STR vs THU Live Score - BBL Live Score & Commentary | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder Score

28th T20 • Adelaide Oval • Adelaide

Sydney Thunder

187/3 (20)

Adelaide Strikers

165/7 (20)

ST won by 22 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Jason Sangha

91(55)

1/3

ST s

STR s

Info

Sydney Thunder s

187/3 (20)

Batters

Matthew Gilkes

130.00

c MW Short b F Ahmed

Ben Cutting

115.63

c H Nielsen b PM Siddle

Jason Sangha

165.45

Not out

Sam Billings

163.64

c MW Short b DJ Worrall

Oliver Davies

216.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.35)

187/3

Did not Bat

Daniel Sams, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Brendan Doggett, Saqib Mahmood, Lachlan Hearne, Gurinder Sandhu

Bowlers

EXT

8.50

15.67

11.75

5.50

5.75

14.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Matthew Gilkes

c MW Short b F Ahmed

1-37

4.3

Ben Cutting

c H Nielsen b PM Siddle

2-62

9.3

Sam Billings

c MW Short b DJ Worrall

3-98

13.2

Adelaide Strikers s

165/7 (20)

Batters

Jake Weatherald

106.90

c CJ Green b DR Sams

Matthew Short

133.33

lbw b S Mahmood

Matt Renshaw

146.15

c CJ Green b S Mahmood

Jonathan Wells

176.92

c NJ McAndrew b DR Sams

Thomas Kelly

33.33

c Lachlan Hearne b JAS Sangha

George Garton

72.73

c S Mahmood b DR Sams

Harry Nielsen

118.18

Not out

Rashid Khan

0.00

c S Billings b DR Sams

Daniel Worrall *

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 10)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.25)

165/7

Did not Bat

Peter Siddle, Fawad Ahmed, Daniel Drew, Henry Hunt

Bowlers

EXT

8.75

8.25

5.00

10.67

8.00

11.00

3.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Matthew Short

lbw b S Mahmood

1-23

2.6

Matt Renshaw

c CJ Green b S Mahmood

2-91

10.6

Jake Weatherald

c CJ Green b DR Sams

3-96

11.3

Thomas Kelly

c Lachlan Hearne b JAS Sangha

4-102

12.3

George Garton

c S Mahmood b DR Sams

5-119

15.3

Jonathan Wells

c NJ McAndrew b DR Sams

6-161

19.2

Rashid Khan

c S Billings b DR Sams

7-162

19.4

Match Info

Date & Time

31 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Adelaide Oval

Match

28th T20,

Big Bash League

Umpires

Darren Close (Australia), Greg Davidson (Australia), Eloise Sheridan (Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry (Australia)

Toss

Sydney Thunder elected to bat

Player of the Match Jason Sangha

91(55)

1/3

Commentary

Thank you so much for tuning in for yet another BBL game. This is Raghav and Soorya signing off. Until next time.

Jason Sangha (Player of the Match): It was pretty tough early on. I did chop a lot of deliveries. Fuzzy (Fawad) started really well (for them). I set up at the 10-over mark and I knew that with the Surge to come, I could capitalize at the back end. You need a bit of luck and I was lucky - got away couple of close ones. There are plenty of people to thank - been a long time since my last couple of games (before this season). I've had a lot of support from a lot of players and my coaches as well. We're only halfway through the tournament and it's nice to score a few runs early but it's important to carry it forward for the rest of the tournament.

Sydney Thunder win the match by 22 runs and register their fourth victory of the season. They were unable to field four of their first-team players tonight due to covid, yet they had no difficulties in taking three points from this match. They are now six points clear off Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars, occupying the fourth spot in the table. A night to forget for Strikers, on the other hand, they could take away nothing but a bash boost point home.

Starting off, the Strikers were not off to the brightest of starts, losing the early wicket of Matthew Short. They however consolidated with Renshaw and Weatherald piling up runs. However, it was the power surge that came back to haunt the Strikers again, they lost both their set batters in the two surge overs and never recovered from there.

Jono Wells started to time and place the ball well and eventually brought his side close to the run chase. Unfortunately for him, he lacked support as the asking rate was way higher than his scoring rate. His valiant 46 went in vain as Thunder taste victory yet again.

The pacers did a fine job for the visitors. Sams and Mahmood combined for six wickets together, including one each of Renshaw and Weatherald in the power surge. Chris Green along with Nair and Sangha kept things tight and did not allow the Strikers to score runs freely.

overs

165 /7 score

runs

Harry Nielsen *

13 (11)

Daniel Worrall

1 (1)

Daniel Sams

4 /33

19.6 Daniel Sams to Harry Nielsen, THAT WILL BE ALL! Another slower delivery but on a good length outside off, Nielsen walks across and sits on one knee to lap it towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. And so, despite all the adversity heading into the contest, Sydney Thunder beat Adelaide Strikers by 22 runs on New Year's Eve!

19.5 Daniel Sams to Daniel Worrall, short of a length slower delivery outside of, Worrall makes room and sticks his bat out horizontally to glide it to the left of deep backward point for a single.

Daniel Worrall, RHB, comes to the crease

That's the fourth one for Dan Sams! His tally for 2021/22 BBL moves up to 11. He is coming for the golden arm again.

19.4 Daniel Sams to Rashid Khan, OUT! GONE FIRST BALL! Slower short delivery that is well-directed at the stumps, Rashid backs away for a swat across the line but it gets high on him and takes the edge before nestling into Billings' gloves. Rashid departs for a golden duck!

Rashid Khan c Billings b Sams 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

19.3 Daniel Sams to Harry Nielsen, full and angling into the fifth-stump line, Nielsen holds his ground and swings across the line for a single along the ground to long on.

Rashid Khan, RHB, comes to the crease.

That will be it. Jono Wells has to depart for 46 after doing all he could to drag his side close to the finish line but it was not quite the happy ending for him.

19.2 Daniel Sams to Jono Wells, OUT! EXCELLENT CATCH! Around the wicket and on a full length wide of off, Wells hangs deep in his crease and sits low to cream it inside out over the covers but McAndrew dives forward to perfection in the deep as he completes the catch. End of a fine innings but that'll be the game now!

Jonathan Wells c McAndrew b Sams 46 (26b 5x4 1x6)

19.1 Daniel Sams to Harry Nielsen, slower delivery dug into the surface well outside off, Nielsen walks across and clogs it across the line with almost nil timing. The ball rolls past the inner ring for a single as the sweeper hares in.

Daniel Sams [3.0-0-28-2] is back into the attack.

Beautiful batting from Jono Wells. Despite having limited power bitting skills, he has timed and placed the ball brilliantly to keep his side in the game till the final over. 28 off 6 now.

overs

160 /5 score

runs

Jonathan Wells *

46 (25)

Harry Nielsen

9 (8)

Nathan McAndrew

0 /32

18.6 Nathan McAndrew to Jono Wells, FOUR! THEY'RE STILL IN THE GAME! Full in length on off, Wells makes room once again before carving an inside out loft over mid-off and picking the vacant spaces in the deep for four.

18.5 Nathan McAndrew to Jono Wells, BEATEN! Dug short outside off, rushes the batter for pace as Wells backs away and slashes hard but he fails to ride the extra bounce on this.

18.4 Nathan McAndrew to Jono Wells, low full toss that follows the batter backing away, flicked off the pads towards deep backward square leg's right for a couple of runs.

This won't help the Strikers. Jono Wells hits the ball straight at the non-striker's stumps, which could have easily found the fence.

18.3 Nathan McAndrew to Jono Wells, AHH! That was smoked by Wells - very full and straight on middle-stump and he makes room to drill it straight down the pitch. Alas, it canons right into the base of the stumps at the other end. Nielsen has to get back on time before McAndrew looks to remove the bails upon gathering himself.