Big Bash LeaguePlayoffs · Semi-final · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Adelaide Strikers by 8 wickets in the semi-final
Adelaide Oval, . Adelaide Strikers won the toss and chose to bat.
Adelaide Strikers159/720 ov
Sydney Thunder160/217.4 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets
Sydney Thunder won the title
Match report
From the scorecardAdelaide Strikers won the toss and chose to bat. Adelaide Strikers made 159 for 7 in 20 overs, Alex Ross 47 from 38 balls and Michael Neser 27 from 16 balls. Clint McKay took 3 for 44.
Sydney Thunder reached 160 for 2 in 17.4 overs, Usman Khawaja 104 not out from 59 balls and Henry Nicholls 35 not out from 27 balls.
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets.
Key performers
Adelaide Strikers innings
159/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ludeman †c AD Russell b CJ McKay | c AD Russell b CJ McKay | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec †CD Hartley b SR Watson | c †CD Hartley b SR Watson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Travis Headc BJ Rohrer b CJ McKay | c BJ Rohrer b CJ McKay | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 135.29 |
| Brad Hodgeb CJ Green | b CJ Green | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 73.68 |
| Alex Rossb CJ McKay | b CJ McKay | 47 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 123.68 |
| Jake Lehmannc CJ Green b SR Watson | c CJ Green b SR Watson | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Michael Neserb AD Russell | b AD Russell | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 168.75 |
| Adil Rashidnot out | not out | 14* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 466.67 |
| Ben Laughlinnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(w 9, nb 1) | (w 9, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.95) | 20 Ov (RR 7.95) | 159/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (DPMD Jayawardene, 1.4 ov), 11-2 (TP Ludeman, 2.2 ov), 42-3 (TM Head, 5.3 ov), 64-4 (BJ Hodge, 9.4 ov), 106-5 (JS Lehmann, 15.2 ov), 142-6 (MG Neser, 19 ov), 144-7 (AI Ross, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Russell | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 11.00 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TP Ludeman 1(4) & DPMD Jayawardene 7(6) | 8 | 10 |
| 2nd | TM Head 1(1) & TP Ludeman 1(3) | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd | TM Head 22(16) & BJ Hodge 1(4) | 31 | 19 |
| 4th | AI Ross 8(10) & BJ Hodge 13(15) | 22 | 25 |
| 5th | JS Lehmann 14(14) & AI Ross 28(20) | 42 | 34 |
| 6th | AI Ross 9(6) & MG Neser 27(16) | 36 | 22 |
| 7th | AI Ross 2(2) & AU Rashid 0(0) | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | B Laughlin 1(1) & AU Rashid 14(3) | 15* | 4 |
Sydney Thunder innings
160/2(17.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawajanot out | not out | 104* | 59 | 13 | 3 | 176.27 |
| Shane Watsonc JS Lehmann b B Laughlin | c JS Lehmann b B Laughlin | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Michael Husseyc †TP Ludeman b AU Rashid | c †TP Ludeman b AU Rashid | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Henry Nichollsnot out | not out | 35* | 27 | 1 | 2 | 129.63 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 1) | (lb 1, w 1, nb 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total17.4 Ov (RR 9.06) | 17.4 Ov (RR 9.06) · Target 160 from 20 ov | 160/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Ben Rohrer, Andre Russell, Chris Green, Chris Hartley, Clint McKay, Fawad Ahmed, Nathan McAndrew
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (SR Watson, 4.5 ov), 87-2 (MEK Hussey, 8.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Putland | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Holland | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Laughlin | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.64 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UT Khawaja 48(22) & SR Watson 7(8) | 57 | 29 |
| 2nd | MEK Hussey 11(13) & UT Khawaja 19(11) | 30 | 24 |
| 3rd | HM Nicholls 35(27) & UT Khawaja 37(26) | 73* | 53 |
Commentary
17.41
AU Rashid to UT Khawaja, 1 run
17.31
AU Rashid to HM Nicholls, 1 run
17.26
AU Rashid to HM Nicholls, SIX
17.11
AU Rashid to UT Khawaja, 1 run
End of over 1711 runsST 151/2116111
UT Khawaja 102(57)HM Nicholls 28(25)B Laughlin 3-0-21-1
16.61
B Laughlin to UT Khawaja, 1 run
16.51
B Laughlin to HM Nicholls, 1 run
16.41
B Laughlin to UT Khawaja, 1 run
16.36
B Laughlin to UT Khawaja, SIX
HUNDRED for UT Khawaja (100 off 55)
16.21
B Laughlin to HM Nicholls, 1 run
16.11
B Laughlin to UT Khawaja, 1 run
End of over 163 runsST 140/2001020
HM Nicholls 26(23)UT Khawaja 93(53)AU Rashid 3-0-19-1
15.60
AU Rashid to HM Nicholls, no run
15.52
AU Rashid to HM Nicholls, 2 runs
15.40
AU Rashid to HM Nicholls, no run
15.31
AU Rashid to UT Khawaja, 1 run
15.20
AU Rashid to UT Khawaja, no run
15.10
AU Rashid to UT Khawaja, no run
End of over 1516 runsST 137/2141640
HM Nicholls 24(20)UT Khawaja 92(50)GD Putland 4-0-37-0
14.60
GD Putland to HM Nicholls, no run
14.54
GD Putland to HM Nicholls, FOUR
14.46
GD Putland to HM Nicholls, SIX
14.31
GD Putland to UT Khawaja, 1 run
14.24
GD Putland to UT Khawaja, FOUR
14.11
GD Putland to HM Nicholls, 1 run
End of over 144 runsST 121/2110110
UT Khawaja 87(48)HM Nicholls 13(16)JM Holland 2-0-19-0
13.60
JM Holland to UT Khawaja, no run
13.51
JM Holland to HM Nicholls, 1 run
13.41
JM Holland to UT Khawaja, 1 run