- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 top edge taken at midwicket! Back of a length, fourth stump, he tries to pull but gets a top edge and it flies straight up to midwicket, Green camps under it and takes the catch easily 19/22.4 drilled straight to Warner at mid-off! Full but not quite a half-volley, Edwards drives hard but doesn't go up or down, just cracks it flat at Warner who takes an excellent catch. It was well struck 15/18.1 dropped return catch but Philippe is run out backing up! Flatter legbreak outside off, Henriques flat bats it back to Sangha who is surprised by it and it clangs on his hands onto the stumps at the non-striker's and Philippe watched with no time to get back to his crease after backing up a long way! 50/312.1 Sharp catch by Garton at cover, Moises can't make up. The ball was travelling quick, low and to the left of the fielder, who flung and clung on. Was a length ball outside off, Moises stayed leg side of the ball and powered a cover drive 76/412.3 80 for 6 is on!. Softie, taken at short cover by Warner. Aggressive field placing is rewarded. Was a flattish, fullish ball outside off from around the wicket that was chip driven at chest height. Warner throws the ball high, in delight. Shaw's inability to elevate the ball costs him. Pace on the ball might've had a say in that 76/518.1 Slower one's done the trick, Weibgen takes an athletic catch running in from deep midwicket. He ran a quarter of the field but didn't rush, slowed down to get his range right, then tumbled forward while scooping the ball up just above the ground. Big fist-pumps from bowler and fielder. Full ball outside off, 108ks slowy, Dwarshuis miscued the slog sweep across the line 132/619.5 Slower ball gets the wicket this time. Line is what does it. Wide and slot, Kerr tried to drag it across with a low swipe, edged it right up for Billings, the keeper, to take it to his right 150/7Extras4 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1)TOTAL151/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.55)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Jack Edwards, 2.4 ov), 2-19 (Kurtis Patterson, 3.4 ov), 3-50 (Josh Philippe, 8.1 ov), 4-76 (Moises Henriques, 12.1 ov), 5-76 (Lachlan Shaw, 12.3 ov), 6-132 (Ben Dwarshuis, 18.1 ov), 7-150 (Hayden Kerr, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N McAndrew 4 0 42 1 10.5 6 5 1 0 0 WA Agar 4 0 26 2 6.5 12 1 1 0 1 T Sangha 4 0 26 0 6.5 7 0 1 0 0 CJ Green 4 0 25 0 6.25 5 1 0 0 0 TD Andrews 2 0 15 2 7.5 3 2 0 0 0 GHS Garton 2 0 14 1 7 4 0 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.5 holes out to deep midwicket! Legbreak tossed up on leg, he slog sweeps but hits it flat and straight to Edwards on the rope at deep midwicket! Not enough elevation 65/22.4 miscued to mid-on! Warner skipped down to a length ball, trying to loft down the ground, he miscues off the toe of the bat and drags it to mid-on. Easy catch for Edwards 29/18.4 Gilkes has been run out trying for two! Edwards broke the stumps as the ball did! Back of a length, he's cramped, guiding to fine deep third. Gilkes is struggling to get back for two and the throw is a beauty on top of the bails but Edwards had his hands infront of the bails to receive the throw from Kerr. The third umpire takes an age to look at all angles and determines that the ball broke the stumps and not Edwards hands! The umpire determined the zing bails lit up only when the ball hit the stumps and not while Edwards hands were on the bails before it arrived 72/312.5 Pressure bursts. Webgein tries to pull a length ball and underedges it to middle and off. Wrong shot, wanted to force it without weight transfer. The ball was angling away towards off. Stood slightly leg side of the ball, but height was more the issue than direction 100/416.5 130ks but it's too fast. A bit of seam in to find the inside edge on the cover drive, off stump dinked. Fullish ball landed around fourth stump. Green's feet planted where they were and the bat went from above head to above shoulder. Tried to power it, that just made it hit the stumps harder. Green gone before the Surge 128/517.3 Another one off the edge! Kerr points his index finger at the batter while looking away. Garton never makes eye contact and walks. Crowd pops back into life. Was a slot ball on leg stump, Garton cleared his front leg and tried to slog it over midwicket. Got it off the bottom edge 131/6Extras4 (lb 3, w 1)TOTAL157/6 (18.5 Overs, RR: 8.33)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (David Warner, 2.4 ov), 2-65 (Jason Sangha, 7.5 ov), 3-72 (Matthew Gilkes, 8.4 ov), 4-100 (Hugh Weibgen, 12.5 ov), 5-128 (Chris Green, 16.5 ov), 6-131 (George Garton, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BJ Dwarshuis 2.5 0 40 0 14.11 5 5 2 1 0 H Kerr 4 0 35 2 8.75 10 2 2 0 0 M Perry 3 0 22 1 7.33 8 2 1 0 0 J Edwards 3 0 19 1 6.33 4 0 0 0 0 BAD Manenti 2 0 16 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 JA Chohan 4 0 22 1 5.5 7 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sydney Thunder advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-22.35
Match days
24 January 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 0
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 20 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 0
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (JC Silk 26, BJ Dwarshuis 29, Ex 0)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (118 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Sydney Sixers - 151/7 in 20.0 overs (JC Silk 43, BAD Manenti 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sydney Thunder - 79/3 in 10.0 overs (SW Billings 6, HD Weibgen 3)
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- Powerplay 2: Overs 17.1 - 19.0 (Batting side - 28 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sydney Thunder: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 4
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