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The Strikers falling short off the last over here and they have given an amazing fight here. From being in a place where they could have lost by a big margin they have fallen short by only 12 runs. Mack, is surely going to be applauded for her innings as she played a match winnings knock and held the team together right from the first ball here. She almost made the team win but fell short by just a margin here alongside the innings of Wolvaardt who also made an impressive 40 runs on the board here. The Scorchers with an excellent bowling performance as well by taking the wickets on the other end of Mack and getting the team under some solid pressure. The skipper, Graham and Kapp getting the wickets for the team. Mooney looked to have missed a few stumpings and run out chances which gave the Strikers a big leverage in this one and she will go back to the training sessions to comeback even stronger for sure. The Perth Scorchers are going to the top of the table and they will look to sustain that position for the matches to come. As of now, its a celebration in the dug out for them.
Thank you so much for joining us for a very exciting match of T20 cricket here. This is Ankit Sharma and Pranav Danani signing off. Until next time.
Perth Scorchers beat Adelaide Strikers by 12 runs
20
overs
166/5score
1
1w
2
2
W
4
1
runs
Katie Mack*
84(61)
Amanda-Jade Wellington
5(6)
Sophie Devine
2/31
19.6 Sophie Devine to Katie Mack , a single taken here! Slower ball, full on the middle and off stump. Mack drills it away towards long on, and takes one run to end the game. Scorchers win by 12 runs, and go atop the points table!
19.5 Sophie Devine to Katie Mack , FOUR! A juicy full toss, just under the waist! Lucky escape for Devine there! Mack will argue and say this was a no ball, but it's angling down into the pads. Either way, Mack does exceptionally well to pull this freebie away, and smack this through deep backward square leg region for a boundary.
19.4 Sophie Devine to Amanda Wellington , OUT! CAUGHT! That should be the game for the Scorchers! A low full toss, just outside off stump, as Wellington looks to go after it. Gets the middle of the bat, and almost clears the fence. But Graham is standing at deep mid wicket, stretches her arm up, and grabs the ball out of thin air.
Amanda Wellington c H Graham b S Devine 5 (4)
19.3 Sophie Devine to Amanda Wellington , another slower one, full on the stumps. Wellington gets the toe of her bat, as the leading edge goes behind the keeper, and comes back for two.
19.2 Sophie Devine to Amanda Wellington , full length delivery, straight on the stumps. Wellington chips the slower one over the bowler, well short of long off, as the batter's come back for two.
19.2 Sophie Devine to Amanda Wellington , wide ball. Smart thinking from Wellington. Devine serves this one full and down the leg stump. Wellington sees the ball slide past the leg stump.
19.1 Sophie Devine to Katie Mack , slower ball, good length, on the stumps. Mack scoops it over the keeper, and finds short fine leg for just a single.
The skipper to bowl the last one for this game and Mack has to hit it all out of the park here to win this.