Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, 3rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

20:00 Local Time, 09:30 GMT, 15:00 IST: Match called off. It has been raining all day long and it still is, hence the match officials have decided to call it off. Both teams will share one point each. Brisbane Heat continue to top the table as they now have 3 points, while Strikers open their account and move into the top 3 as a result of this abandoned match. That's all we have from this game folks. We'll be back tomorrow for the Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers clash. Ciao!

19:47 Local Time, 09:17 GMT, 14:47 IST: Looks like the match officials will take a call in the next 15-20 minutes. If it stops raining soon, we'll have a shortened game, but the chances look bleak as the covers are firmly in place..

19:23 Local Time, 08:53 GMT, 14:23 IST: Still raining in Adelaide, but the groundstaff are trying their best to keep the water off the covers. The super soppers are out as well. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope the rain clears off soon..

Umpires - Nathan Johnstone, Shawn Craig: "We are waiting for the rain to clear, so that we can get the covers off. If we get the covers off by 7:50 or 8 o clock, we might be able to get a minimum game in, starting at 8:50 pm. The conditions have definitely improved in the last hour or so, the radar isn't great but hopefully it stays like this and we get a game. We need 50 minutes, five overs each (side). One over for five bowlers each, we only need 50 minutes - that's 20 minutes an innings. We can have the bat flip 45 or 50 minutes prior to the start of play, just that we need to get the ground crew to do their thing, that is get rid of the water off the covers which they are starting to do."

18:29 Local Time, 07:59 GMT, 13:29 IST: "No surprises at Adelaide Oval, with the toss being delayed ️. The latest play time is 8:50pm, minimum five overs per side so we are hopefully we’ll see some cricket," is the latest tweet by Adelaide Strikers.

18:03 Local Time, 07:33 GMT, 13:03 IST: It has been raining in Adelaide and the forecast doesn't look promising.. Let's hope the rain stops soon and we have some cricket thereafter. For now the toss is delayed..

Match 3: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the third game of BBL 2023-24 folks! Brisbane Heat won the tournament opener, while Sydney Sixers beat the Renegades by a slender margin yesterday. Time for the Adelaide Strikers to lock horns with Heat today. Heat will be riding high on confidence after registering a 103-run victory in the first game, but Strikers have the home advantage. They had a poor tournament last season, hence the Strikers will be desperate to bounce back this time around. Anyway, this should prove to be an exciting contest, stay around for the toss and teams..

Squads:

Adelaide Strikers Squad: Matthew Short(c), Chris Lynn, D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen(w), Adam Hose, James Bazley, Jamie Overton, Wes Agar, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Boyce, Ben Manenti, Henry Thornton

Brisbane Heat Squad: Colin Munro(c), Charlie Wakim, Sam Billings(w), Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jack Wood, Josh Brown, Jack Wildermuth, Lachlan Hearne