END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | ST: 155/6 (21 runs required, RR: 7.75)

  • Chris Green12 (9b)
  • Arjun Nair5 (7b)
  • Ben Laughlin4-0-26-0
  • Michael Neser4-0-25-1

9.51pm Big win for Strikers. This was one-sided. Rashid Khan gets to pay the tribute he wanted to for his late father - two wickets and a big win for his side. It was also a wonderful gesture from the Adelaide Oval to give him a rich ovation at the end of his spell. He's been popular in this part of the world, and deservedly so, wooing the crowd every night with his skills.

But the Strikers' hero with the ball was Peter Siddle. He has returned from national duty, where he was with the Test team for the MCG Test. He put down Rohit Sharma - one of several forgettable moments for the home team as India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a massive win. This has been a good comeback from that, a good first step to erase those memories.

With the bat, Carey laid the platform with a rapid half-century, and Colin Ingram, the Strikers skipper, made use of that to launch a brilliant assault of his own.

That is where we will leave you then. That was the last of our live coverage of competitive cricket in 2018. We hope you had an awesome year - we sure did, bringing all the cricket to you. The new year has so much more in store, and promises to be more exciting, promising and enthralling than ever. So many memories from this year - some good, some not so much. But this year has seen some terrific cricket, and the future is very promising with all the exciting talent around. We shall leave you with our report card for teams in international cricket in 2018. From here at the comms desk, it's goodbye and a very happy new year! Here's to 2019!

Robert Brown: "Yes very brave of the young man, and feel for him and his family"

19.6
2
Laughlin to Green, 2 runs, squeezes a yorker out to long-on and scampers back for the second
19.5
0
Laughlin to Green, no run, short, gets big on him as he tries to pull
19.4
2
Laughlin to Green, 2 runs, dipping outside off, worked away to wide long-off
19.3
0
Laughlin to Green, no run, full outside off, drilled back
19.2
2
Laughlin to Green, 2 runs, low full toss, shovelled wide of long-on
19.1
2
Laughlin to Green, 2 runs, full,backs away and drills to wide of long-off

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | ST: 147/6 (29 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.73, RRR: 29.00)

  • Chris Green4 (3b)
  • Arjun Nair5 (7b)
  • Michael Neser4-0-25-1
  • Peter Siddle4-0-20-3
18.6
1
Neser to Green, 1 run, fuller of a length, backs away and slaps to the sweeper at cover
18.5
2
Neser to Green, 2 runs, yorker, dug out towards short fine
18.4
1
Neser to Nair, 1 run, driven to long-on and then casually strides out of the crease for a second, Has to dive to survive a direct throw
18.3
1
Neser to Green, 1 run, dropped. Full, straight, outside off, backs away and hammers a drive to extra cover where Ingram shells it
18.2
1
Neser to Nair, 1 run, full, angled into middle, whipped away to deep backward square
18.1
0
Neser to Nair, no run, backs away to a fuller one and swings and misses

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 141/6 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 17.50)

  • Arjun Nair3 (4b)
  • Chris Green0 (0b)
  • Peter Siddle4-0-20-3
  • Rashid Khan4-0-34-2
17.6
1
Siddle to Nair, 1 run, drilled away towards mid-off for a quick one
17.5
W
Siddle to Ferguson, OUT, full toss, comes at an awkward height. Swings at it and sends a catch down the throat of deep midwicket. Ferguson is looking at the square leg umpire for a signal. None from him and off he goes

CJ Ferguson c Weatherald b Siddle 47 (39b 4x4 1x6) SR: 120.51

17.4
1
Siddle to Nair, 1 run, yorker, dug out into the on side. Siddle runs across to his right, throws at the stumps and collides with Ferguson. Both of them take a tumble, but no damage done, physically or wicket-wise
17.3
1
Siddle to Ferguson, 1 run,
17.2
1
Siddle to Nair, 1 run, slaps a back of a length ball to the sweeper at cover
17.1
0
Siddle to Nair, no run, slower length ball, tries to open the face and run it down but misses

Warm ovation for Rashid from the Adelaide Oval crowd at the end of his spell. You can see that he's emotional.

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 137/5 (39 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 13.00)

  • Callum Ferguson46 (37b)
  • Arjun Nair0 (0b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-34-2
  • Ben Laughlin3-0-18-0
16.6
0
Rashid Khan to Ferguson, no run,
16.5
W
Rashid Khan to Sams, OUT, tries to slog, but there's two issues - it's against the turn and that's a long boundary. Gives a catch to cow corner. Second wicket for Rashid

DR Sams c Wells b Rashid Khan 15 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 187.50

16.4
6
Rashid Khan to Sams, SIX, comes down the ground and shovels it hard, just over the sweeper at cover
16.3
1
Rashid Khan to Ferguson, 1 run, legbreak on a length that squares him up and finds the outside of the bat as he defends from the crease
16.2
1
Rashid Khan to Sams, 1 run, in-between length, not short enough, pulled against the turn and without much timing to deep midwicket

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39SR WatsonJC Buttler
2nd35SR WatsonCJ Ferguson
3rd36CJ FergusonJE Root
4th6CJ FergusonJJS Sangha
5th21CJ FergusonDR Sams
6th3CJ FergusonAJ Nair
7th15CJ GreenAJ Nair

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
HH14104200.603
MR1486160.173
SS1486160.047
MS147714-0.062
BH1467130.249
ST1467130
AS146812-0.473
PS144108-0.502