Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, 6th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

K Richardson to Wes Agar, out Bowled!! And the low full toss slams into the leg-pole. That was tailing in, Wes Agar backed away to thwack it but got an inside edge for the ball to slam into the sticks. End of the innings and the Strikers haven't batted their quota of overs. Timid end for sure. Wes Agar b K Richardson 1(3)

K Richardson to George Garton, out Caught by Nabi!! Caught by Nabi!! Another one bites the dust. That was banged in short, George Garton looked to pull it but the top-edge was found. The fielder at mid-on back-tracked a little and took it easily in the end. Nabi has another grab as the ball seems to be following him. Was bowled well as the bowler dug it into the surface. George Garton c Nabi b K Richardson 19(11) [4s-3]

K Richardson to George Garton, FOUR, banged in short, George Garton looks to go after and manages to edge it. Gets it over the keeper for a four. Lucky but he and the Strikers will take it

Topley to Worrall, out Caught by Sam Harper!! Edged and gone. Was banged in short outside off, bent his back a little did Topley and Worrall failed to hit it well. Only an edge and the keeper did the rest. Third strike for Topley who has used the short ball judiciously. He bowled it well outside off and Worrall just couldn't put enough bat on it. Worrall c Sam Harper b Topley 3(6)

Topley to George Garton, FOUR, 16 runs and 2 wickets from the over! Talk about contrasts. That was a full toss outside off and George Garton punches the ball between point and cover for a four

Topley to George Garton, FOUR, short, outside off, George Garton slices that over the point region for a four. No hat-trick plus Strikers get a four out of that. They ain't complaining

Topley to Liam Scott, out Caught by Nabi!! Power Surge 3, Strikers 0. Another one falls. That was a slower length delivery wide outside off. Liam Scott tries to take it on and the man at mid-off takes a good low catch to his left. The ball was dipping on him a bit he managed to hang on to it. That was a good change of pace and the batter was fooled by it. Topley is on a hat-trick. Liam Scott c Nabi b Topley 1(6)

Topley to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Nabi!! One shot too many and the power surge has gobbled up another victim. That was short, Rashid Khan tries to muscle it down the ground but fails to time it. The ball went up and the man at mid-off takes an easy catch. Renegades chipping away with the wickets. Strikers once again slip when they were trying to be on the ascendancy. Rashid Khan c Nabi b Topley 13(7) [4s-3]

Topley to Rashid Khan, FOUR, four more! Length delivery, outside off, Rashid Khan throws his bat at that and gets it off the outside edge for a four. The third man was in and that meant there was no stopping that

Topley to Rashid Khan, FOUR, whippy paddle and the ball races through the gap between short fine and square leg for a four. That was a length delivery at the sticks and the batter put it away

K Richardson to Rashid Khan, FOUR, full toss, freehit as such and Rashid Khan slices that between point and short third for a four. Poor delivery and Rashid Khan manged to get it away

K Richardson to Wells, out Caught by Sam Harper!! Uh oh! The power surge has proved detrimental for the Strikers. The set batter is gone. That was a fuller and wider delivery. The batter threw his hands at that and ends up edging it to the keeper. Simple take for the keeper. Huge strike and Richardson has done it again. Wells c Sam Harper b K Richardson 37(30) [6s-2]

K Richardson to Daniel Drew, out Lbw!! That was a superb delivery to trap the batter in front of the sticks. On a length, nipped in and Daniel Drew walking across his sticks was trapped in front. Beautiful delivery and was headed to the sticks. It looked out and the umpire's finger also was up in a flash. Another strike when the Strikers were trying to accelerate. Daniel Drew lbw b K Richardson 12(12) [4s-1]

Nabi to Daniel Drew, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been driven wide of long-off for a single

Zahir Khan to Daniel Drew, FOUR, dropped short! That was a short ball and Daniel Drew used the pace on the ball to dab it down for a four

Pattinson to Harry Nielsen, out Bowled!! Fuller delivery, Harry Nielsen looks to drive and gets it off the inside edge to be clean bowled. That was right up there and Harry Nielsen threw his bat at it only to drag it on. Third wicket down for the Strikers. Good strike for the Renegades as the partnership was building. Harry Nielsen b Pattinson 14(15) [4s-1]

Pattinson to Wells, SIX, on a length, Wells slogs and creams that over deep mid for a sixer. That was hit well as he picked up the length pretty quickly. Second sixer for Wells

Will Sutherland to Wells, SIX, uh wow! That was short and Wells gets hold of it and pulls it over deep backward square for a sixer. That was hit really sweetly. Timed it to perfection

Zahir Khan to Short, out Caught by Merlo!! Sliced and taken! That was well looped outside off, Short threw his bat at that and ended up slicing it. The man at point takes it easily. Huge wicket again as Short was running away with the show. Was floated up outside off, Short only managed to hit it to the fielder. Short c Merlo b Zahir Khan 32(17) [4s-1 6s-3]

Zahir Khan to Short, 2 runs, backs away, the ball spins in and Short drives it wide of cover to get a couple as the man at long-off had some work to do. Good running indeed. Fifty up for the Strikers

K Richardson to Harry Nielsen, FOUR, edged and four! That was a fuller length delivery outside off, Harry Nielsen goes for the drive and ends up edging it. The ball races away to the third man fence for a four. End of the PP and Strikers must be happy with the bargain till now

K Richardson to Short, FOUR, cruncheedddddd! That's four. That travelled to the fence in a jiffy. Dropped short and Short got into position pretty quickly to hammer it

Zahir Khan to Weatherald, out Bowled!! And gone! Fails to pick the wrong one as he plays back to it. There was a huge gap between bat and pad for the ball to traverse through it. Clean bowled! Strikers lose their first and Weatherald is the man to depart. Wrist spinner introduced in the PP and he does the job. Huge strike for the Renegades as Strikers were getting the runs away. Weatherald b Zahir Khan 11(8) [4s-2]

Zahir Khan to Short, SIX, and a bigger six compared to the previous one! That was well tossed up and Short kneels down to punish the ball over deep mid. That was a monster. Strikers roll along

Zahir Khan to Short, SIX, tossed up delivery at the sticks and Short slams the slog sweep for a sixer. The shorter boundary that side and Short peppers that with ease

Pattinson to Weatherald, FOUR, just guides it away with an open face of the bat. The ball runs away into the gap for a four. Strikers off to a little flier

Pattinson to Short, SIX, drops it short does Pattinson and Short gets on top of it and hammers it over deep mid for a sixer. Just over the ropes and it stayed hit

Topley to Weatherald, FOUR, gets the room outside off and throws the kitchen sink at that. The ball goes over the infield for a four. Was hit really well