Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, Big Bash League 2017, 1st Semi-Final

7.45pm That is that. The Hurricanes knock out the Scorchers to make the final. No D'Arcy Short, no problem for the Hurricanes. Electric fifties from Wade and McDermott launched them to 210 for 4. The Scorchers then wilted under scoreboard pressure and were ultimately bowled out in 17.5 overs. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did bringing it to you. And thanks for your company and comments. Do come back for the second semi-final. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off. Cheers

"It was a clinical performance," Bailey says. "We're in the position we deserve to be. I've got no idea [training for the final]. As a group, that Scorchers team deserves respect. To beat them we've got to put our best team and we did it."

Matthew Wade is the Player of the Match for his 71 off 45 balls

17.5

Christian to Bresnan, OUT, Dan Christian wraps up Hobart Hurricanes' win and makes another tournament final. We will have a new champion this season. Dipping slower cutter, Bresnan gets a taste of his own medicine. He does not spot the change-up, plays across the line, and is trapped in front

TT Bresnan lbw b Christian 43 (26b 4x4 1x6) SR: 165.38

Shabbeer Moosvi: "My MoM is Christian for his excellent all round performance "

17.4

Christian to Bresnan, 2 runs, Bresnan backs away outside leg and top-edges a hook in front of deep square. He hares across for the second, pulls out a full-length dive, and makes his crease

17.3

Christian to Johnson, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, flat-batted to long-off

17.2

Christian to Johnson, no run, short and zipping away outside off, Johnson can't hook it away again

17.1

Christian to Johnson, no run, bouncer on middle, 136ks, Johnson gives himself room. Swings and only collects fresh air

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | PS: 136/9 (75 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 25.00)

Tim Bresnan41 (24b)
Mitchell Johnson3 (3b)

Tom Rogers4-0-31-3
Dan Christian3-0-14-3

16.6

Rogers to Bresnan, 2 runs, short on middle stump, slogged away to deep midwicket

Umair: "Wade,Rogers,McDermott have performed really well today but my MOTM is Dan The Man Christian. Every team wants a player like him in T20! Fantastic in every department."

16.6

2nb

Rogers to Johnson, (no ball) 1 run, Archer runs to right from long-on and catches it. Pause the celebration, Archer! It's a no-ball - over the waist. Full-toss outside off, muscled in the air

16.5

Rogers to Bresnan, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, 118ks, this slower ball is clouted to deep midwicket. Lands in front of an on-rushing Christian

16.4

Rogers to Bresnan, SIX, Bresnan moves away outside leg, the bowler chases him with a short ball. Top-edged over Reardon at long leg

16.3

Rogers to Johnson, 1 run, back of a length on off stump, Johnson shimmies away and flat-bats it down to long-on

David: "Tough choice for MOM today. Wade for setting the platform? McDermott for thrashing it to all parts? Christian for a solid cameo with the bat and economical wickets with the ball?"

16.2

Rogers to Bresnan, 1 run, short on off, rocks back and swats a pull to deep square leg

Tom: "The scheduling is a bit odd (The Strikers will also suffer tomorrow) but it's not the reason Perth lost this game. The returns of both Marsh brothers and Richardson should have been enough to offset the losses of Tye and Agar. Hurricanes were just better on the day"

16.1

Rogers to Johnson, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, opens the face and glides the ball to square-ish third man

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 122/9 (89 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.62, RRR: 22.25)

Tim Bresnan31 (20b)
Mitchell Johnson0 (0b)

Dan Christian3-0-14-3
Simon Milenko1-0-10-0

15.6

Christian to Bresnan, FOUR, shuffles across and shovels a pull to the fine-leg boundary. Bresnan is having some fun with the bat

15.5

Christian to Bresnan, 2 runs, back of a length on off stump, backs away and swishes it over the bowler's head

15.4

Christian to Bresnan, no run, tickled away to Archer at short fine leg

Johnson at No.11 Scorchers, the strongest batting line-up at 116 for 9?

15.3

Christian to Kelly, OUT, Kelly tries to give himself room but Christian follows him with a short ball aimed at the head. He top-edges a hook to deep square leg. Scorchers are in danger of being bowled out

M Kelly c Milenko b Christian 7 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Scorchers INNINGS		R	B
M Klinger	caught	15	11
SE Marsh	caught	30	18
CT Bancroft	caught	1	6
MR Marsh	caught	3	5
AJ Turner	run out	2	4
HWR Cartwright	bowled	4	8
AC Voges	caught wk	3	5
TT Bresnan	lbw	43	26
JA Richardson	caught wk	16	12
M Kelly	caught	7	7
MG Johnson	not out	4	6
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 8, nb 1)
TOTAL	139 (all out; 17.5 ovs)

Hurricanes BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
TS Rogers	4.0	31	3	7.75	(1nb, 1w)
RP Meredith	3.0	29	1	9.66	(2w)
JC Archer	3.0	28	0	9.33	(3w)
CA Rose	3.0	22	1	7.33
DT Christian	3.5	17	4	4.43	(2w)
S Milenko	1.0	10	0	10.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	21	M Klinger	SE Marsh
2nd	20	SE Marsh	CT Bancroft
3rd	10	SE Marsh	MR Marsh
4th	5	MR Marsh	AJ Turner
5th	1	AJ Turner	HWR Cartwright
6th	8	AC Voges	HWR Cartwright
7th	3	TT Bresnan	HWR Cartwright
8th	36	TT Bresnan	JA Richardson
9th	12	TT Bresnan	M Kelly
10th	23	MG Johnson	TT Bresnan

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BH	10	7	1	16	0.972
SS	10	6	2	14	0.339
PS	10	6	3	13	0.725
AS	10	5	4	11	0.331
HH	10	4	6	8	-0.268
MS	10	4	6	8	-1.051
MR	10	2	6	6	-0.289
ST	10	1	7	4	-0.652

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | PS: 136/9 (75 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 25.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 122/9 (89 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.62, RRR: 22.25)

Match Coverage

Matthew Wade draws the D'Arcy Short straw

Scorchers bow out after Hurricanes pile up 210

Scorchers 2nd innings Partnerships

Big Bash League

END OF OVER:17 | 14 Runs | PS: 136/9 (75 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 25.00)

END OF OVER:16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 122/9 (89 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.62, RRR: 22.25)

Matthew Wade draws the D'Arcy Short straw

Scorchers bow out after Hurricanes pile up 210

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | PS: 136/9 (75 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 25.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 122/9 (89 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.62, RRR: 22.25)