The Perth Scorchers secured back-to-back Big Bash titles in a loopy last-over remaining.
Here are our hits and misses.
Hits
Bryant cameo
The Heat’s innings was threatening to stall after the Scorchers pulled themselves again onto the sport with three fast wickets.
But Max Bryant confirmed no worry as he took the assault to the Scorchers.
He blasted the brief straight boundaries and made essentially the most of Andrew Tye’s shaky type.
He hit 31 off simply 14 deliveries.
He did let himself down with the dismissal, falling for Matthew Kelly’s brief ball lure.
Turner Time
Ashton Turner once more saved his facet after coming in with Perth three down.
He paced his innings to perfection, taking down the quicks earlier than focusing on the Power Surge on the good time.
He seemed set to finish the victory earlier than being run out on 53.
Kid Cooper
With the season on the road, a 19-year-old allrounder from Scarborough put his identify in lights.
After the horror run out of Ashton Turner Perth seemed gone needing 40 runs from the ultimate 20 deliveries
But he didn’t miss a beat, sending James Bazley over the rope second ball.
The crowd went wild as he did it once more to finish the over.
His operating between the wickets was elite to eat into the runs earlier than one other monster six meant the Scorchers wanted simply 10 from the final over.
Nick Hobson iced the match however Connolly was the hero.
Misses
Surge Scourge
The Brisbane Heat have been transferring alongside properly within the first innings and made a logical option to take the Power Surge.
But the Surge curse struck, with Sam Heazlett falling first supply after the Scorchers went again to Jason Behrendorff.
Heazlett tried a swivel pull on a slower bouncer however might solely select brief positive leg.
Heat skipper Jimmy Peirson was then dismissed with the final ball of the over in a mirror picture.
They noticed out the Surge with out dropping one other however misplaced McSweeney quickly after.
Unforgivable!
Stephen Eskinazi was caught out in one of many worst moments of the season for the Scorchers.
Running a dangerous single, he pulled up far too early, and lazily, with out stretching his bat into the crease.
Instead of being properly residence, he was despatched again to the pavilion by a superb throw from Max Bryant.
There have been shakes of the top throughout.
AT Burned
Ashton Turner seemed on to provide a match-winning knock earlier than catastrophe struck onerous.
Nick Hobson referred to as him by means of on a second run however stopped 1 / 4 of the best way down.
Turner was full steam forward and did his finest to cross for Jimmy Peirson, broke the stumps.
But it was clear on digicam that Turner needed to be the one to depart.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
