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Big Bash LeagueMatch 9 · T20

Adelaide Strikers beat Sydney Thunder by 6 wickets

Adelaide Oval, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat.

Sydney Thunder150/520 ov
Adelaide Strikers151/418.4 ov
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets
Perth Scorchers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 150 for 5 in 20 overs, Alex Hales 68 from 50 balls and Oliver Davies 42 from 30 balls. Henry Thornton took 2 for 18.

Adelaide Strikers reached 151 for 4 in 18.4 overs, Matthew Short 65 from 44 balls and Chris Lynn 28 from 26 balls. Nathan McAndrew took 2 for 25.

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

Sydney Thunder innings

150/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Halesc WA Agar b C de Grandhommec WA Agar b C de Grandhomme685063136.00
Matthew Gilkes †lbw b Rashid Khanlbw b Rashid Khan370042.86
Rilee Rossouwc C de Grandhomme b HTRY Thorntonc C de Grandhomme b HTRY Thornton141320107.69
Oliver Daviesc Rashid Khan b C de Grandhommec Rashid Khan b C de Grandhomme423021140.00
Daniel Samsc WA Agar b HTRY Thorntonc WA Agar b HTRY Thornton8100080.00
Alex Rossnot outnot out8*600133.33
Nathan McAndrewnot outnot out3*40075.00
Extras(w 4)(w 4)4
Total20 Ov (RR 7.50)20 Ov (RR 7.50)150/5
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (M Gilkes, 4.3 ov), 64-2 (RR Rossouw, 8.2 ov), 127-3 (AD Hales, 16 ov), 136-4 (O Davies, 17.4 ov), 140-5 (DR Sams, 18.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Matthew Short301304.3391000
Henry Thornton301826.0072000
Wes Agar2026013.0063210
Peter Siddle4041010.2541210
Rashid Khan402516.2572000
Colin de Grandhomme402726.7561020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAD Hales 36(20) & M Gilkes 3(7)3927
2ndRR Rossouw 14(13) & AD Hales 10(10)2523
3rdO Davies 38(26) & AD Hales 22(20)6346
4thO Davies 4(4) & DR Sams 5(6)910
5thAI Ross 1(1) & DR Sams 3(4)45
6thN McAndrew 3(4) & AI Ross 7(5)10*9

Adelaide Strikers innings

151/4(18.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jake Weatheraldc DR Sams b GS Sandhuc DR Sams b GS Sandhu791077.78
Matthew Shortlbw b N McAndrewlbw b N McAndrew654435147.73
Chris Lynnb N McAndrewb N McAndrew282620107.69
Adam Hosenot outnot out28*2040140.00
Colin de Grandhommerun out (†M Gilkes/DR Sams)run out (†M Gilkes/DR Sams)121101109.09
Thomas Kellynot outnot out2*200100.00
Extras(lb 6, w 3)(lb 6, w 3)9
Total18.4 Ov (RR 8.09)18.4 Ov (RR 8.09) · Target 151 from 20 ov151/4
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (J Weatherald, 2.1 ov), 92-2 (CA Lynn, 11.2 ov), 110-3 (MW Short, 14.3 ov), 142-4 (C de Grandhomme, 17.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Gurinder Sandhu3.401814.91101010
Fazalhaq Farooqi402105.25133000
Daniel Sams2034017.0012310
Chris Green201708.5032010
Brendan Doggett3030010.0040300
Nathan McAndrew402526.2582000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJ Weatherald 7(9) & MW Short 1(4)913
2ndCA Lynn 28(26) & MW Short 53(29)8355
3rdAJ Hose 5(8) & MW Short 11(11)1819
4thC de Grandhomme 12(11) & AJ Hose 16(9)3220
5thT Kelly 2(2) & AJ Hose 7(3)9*5

Commentary

End of innings: AS 151/4 (18.4 ov)
18.41
GS Sandhu to AJ Hose, 1 run
18.34
GS Sandhu to AJ Hose, FOUR
18.22
GS Sandhu to AJ Hose, 2 runs
18.11
GS Sandhu to T Kelly, 1 run
End of over 1810 runs, 1 wktAS 143/46101W1
T Kelly 1(1)AJ Hose 21(17)B Doggett 3-0-30-0
17.61
B Doggett to T Kelly, 1 run
17.5W
B Doggett to C de Grandhomme, OUT
C de Grandhomme run out (†M Gilkes/DR Sams) 12(11) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 142/4 (17.5 ov)
17.41
B Doggett to AJ Hose, 1 run
17.30
B Doggett to AJ Hose, no run
17.21
B Doggett to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
17.16
B Doggett to C de Grandhomme, SIX
End of over 1711 runsAS 133/34Lb14110
AJ Hose 20(15)C de Grandhomme 4(8)N McAndrew 4-0-25-2
16.60
N McAndrew to AJ Hose, no run
16.51
N McAndrew to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
16.41
N McAndrew to AJ Hose, 1 run
16.34
N McAndrew to AJ Hose, FOUR
16.21
N McAndrew to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
16.14Lb
N McAndrew to C de Grandhomme, 4 leg byes
End of over 165 runsAS 122/3000104
AJ Hose 15(12)C de Grandhomme 2(5)Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-0-21-0
15.64
Fazalhaq Farooqi to AJ Hose, FOUR
15.50
Fazalhaq Farooqi to AJ Hose, no run
15.41
Fazalhaq Farooqi to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
15.30
Fazalhaq Farooqi to C de Grandhomme, no run
15.20
Fazalhaq Farooqi to C de Grandhomme, no run
15.10
Fazalhaq Farooqi to C de Grandhomme, no run
End of over 158 runs, 1 wktAS 117/310W142
AJ Hose 11(10)C de Grandhomme 1(1)N McAndrew 3-0-18-2
14.62
N McAndrew to AJ Hose, 2 runs
14.54
N McAndrew to AJ Hose, FOUR
14.41
N McAndrew to C de Grandhomme, 1 run