Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, 18th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Ben Duckett 78(47)
17.4
Rashid Khan to Duckett, out Caught by Wells!! The partnership has been broken. But it might be too late for the Strikers. Duckett departs after a fine knock. Rashid even has a friendly banter with him as he walks off. It was the googly and Duckett was hitting against the turn, miscues it towards deep mid-wicket and Wells takes a well-judged catch, right on the edge of the boundary rope. Duckett c Wells b Rashid Khan 78(47) [4s-10 6s-2]
16.6
George Garton to Duckett, FOUR, 42 runs off the two Power Surge overs. Absolute carnage! Slower delivery but right in the slot, Duckett just had to get it over mid-on and he manages to do that with ease,
16.5
George Garton to Duckett, FOUR, Garton has his hands on his hip but that is poor bowling. The slower bouncer and Duckett is swinging at everything, the top-edge flies over the keeper and runs away to the fence, bringing up the 100-run stand
15.6
Siddle to Duckett, FOUR, poor end to the over. 14 off the last three balls. Siddle goes for the yorker but offers a full toss instead, Duckett slaps it straight back and Siddle gets a hand to it, but the ball still had enough to race away to the fence
15.5
Siddle to Duckett, SIX, he sends it flat and over the rope. Slower delivery but right in the slot, Duckett maintains a solid base and swings it across the line, sails over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen
15.4
Siddle to Duckett, FOUR, jeez! That's a superb shot. Siddle nails the yorker around leg-stump, Duckett gets his front leg out of the way and clips it behind square on the leg-side, the fielder in the deep puts in a dive but comes second
15.2
Siddle to Duckett, 1 run, nice work near mid-on. Fullish delivery and Duckett drills it uppishly towards mid-on, Kelly moves across and dives to make the stop, saved three
15.1
Siddle to Duckett, no run, starts with a slower delivery at 119.9kph, Duckett jams it onto the pad and the ball rolls back to Siddle
14.5
Wes Agar to Duckett, 1 run, cramped for room and Duckett can only tuck it round the corner - to backward square leg
14.5
Wes Agar to Duckett, wide, bouncer angled outside off, Duckett shimmies out and watches it sail over his head, called a wide for height
14.3
Wes Agar to Duckett, 1 run, 137.4kph fullish delivery around off, Duckett pushes off the inner half to mid-on
14.2
Wes Agar to Duckett, no run, angled across the left hander, Duckett cuts straight to backward point
13.6
Rashid Khan to Duckett, no run, wrong 'un outside off, Duckett cracks it straight to cover-point
13.5
Rashid Khan to Duckett, no run, moves across and sweeps it straight to short fine, Heazlett is sent back
13.2
Rashid Khan to Duckett, 1 run, wrong 'un around off, Duckett crouches low and swipes it to deep mid-wicket
12.4
Short to Duckett, 1 run, chopped towards point and Duckett crosses over
12.3
Short to Duckett, FOUR, fifty for Duckett. First of the season for a Brisbane Heat batter. He has really stepped on the accelerator in the last couple of overs. Short dragged the length back and Duckett is waiting on the back foot, pulls in front of square and bisects the two fielders in the deep
12.2
Short to Duckett, SIX, this is even better. Another reverse swat and the ball has traveled the distance. Duckett quickly changes his stance and swats it over extra cover, the ball kept sailing over the rope
12.1
Short to Duckett, FOUR, he finally connects with one of his reverse sweeps. Duckett has tried this shot several times today but that's his first boundary while playing it, gets under the ball and swipes it over backward point, one bounce and over the ropes
11.6
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, dragged back length and Duckett pulls towards cow corner, just a single. Fawad is done with the ball and he unfortuntately ends without a wicket, 4-0-25-0
11.5
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 2 runs, flighted around off, Duckett goes for the reverse sweep and the top-edge balloons over the keeper, lands safely and the pair scamper back for the second. Fawad has been unlucky today.. Lot of aerial balls dropping in no man's land
11.3
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, this time sweeps much straight and deep mid-wicket cuts it off, just a single
11.2
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, FOUR, he's split the two fielders in the deep with precision. Tossed up and Duckett is quick to sit down and sweep in front of square, no chance for deep mid-wicket or deep square leg
10.4
Siddle to Duckett, 1 run, shortens the length and Duckett plays a cramped pull to deep mid-wicket
10.3
Siddle to Duckett, 2 runs, slower delivery and Duckett now tries the scoop, but the line was outside off and he laps it towards third man, easy two
9.6
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, no run, tries a reverse-sweep but this one's a googly that's quite wide outside off. Duckett's beaten. He's not happy that it wasn't called a wide
9.4
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, and again a miscue from Duckett lands safely. Thick top-edge that balloons over the keeper's head as he looks to sweep a googly from outside off. Lands in front of short third
9.3
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, no run, short outside off, Duckett is early through the pull and toe-ends into the off-side
9.2
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 2 runs, floated up wide of off, Duckett slices it in the air over cover
9.1
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, no run, flighted up outside off, Duckett misses the sweep
8.6
Wes Agar to Duckett, 1 run, full on leg stump, flicked to deep midwicket
8.3
Wes Agar to Duckett, 1 run, short of length outside off, taps it through point
7.6
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, FOUR, floated up at the stumps, Duckett sweeps nicely and beats the fielder at the square leg boundary
7.4
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, works it through midwicket for another single
7.2
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, thick top-edge on the slog-sweep, lands safely in front of deep square leg
7.1
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, no run, floated up on off, Duckett turns it to midwicket
6.3
Rashid Khan to Duckett, 1 run, drags the reverse-sweep through point
6.2
Rashid Khan to Duckett, FOUR, 96.6kph, fired down leg, and Duckett paddles it nice and fine. Just hasn't found his rhythm at all so far, Rashid
6.1
Rashid Khan to Duckett, no run, mistimes the reverse-sweep to cover as Rashid fires it in on leg
5.4
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Duckett looks to pull but mistimes it to long-on
5.3
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, no run, flighted up outside off, might've been the googly. Duckett goes for a sweep but misses
5.1
Fawad Ahmed to Duckett, 1 run, floated up on off from round the wicket, Duckett works it through midwicket
4.6
Rashid Khan to Duckett, 1 run, full ball on middle, turning back in, and Duckett nudges gently into the on-side
4.5
Rashid Khan to Duckett, no run, goes for a reverse-sweep, but the ball has been fired down leg so the line isn't ideal for Duckett. He drags it off an under-edge to the keeper
4.2
Rashid Khan to Duckett, 1 run, oh a high full toss now, and Duckett slaps it to deep square leg
4.1
Rashid Khan to Duckett, FOUR, straightaway the paddle-sweep from Duckett as Rashid comes on. It's a full toss down leg, which makes it comfortable for Duckett to help it fine
2.6
Siddle to Duckett, 2 runs, back of a length on middle and leg, clipped in front of square on the on-side. They scamper back for two
2.5
Siddle to Duckett, no run, back of a length across off, blocked to point
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