Twitter Reactions: Brisbane Heat push Perth Scorchers to the bottom of the table in BBL
The Heat won with 10 balls to spare.
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Prior to their contest at the new Perth Stadium, both Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers were gasping for survival in this edition’s Big Bash League (BBL). Eventually, it was Chris Lynn’s Heat who opened their account in the tournament, winning the match by five wickets. Moreover, they also moved one place, up from the bottom of the table. The Scorchers, on the contrary, became the cellar dwellers in the T20 event.
Turner stands tall again
The Heat won the toss and opted to bowl first, but it backfired initially as Michael Klinger and Cameron Bancroft put together an opening stand of 56 runs from 51 balls. However, to the Scorchers’ disappointment, both perished in quick succession. Even as Mujeeb Ur Rahman accounted for the wicket of Klinger for 26, Bancroft fell prey to Ben Cutting after scoring 24 runs with a couple of sixes.
Thereafter, the Scorchers strained and could only score 79 runs off 69 balls. Skipper Ashton Turner played another useful knock of 47 runs from 30 balls with four boundaries and a six. On the backs of his knock, the Scorchers crawled to 135 runs for the loss of six wickets. For Brisbane Heat, while Mujeeb and Cutting picked up two wickets, James Pattinson and Brendan Doggett got one wicket each.
Heat strain, but prevail
The visitors didn’t get off to the best of starts in the run-chase as Nathan Courter Nile nipped out opener Max Bryant. Brendon McCullum, after being asked to open, couldn’t make an impact and became Courter Nile’s second victim. Skipper Lynn and Matt Renshaw injected some momentum into the innings with a stand of 39 runs from 31 balls. Jhy Richardson broke the partnership dismissing Lynn for 33 runs.
In the very next over, left-arm seamer Jason Behrendroff trapped Renshaw plumb in front to pick up the fourth wicket. Courter Nile picked up his third wicket in the form of wicketkeeper Jimmy Pearson. Ben Cutting and Joe Burns made sure that the Heat didn’t suffer any further hiccup. Cutting scored a quickfire 26 from 16 balls and at the other end, Burns churned out a matured 20 runs from 25 balls.
Here is how Twitter reacted
#Bencutting is in beast mode.
Wat a form he is in.#brisbaneheat#BBL— Nikshith Mendon (@Meen__Curry) January 5, 2019
What a big knock from Ben Cutting to put the game beyond doubt.#BBL08 #BBL
— Paul Persic (@Paul_Persic97) January 5, 2019
Ben Cutting rocking the helicopter shots, showing them how it’s done. #BBL08
— Oliver Jack Capaldo (@PrinceOllly) January 5, 2019
I really don’t understand the hate for Ben Cutting 🤷🏻♂️#bbl
— Jenko (@dcjennings97) January 5, 2019
Ben Cutting has had enough!
Six, four, four, six to get the @HeatBBL within one run #BBL08 https://t.co/0KPMp0C4MG
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 5, 2019
Wow Ben Cutting! WOW!!! @BBL @ScorchersBBL @HeatBBL #BBL08 #Kaboom
— Garth Royston (@garthroyston) January 5, 2019
Amazing striking by Ben Cutting!
Perth Scorchers now 1-5 in #BBL08.
A loss against Brisbane Heat at home shows their struggles.#BBL
— CricBlog (@cric_blog) January 5, 2019
We now know what would happen if Ben Cutting at-the-death-bowled to himself
— McCowboys (@McCowboys) January 5, 2019
Terrific little (or big!) knock from Ben Cutting, this one. #BBL
— Rohan Connolly (@rohan_connolly) January 5, 2019
Ben Cutting power hitting exactly when it’s needed. What a shot #BBL08
— Davis Harrigan 🦁 (@DeadlineDavis) January 5, 2019
Love watching Ben Cutting bat #BBL08
— Karlos Johncock (@karlossneaky) January 5, 2019
Ben Cutting power hitting exactly when it’s needed. What a shot #BBL08
— Davis Harrigan 🦁 (@DeadlineDavis) January 5, 2019
It's a very, very happy @HeatBBL dugout. Winners for the first time in #BBL08 pic.twitter.com/v6T628sy77
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 5, 2019
Great win by the @HeatBBL tonight. Definitely got the playing XI right tonight. Onwards and upwards now! #BringTheHeat #BBL08
— Hugh Logan (@Hugh88) January 5, 2019
yesss! i am one happy heat fan tonight! congrats to both @HeatBBL and @HeatWBBL on their wins! 💙🔥#BBL08
— Esther R Anderson (@EstherR_And) January 5, 2019
Perth have properly lost the plot this year. Defending low scores is their USP and they are not doing even that now. #BBL08
— Manya (@CSKian716) January 5, 2019
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