Thunder win by 7 wickets under DLS with 2 balls to spare. Chris Morris is the hero for the Thunder and their finals hopes stay alive. They jump up to 4th on the table and the Scorchers drop to 5th. Now it's over to the Hurricanes and the Heat to see what they can do. Alex Hales is Player of the Match for his 47 off 27 balls in the chase. Hales: "It was a lot closer than we would have liked. It was important to get off to a good start and fortunately we just scraped over the line."
It all hangs on the Hobart Hurricanes and Brisbane Heat. What a finish we have coming up over the next 24 hours. The Hurricanes face the Strikers tonight and then the Heat face the Renegades tomorrow. Those results will dictate who plays finals. Thanks for your company from the Sydney Showgrounds.
Duke: "Morris!!"
Alex: "Matt Kelly?!? SERIOUSLY?! Why sign Morkel if you're going to use Matt Kelly in this situation. "
WAQAR: "Thunder deserved this DLS luck after bad luck in Strikers game. Game getting called off after 4.2 overs of Thunder innings."
Remios: "What an over from Richardson, I can't believe it "
Matt Kelly is bowling the last. The Thunder need 12. Seasons are on the line. Third man and fine leg up. Yorkers and slower balls coming you would think.
END OF OVER:11 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 84/3 (13 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.63, RRR: 13.00)
- Callum Ferguson6 (8b)
- Chris Morris1 (3b)
- Jhye Richardson3-0-13-1
- Fawad Ahmed3-0-15-1
Duke: "Thunder doing a good job of complicating a straight forward win"
Laks: "Is there still life in this game (yet)??"
Chris Morris
AI Ross b Richardson 6 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Daniel: "Are you sure it was stumped? The 3rd umpire described it as "a referral for run out" on the TV coverage." The TV graphics had it stumped. But again I agree Daniel. I think it should have been run out
Jhye Richardson
END OF OVER:10 | 4 Runs | ST: 82/2 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.20, RRR: 7.50)
- Alex Ross6 (4b)
- Callum Ferguson5 (7b)
- Fawad Ahmed3-0-15-1
- Ashton Agar2-0-19-0
Max: "Surely Khawaja's wicket is a run out? He definitely took off in an attempt for a run, and the stmuped law says it's stumped if you are out of your crease "otherwise than in attempting a run"." Agree Max. It may get changed.
END OF OVER:9 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 78/2 (19 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.66, RRR: 6.33)
- Alex Ross4 (1b)
- Callum Ferguson3 (4b)
- Ashton Agar2-0-19-0
- Fawad Ahmed2-0-11-1
UT Khawaja run out 22 (22b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Zaeb Ansari: "there must be so many secret prayers going on, hobart praying thunder win but not convincingly, heat hoping thunder win handsomely, and perth praying even if they lose they do by thinnest of margins."
