Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, 13th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Thomas Balkin to Harry Nielsen, out Caught by Jack Wildermuth!! That is the game for the Heat. They win this nail-biter by 7 runs. The short ball gets big on Harry Nielsen and the top-edge travels to fine leg where Wildermuth keeps his cool to claim the catch inches above the turf. Harry Nielsen c Jack Wildermuth b Thomas Balkin 7(6) [4s-1]

Thomas Balkin to Harry Nielsen, wide, short and this one has been fired down leg, Nielsen wanted to help it away, but no dice! Clearly a wide and has been called by the onfield umpire

Thomas Balkin to Harry Nielsen, no run, once again Thomas Balkin bowls the slower ball and gets it to curl away in the channel outside off, Nielsen swings early and gets beaten due to lack of pace

Thomas Balkin to Harry Nielsen, no run, slower back of a length delivery on leg stump, Nielsen shuffles a long way across and fails to get bat on the attempted pull

Thomas Balkin to Lloyd Pope, 1 run, short outside off, Pope slashes and gets it off the outer edge down to third man

Thomas Balkin to Hasan Ali, out Caught by (sub)Liam Haskett!! Short ball does the trick for Thomas Balkin. Hasan Ali makes room and pulls it off the thick inside half and picks out the fielder at long-on. Hasan Ali c (sub)Liam Haskett b Thomas Balkin 1(2)

Thomas Balkin to Jerrssis Wadia, 1 run, slower full delivery outside off, Wadia looks to drill it straight and skews it off the cue end to the left of mid-off

Thomas Balkin to Jerrssis Wadia, 2 runs, 145ks short of length on leg stump, Wadia clips it off his pads to the left of deep square

Thomas Balkin to Jerrssis Wadia, no run, full and slanting away outside off at 143ks, Wadia drives sans any feet and gets beaten on the outside edge

Thomas Balkin to Jerrssis Wadia, no run, Heat are clebrating, but the umpire remains unmoved. Peirson isn't convinced and says no for the review. Right call. Nothing on Snicko. Straight off the helmet. Slower ball bumper on the stumps, bounces awkwardly onto Wadia and beats him on the pull. Takes the helmet and pops up to the right of the keeper. Lots of excitement for caught behind, but no real conviction among the group. The physio arrives in the middle to conduct the concussion test...

Thomas Balkin to Jerrssis Wadia, no run, oops! That looks to have hit him flush on the ribcage. Jerrssis Wadia trundles back to his crease, throws his bat away and winces in pain. He will take a moment or two to gather himself, no doubt. Thomas Balkin perhaps saw Wadia advancing and dug it short into the surface around leg stump. The batter had no room and was also rushed for pace...

Thomas Balkin to Matthew Short, 1 run, banged in short outside off, Short drahs the pull to the right of long-on

Thomas Balkin to Harry Manenti, no run, 143ks short and wide of off, Manenti slashes and gets beaten on the outside edge

Thomas Balkin to Harry Manenti, SIX, the pace of Thomas Balkin is helping the Heat here. 142ks full on the stumps, Manenti shuffles across and uses the pace on offer to scoop it over the leaping fielder at fine leg to his right

Thomas Balkin to Matthew Short, 1 run, slower length delivery on leg stump, Short looks to pull and drags it off the inside edge wide of short fine leg

Thomas Balkin to Matthew Short, FOUR, short and well wide of off, Short gets up on his toes and flays it over the leaping fielder at backward point to his left

Thomas Balkin to Harry Manenti, 1 run, short outside off at 145ks, Manenti heaves and chips it off the leading edge to the right of cover

Thomas Balkin to Harry Manenti, no run, 146ks length outside off, Manenti cuts and finds backward point

Thomas Balkin to Chris Lynn, 1 run, in the air and wide of the fielder. 144ks full and just outside off, Lynn throws his hands on the drive and slices it off the outside edge. The fielder running back from cover tried his best, but it dropped well wide of him...

Thomas Balkin to Chris Lynn, FOUR, Thomas Balkin bowls short once again. 144ks in the channel outside off, Lynn drags the pull off the thick inside half and manages to beat the sliding fielder at mid-on to his right

Thomas Balkin to Chris Lynn, FOUR, shortens the length and bowls it at 146ks outside off, Lynn throws his hands on the cut and beats the diving fielder at square third man to his right

Thomas Balkin to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, 145ks full on off, Lynn tries to loft and skews it off the toe end over mid-off to his left. Good enough to squeeze a couple of runs

Thomas Balkin to Chris Lynn, no run, yorker length just outside off at 145ks, Lynn squeezes it off the toe end to the right of backward point

Thomas Balkin to Matthew Short, 1 run, 142ks full and closer to off, Short goes hard on the drive and slices it off the bottom half to the left of sweeper cover