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Big Bash LeagueMatch 25 · T20

Sydney Thunder beat Perth Scorchers by 3 runs

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

Sydney Thunder175/420 ov
Perth Scorchers172/420 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs
Adelaide Strikers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 175 for 4 in 20 overs, Usman Khawaja 85 from 51 balls and Callum Ferguson 25 from 23 balls. Tim Bresnan took 2 for 38.

Perth Scorchers made 172 for 4 in 20 overs, Cameron Bancroft 75 not out from 56 balls and Hilton Cartwright 65 not out from 41 balls.

Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs.

Key performers

85Usman KhawajaSydney Thunder. 51 balls, 8 fours, 4 sixesPlayer of the matchCB75*Cameron BancroftPerth Scorchers. 56 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes2/38Tim BresnanPerth Scorchers. 3 overs

Sydney Thunder innings

175/4(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Usman Khawajac M Klinger b AC Agarc M Klinger b AC Agar855184166.67
Kurtis Pattersonc †CT Bancroft b M Kellyc †CT Bancroft b M Kelly141220116.67
Shane Watsonc M Kelly b TT Bresnanc M Kelly b TT Bresnan211530140.00
Callum Fergusonc HWR Cartwright b TT Bresnanc HWR Cartwright b TT Bresnan252320108.70
Ben Rohrernot outnot out22*1611137.50
Arjun Nairnot outnot out4*300133.33
Extras(lb 2, w 2)(lb 2, w 2)4
Total20 Ov (RR 8.75)20 Ov (RR 8.75)175/4
Did not bat: Chris Green, Jay Lenton, Gurinder Sandhu, Fawad Ahmed, Mitchell McClenaghan
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (KR Patterson, 4.5 ov), 84-2 (SR Watson, 9.3 ov), 138-3 (UT Khawaja, 15.3 ov), 157-4 (CJ Ferguson, 17.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Johnson402506.25123010
Joel Paris402807.0083010
Will Bosisto1019019.0013100
Matthew Kelly403218.0062100
Tim Bresnan3038212.6743200
Ashton Agar403117.7562100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stUT Khawaja 30(17) & KR Patterson 14(12)4529
2ndSR Watson 21(15) & UT Khawaja 18(13)3928
3rdUT Khawaja 37(21) & CJ Ferguson 15(15)5436
4thBJ Rohrer 9(6) & CJ Ferguson 10(8)1914
5thBJ Rohrer 13(10) & AJ Nair 4(3)18*13

Perth Scorchers innings

172/4(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Will Bosistoc Fawad Ahmed b MJ McClenaghanc Fawad Ahmed b MJ McClenaghan9710128.57
Michael Klingerc GS Sandhu b CJ Greenc GS Sandhu b CJ Green490044.44
Cameron Bancroft †not outnot out75*5653133.93
Ashton Turnerlbw b GS Sandhulbw b GS Sandhu350060.00
Adam Vogesb Fawad Ahmedb Fawad Ahmed130033.33
Hilton Cartwrightnot outnot out65*4143158.54
Extras(b 1, lb 9, w 4, nb 1)(b 1, lb 9, w 4, nb 1)15
Total20 Ov (RR 8.60)20 Ov (RR 8.60) · Target 176 from 20 ov172/4
Did not bat: Ashton Agar, Tim Bresnan, Matthew Kelly, Joel Paris, Mitchell Johnson
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (WG Bosisto, 1.4 ov), 25-2 (M Klinger, 4.2 ov), 32-3 (AJ Turner, 5.3 ov), 35-4 (AC Voges, 6.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Gurinder Sandhu402115.25101000
Mitchell McClenaghan4053113.2553241
Chris Green4043110.75104300
Fawad Ahmed401914.75100100
Arjun Nair402606.5062000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWG Bosisto 9(7) & M Klinger 2(3)1110
2ndCT Bancroft 9(10) & M Klinger 2(6)1416
3rdAJ Turner 3(5) & CT Bancroft 4(2)77
4thAC Voges 1(3) & CT Bancroft 1(2)35
5thHWR Cartwright 65(41) & CT Bancroft 61(42)137*82

Commentary

End of innings: PS 172/4 (20 ov)
End of over 2020 runsPS 172/44623Nb221
HWR Cartwright 65(41)CT Bancroft 75(56)MJ McClenaghan 4-0-53-1
19.61
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, 1 run
19.52
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, 2 runs
19.42
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, 2 runsFree hit
19.43Nb
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, no ball, 2 runs
19.32
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, 2 runs
19.26
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, SIX
19.14
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, FOUR
FIFTY for HWR Cartwright (50 off 35)
End of over 197 runsPS 152/4111004
CT Bancroft 75(56)HWR Cartwright 46(34)GS Sandhu 4-0-21-1
18.64
GS Sandhu to CT Bancroft, FOUR
18.50
GS Sandhu to CT Bancroft, no run
18.40
GS Sandhu to CT Bancroft, no run
18.31
GS Sandhu to HWR Cartwright, 1 run
18.21
GS Sandhu to CT Bancroft, 1 run
18.11
GS Sandhu to HWR Cartwright, 1 run
End of over 1813 runsPS 145/441202WdWd2
CT Bancroft 70(52)HWR Cartwright 44(32)MJ McClenaghan 3-0-33-1
17.62
MJ McClenaghan to CT Bancroft, 2 runs
17.6Wd
MJ McClenaghan to CT Bancroft, wide
17.6Wd
MJ McClenaghan to CT Bancroft, wide
17.52
MJ McClenaghan to CT Bancroft, 2 runs
17.40
MJ McClenaghan to CT Bancroft, no run
17.32
MJ McClenaghan to CT Bancroft, 2 runs
17.21
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, 1 run
17.14
MJ McClenaghan to HWR Cartwright, FOUR
End of over 1719 runsPS 132/441Lb1616
CT Bancroft 64(48)HWR Cartwright 39(30)CJ Green 4-0-43-1
16.66
CJ Green to CT Bancroft, SIX
16.51
CJ Green to HWR Cartwright, 1 run
16.46
CJ Green to HWR Cartwright, SIX
16.31
CJ Green to CT Bancroft, 1 run