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Big Bash LeagueMatch 8 · T20

Sydney Thunder beat Sydney Sixers by 21 runs

Sydney Showground Stadium, . Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl.

Sydney Thunder169/920 ov
Sydney Sixers148/920 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 21 runs
Melbourne Renegades won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl. Sydney Thunder made 169 for 9 in 20 overs, Jos Buttler 63 from 37 balls and Daniel Sams 28 from 11 balls. Tom Curran took 3 for 24.

Sydney Sixers made 148 for 9 in 20 overs, Tom Curran 62 from 40 balls and Sean Abbott 35 from 28 balls. Daniel Sams took 3 for 30.

Sydney Thunder won by 21 runs.

Key performers

Sydney Thunder innings

169/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jos Buttler †c SA Abbott b SNJ O'Keefec SA Abbott b SNJ O'Keefe633763170.27
Shane Watsonb SA Abbottb SA Abbott191531126.67
Callum Fergusonrun outrun out23242095.83
Joe Rootb SNJ O'Keefeb SNJ O'Keefe9810112.50
Jason Sanghac SA Abbott b TK Curranc SA Abbott b TK Curran360050.00
Daniel Samsc †JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuisc †JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis281132254.55
Chris Greenc SA Abbott b TK Curranc SA Abbott b TK Curran02000.00
Nathan McAndrewrun outrun out7510140.00
Jonathan Cooknot outnot out12*1210100.00
Sam Rainbirdb TK Curranb TK Curran01000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 1)(b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 1)5
Total20 Ov (RR 8.45)20 Ov (RR 8.45)169/9
Did not bat: Fawad Ahmed
Fall of wickets: 54-1 (SR Watson, 5.5 ov), 102-2 (JC Buttler, 11.5 ov), 111-3 (CJ Ferguson, 13.3 ov), 116-4 (JE Root, 14.2 ov), 147-5 (JJS Sangha, 16.4 ov), 147-6 (CJ Green, 17 ov), 147-7 (DR Sams, 17.1 ov), 169-8 (N McAndrew, 19.5 ov), 169-9 (SL Rainbird, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Joe Denly201809.0031110
Ben Dwarshuis402616.50124000
Sean Abbott4048112.0074300
Tom Curran402436.00123011
Stephen O'Keefe402726.75123100
Lloyd Pope2024012.0012100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJC Buttler 35(20) & SR Watson 19(15)5435
2ndCJ Ferguson 18(19) & JC Buttler 28(17)4836
3rdJE Root 4(5) & CJ Ferguson 5(5)910
4thJE Root 5(3) & JJS Sangha 0(2)55
5thDR Sams 28(10) & JJS Sangha 3(4)3114
6thCJ Green 0(2) & DR Sams 0(0)02
7thDR Sams 0(1) & N McAndrew 0(0)01
8thJD Cook 12(12) & N McAndrew 7(5)2216
9thSL Rainbird 0(1) & JD Cook 0(0)01

Sydney Sixers innings

148/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jack Edwardslbw b JD Cooklbw b JD Cook9900100.00
Joe Denlyb SL Rainbirdb SL Rainbird140025.00
Moisés Henriquesc CJ Green b DR Samsc CJ Green b DR Sams151310115.38
Daniel Hughesb Fawad Ahmedb Fawad Ahmed13142092.86
Jordan Silkb Fawad Ahmedb Fawad Ahmed01000.00
Josh Philippe †lbw b Fawad Ahmedlbw b Fawad Ahmed12820150.00
Tom Curranc JD Cook b CJ Greenc JD Cook b CJ Green624081155.00
Sean Abbottc CJ Ferguson b DR Samsc CJ Ferguson b DR Sams352811125.00
Stephen O'Keefeb DR Samsb DR Sams02000.00
Ben Dwarshuisnot outnot out0*000-
Lloyd Popenot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(w 1)(w 1)1
Total20 Ov (RR 7.40)20 Ov (RR 7.40) · Target 170 from 20 ov148/9
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (JL Denly, 1.3 ov), 14-2 (J Edwards, 3 ov), 32-3 (MC Henriques, 5.4 ov), 34-4 (JC Silk, 6.2 ov), 39-5 (DP Hughes, 7 ov), 56-6 (JR Philippe, 9 ov), 144-7 (TK Curran, 19 ov), 148-8 (SA Abbott, 19.3 ov), 148-9 (SNJ O'Keefe, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jonathan Cook401714.25100000
Sam Rainbird302317.6773000
Daniel Sams403037.5073000
Fawad Ahmed403338.2583100
Nathan McAndrew2026013.0033110
Chris Green301916.3372000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJ Edwards 7(5) & JL Denly 1(4)89
2ndMC Henriques 4(5) & J Edwards 2(4)69
3rdMC Henriques 11(8) & DP Hughes 7(8)1816
4thDP Hughes 2(3) & JC Silk 0(1)24
5thJR Philippe 1(1) & DP Hughes 4(3)54
6thJR Philippe 11(7) & TK Curran 6(5)1712
7thTK Curran 56(35) & SA Abbott 31(25)8860
8thSA Abbott 4(3) & SNJ O'Keefe 0(0)43
9thSNJ O'Keefe 0(2) & BJ Dwarshuis 0(0)02
10thL Pope 0(1) & BJ Dwarshuis 0(0)0*1

Commentary

End of innings: SS 148/9 (20 ov)
End of over 204 runs, 2 wktsSS 148/922W0W0
L Pope 0(1)BJ Dwarshuis 0(0)DR Sams 4-0-30-3
19.60
DR Sams to L Pope, no run
19.5W
DR Sams to SNJ O'Keefe, OUT
SNJ O'Keefe b DR Sams 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 148/9 (19.5 ov)
19.40
DR Sams to SNJ O'Keefe, no run
19.3W
DR Sams to SA Abbott, OUT
SA Abbott c CJ Ferguson b DR Sams 35(28) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 148/8 (19.3 ov)
19.22
DR Sams to SA Abbott, 2 runs
19.12
DR Sams to SA Abbott, 2 runs
End of over 197 runs, 1 wktSS 144/712211W
SA Abbott 31(25)CJ Green 3-0-19-1
18.6W
CJ Green to TK Curran, OUT
TK Curran c JD Cook b CJ Green 62(40) [4s-8 6s-1] · FoW 144/7 (19 ov)
18.51
CJ Green to SA Abbott, 1 run
18.41
CJ Green to TK Curran, 1 run
18.32
CJ Green to TK Curran, 2 runs
18.22
CJ Green to TK Curran, 2 runs
18.11
CJ Green to SA Abbott, 1 run
End of over 1817 runsSS 137/6164204
TK Curran 57(36)SA Abbott 29(23)N McAndrew 2-0-26-0
17.64
N McAndrew to TK Curran, FOUR
17.50
N McAndrew to TK Curran, no run
17.42
N McAndrew to TK Curran, 2 runs
17.34
N McAndrew to TK Curran, FOUR
FIFTY for TK Curran (51 off 33)
17.26
N McAndrew to TK Curran, SIX
17.11
N McAndrew to SA Abbott, 1 run
End of over 1713 runsSS 120/6316120
TK Curran 41(31)SA Abbott 28(22)Fawad Ahmed 4-0-33-3
16.60
Fawad Ahmed to TK Curran, no run
16.52
Fawad Ahmed to TK Curran, 2 runs
16.41
Fawad Ahmed to SA Abbott, 1 run
16.36
Fawad Ahmed to SA Abbott, SIX
16.21
Fawad Ahmed to TK Curran, 1 run
16.13
Fawad Ahmed to SA Abbott, 3 runs
End of over 1610 runsSS 107/6121114
TK Curran 38(28)SA Abbott 18(19)DR Sams 3-0-26-1