A six-ball batting onslaught has given Perth Scorchers a nine-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat in a rain-affected Big Bash game at the Gabba on Tuesday night.
The Heat had scored 4 for 109 off 13.1 overs, before storms and heavy rain forced the teams off the field.
Brisbane had been reduced to 3 for 19 in the fourth over, before an 84-run partnership between Dan Christian (37 not out off 31 balls) and Chris Lynn (51 of 29) helped the home side get back into the match.
After an extended delay, the Scorchers were faced with a target of 51 to win off 5 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis system.
It was a poor start for Perth, with only five runs coming off the first over from Kemar Roach - the West Indies import playing his first game for the Heat since arriving in Australia.
Gibbs was dropped by Nathan Hauritz off Ben Cutting in the second over, and Perth took advantage of the let-off, taking 11 runs off the over.
Gibbs (9) tried to up the rate against James Hopes, but he skied a slower ball to deep mid-wicket where he was caught by Peter Forrest, out with Perth 1 for 17.
The visitors still needed 28 off 10 balls before Nathan Coulter-Nile rescued the situation.
He smashed Christian for a four, six and another four, before launching the Heat all-rounder into the top deck of the Gabba to complete the penultimate over.
Suddenly Perth needed just eight runs off the last over from Thisara Perera.
Cutting stopped a boundary with a flying dive on the opening ball of the over, but Shaun Marsh then hit another straight six to give the Scorchers the win with four balls left.
Coulter-Nile finished 23 not out off six balls, while Marsh was 19 not out off 11 deliveries.
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, brisbane-4000, qld, perth-6000, wa, australia First posted December 18, 2012 23:21:11
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