END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 169/9 | RR: 8.45
- Jonathan Cook12 (12b)
- Tom Curran4-0-24-3
- Sean Abbott4-0-48-1
8:47pm Sixers will take this. It was 102 for 1 not long ago, with eight overs left and a well-set Buttler. The bowling was far too short for far too long, and they were being punished for it. O'Keefe's strangling did the job though and got Buttler to drag one straight to long-on. From there, a Daniel Sams cameo was the only other innings of note. Ferguson was run out in perplexing circumstances and Root was done by a superb arm ball. Sixers then finished it all up nicely at the end with the seamers. We'll see how they approach 170.
19.6
W
Curran to Rainbird, OUT, Another superbly executed yorker from Tom Curran. Batsman exposes the stumps and has a swing at it but is comprehensively beaten
SL Rainbird b Curran 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.5
W
Curran to Cook, OUT, slower ball at a length on off stump. Steps out and swings on it. Beaten. And then Phillipe picks it up on the bounce and breaks the stumps with an underarm flick to catch McAndrew short of his crease as he tries to pinch a single
N McAndrew run out 7 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 140.00
19.4
4
Curran to Cook, FOUR, yorker slanting in at middle stump, steps out and jams at it. For his efforts - an inside edge past leg stump. That's racing away, no one to stop it in the deep
19.3
0
Curran to Cook, no run, yorker outside off, looks to chop it through off side and is beaten
19.2
1lb
Curran to McAndrew, 1 leg bye, yorker at leg stump, looks to slog at this, gets it to short third off the boot. Nicely executed from Curran
19.2
1w
Curran to McAndrew, 1 wide, a wide off the free-hit ball! Decent enough delivery. Back of the hand slower ball at a length outside off. Beats him on the slog again, but this spins past the wide marker
19.2
1nb
Curran to McAndrew, 1 no ball, beamer climbs over off stump as he looks to hoick it into the leg side. He'll get a free hit
19.1
1
Curran to Cook, 1 run, slower ball at a length outside off, driven on the rise, just clears the bowler but can't beat mid-off
END OF OVER:19 | 11 Runs | ST: 161/7 | RR: 8.47
- Nathan McAndrew7 (3b)
- Jonathan Cook7 (8b)
- Sean Abbott4-0-48-1
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-26-1
18.6
2
Abbott to McAndrew, 2 runs, short ball outside off, gets on the front foot and pulls powerfully past the non-striker. Long-on cleans up to his left
18.5
1
Abbott to Cook, 1 run, length ball at middle stump, clears the front leg to slog, but gets an inside edge onto that very leg. Trickles pitch side on the leg side and they steal the run
18.4
1
Abbott to McAndrew, 1 run, short ball just outside off, looks to hook, gets it off the sticker into the off side
18.3
4
Abbott to McAndrew, FOUR, short and wide outside off, waits on it and swats uppishly to the point boundary
18.2
1
Abbott to Cook, 1 run, length at leg stump, steps out and chips off the inside half to deep midwicket
18.1
2
Abbott to Cook, 2 runs, length on leg stump, flicked delicately into the square leg region and they get two as a result as the deep fielders converge on it
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 150/7 | RR: 8.33
- Jonathan Cook3 (5b)
- Nathan McAndrew0 (0b)
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-26-1
- Tom Curran3-0-17-2
17.6
1
Dwarshuis to Cook, 1 run, full ball slanted away from off stump, poked straight to point
17.5
0
Dwarshuis to Cook, no run,
17.4
0
Dwarshuis to Cook, no run, short of a length outside off, looks to cut, gets it into the turf off the under-edge
17.3
2
Dwarshuis to Cook, 2 runs, length ball at middle stump, poked to long-on off the back foot and they get an overthrow in the off side as the throw comes in from there
DC: "Very poor from Thunder. Does anyone fancy sticking around?"
17.2
0
Dwarshuis to Cook, no run, short and wide outside off, slashes and misses
17.1
W
Dwarshuis to Sams, OUT, sensational catch! Phillipe flies to his right and holds on, one-handed! The innings has flipped in three balls. Sams is gone now and this will cost runs. Dwarshius was around the wicket, bowled it short and wide outside off. Sams wanted to play the late cut and get it fine, but the keeper has held on at about one-and-a-half slip
DR Sams c †Philippe b Dwarshuis 28 (11b 3x4 2x6) SR: 254.54
END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 147/6 | RR: 8.64
- Daniel Sams28 (10b)
- Tom Curran3-0-17-2
- Sean Abbott3-0-37-1
16.6
W
Curran to Green, OUT, another at mid-off! Full slower ball just outside off, backs away and drills it hard and this time Abbott has to time a jump. And he executes it well. Good technique again on the reverse-cup
CJ Green c Abbott b Curran 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
16.5
0
Curran to Green, no run, length on leg stump, flicked to midwicket
16.4
W
Curran to Sangha, OUT, taken at mid-off! That's a sharp catch from Abbott. Length ball on off stump, clears the front leg and drills this with an open face. Abbot lunges to his left and takes it with a reverse-cup
JJS Sangha c Abbott b Curran 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
