19.5McSweeney to L Pope160/10
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught & Bowled. Nathan McSweeney to Lloyd Pope. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by McSweeney. Three wickets in the over for McSweeney, and that finishes off a dominating performance. After the early departure of Matt Short, D'Arcy Short, and Jake Weatherald, the Strikers were never in the chase for the whole innings. Spencer Johnson picked up three crucial wickets at the top. Josh Brown is the Player of the Match for his magnificent knock of 140. The Heat will take on the Sixers in the Decider at Sydney on Wednesday. Catch you all there.
19.4McSweeney to H Nielsen160/9
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Nathan McSweeney to Harry Nielsen. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Wakim. Handy knock from Nielsen.
19.1McSweeney to D Payne157/8
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught & Bowled. Nathan McSweeney to David Payne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, caught by McSweeney. Skipper gets a wicket on his first ball.
17.5Bartlett to H Thornton141/7
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Xavier Bartlett to Henry Thornton. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Walter. Thornton departs for a duck.
16.5J Bazley129/6
Run OUT. OUT! Run Out. Spencer Johnson to James Bazley. Length ball, middle stump moves in front Slog, hit pad to backward point, direct hit by Wakim. Debutant throws at the target perfectly.
15.3Kuhnemann to B Manenti114/5
OUT stumped. OUT! Stumped. Matthew Kuhnemann to Ben Manenti. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed, by Peirson. Manenti looks to heave that over the leg side but perishes.
11.4Walter to T Kelly86/4
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Paul Walter to Thomas Kelly. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Neser. Neser takes a simple catch.
8.1Johnson to J Weatherald62/3
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Spencer Johnson to Jake Weatherald. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Peirson. The Strikers are in deep trouble.
3.5Johnson to D Short28/2
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Spencer Johnson to D'Arcy Short. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Peirson. Edged and gone.
3.3Johnson to M Short27/1
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Spencer Johnson to Matt Short. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Walter. Brilliant catch from Walter.