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Strikers rout Renegades for 99 to sign off BBL 15 with dominant win

ADELAIDE: Adelaide Strikers wrapped up their Big Bash League (BBL) 15 campaign in emphatic fashion, thrashing Melbourne Renegades by eight wickets after bowling them out for a paltry 99 at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

In their final group-stage fixture, the Strikers opted to field after winning the toss, a decision that paid immediate dividends.

Jerrssis Wadia struck with the first two balls of the innings, removing Tim Seifert and Jake Fraser-McGurk for golden ducks to leave the Renegades in early disarray.

Mohammad Rizwan and Hassan Khan attempted to steady the innings with 17 runs apiece, while Caleb Jewell chipped in with 14. However, wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals, denying the Renegades any momentum.

Skipper Will Sutherland offered brief resistance, top-scoring with 38 off 28 deliveries, but found little support from the other end.

South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi ripped through the lower order, finishing with four wickets, including the key scalp of Sutherland.

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Wadia and Lloyd Pope provided solid support, claiming two wickets each as Melbourne were bundled out for 99 in just 16.5 overs.

Chasing a modest target, the Strikers never looked under pressure.

Alex Carey got them off to a brisk start with 22 off 15 balls, while captain Matthew Short played a fluent knock of 30 from 22 deliveries before departing with the result all but sealed.

Chris Lynn (27) and Liam Scott (18) then completed the chase in quick time, guiding Adelaide home with 49 balls to spare to cap off a comprehensive victory.

Despite the convincing win, the Strikers finished the BBL 15 season in sixth place on the points table, while the Renegades ended their campaign in seventh, concluding a disappointing outing for the Melbourne-based side.

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Warner’s efforts in vain as Strikers eliminate Thunder from BBL 15

ADELAIDE: David Warner’s valiant unbeaten half-century went in vain as Adelaide Strikers edged out Sydney Thunder by six runs in a tense Big Bash League (BBL) 15 encounter at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, ending the visitors’  playoff hopes.

After winning the toss, Warner opted to field, a decision that initially paid dividends as Sydney Thunder struck early to leave the Strikers wobbling at 19-2 inside the first two overs.

However, wicketkeeper-batter Mackenzie Harvey and Jason Sangha steadied the innings with a crucial 68-run stand for the third wicket.

Sangha was the first to depart after scoring 31 off 23 deliveries, while Harvey followed soon after with a composed 38 off 34 balls.

From there, Liam Scott anchored the lower-middle order with an unbeaten 49 off 32 balls, striking seven boundaries to lift Adelaide Strikers to a competitive 165-8 in their 20 overs.

Wes Agar was the standout bowler for Thunder with three wickets, while Nathan McAndrew picked up two.

Chasing 166, Sydney Thunder got off to a promising start through a fluent 73-run opening partnership between David Warner and Matthew Gilkes.

The stand was broken by Jamie Overton, who dismissed Gilkes for 43 off 33 balls, an innings laced with four fours and two sixes.

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Warner continued to battle at one end but found limited support as wickets fell regularly.

Nic Maddinson provided a brief spark with a brisk 21 off 14 balls before becoming Overton’s second victim.

With 44 required off the final four overs, Thunder remained in the hunt, largely due to Warner’s presence at the crease.

The equation came down to 13 runs off the final over, bowled by Luke Wood, but he restricted Thunder to just six runs.

Warner finished unbeaten on 67 off 51 balls, including eight boundaries and a six, but it was not enough to drag his side over the line.

Jamie Overton was named Player of the Match for his decisive three-wicket haul, while Lloyd Pope chipped in with two scalps.

The defeat leaves Sydney Thunder rooted to the bottom of the BBL 15 standings with just one win from seven matches.

Adelaide Strikers, meanwhile, climbed to fifth place with three victories from six games, keeping their playoff ambitions alive.

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Abbas Afridi’s heroics in vain as Pakistan Shaheens falter in Top End T20 semi-final

DARWIN: Mohammad Abbas Afridi’s all-round heroics went in vain as Pakistan Shaheens lost by 30 runs to Adelaide Strikers in the first semi-final of the Top End T20 series on Sunday at the DXC Arena in Darwin.

Afridi took three wickets and scored a quickfire 29-ball 54, however, Pakistan Shaheens bundled out for a mere 167 while chasing Strikers’ 197-5.

In pursuit of the 198-run target, Pakistan Shaheens lost a wicket in the second, third, fourth and fifth over as they were reduced to 33-4 in 4.1 overs.

Mohammad Haris got off to a steady start scoring 19 off 11 balls with the help of three fours before falling to Tim Oakley in the third over.

Mubasir Khan (18) and Usman Khan (32) stitched a 32-run fifth-wicket partnership but both fell in the eighth and 11th overs respectively with the scorecard reading 65-5 and then 91-6.

Abbas, who walked into bat at seven, belted five fours and three sixes during his 29-ball stay on the crease but with no support from the other end.

Arif Yaqoob (15) and Mohammad Imran Jnr (11) chipped in with small contributions but all in vain as the team was bundled out for 167 in 18.1 overs.

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Liam Scott picked up three wickets while Jordan Buckingham and Lloyd Pope had two each to their names. Oakley, Tim O’Connell and Noah Mcfayden dismissed one batter each.

Earlier, after Shaheens opted to bowl first, Adelaide Strikers’ opening batter Jake Winter smashed a 61-ball 104 hitting six fours and eight sixes to take the game away.

He was joined by Harry Manenti, who scored a 32-ball 52, in the ninth over as the duo stitched a 73-run fourth-wicket partnership in 7.4 overs, taking the team score from 57-3 to 130-4 in 15.4 overs when Manenti departed.

Sam Rahaley remained unbeaten on 13 off 10 hitting one four as Winter was finally dismissed in the last over of the innings.

For Shaheens, Abbas took three wickets while Faisal Akram chipped in with two.

This semi-final loss brings an end to the Pakistan Shaheens tour of Darwin which began with a two four-day match series against Bangladesh A in July followed by two 50-over matches against Bangladesh ‘A’ and NT Strike.

Pakistan Shaheens played seven matches in the Top End T20 series winning five and losing two.

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