- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.4 dragged on! Back of a length outside off, he goes for the pull, gets a bottom edge into the stumps. Not really short enough for the shot 19/111.1 leading edge caught at point! Hales yelled "oh no!". It was a full leg break wide of off, Hales maybe thought it was a wrong un, he tried to drive to long on, closed the face, it flew off the leading edge to backward point and it's an easy catch 89/35.4 given lbw! Not sure about that. Ferguson going for the pull, the ball strikes him on the back leg. Height an issue? Were there two noises? Replay shows it's going over 38/213.1 holes out to deep midwicket! Ross wanted to target Head first ball, it was a step hit in his arc, he tried to launch over deep midwicket but got under it and skied it high into the deep, Wells camps under it and takes a good catch 100/416.3 Nair run out backing up! This is ridiculously unlucky! Morris' straight drive was going for four! He hammered it back at Siddle, it clipped Siddle's heel and smashed into the stumps. Nair had no hope of getting back in time after backing up. He just walked off. He knew it clipped Siddle's foot. It barely brushed it on it's way to the stumps 126/518.2 caught behind! Plan was obvious. Everything was going to be wide. Morris never adjusted. He stayed leg side trying to loft over cover, it was too far from him, got a thin edge through to Carey and it's an easy catch 139/619.3 Bowled him! Brilliant yorker. Fractionally slower at 132kph, it dipped a touch and was right on the money, got under Sams' bat as he tried to go over midwicket and the stumps lit it 143/7Extras6 (lb 1, w 5)TOTAL151/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.55)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Usman Khawaja, 3.4 ov), 2-38 (Callum Ferguson, 5.4 ov), 3-89 (Alex Hales, 11.1 ov), 4-100 (Alex Ross, 13.1 ov), 5-126 (Arjun Nair, 16.3 ov), 6-139 (Chris Morris, 18.2 ov), 7-143 (Daniel Sams, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Stanlake 3 0 32 0 10.66 5 3 2 0 0 MG Neser 4 0 21 1 5.25 9 1 0 0 0 PM Siddle 4 0 21 2 5.25 12 1 0 1 0 WA Agar 4 0 43 1 10.75 12 4 3 4 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 24 1 6.00 10 0 2 0 0 TM Head 1 0 9 1 9.00 1 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.4 big top edge, taken at cover! Silence around the ground. Weatherald goes for the pull against a shorter delivery, extra pace, goes straight up off a top edge and Ferguson just about settles under it 35/20.6 well taken at mid-on! That's big. Very well bowled, a slower ball, Salt went to turn it into the on side and just ended up chipping to the right of mid-on. Alex Hales made good ground to hold a vital catch 7/19.1 dragged on! Alex Ross was just talking about getting these left handers cutting. Back of a length, Head aims to play square and drags into his stumps 65/314.6 Ferguson runs out Carey with a direct hit! Carey took a huge risk and has cooked himself. He mishit this towards mid off, but Ferguson was in tight at cover, comes across and it bounces up perfectly for him, he underarms at the non-striker's and Carey is short despite his best dive 115/419.1 caught behind! Is that the game?! 135kph, short and wide, pace on, he tried to thrash a cut, it was in his wheelhouse, he just got a thin edge as it bounced a touch and Lenton does the rest! 139/915.2 holes out to deep square! Rashid tried to go straight away. He took on the slog sweep but it was a leg break that bounced a touch, he gets a top edge high to deep forward square and Green on as the substitute takes the catch 10m from the rope 115/516.3 lbw! Good length skidding through straight, he's pinned on the crease, hit above the knee roll deep in the crease and it's given! Height the only issue like Ferguson's earlier. Otherwise it looked very good 117/618.2 top edge and Nair hangs on at short fine! Just! Slower ball, Neser tried to launch over deep square, the top edge went straight to short fine, Nair was under it but never looked confident, it dipped away from him late, he dived and held on! 135/718.4 chipped to mid off! 113kph, slower ball wide of off, he backed away too far and just chipped it off the toe to mid off and it's an easy catch for Hales 136/8Extras10 (w 10)TOTAL143/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.15)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Phil Salt, 0.6 ov), 2-35 (Jake Weatherald, 4.4 ov), 3-65 (Travis Head, 9.1 ov), 4-115 (Alex Carey, 14.6 ov), 5-115 (Rashid Khan, 15.2 ov), 6-117 (Matthew Short, 16.3 ov), 7-135 (Michael Neser, 18.2 ov), 8-136 (Peter Siddle, 18.4 ov), 9-139 (Jonathan Wells, 19.1 ov)
Match Details
Series
Toss
Adelaide Strikers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sydney Thunder advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.10 start, First Session 19.10-20.40, Interval 20.40-21.00, Second Session 21.00-22.30
Match days
1 February 2020 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Sydney Thunder - 72/2 in 10.0 overs (AD Hales 44, AI Ross 9)
- AD Hales: 50 off 30 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (AD Hales 38, AI Ross 10, Ex 2)
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 4
- Sydney Thunder: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Sydney Thunder - 151/7 in 20.0 overs (JS Lenton 6, CP Tremain 3)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Adelaide Strikers: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Adelaide Strikers - 68/3 in 10.0 overs (AT Carey 10, JW Wells 3)
- Adelaide Strikers: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (AT Carey 18, JW Wells 26, Ex 6)
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