Scorchers 107-2 after 10, Scorchers 1.53 .. Good game, 32 from 18 - flat
Scorchers 119-2 after 11, Scorchers 1.28 .. 24 from 12 needed - flat
Scorchers 129-2 after 12, Scorchers 1.26 .. Need 10 from 6 - flat
Last ball, 3 needed to win .. Scorchers 1.92 ...
Wow .. No ball .. nd they run .. So, game tied, 1 ball left.
Scorchers win .. Good game .. Played Hussey/Marsh ... Scorchers get thru to Champions League ..and a home final.
Had a decent game
Knocked out, early in Poker Tourny, last nite.
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