An extraordinary bowling effort from the Perth Scorchers has triggered a batting collapse at Adelaide Oval with the Strikers all out for 92.
English import David Payne, again into the XI for the rested Jason Behrendorff, gave the Scorchers the right begin within the opening over.
With the fifth ball of the match, Payne claimed the essential wicket of the event’s prime run-scorer Matt Short for a duck.
In his second over, Payne struck once more, this time sending captain Travis Head again to the sheds for 9.
Tearaway Lance Morris claimed the third wicket of the powerplay with a brief supply to Thomas Kelly, who began strolling earlier than the ball had even landed again in Morris’ arms after launching straight up into the air.
A surprising catch from Cameron Bancroft within the deep off the bowling of leg-spinner Peter Hatzoglou dismissed star wicketkeeper Alex Carey shortly after.
With Carey’s wicket, it meant the house aspect’s first 4 batters (Short, Head, Kelly and Carey) had mixed for simply 19 runs.
After a brief break, Hatzoglou was introduced again on with success, as an uncontrolled drive from Colin de Grandhomme landed comfortably within the arms of Nick Hobson at deep cowl.
At the midway mark, the bruised Strikers limped to 5-48, with Hatzoglou (2-7) and Payne (2-14) doing probably the most injury from two of their 4 allotted overs.
After conceding a boundary with the primary ball of his third over, Hatzoglou had the final chortle as Harry Nielsen tried to copy a slog shot to mid-wicket however hit it down the throat of Bancroft within the deep.
Strikers coach and trophy namesake Jason Gillespie advised Fox his aspect had placed on a “poor display” up till that time.
Trying to focus on the tempo of Morris, Ben Manenti was introduced undone by one other fast quick ball, caught by Andrew Tye at mid-wicket.
As considered one of two Strikers batters to achieve double figures, Adam Hose’s combating innings was dropped at an finish with a fizzle.
Hose (30 from 23) nudged a Payne supply straight again to the bowler for the Scorchers’ first wicket of the batting energy surge.
At the 15-over mark, the guests have been chasing two wickets with the Strikers struggling at 8-79.
The first of these fell as Tye claimed the wicket of Cameron Boyce with the opening ball of the sixteenth over.
Morris mopped up the innings as Wes Agar chopped onto the stumps, with the Strikers setting the Scorchers a dismal 93-run chase from 17 overs.
He completed with figures of 3-26, whereas Hatzoglou (3-14) and Payne (3-20) additionally claimed a trio of wickets, whereas Andrew Tye (1-15) had one.
