- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.2 one more - and Russell has taken a stunning catch running backwards! Ludeman shuffled across a bit again, flicked on the leg side and top-edged it into the covers but there's nobody in the deep. Russell has to run backward facing the boundary, from mid-off, and gets under it just in time to get both hands to it 11/21.4 edged this time, excellent bowling from Watson! He moved this one away again from the batsman who only swung at it with no footwork, and feathered it to the keeper 8/15.3 straight to cover! It was pitched up and in the zone to be driven but Head drives it uppishly and straight to Rohrer 42/39.4 misses a straight one! It pitched on length on the off stump and Hodge went for a cross-batted slog to miss it completely! 64/419.2 Ross charges down, McKay sends down a beautiful slower delivery, almost a yorker, to deceive Ross who swings and misses that 144/715.2 gets a top edge and he's caught at mid on, easy one for Green. Lehmann shuffles across and swipes on the leg side, doesn't connect it well and sends that high and down the ground before Green gets under it 106/519 gets the yorker right and Neser shuffles across a long way to paddle sweep that, but misses and loses his off stump! A nice cameo from Neser, that Strikers needed desperately, comes to an end 142/6Extras10 (nb 1, w 9)TOTAL159/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.95)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Mahela Jayawardene, 1.4 ov), 2-11 (Tim Ludeman, 2.2 ov), 3-42 (Travis Head, 5.3 ov), 4-64 (Brad Hodge, 9.4 ov), 5-106 (Jake Lehmann, 15.2 ov), 6-142 (Michael Neser, 18.6 ov), 7-144 (Alex Ross, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AD Russell 4 0 31 1 7.75 1 1 SR Watson 4 0 28 2 7 2 0 CJ McKay 4 0 44 3 11 2 0 N McAndrew 2 0 14 0 7 0 0 CJ Green 4 0 20 1 5 0 0 Fawad Ahmed 2 0 22 0 11 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.5 gone. Watson falls. Against the run of play. Shortish delivery on middle, Watson goes for the pull but hits it in the air, midwicket takes a sitter in front of his face. Is this the break Strikers need? 57/18.5 Rashid does it. Full and wide outside off, Hussey goes for the reverse sweep and is given out caught behind. The fielders went up immediately but the bat may have grazed the surface instead of the ball. Hussey accepts the decision and walks off. Unlucky Hus 87/2Extras3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL160/2 (17.4 Overs, RR: 9.05)Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Shane Watson, 4.5 ov), 2-87 (Michael Hussey, 8.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD Putland 4 0 37 0 9.25 1 1 JM Holland 2 0 19 0 9.5 0 0 MG Neser 3 0 33 0 11 0 0 B Laughlin 3 0 21 1 7 0 0 TM Head 2 0 21 0 10.5 0 0 AU Rashid 3.4 0 28 1 7.63 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Adelaide Strikers , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sydney Thunder advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.40 start, First Session 19.40-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.40
Match days
21 January 2016 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Coverage
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