Big Bash LeaguePlayoffs · Knockout · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Adelaide Strikers by 8 runs
Adelaide Oval, . Adelaide Strikers won the toss and chose to bowl.
Adelaide Strikers143/920 ov
Sydney Thunder151/720 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardAdelaide Strikers won the toss and chose to bowl. Sydney Thunder made 151 for 7 in 20 overs, Alex Hales 59 from 35 balls. Peter Siddle took 2 for 21.
Adelaide Strikers made 143 for 9 in 20 overs, Jonathan Wells 34 from 27 balls and Travis Head 32 from 23 balls. Daniel Sams took 3 for 26.
Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs.
Key performers
Sydney Thunder innings
151/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawajab MG Neser | b MG Neser | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Alex Halesc PM Siddle b Rashid Khan | c PM Siddle b Rashid Khan | 59 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 168.57 |
| Callum Fergusonlbw b PM Siddle | lbw b PM Siddle | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Alex Rossc JW Wells b TM Head | c JW Wells b TM Head | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Arjun Nairrun out | run out | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Chris Morrisc †AT Carey b WA Agar | c †AT Carey b WA Agar | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Daniel Samsb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Jay Lenton †not out | not out | 6* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Chris Tremainnot out | not out | 3* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 5) | (lb 1, w 5) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.55) | 20 Ov (RR 7.55) | 151/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (UT Khawaja, 3.4 ov), 38-2 (CJ Ferguson, 5.4 ov), 89-3 (AD Hales, 11.1 ov), 100-4 (AI Ross, 13.1 ov), 126-5 (AJ Nair, 16.3 ov), 139-6 (CH Morris, 18.2 ov), 143-7 (DR Sams, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Stanlake | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Agar | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UT Khawaja 15(13) & AD Hales 3(9) | 19 | 22 |
| 2nd | CJ Ferguson 1(5) & AD Hales 17(7) | 19 | 12 |
| 3rd | AI Ross 10(14) & AD Hales 39(19) | 51 | 33 |
| 4th | AJ Nair 9(6) & AI Ross 2(6) | 11 | 12 |
| 5th | AJ Nair 9(12) & CH Morris 17(8) | 26 | 20 |
| 6th | CH Morris 4(6) & DR Sams 8(5) | 13 | 11 |
| 7th | JS Lenton 2(2) & DR Sams 2(5) | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | CP Tremain 3(1) & JS Lenton 4(2) | 8* | 3 |
Adelaide Strikers innings
143/9(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Weatheraldc CJ Ferguson b CP Tremain | c CJ Ferguson b CP Tremain | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Philip Saltc AD Hales b DR Sams | c AD Hales b DR Sams | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Travis Headb JD Cook | b JD Cook | 32 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 139.13 |
| Alex Carey †run out | run out | 28 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Jonathan Wellsc †JS Lenton b CH Morris | c †JS Lenton b CH Morris | 34 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 125.93 |
| Rashid Khanc sub (CJ Green) b JD Cook | c sub (CJ Green) b JD Cook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Shortlbw b CH Morris | lbw b CH Morris | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Neserc AJ Nair b DR Sams | c AJ Nair b DR Sams | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Peter Siddlec AD Hales b DR Sams | c AD Hales b DR Sams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wes Agarnot out | not out | 3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Billy Stanlakenot out | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(w 10) | (w 10) | 10 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.15) | 20 Ov (RR 7.15) · Target 152 from 20 ov | 143/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (PD Salt, 1 ov), 35-2 (J Weatherald, 4.4 ov), 65-3 (TM Head, 9.1 ov), 115-4 (AT Carey, 15 ov), 115-5 (Rashid Khan, 15.2 ov), 117-6 (MW Short, 16.3 ov), 135-7 (MG Neser, 18.2 ov), 136-8 (PM Siddle, 18.4 ov), 139-9 (JW Wells, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Cook | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjun Nair | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Doggett | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Tremain | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Weatherald 2(2) & PD Salt 5(4) | 7 | 6 |
| 2nd | TM Head 12(10) & J Weatherald 16(12) | 28 | 22 |
| 3rd | AT Carey 10(14) & TM Head 20(13) | 30 | 27 |
| 4th | JW Wells 26(17) & AT Carey 18(18) | 50 | 35 |
| 5th | Rashid Khan 0(2) & JW Wells 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | JW Wells 2(3) & MW Short 0(4) | 2 | 7 |
| 7th | MG Neser 12(8) & JW Wells 2(3) | 18 | 11 |
| 8th | JW Wells 1(1) & PM Siddle 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 9th | JW Wells 3(3) & WA Agar 0(0) | 3 | 3 |
| 10th | B Stanlake 1(2) & WA Agar 3(3) | 4* | 5 |
Commentary
End of over 204 runs, 1 wktAS 143/9W01201
WA Agar 3(3)B Stanlake 1(2)CH Morris 4-0-22-2
19.61
CH Morris to WA Agar, 1 run
19.50
CH Morris to WA Agar, no run
19.42
CH Morris to WA Agar, 2 runs
19.31
CH Morris to B Stanlake, 1 run
19.20
CH Morris to B Stanlake, no run
19.1W
CH Morris to JW Wells, OUT
JW Wells c †JS Lenton b CH Morris 34(27) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 139/9 (19.1 ov)
End of over 195 runs, 2 wktsAS 139/81W1W21
JW Wells 34(26)WA Agar 0(0)DR Sams 4-0-26-3
18.61
DR Sams to JW Wells, 1 run
18.52
DR Sams to JW Wells, 2 runs
18.4W
DR Sams to PM Siddle, OUT
PM Siddle c AD Hales b DR Sams 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 136/8 (18.4 ov)
18.31
DR Sams to JW Wells, 1 run
18.2W
DR Sams to MG Neser, OUT
MG Neser c AJ Nair b DR Sams 12(8) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 135/7 (18.2 ov)
18.11
DR Sams to JW Wells, 1 run
End of over 1816 runsAS 134/6Wd0WdWd42Wd411
JW Wells 29(22)MG Neser 12(7)CP Tremain 4-0-40-1
17.61
CP Tremain to JW Wells, 1 run
17.51
CP Tremain to MG Neser, 1 run
17.44
CP Tremain to MG Neser, FOUR
17.4Wd
CP Tremain to MG Neser, wide
17.32
CP Tremain to MG Neser, 2 runs
17.24
CP Tremain to MG Neser, FOUR
17.2Wd
CP Tremain to MG Neser, wide
17.2Wd
CP Tremain to MG Neser, wide
17.10
CP Tremain to MG Neser, no run
17.1Wd
CP Tremain to MG Neser, wide
End of over 172 runs, 1 wktAS 118/610W010
JW Wells 28(21)MG Neser 1(2)CH Morris 3-0-18-1
16.60
CH Morris to JW Wells, no run
16.51
CH Morris to MG Neser, 1 run
16.40
CH Morris to MG Neser, no run