Heat vs Strikers, 40th Match at Adelaide, BBL, Jan 14 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

length ball carved away and gets to the rope for a cosmetic boundary to end play. But Heat wind up comfortable winners in the end.

short and wide, slices this behind point to the sweeper for one.

length ball slapped away to the leg side, deep midwicket charges in and coasts to take a catch at waist height in stride.

short and wide, slaps at this and misses.

shin high full toss on the legs, goes to pull and a bottom edge skids through fine leg to the rope.

knee high full toss tapped to long-on for one.

bouncer on middle, top edged pull swirls over vacant midwicket in the ring. Fielder from the boundary charges in but it short hops his sliding effort with the ball landing on the edge of the 30-yard ring.

wide yorker is speared out over point to the rope.

good length ball tapped to cover for none.

good length ball on the legs, goes to flick and misses off the body dribbling to cover.

bullseye! Yorker for Johnson zings middle stump for a much deserved maiden BBL wicket to the young speedster.

short ball on the stumps, can't get this away.

length ball on fifth stump, heaved to wide midwicket for one. Misfield on the collection by the keeper dribbles away through to point and they both hesitate coming for a second run before both end up standing mid pitch when the ball is relayed to the bowler's end. Third umpire needs to intervene to decide which batter should be the one to go back to the dugout. The running, or walking/standing, between the wickets was beyond village. de Grandhomme is told he needs to leave, mainly because Boyce ran halfway, then turned back while de Grandhomme kept running.

dropped! Length ball flicked in the air toward Hain at wide long-on, he covers 15 yards and slides to his right but it slips through his fingers and goes to ground. They take two.

full on the stumps, driven to long-on, attempt to slap the ball back into play fails and it just sneaks over the rope.

good length ball on the stumps, punched down the ground gently for two short of long-on.

fullish length on the stumps, punched to long-on for one.

bullseye! Length ball on middle, heave across the line misses and middle stump is knocked back three-quarters of the way up.

short and tailing down the leg side for a wide.

low full toss, whipped to deep midwicket for one.