Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, 1st Semi-Final - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Shaun Marsh 55(43)
16.2
Mike Beer to Marsh, FOUR, shimmying out right to the pitch of the ball to drill it through extra-cover. Just four away now
16.1
Mike Beer to Marsh, no run, fires in a full toss, worked to short mid-wicket
15.6
D Worrall to Bell, SIX, what a shot! Brilliant. A good length delivery in his arc, Bell holds his shape and just follows through a little bit further than he would for an on-drive. This is classy batting. Proper shot
15.3
D Worrall to Marsh, no run, good length delivery angling across off, Marsh flat-footedly steers it to backward point
15.2
D Worrall to Marsh, no run, short and wide, Marsh chops it off a thick under-edge behind the wickets
15.1
D Worrall to Marsh, no run, short of length into the body, tucked into the on-side
14.6
Hilfenhaus to Bell, FOUR, Bell! He's smoked the drive straight back down the pitch. It's a blistering shot. Hammers it on the up and both the straight fielders are up. At least mid-on is
14.4
Hilfenhaus to Marsh, no run, short ball sailing over Marsh's head. Not a wide as per the umpire
14.3
Hilfenhaus to Bell, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, pushes through the covers
13.5
Boland to Bell, 1 run, short into the chest, Bell pulls it down to fine leg
13.2
Boland to Marsh, no run, slower short of length delivery around off, Marsh nudges it to short mid-wicket
13.1
Boland to Bell, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Bell steers it through point
12.5
Mike Beer to Marsh, FOUR, how's that gone to the boundary is anyone's guess. A gentle hack through mid-wicket. Wouldn't have put a scar on a log of wood if it was a lumberjack swinging. But this has raced away on this outfield to the left of long-on
12.4
Mike Beer to Bell, 1 run, thick inside edge with the arm-ball coming in sharply, rolls away to long leg
12.2
Mike Beer to Bell, 1 run, eases it down the ground to long-off
12.1
Mike Beer to Marsh, wide, fired down the leg-side, Marsh overbalances, the keeper misses a stumping chance. Might have been a plan but it didn't stick the landing
11.6
Gulbis to Bell, 2 runs, now Bell feast on the short of length delivery. Fetches it from outside off and hits it through mid-wicket
11.4
Gulbis to Bell, 1 run, steers it down to third man
11.1
Gulbis to Marsh, FOUR, 18 off the last four balls and it's all but killed the Stars off. They keep bowling short on a wicket lacking pace, and with shoulders lacking menace. It sits up for Marsh who pulls it witheringly through square leg
10.6
Stoinis to Voges, FOUR, three absolute stinkers to finish the over. And they've gone for 4, 6, 4. Other side of the wicket this time. Short and wide and Voges thwacks it through backward point
9.6
D Worrall to Marsh, 1 run, short and wide, Marsh slaps it to deep cover
9.5
D Worrall to Voges, 1 run, nutmegs himself with a thick inside edge to a back of a length delivery and they go through for the single
9.3
D Worrall to Marsh, no run, short and wide, Marsh slaps it too much in front of square and finds short extra-cover
9.2
D Worrall to Voges, 1 run, back of a length delivery around off, Voges plays it with a soft bottom hand in front of point. Good single
7.3
Boland to Whiteman, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Whiteman drags it cross-battedly through square leg. The idea was to paddle it and not whack it
7.1
Boland to Marsh, FOUR, that's been thumped through mid-wicket. Disdainful. A nothing short of length delivery, rises only around the waist and Marsh punishes it with a fearsome pull shot
6.6
Mike Beer to Marsh, 1 run, driven down to long-on
6.5
Mike Beer to Marsh, 2 runs, back for two after nudging one into the mid-wicket region and Whiteman would have been gone with a direct hit at the bowler's end. But the fielder is at least 50 yards away and has just one stump to aim at. Looked like an easy two from the off but apparently the two batsmen nearly ran into each other
6.4
Mike Beer to Whiteman, 1 run, miscues one in the air after using his feet but it drops well short of long-on
6.1
Mike Beer to Whiteman, 1 run, dances down and flicks it through mid-wicket
5.5
D Worrall to Whiteman, 1 run, clipped away through the mid-wicket region
4.5
Hilfenhaus to Marsh, no run, back of a length on middle and off, Marsh blocks from the crease
4.4
Hilfenhaus to Marsh, no run, good short ball, cramping him over the right shoulder and zipping through to the keeper. Too quick for Marsh. Whistled past his ear
4.3
Hilfenhaus to Marsh, no run, tucked off middle to short mid-wicket
4.2
Hilfenhaus to Marsh, FOUR, that's totally deliberate from Marsh. Cunningly opens the bat-face once the ball arrives to use all the pace to guide it to the third man fence. All he had to do was beat the man at gully which he did
4.1
Hilfenhaus to Marsh, no run, back of a length outside off, blocked into the covers
3.6
Boland to Marsh, 1 run, tucked through square leg
3.1
Boland to Whiteman, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, pushed to the right of cover
2.5
Mike Beer to Marsh, FOUR, it's gone through. Stars can't afford this. They need to be on top of their game in the field. Clipped behind square, using the pace of the bowler and it's a sloppy dive from short fine
2.4
Mike Beer to Whiteman, 1 run, driven back close to the bowler but Beer isn't able to cut it off. Another single to long-on
2.2
Mike Beer to Marsh, no run, ordinary stuff from Whiteman. His initial desperation wasn't completely incorrect, but his casual approach in turning around was. Would have been gone with a direct-hit despite having enough time had he really put the wheels on. Tucked straight to short fine leg, Whiteman sets off while Marsh never responds. An opportunity missed
2.1
Mike Beer to Whiteman, 1 run, shimmies out and wrists it down to long-on
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