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Big Bash LeagueMatch 28 · T20

Sydney Thunder beat Adelaide Strikers by 71 runs

Sydney Showground Stadium, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat.

Sydney Thunder168/620 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 71 runs
Melbourne Renegades won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 168 for 6 in 20 overs, Shane Watson 68 from 40 balls and Jason Sangha 30 from 27 balls. Rashid Khan took 2 for 21.

Adelaide Strikers were bowled out for 97, Colin Ingram 48 from 30 balls. Arjun Nair took 3 for 12.

Sydney Thunder won by 71 runs.

Key performers

Sydney Thunder innings

168/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Anton Devcichlbw b Rashid Khanlbw b Rashid Khan211231175.00
Shane Watsonc JW Wells b MG Neserc JW Wells b MG Neser684045170.00
Callum Fergusonc LN O'Connor b Rashid Khanc LN O'Connor b Rashid Khan01000.00
Jason Sanghac JW Wells b B Stanlakec JW Wells b B Stanlake302740111.11
Daniel Samsc B Laughlin b B Stanlakec B Laughlin b B Stanlake03000.00
Arjun Nairc MG Neser b B Laughlinc MG Neser b B Laughlin8150053.33
Jay Lenton †not outnot out27*1602168.75
Chris Greennot outnot out11*610183.33
Extras(lb 2, w 1)(lb 2, w 1)3
Total20 Ov (RR 8.40)20 Ov (RR 8.40)168/6
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (AP Devcich, 3.3 ov), 37-2 (CJ Ferguson, 3.4 ov), 114-3 (JJS Sangha, 12.2 ov), 114-4 (DR Sams, 12.5 ov), 123-5 (SR Watson, 15.1 ov), 138-6 (AJ Nair, 17.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Liam O'Connor4044011.0044200
Michael Neser402616.5091100
Billy Stanlake403127.75124110
Rashid Khan402125.25131100
Ben Laughlin4044111.0042300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAP Devcich 21(12) & SR Watson 16(9)3721
2ndCJ Ferguson 0(1) & SR Watson 0(0)01
3rdJJS Sangha 30(27) & SR Watson 47(25)7752
4thDR Sams 0(3) & SR Watson 0(0)03
5thAJ Nair 3(8) & SR Watson 5(6)914
6thJS Lenton 10(9) & AJ Nair 5(7)1516
7thJS Lenton 17(7) & CJ Green 11(6)30*13

Adelaide Strikers innings

97(17.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Matthew Shortlbw b GS Sandhulbw b GS Sandhu6510120.00
Jake Weatheraldc GS Sandhu b AP Devcichc GS Sandhu b AP Devcich4410100.00
Travis Headc †JS Lenton b CJ Jordanc †JS Lenton b CJ Jordan10181055.56
Colin Ingramc DR Sams b AJ Nairc DR Sams b AJ Nair483042160.00
Jonathan Wellsst †JS Lenton b CJ Greenst †JS Lenton b CJ Green11220050.00
Harry Nielsen †c CJ Green b Fawad Ahmedc CJ Green b Fawad Ahmed780087.50
Rashid Khanc AJ Nair b DR Samsc AJ Nair b DR Sams8800100.00
Michael Neserb AJ Nairb AJ Nair02000.00
Ben Laughlinc CJ Jordan b AJ Nairc CJ Jordan b AJ Nair02000.00
Liam O'Connornot outnot out1*60016.67
Billy Stanlakerun outrun out1100100.00
Extras(w 1)(w 1)1
Total17.4 Ov (RR 5.49)17.4 Ov (RR 5.49) · Target 169 from 20 ov97
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (J Weatherald, 1 ov), 18-2 (MW Short, 3 ov), 26-3 (TM Head, 5.2 ov), 75-4 (JW Wells, 12.5 ov), 81-5 (CA Ingram, 13.5 ov), 88-6 (HJ Nielsen, 14.5 ov), 89-7 (MG Neser, 15.2 ov), 89-8 (B Laughlin, 15.4 ov), 95-9 (Rashid Khan, 17.1 ov), 97-10 (B Stanlake, 17.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Anton Devcich10919.0032000
Chris Green301615.3390100
Gurinder Sandhu20914.5061000
Daniel Sams1.40814.8051000
Chris Jordan302317.6771110
Fawad Ahmed402015.0081000
Arjun Nair301234.00101000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMW Short 5(2) & J Weatherald 4(4)96
2ndMW Short 1(3) & TM Head 8(9)912
3rdTM Head 2(9) & CA Ingram 6(5)814
4thJW Wells 11(22) & CA Ingram 38(23)4945
5thHJ Nielsen 2(4) & CA Ingram 4(2)66
6thHJ Nielsen 5(4) & Rashid Khan 2(2)76
7thMG Neser 0(2) & Rashid Khan 1(1)13
8thB Laughlin 0(2) & Rashid Khan 0(0)02
9thLN O'Connor 0(4) & Rashid Khan 5(5)69
10thLN O'Connor 1(2) & B Stanlake 1(1)23

Commentary

End of innings: AS 97 (17.4 ov)
17.4W
DR Sams to LN O'Connor, OUT
B Stanlake run out 1(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 97/10 (17.4 ov)
17.31
DR Sams to B Stanlake, 1 run
17.21
DR Sams to LN O'Connor, 1 run
17.1W
DR Sams to Rashid Khan, OUT
Rashid Khan c AJ Nair b DR Sams 8(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 95/9 (17.1 ov)
End of over 176 runsAS 95/80221Wd00
LN O'Connor 0(4)Rashid Khan 8(7)CJ Jordan 3-0-23-1
16.60
CJ Jordan to LN O'Connor, no run
16.50
CJ Jordan to LN O'Connor, no run
16.5Wd
CJ Jordan to LN O'Connor, wide
16.41
CJ Jordan to Rashid Khan, 1 run
16.32
CJ Jordan to Rashid Khan, 2 runs
16.22
CJ Jordan to Rashid Khan, 2 runs
16.10
CJ Jordan to Rashid Khan, no run
End of over 161 run, 2 wktsAS 89/81W0W00
LN O'Connor 0(2)Rashid Khan 3(3)AJ Nair 3-0-12-3
15.60
AJ Nair to LN O'Connor, no run
15.50
AJ Nair to LN O'Connor, no run
15.4W
AJ Nair to B Laughlin, OUT
B Laughlin c CJ Jordan b AJ Nair 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 89/8 (15.4 ov)
15.30
AJ Nair to B Laughlin, no run
15.2W
AJ Nair to MG Neser, OUT
MG Neser b AJ Nair 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 89/7 (15.2 ov)
15.11
AJ Nair to Rashid Khan, 1 run
End of over 155 runs, 1 wktAS 88/61211W0
MG Neser 0(1)Rashid Khan 2(2)Fawad Ahmed 4-0-20-1
14.60
Fawad Ahmed to MG Neser, no run
14.5W
Fawad Ahmed to HJ Nielsen, OUT
HJ Nielsen c CJ Green b Fawad Ahmed 7(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 88/6 (14.5 ov)
14.41
Fawad Ahmed to Rashid Khan, 1 run
14.31
Fawad Ahmed to HJ Nielsen, 1 run
14.22
Fawad Ahmed to HJ Nielsen, 2 runs
14.11
Fawad Ahmed to Rashid Khan, 1 run
End of over 147 runs, 1 wktAS 83/50014W2
HJ Nielsen 4(5)Rashid Khan 0(0)AJ Nair 2-0-11-1
13.62
AJ Nair to HJ Nielsen, 2 runs
13.5W
AJ Nair to CA Ingram, OUT
CA Ingram c DR Sams b AJ Nair 48(30) [4s-4 6s-2] · FoW 81/5 (13.5 ov)