Brisbane Heat managed to defeat Adelaide Strikers by a margin of 6 wickets in the Eliminator at the Gabba on Friday (Jan 29). With this result, Heat advance to Knockout in which they will face Sydney Thunder on Sunday (Jan 31) in Canberra. With this defeat, Adelaide Strikers (M – 15, W – 7, L – 8) run in the 10th edition of Big Bash League has come to an end!
Adelaide Strikers put on an awful show with the bat in this match against Heat after electing to bat first. They scored just 130/7 by the end of 20 overs. Opener Jake Weatherald top-scored for them with 32 runs and Phil Salt (26) & Jonathan Wells (20*) contributed with scores of 20s each. Strikers captain Travis Head was to blame here for this low total who struggled to time his shots and ended up scoring just 12 runs off 21 deliveries!
Marnus Labuschagne is the pick of Heat bowlers in this game as he picked up 3 wickets conceding just 13 runs from his 3 overs! Moreover, he did not concede a single boundary off his bowling in this game! Mitchell Swepson (2/23) and Morne Morkel (1/31) are the other Heat bowlers to pick a wicket in this match!
Chasing just 131 for victory, Heat messed up their chances with three early wickets! With the scorecard reading 23/3, Heat seemed to be in a lot at that point! However, Joe Denly (41) and Jimmy Peirson (47*) added 69 runs for the 4th wicket to help Heat register an easy victory in the end. With just 13 runs needed from the last 12 balls, Peirson and Joe Burns finished the match in 5 deliveries taking them home with 6 wickets in hand!
Among Strikers’ bowlers, Michael Neser, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle, Danny Birggs all bagged a wicket each. Strikers ace-spinner Rashid Khan earlier left for UAE to play for Afghanistan and his unavailability meant Strikers struggled big time in the second half of the tournament!
Brisbane Heat batsman Jimmy Pierson (47* off 44 balls, 2 fours) has been adjudged as the ‘Player of the Match’ for his valiant effort with the bat in this match.
Brief Scores: Brisbane Heat – 131/4 in 18.5 overs (Jimmy Peirson – 47*, Joe Denly – 41, Peter Siddle – 1/14, Danny Briggs – 1/16) defeated Adelaide Strikers – 130/7 in 20 overs (Jake Weatherald – 32, Phil Salt – 26, Marnus Labuschagne – 3/13, Mitchell Swepson – 2/23) by a margin of 6 wickets
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