Aaron Hardie (32-ball 55) and Jhye Richardson (4/9) shined in Perth Scorchers’ comfy 38-run victory over Sydney Sixers of their opening conflict of the continuing Big Bash League (BBL) 2022-23 at Optus Stadium on Saturday.
Batting first, Scorchers discovered themselves in a spot of hassle after shedding 5 wickets for 49 within the seventh over. Before Sixers may strike additional, Hardie and Ashton Agar put collectively a 71-run game-changing stand for the sixth wicket. Hardie smashed 5 fours and two sixes in his innings and completed with a formidable strike price of 171.88. For Sixers, Bird took three scalps whereas conceding 26 runs.
In response, Sixers suffered a main collapse, shedding their 5 wickets contained in the PowerPlay. Jordan Silk (32-ball 41) and Hayden Kerr (35-ball 42) did type a essential partnership of 75 runs for the sixth wicket, however the Sixers finally acquired bowled out within the final over. Richardson picked up 4 wickets, whereas Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye picked up two scalps every.
During the second innings, Agar took a spectacular running catch to do away with Silk. It all occurred on the third supply of the 18th over bowled by Matthew Kelly. The right-armer went for a slower good size ball, and Silk bent down low to smash it over the mid-wicket area.
For a second, it appeared the white leather-based would fall in no man’s land, however Agar got here running sideways to his proper, slid throughout, and acquired each fingers beneath the supply to take a gorgeous catch.
“He’s proven time and time again how good he is with his hands in the field. Just one of those things where that sort of catch can make or break the game. And that’s why he was out there in the hotspot because he’s got the best hands,” stated Richardson on Agar’s catch after the match.
Here is the video:
Ashton Agar with an AWESOME sliding seize! #BBL12 pic.twitter.com/LBp8C6tqhj
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