Big Bash League 2023: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Match Preview, Big Bash League 2023

37th T20 • Manuka Oval • Canberra

Sydney Thunder

140/10 (19.2)

Adelaide Strikers

141/1 (16.1)

STR won by 9 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

14 Jan, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Manuka Oval, Canberra

Match

37th T20,

Umpires

Paul Wilson (Australia), Simon Lightbody (Australia), Sharad Patel (Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry (Australia)

Toss

Sydney Thunder elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSlow Spin

1st Innings

161Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

135.18Avg SR

2nd Innings

144Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

137.01Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

4- 6

STR

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Sydney Thunder

Adelaide Strikers

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Matthew Short

STR . ALL

435 Runs

8 Matches

Cameron Bancroft

ST . WK

216 Runs

8 Matches

D'Arcy Short

STR . ALL

216 Runs

8 Matches

Top Bowlers

Jamie Overton

STR . ALL

13 Wkts

8 Matches

Daniel Sams

ST . ALL

12 Wkts

8 Matches

David Payne

STR . BOWL

9 Wkts

7 Matches

Player of the Match Lloyd Pope

4/22

STR

Info

Sydney Thunder

140/10 (19.2)

Batters

Alex Hales

134.38

c H Nielsen b CJ Boyce

David Warner

130.00

c DJM Short b J Overton

Cameron Bancroft

87.50

runout (T Kelly)

Oliver Davies

100.00

c L Pope b J Overton

Alex Ross

94.12

lbw b L Pope

Matthew Gilkes

112.50

c MW Short b J Overton

Chris Green

(C)

158.33

b L Pope

Daniel Sams

183.33

Not out

Nathan McAndrew

0.00

b L Pope

Liam Hatcher

0.00

b L Pope

Tanveer Sangha

0.00

runout (J Overton / T Kelly)

Extras

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

TOTAL

(19.2 Ov, RR: 7.24)

140/10

Bowlers

EXT

6.00

8.00

10.33

3.2

7.80

Cameron Boyce

5.00

Lloyd Pope

7.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

David Warner

c DJM Short b J Overton

1-36

3.5

Cameron Bancroft

runout (T Kelly)

2-69

8.6

Oliver Davies

c L Pope b J Overton

3-75

9.6

Alex Hales

c H Nielsen b CJ Boyce

4-75

10.2

Alex Ross

lbw b L Pope

5-107

15.1

Matthew Gilkes

c MW Short b J Overton

6-125

17.2

Chris Green

b L Pope

7-139

18.3

Nathan McAndrew

b L Pope

8-139

18.4

Liam Hatcher

b L Pope

9-139

18.6

Tanveer Sangha

runout (J Overton / T Kelly)

10-140

19.2

Adelaide Strikers

141/1 (16.1)

Batters

Matthew Short

(C)

151.02

Not out

D'Arcy Short

88.24

b T Sangha

Jake Weatherald *

151.61

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(16.1 Ov, RR: 8.72)

141/1

Did not Bat

Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen, Henry Thornton, David Payne, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope

Bowlers

EXT

7.33

6.50

13.50

6.75

1.1

15.43

Oliver Davies

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

D'Arcy Short

b T Sangha

1-57

6.1

Match Info

Date & Time

14 Jan, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Manuka Oval, Canberra

Match

37th T20,

Umpires

Paul Wilson (Australia), Simon Lightbody (Australia), Sharad Patel (Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry (Australia)

Toss

Sydney Thunder elected to bat

0 0 0 1 6 0

Over 14

Runs: 7

1 2 1 2 1 2

Over 15

Runs: 9

1 3 1 1wd 0 0 4

Over 16

Runs: 10

1wd 4 4

Over 17

Runs: 9

All Overs

Player of the Match Lloyd Pope

4/22

Commentary

We will hope for the Matt Short shot making hangover to stay around a while as we call it quits for today. This is Dwaipayan Mukherjee, who got you all the action alongside the tireless Pragadeesh, signing off!

Brisbane Heat just snuck into the 5th spot last year and made a run right till the final of this showpiece event. Strikers can do it too! If Short finds ways to continue in the manner that he has, no bowling attack in the world would suffice. Join us for the next bit of action from Big Bash as the Melbourne Stars host the Hobart Hurricanes at the G tomorrow!

Lloyd Pope (Man of the Match) - Matt Short has been outstanding for us and his performances speak for themselves and he also bowls up front. He has a lot of clarity and it has been important for us. It all seems like a blur for me but he gave a call and asked me whether I would play. It's nice being familiar with the boys and I like playing here. I'm just hoping that we win in the finals and it would be great. "

Adelaide Strikers (144/1 in 16.1 overs) defeat Sydney Thunder by 9 wickets

Matt Short - 74* (49) | Jake Weatherald - 47* (31)
Tanveer Sangha - 1/27 | Oliver Davies - 0/18

It has been a dominant show from the Adelaide Strikers and they storm into the BBL finals. After losing the toss and having been asked to field, their bowlers kept troubling the Thunder batters. Pope and Overton displayed how lethal they can be with the ball for the Strikers, taking a 4-fer and 3-fer respectively.

There was expectation that the home side will make life difficult for the visitors on this slow and low surface but it wasn’t to be. Matt Short made a mockery of another chase and how many times have we said this over the last 25 days?

It was about as good as it can possibly get for a side playing a must win match and this is a clear statement of intent for the other sides who have already qualified.

However, that being said, there is plenty of room to catch the rest of the Adelaide Strikers batting group cold if Short departs cheaply. That would primarily be the focus of discussion for strategy meetings in all opposition camps.

16.1 Liam Hatcher to Matthew Short, FOUR LEG BYES! ADELAIDE STRIKERS ARE THROUGH TO THE BBL FINALS! Matt Short played a captain's knock and steered his side home comfortably. Pitched up angling in, Short tries to glance this but the ball ricochets off his pads and rolls wide of the keeper

Scores are level!

16.1 Liam Hatcher to Matthew Short, WIDE! Fuller delivery and it's sliding down leg. The scores are level

2 runs needed from 24 balls! Matt Short is on 74, Weatherald is on 47, who will hit the winning runs? That's the only debate left!

overs

139 /1 score

1wd

runs

Jake Weatherald *

47 (31)

Matthew Short

74 (48)

Oliver Davies

0 /18

15.6 Oliver Davies to Jake Weatherald, FOUR! Gives room and slices the length delivery over the in-field on the off-side. The fielder gives a chase but the ball wins the race

15.5 Oliver Davies to Jake Weatherald, attacks the leg-stump from a good length, turned to short mid-wicket

15.4 Oliver Davies to Jake Weatherald, quicker on a good length outside off, Weatherald cuts and misses

15.4 Oliver Davies to Jake Weatherald, WIDE! Flighted delivery and it's sliding down leg

15.3 Oliver Davies to Matthew Short, spears it full across off, driven down to long-off for a run

15.2 Oliver Davies to Jake Weatherald, tossed up delivery outside off-stump, Weatherald slices it over backward point. Hatcher runs to his right, dives and pulls the ball back in play. They take three runs

15.1 Oliver Davies to Matthew Short, skips down the track and drives the low full toss down to long-on for a single

12 runs needed from 30 balls! Strikers are happy to nudge it around with singles and dooubles. With less than 2 and a half runs being the asking rate, it is very possible for this match to reach it's conclusion within the next couple of overs, if not earlier!

overs

129 /1 score

runs

Jake Weatherald *

40 (27)

Matthew Short

72 (46)

Daniel Sams

0 /22

14.6 Daniel Sams to Jake Weatherald, off-pace delivery outside off, heaved to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs

14.5 Daniel Sams to Matthew Short, off-pace delivery angling across off-stump, Short chops it down to deep cover for a single

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