Cricket Highlights, 20 Dec: BBL 2021/22 (Match 15), AUS vs ENG (2nd Test – Day 5)

The 15th match of the BBL 2021/22 between Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes, and the 5th day’s cricket action from the 2nd Test of the Ashes 2021-22 rolled on the field yesterday. Continue reading to grasp the exciting moments of the day’s games.

BBL 2021/22 – Match 15 (Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes)

In the 15th match of BBL 2021/22, Perth Scorchers have got a great victory of 42 runs against Hobart Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena in Hobart. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, the Scorchers scored 167 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

For the Scorchers, Kurtis Patterson played a devastating inning of 6 fours and 5 sixes, he top-scored for the team with 78 runs playing 48 balls. In the end, Ashton Agar remained unbeaten after playing a stormy inning of 30 runs off 11 balls. For the Hurricanes, Jordan Thompson took 3 wickets, Thomas Rogers took 2 wickets, and Riley Meredith took 1 wicket.

Chasing the challenging target of 168 runs, the Hurricanes’ innings came to a halt at 125 after losing 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs due to the aggressive bowling of the Scorchers’ bowlers. Wil Parker remained unbeaten on 25 off 17 balls for the team. Nathan Ellis also scored 20 off 15 balls. For the Scorchers, Andrew Tye took the maximum number of 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. Peter Hatzoglou and Ashton Agar also took two wickets each.

The Perth Scorchers are at the top of the points table with four wins in a row after winning this match. On the other hand, Hobart Hurricanes have dropped to 6th place in the points table.

Scoreboard:
Perth Scorchers – 167/7 (20.0)
Hobart Hurricanes – 125/9 (20.0)
Result – Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs
Player of the match – Kurtis Patterson

AUS vs ENG (2nd Test – Day 5)

After losing four wickets for 82 runs and trailing by 386 runs to reach the target, Ben Stokes (3) and Ollie Pope (0) came down to start the day for England. But Stokes (12 off 77 balls) and Pope (4 off 7 balls) returned to the dressing room after adding only 23 runs to the scoreboard. As a result, at the beginning of the day, the score of England stood at 105 runs for 6 wickets.

From there, Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler put on 61 for the seventh wicket partnership in 31.2 overs. Jhye Richardson brought relief to the hosts by sending off Woakes (44 off 97 balls) in the 88th over of the innings. Then Spinner Nathan Lyon sent Ollie Robinson (8) to the dressing room.

However, Buttler kept England’s hopes of a draw alive. But at the end of the 110th over, he went a little too far behind to make a defensive shot. As a result, the wicket-keeper batsman returned to the pavilion with 26 runs off 207 balls as a hit wicket.

After three overs, Richardson took the wicket of James Anderson (2) and ensured the victory of the team along with his Fifer. At the same time, the 2nd innings of England stopped at 192 runs. As a result, Australia won by a huge margin of 275 runs and they went ahead 2-0 in the five-match series. Richardson took the maximum number of 5 wickets for the Aussies. In addition, Lyon and Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets and Michael Neser took 1 wicket.

Australia’s top-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne has been named Player of the Match for his two great innings of 103 and 51, respectively, in the two innings of the match. The two teams will meet in the third match of the series on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Scoreboard：
Australia (1st Innings) – 473/9 (D) (150.4)
England (1st Innings) – 236/10 (84.1)
Australia (2nd Innings) – 230/9 (D) (61.0)
England (2nd Innings) – 192/10 (113.1)
Result – Australia won by 275 runs
Player of the match – Marnus Labuschagne

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