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That's it from a run fest. Scorchers with a dominant win against the best side in the BBL this year. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for more. This is the duo if Divyansh and Arya signing off. Goodbye.
Match Summary-
Perth Scorchers win by 7 wickets
Cameron Bancroft 76* (48) | Andrew Tye 3/37 (4.0) Colin Munro 45 (26) | Mark Steketee 1/35 (2.3)
The Scorchers have made a statement here. With 4 forced changes in the side, they have won this game with ease. An absolute all round and dominant performance from them. They restricted the Heat to a total they can chase after a great start to their innings and chased it down with ease.
They lost a wicket early on, but Bancroft and Hardie played a wonderful innings after that. Both of them scored half centuries and got a 111 run partnership in which won the game for them. Hardie got out to a run-out out of nowhere at 57.
Bancroft scored 76 and stayed on till the end to make sure their victory. He was helped by his captain who scored 23 off just 12 ball and finished the game quickly.
The bowlers had no answer to Bancroft or Hardie who took the game away from them. Steketee and Kuhnemann got a wicket each but in vain as they all were expensive today and could not defend 171. The Scorchers scored it with 21 balls to spare.
17.0
16.3 Mark Steketee to Ashton Turner, SIX! That seals the match for the Perth Scorchers. A short of a length delivery angling down the leg side, Turner uses the pace of the delivery and helps it away on it's way and manages to clear the deep fine leg fence.
16.2 Mark Steketee to Cameron Bancroft, Bancroft takes a single to a back of a length delivery on middle. Leg byes.
16.1 Mark Steketee to Cameron Bancroft, SIX! That was right in the slot from Steketee and Bancroft nails it for a maximum over the long-on fence. Was in the slot from Steketee and Bancroft in this form won't miss out. Slams this up and over, comfortably clearing the long-on fence.
Mark Steketee (2.0-0-23-1) is back into the attack.
14 from the over as they look to finish this as quickly as they can. Just 12 runs required now and 4 overs left.
16
overs
160/3score
6
0
4
1
2
1
runs
Cameron Bancroft*
70(46)
Ashton Turner
17(11)
Mitchell Swepson
0/41
15.6 Mitchell Swepson to Cameron Bancroft, flatter trajectory delivery a shade outside off. Tapped away towards the off side by Bancroft for a quick single.