Watch: Ashton Agar leaves Perth crowd stunned with a breathtaking catch during Match 6 of Big Bash League
Perth Scorchers won the match by 38 runs.
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Dec 17, 2022 7:03 pm
Ashton Agar (Source: Twitter)
The Big Bash League has come back with a bang bringing the audience to the edge of their seats with thrilling cricketing action. The 12th edition of the T20 extravaganza continued on Saturday as Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers locked horns in the Match 6th of the season. Scorchers’ captain Ashton Turner won the toss and elected to bat first. During the second innings of the game, Ashton Agar brought the Perth Stadium to a standstill with his sensational low catch.
The incident took place on the third ball of the 18th over in the second innings bowled by Matthew Kelly. Jordan Silk tried to go big over square led as he hit the ball in the air towards the boundary. However, Agar came running from deep mid-wicket and completed a breathtaking low catch diving forward to send Silk on his way back to the pavilion.
Jhye Richardson stars in Perth Scorchers’ 38-run victory
Coming back to the match, Scorchers lost early wickets as both the openers returned to the pavilion on the score of 26. Scorchers further lost three more wickets and were in all sorts of trouble at 49/5 after 6.5 overs. Their innings was rescued by Aaron Hardie and Ashton Agar who added 71 runs for the sixth wicket. Hardie played a brilliant knock of 55 off 32 balls smashing 5 fours and three sixes in his innings. On the other hand, Agar scored a run-a-ball 24 to give him good support.
Scorchers finished their innings on 155/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Jackson Bird finished with the figures of 3/26 in four overs for the Sixers while Izharulhaq Naveed picked up two wickets.
In reply to Scorchers’ total, the Sixers also lost early wickets and were 31/5 after 7.3 overs. Their innings was brought back on track by Jordan Silk and Hayden Kerr who together added 75 runs in 52 balls for the sixth wicket. After the partnership ended, Sixers tailenders faltered against Scorchers’ bowling and were bundled out for 120 in 20 overs.
Jhye Richardson was the pick of the bowlers for Scorchers who picked up 4/9 in 4 overs while Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye picked up two wickets each. Richardson was awarded ‘Player of the Match’ for his magnificent bowling.
