Big Bash LeagueMatch 1 · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Sydney Sixers by 5 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.
Sydney Thunder150/520 ov
Sydney Sixers149/920 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Strikers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Sydney Sixers made 149 for 9 in 20 overs, Sam Billings 32 from 21 balls and Nic Maddinson 31 from 21 balls. Fawad Ahmed took 2 for 11.
Sydney Thunder reached 150 for 5 in 20 overs, Shane Watson 77 from 46 balls and Kurtis Patterson 29 from 37 balls. Daniel Sams took 4 for 14.
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Sydney Sixers innings
149/9(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Royc RJ Gibson b MJ McClenaghan | c RJ Gibson b MJ McClenaghan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Daniel Hughesc sub (N McAndrew) b Fawad Ahmed | c sub (N McAndrew) b Fawad Ahmed | 29 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 107.41 |
| Nic Maddinsonlbw b Fawad Ahmed | lbw b Fawad Ahmed | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 147.62 |
| Moisés Henriquesc SR Watson b AJ Nair | c SR Watson b AJ Nair | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Sam Billings †run out | run out | 32 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 152.38 |
| Johan Bothalbw b AJ Nair | lbw b AJ Nair | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Nevillc †JC Buttler b AL Fekete | c †JC Buttler b AL Fekete | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Stephen O'Keefec CJ Green b MJ McClenaghan | c CJ Green b MJ McClenaghan | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Sean Abbottrun out | run out | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Daniel Samsnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(w 2, nb 1) | (w 2, nb 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.45) | 20 Ov (RR 7.45) | 149/9 | ||||
Did not bat: Doug Bollinger
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (JJ Roy, 2.2 ov), 55-2 (NJ Maddinson, 6.3 ov), 74-3 (MC Henriques, 9.3 ov), 77-4 (DP Hughes, 10.5 ov), 79-5 (J Botha, 11.4 ov), 116-6 (PM Nevill, 16.1 ov), 139-7 (SW Billings, 18.2 ov), 144-8 (SNJ O'Keefe, 19.4 ov), 149-9 (SA Abbott, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Green | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Fekete | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjun Nair | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JJ Roy 2(5) & DP Hughes 14(9) | 16 | 14 |
| 2nd | NJ Maddinson 31(21) & DP Hughes 7(4) | 39 | 25 |
| 3rd | MC Henriques 13(11) & DP Hughes 6(7) | 19 | 18 |
| 4th | DP Hughes 2(7) & SW Billings 1(1) | 3 | 8 |
| 5th | SW Billings 2(2) & J Botha 0(3) | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | PM Nevill 13(15) & SW Billings 24(12) | 37 | 27 |
| 7th | SNJ O'Keefe 17(8) & SW Billings 5(6) | 23 | 13 |
| 8th | SA Abbott 2(2) & SNJ O'Keefe 2(6) | 5 | 8 |
| 9th | SA Abbott 5(2) & DR Sams 0(0) | 5 | 2 |
Sydney Thunder innings
150/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtis Pattersonb DR Sams | b DR Sams | 29 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 78.38 |
| Jos Buttler †c & b DR Sams | c & b DR Sams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Watsonc MC Henriques b DR Sams | c MC Henriques b DR Sams | 77 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 167.39 |
| Ben Rohrerc MC Henriques b J Botha | c MC Henriques b J Botha | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Ryan Gibsonc SNJ O'Keefe b DR Sams | c SNJ O'Keefe b DR Sams | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Arjun Nairnot out | not out | 12* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Aiden Blizzardnot out | not out | 11* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.14 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 3, nb 2) | (lb 1, w 3, nb 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.50) | 20 Ov (RR 7.50) · Target 150 from 20 ov | 150/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (JC Buttler, 1 ov), 76-2 (KR Patterson, 11.1 ov), 85-3 (BJ Rohrer, 12.4 ov), 126-4 (RJ Gibson, 17.4 ov), 126-5 (SR Watson, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen O'Keefe | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bollinger | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | KR Patterson 1(3) & JC Buttler 0(3) | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | KR Patterson 28(34) & SR Watson 44(28) | 75 | 61 |
| 3rd | BJ Rohrer 7(6) & SR Watson 2(3) | 9 | 9 |
| 4th | RJ Gibson 8(17) & SR Watson 31(14) | 41 | 30 |
| 5th | SR Watson 0(1) & AJ Nair 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | AC Blizzard 11(7) & AJ Nair 12(6) | 24* | 13 |
Commentary
End of over 2015 runsST 150/5441411
AJ Nair 12(6)AC Blizzard 11(7)SA Abbott 4-0-39-0
19.61
SA Abbott to AJ Nair, 1 run
19.51
SA Abbott to AC Blizzard, 1 run
19.44
SA Abbott to AC Blizzard, FOUR
19.31
SA Abbott to AJ Nair, 1 run
19.24
SA Abbott to AJ Nair, FOUR
19.14
SA Abbott to AJ Nair, FOUR
End of over 198 runsST 135/5411011
AJ Nair 2(2)AC Blizzard 6(5)DE Bollinger 4-0-35-0
18.61
DE Bollinger to AJ Nair, 1 run
18.51
DE Bollinger to AC Blizzard, 1 run
18.40
DE Bollinger to AC Blizzard, no run
18.31
DE Bollinger to AJ Nair, 1 run
18.21
DE Bollinger to AC Blizzard, 1 run
18.14
DE Bollinger to AC Blizzard, FOUR
End of over 183 runs, 2 wktsST 127/5101WW1Lb
AC Blizzard 0(1)AJ Nair 0(0)DR Sams 4-0-14-4
17.61Lb
DR Sams to AC Blizzard, 1 leg bye
17.5W
DR Sams to SR Watson, OUT
SR Watson c MC Henriques b DR Sams 77(46) [4s-6 6s-6] · FoW 126/5 (17.5 ov)
17.4W
DR Sams to RJ Gibson, OUT
RJ Gibson c SNJ O'Keefe b DR Sams 8(17) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 126/4 (17.4 ov)
17.31
DR Sams to SR Watson, 1 run
17.20
DR Sams to SR Watson, no run
17.11
DR Sams to RJ Gibson, 1 run
End of over 1716 runsST 124/30164Wd40
SR Watson 76(43)RJ Gibson 7(15)SA Abbott 3-0-24-0
16.60
SA Abbott to SR Watson, no run
16.54
SA Abbott to SR Watson, FOUR
16.5Wd
SA Abbott to SR Watson, wide
16.44
SA Abbott to SR Watson, FOUR
16.36
SA Abbott to SR Watson, SIX
16.21
SA Abbott to RJ Gibson, 1 run
16.10
SA Abbott to RJ Gibson, no run