26/01Result
54th Match, Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 26 2020
Thunder won by 7 wkts (2b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Alex Hales
Alex HalesSydney Thunder
26/01Result
54th Match, Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 26 2020
Thunder won by 7 wkts (2b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Alex Hales
Alex HalesSydney Thunder

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

AD Hales
AD Hales
47(27) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %88%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 0 6 8 13 12 1 7
CT Bancroft
CT Bancroft
35(25) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 9 1 0 4 11 2 8

Best performances - Bowlers

CH Morris
CH Morris
O2
M0
R9
W1
Eco4.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
JA Richardson
JA Richardson
O3
M0
R13
W1
Eco4.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Alex Malcolm

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."

11.4
4
Kelly to Morris, FOUR, driven over cover and the Thunder win! Another half volley outside off, Morris was waiting and he lofted a cover drive over the man in the circle and away to the rope!
11.3
6
Kelly to Morris, SIX, thumped over long on! 127kph in the slot! Nowhere near the yorker length Kelly wanted, he hung back set himself and crunched it flat into the stands with a glorious swing of the bat

Remios: "What an over from Richardson, I can't believe it "

11.2
1
Kelly to Ferguson, 1 run, 128kph, attempted yorker, he charged and gets an inside edge onto pad for a single! The yorker would have been a half volley if he hung back
11.1
2
Kelly to Ferguson, 2 runs, he charges, into the wicket slower ball, he pulls on the move wide of deep long on and they pick up two

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
10.6
1
Richardson to Ferguson, 1 run, 140kph, length wide of off, he drives on the up in the air but it lands short of cover and he knocks it down. They only get one

Duke: "Thunder doing a good job of complicating a straight forward win"

10.5
1
Richardson to Morris, 1 run, full outside off, hammers a drive straight of mid off and Morkel makes an amazing diving save on the circle! Saved three for sure

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st66UT KhawajaAD Hales
2nd8CJ FergusonUT Khawaja
3rd8CJ FergusonAI Ross
4th15CJ FergusonCH Morris

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS14104200.526
SS1494190.269
AS1485170.564
HH146713-0.355
ST146713-0.446
PS146812-0.023
BH146812-0.237
MR143116-0.348