10.26pm Daniel Sams, surprise surprise, is Player of the Match: "Didn't want to get another duck, just wanted to take it deep. [Been working with Ponting] on trying to keep my hands up higher to give myself the best chance to clear the rope. We pride ourselves on being calm so once we were able to reset..." It was quite the reset, after slumping to 1 for 2, and 22 for 3. But they hosed it with an over to spare!

HarryFD: "It's great to see Sams getting some runs after last year's struggles with the bat, he really can be the complete package in T20 cricket maybe for Australia, definitely in t20 cricket around the world. Not many can bowl in all three phases of the game and hit sixes on "

Krunch: "blurgh!.... The reality is there are few teams that can pull a loss from the jaws of victory quite like the Heat... "

Well, with four points at stake each game, that's a big win for Thunder after drawing a blank in their opening match against Melbourne Stars. But Heat are in some strife already, just a solitary bonus point from two games, and a whole load of issues to surmount given the manner of that meltdown. That's it for today, but don't forget to tune into the second semi-final of the Lanka Premier League, Dambulla v Jaffna!

10.23pm What a remarkable innings! "A pretty special innings," says Tom Cooper... who references Cutting's comments in the media as a strong reason why this loss will hurt. "We didn't execute as maybe we could..." he adds... you don't say!

Cutting played a big part in digging his side back into this game, 29 from 23 in a 69-run stand for the sixth wicket. But it's all about Sams, his 65 not out from 25 balls included three fours and a massive seven sixes!

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