8.20pm Righto, folks. I'm going to wrap up the commentary for the night. They'll be more reaction to this (non) result on the site in the coming hours. I'll be back tomorrow for Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers. Until then, it's goodnight.

8.15pm "We knew there were some doubts over the wicket but we made a fair go of it," says Ashton Turner. "We had enough evidence to call the game. The umpires made a really difficult decision but the right decision. Fortunately no one got hurt."

Turner adds there may need to be some flexibility in playing conditions, and even suggests the ability to play from one end in such situations.

8.05pm Match abandoned due to unsafe pitch "It was too dangerous," says Ricky Ponting. A night of drama in the BBL. They'll be some fallout from this.

8.00pm Match referee has called the captains inside again. "We had so much rain yesterday, it's just unfortunate," says Aaron Finch. "A few things happening that were slightly dangerous."

Adarsh: "On an unplayable pitch, Aaron Hardie's 20 off 23 balls seems like a masterclass."

Chris: "Is the water damage just at one end? If so, can all the overs be bowled from the other end?" In reality, that isn't going to happen

7.55pm Umpires are now meeting with Cricket Australia. Not entirely sure what the organisers have to do it. Match officials are in charge of the game

Serge: "If only there was a stadium a few kilometers down the road."

Nic Maddinson reiterates that it's about player safety. "It's beyond saving," Glenn Maxwell says of the pitch

7.50pm Captains are now getting together with the umpires and heading into the changing rooms

Rowland: "I'm know this isn't a real option option but I'm thinking why can't the umpires say to both captains we are only bowling spinners for the remainder of the game?"

Colin: "A bit annoying that the game is only about batsmen. When we get a pitch favourable to the bowlers we stop the game!" There's concerns it's gone too far and could become dangerous

7.45pm The umpires are having a chat. We could have an issue here. Play has been suspended. Nic Maddison says it's probably not safe. Divots appearing on the pitch. Big story developing here. The match referee is coming out. There was a lot of rain in the days leading into the game and it got under the covers. Umpires, groundsman and match referee are talking

6.5
0
Sutherland to Inglis, no run, oh boy, and this one seams massively away outside off, beats the drive again
6.4
0
Sutherland to Inglis, no run, dropped, de Kock can't hold an inside edge low to his left. Another one nips back, healthy edge, de Kock gets his glove to it and it spills out
6.3
0
Sutherland to Inglis, no run, this one nips back and skims past the inside edge of a expansive drive, that's come back miles
6.2
1
Sutherland to Hardie, 1 run, full outside off, a crisply struck square drive out to deep point
6.1
1
Sutherland to Inglis, 1 run, full at middle, takes a thick inside edge backward of square

J-Lingz: "Perhaps easy to say after 1 poor innings on what may be a tough pitch, but surely Connolly should still be batting 5 in this team, with either Evans or Inglis opening? They are better players at the moment so should be facing as many balls as possible"

END OF OVER:
6 | 8 Runs | PS: 28/2 | RR: 4.66

  • Aaron Hardie19 (22b)
  • Josh Inglis2 (3b)
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman1-0-8-0
  • Will Sutherland1-0-7-1
5.6
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardie, no run, steps outside leg again, exposes the stumps, drives into the covers
5.5
4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardie, FOUR, top shot! That's a powerful reverse sweep, very strong wrists, sends it rocketing through point
5.4
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardie, no run, steps away outside leg, misses his drive and there's an appeal for a stumping but he's safe
5.3
4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardie, FOUR, reverse sweeps again and gets this one away, just out of the reach of backward point
5.2
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardie, no run, full outside off, a powerful drive but finds cover
5.1
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hardie, no run, reverse sweeps first ball and misses

Here's Mujeeb. Slip in

END OF OVER:
5 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 20/2 | RR: 4.00

  • Josh Inglis2 (3b)
  • Aaron Hardie11 (16b)
  • Will Sutherland1-0-7-1
  • Peter Siddle2-0-6-0
4.6
0
Sutherland to Inglis, no run, what a beauty! That's unplayable. Angled in at off stump, seams away late past the edge. Missed it by a long way
4.5
0
Sutherland to Inglis, no run, big movement! Nips back sharply from a good length, cuts Inglis in half
4.4
2
Sutherland to Inglis, 2 runs, chases some width straightaway, slices a drive in the air through point

Josh Inglis at No. 4

4.3
W
Sutherland to Connolly, OUT, edged, taken! Adjusts his line and length, back outside off, goes for the drive on the up, nips away, and it's a regulation nick

C Connolly c †de Kock b Sutherland 6 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

4.2
4
Sutherland to Connolly, FOUR, round the wicket, gets the line wrong, pushed outside leg stump and Connolly whips it down to fine leg
4.1
1
Sutherland to Hardie, 1 run, short of a length outside off, opens the face into backward point

Will Sutherland into the attack

Yoel: "A low scoring game will be to the advantage of Perth. They have the bowling attack to make any life misery."

Scorchers 1st innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0SS EskinaziC Connolly
2nd18AM HardieC Connolly
3rd12JP InglisAM Hardie

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652