Over 20. no runs. Bowler: Jason Behrendorff. Adelaide Strikers: 161/10(rr 8.05)

Wicket. OUT! Caught. Jason Behrendorff to Lloyd Pope. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Turner. That concludes the first innings, with the Adelaide Strikers posting a competitive total. Their skipper, Matt Short, got the team off to a strong start with an aggressive knock before being dismissed by Connolly. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Liam Scott played a crucial role, scoring a valuable fifty to help set this total. Both Mahli Beardman and Jason Behrendorff were outstanding with the ball for the Perth Scorchers, each picking up three wickets. Stay tuned for the run chase, which is coming up shortly.

End of over. Over 19. 2 runs. Bowler: Lance Morris. Adelaide Strikers: 161/9(rr 8.47)

Dot ball. Lance Morris to Jordan Buckingham. Full toss, down leg side backing away driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Dot ball. Lance Morris to Jordan Buckingham. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.

Wicket. OUT! Caught. Lance Morris to Liam Haskett. Back of a length, off stump backing away cutting, top edge, caught by Allen. Edged and taken.

Dot ball. Lance Morris to Liam Haskett. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Dot ball. Lance Morris to Liam Haskett. Length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Allen.

Two runs. Lance Morris to Liam Haskett. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Hobson.

End of over. Over 18. 3 runs. Bowler: Ashton Agar. Adelaide Strikers: 159/8(rr 8.83)

One run. Ashton Agar to Liam Haskett. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.

One run. Ashton Agar to Lloyd Pope. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run.

Wicket. OUT! Caught. Ashton Agar to Liam Scott. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Hardie. Hardie takes a good catch.

One run. Ashton Agar to Liam Haskett. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Morris.

Dot ball. Ashton Agar to Liam Haskett. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Morris.

Dot ball. Ashton Agar to Liam Haskett. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

End of over. Over 17. 8 runs. Bowler: Mahli Beardman. Adelaide Strikers: 156/7(rr 9.18)

One run. Mahli Beardman to Liam Haskett. Full toss, to leg on the front foot working, in the air under control to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hobson.

Wicket. OUT! Caught. Mahli Beardman to Brendan Doggett. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Hobson. In the air and taken.

Two runs. Mahli Beardman to Brendan Doggett. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Turner.

Dot ball. Mahli Beardman to Brendan Doggett. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Agar.