Charlie's Takes: SuperCoach BBL Round 12 wrap


<p>Welcome to our review article at SC Playbook where we review the action from the previous round and see what impact it had on our side and what we can learn from it.</p>



<p>The doubles were back in double fashion!! The Heat and the Scorchers both had a DGW, giving SuperCoaches around the country some huge overall scores (and hopefully a boost in the rankings). Although, despite only playing the one game, the highest individual score of the round came the way of our lord and saviour, Steve Smith (170). What a gun!</p>



<p>Elite Dadds are making a late push for the top 400, scoring 892 which moved me up 113 spots to 494<sup>th</sup>.</p>



<p>Let’s take a look at the Round 12 action!</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Strikers v Scorchers</strong></h2>



<p><strong><em>Result: Scorchers won by seven wickets</em></strong></p>



<p><strong>Takes:</strong></p>



<ul><li>Another abysmal display from Travis Head (9) at the top of the order</li><li>Matt Short (10) bowled for a duck!! There were talks in our Whatsapp chat about using him as an AE and if you did, kudos to you. I unfortunately had no NPP’s to loop, so had to make a tough decision of whether to cull Short or Sabba (only way I could afford Neser + Renshaw). My gut told me Short, until the line-ups got released and I saw Dorff was out, sucking me in to reversing the trade and getting rid of Sabba instead. Hindsight&#8230;</li><li>For some reason Tom Kelly (9) came in at first drop. I heard on commentary that it was because they wanted him to come in and score some quick runs, but he got out for 9 off 13 lol.</li><li>Alex Cary (16) was dismissed for just 1 but luckily stumped Stephen Ezkinazi to boost his score up ever so slightly.</li><li>Adam Hose (40) put together another respectable innings – he has been as consistent as they come in the middle of the order this season.</li><li>David Payne, Lance Morris, and Peter Hatzoglou took three wickets each in a dominant bowling display, while Andrew Tye took one.</li><li>The Scorchers needed to chase just 92 runs, but there was a glimmer of hope for the Strikers when Cam Bancroft was run out for just 7.</li><li>Except that only made things worse because in came the second innings specialist, Aaron Hardie, who smacked 43 off 30 alongside his partner in crime, Josh Inglis.</li><li>Cameron Boyce (77) did his best to give the Strikers a fighting chance, taking two wickets.</li><li>A convincing and effortless win for the Scorchers meant that they were well rested going into their second game of the round&#8230;</li></ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Heat v Hurricanes</strong></h2>



<p><strong><em>Result: Heat won by 12 runs</em></strong></p>



<p><strong>Takes:</strong></p>



<ul><li>Usman Khawaja looked steady but got out cheaply to Faheem Ashraf.</li><li>Many coaches would have had to make a decision of whether to bring in Uzzy or Josh Brown, and if you chose Josh Brown then you chose wrong. He got bowled for a duck by Riley Meredith.</li><li>Marnus Labuschagne played a solid innings, hitting 28 off 25</li><li>The Heat middle order boosted the score up to a respectable total thanks to Matt Renshaw and Sam Hain scoring 41 and 33 runs respectively.  </li><li>Riley Meredith and Joel Paris took two wickets each, while Nathan Ellis and Faheem Ashraf took one.</li><li>Caleb Jewell (18) Ben McDermott (10) have dropped off the radar just about as quick as they became the best opening partnership in BBL12. With a combined score of just 65 across their last three games, it would take some guts to pick them up this week. Bad form has to turn around eventually though doesn’t it?!</li><li>Zak Crawley (25) followed in the same vein as his fellow top order batsmen, falling victim to Michael Neser for just 5, but he managed to take two catches in the second innings.</li><li>Matty Wade (50) came in and steadied the ship alongside Tim David (68). They loom as two top priorities for the double.</li><li>Neser took three wickets and rewarded those who decided to go against their Scorchers VC choice.</li><li>Spencer Johnson, James Bazley, and Matt Renshaw took one pole each.</li></ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sixers v Thunder</strong></h2>



<p><strong><em>Result: Sixers won by 125 runs</em></strong></p>



<p><strong>Takes:</strong></p>



<ul><li>Wow. Just WOW.</li><li>Not a lot of things to take from this game, other than the fact that Steve Smith (170) is on another level. 125 off 66! Back-to-back tons! NINE sixes!</li><li>Moises Henriques (70) put together a solid cameo alongside Smudge.</li><li>Gurinder Sandhu (45) took two wickets.</li><li>David Warner top scored for the Thunder with just 16 runs, and I think that says enough about their performance as they were bowled out for just 62.</li><li>To be honest, it probably says a lot more about just how good the Sixers are this season. Them and the Scorchers are miles ahead of everyone else.</li></ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Heat v Stars</strong></h2>



<p><strong><em>Result: Heat won by four runs</em></strong></p>



<p><strong>Takes:</strong></p>



<ul><li>Josh Brown made amends for his duck the game prior by coming out and scoring four!</li><li>Uzzy batted well for his 24 runs</li><li>The Heat look destined for a loss in a game they so desperately needed to win when Marnus and Renshaw got out for just 1 and 7 respectively</li><li>Enter Sam Hain and Jimmy Pierson&#8230; They put together what turned out to be a match winning partnership, combining for 130 runs and getting the Heat up to 188 runs at the end of the innings.</li><li>Luke Wood (48) took two and NCN (45) took one.</li><li>The Stars got off to a great start, with an opening partnership of 55 off the first five overs.</li><li>Joe Clarke (41) and Campbell Kellaway (25) then put together another 42 runs before Clarke was caught by Matty Kuhnemann</li><li>Kellaway got dismissed shortly after, but allowed Marcus Stoinis (56) and Hilton Cartwright (43) to put together a solid partnership all the way to the end where they ultimately fell just four runs short.</li><li>Mitch Swepson took two and James Bazley took one, but Spencer Johnson was my pick of the bowlers with an incredible effort to close out the game and defend the Heat’s total.</li></ul>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Scorchers v Renegades</strong></h2>



<p><strong><em>Result: Scorchers won by 10 runs</em></strong></p>



<p><strong>Takes:</strong></p>



<ul><li>Unfortunately for owners, Ashton Agar, Lance Morris, and Pete Hatzoglou were rested, but luckily the latter came on as a concussion sub later on in the match</li><li>Stephen Eskinazi and Cameron Bancroft put together an 87-run opening partnership, with the latter going on to make 95* off just 50 balls.</li><li>Aaron Hardie continued his solid form at first drop, scoring 22 off 13</li><li>The Scorchers’ middle order couldn’t quite replicate what the top order did, with Inglis, Turner, and Hobson scoring just 6, 2, and 7 runs respectively.</li><li>Corey Rocchiccioli (54) and Matt Critchley (48) took two wickets each, while Tom Rogers (28) took one.</li><li>The ‘Gades were forced to chase down 212 set by the Scorchers, and got off to a rocky start when Martin Guptill (25) got out for just 15 off 19 and Sam Harper was cheaply dismissed for 3 off 6.</li><li>Shaun Marsh wound back the clock with 54 off 36.</li><li>Aaron Finch put the team on his back and almost clawed back the total, smacking 76 off 35 thanks to some tremendous hitting.</li><li>It was injuries galore for the Scorchers’ bowling contingent, with Matthew Kelly and Andrew Tye departing the game with bloodied faces</li><li>Ashton Turner took two wickets from his three overs</li><li>David Payne and Andrew Tye took one each, and Aaron Hardie even took one from his one over!</li></ul>


Charlie’s Takes: SuperCoach BBL Round 12 wrap

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