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Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Scorecard

Big Bash League

Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers

Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Twenty20 match | 2011/12 season
Played at Stadium Australia, Sydney
23 December 2011 - day/night (20-over match)


Adelaide Strikers innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
M Klinger*	c Abbott b Doran	6	10	7	1	0	85.71
2.5 advances down the wicket again but doesn't get to the pitch of it and skies it to long off, easy catch for Abbott 20/1
DJ Harris	c Floros b Edwards	19	27	17	0	1	111.76
6.2 short on off, tries to pull but hits it straight to mid wicket, big breakthrough that 47/3
AC Blizzard	c Floros b Coyte	20	12	13	3	0	153.84
5.5 short on leg, cramps himself up on the pull shot and skies it to mid on 46/2
CJ Ferguson	c Coyte b Abbott	2	11	5	0	0	40.00
8.2 full on leg, flicked high out to deep square leg, easy catch on the rope and the Strikers continue to crumble 52/4
CJ Borgas	c Floros b Abbott	24	36	26	1	0	92.30
15.3 backs away and tries to go over mid off but doesn't get close to clearing his head 101/5
J Botha	c Abbott b Edwards	41	33	33	5	0	124.24
18.5 full on off, drives high down to long off, easy catch for Abbott 133/7
AJ Crosthwaite†	run out (Edwards)	18	12	12	3	0	150.00
18.3 Edwards to Botha, great yorker, dug out straight back to the bowler, Crossthwaite is backing up a long way and Edwards turns around and throws the stumps down 129/6
KW Richardson	run out (Khawaja/†Dunk)	11	8	5	1	1	220.00
19.6 from Coyte, full outside off, big outside edge down to third man, they come back for a second but get caught well short 155/7
AW O'Brien	not out	6	6	3	1	0	200.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 3, nb 1)	8

Total	(8 wickets; 20 overs; 86 mins)	155	(7.75 runs per over)

Did not bat AC Thomas, BE McGain

Fall of wickets 1-20 (Klinger, 2.5 ov), 2-46 (Blizzard, 5.5 ov), 3-47 (Harris, 6.2 ov), 4-52 (Ferguson, 8.2 ov), 5-101 (Borgas, 15.3 ov), 6-129 (Crosthwaite, 18.3 ov), 7-133 (Botha, 18.5 ov), 8-155 (Richardson, 19.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
LA Doran	4	0	25	1	6.25
2.5 to Klinger, advances down the wicket again but doesn't get to the pitch of it and skies it to long off, easy catch for Abbott 20/1
FH Edwards	4	0	35	2	8.75
6.2 to Harris, short on off, tries to pull but hits it straight to mid wicket, big breakthrough that 47/3 18.5 to Botha, full on off, drives high down to long off, easy catch for Abbott 133/7
CH Gayle	1	0	9	0	9.00

DE Bollinger	3	0	27	0	9.00

SJ Coyte	4	0	35	1	8.75	(1nb, 1w)
5.5 to Blizzard, short on leg, cramps himself up on the pull shot and skies it to mid on 46/2
SA Abbott	4	0	20	2	5.00
8.2 to Ferguson, full on leg, flicked high out to deep square leg, easy catch on the rope and the Strikers continue to crumble 52/4 15.3 to Borgas, backs away and tries to go over mid off but doesn't get close to clearing his head 101/5


Sydney Thunder innings (target: 156 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
DLR Smith*	b O'Brien	6	13	9	1	0	66.66
3.1 fullish on off, slides through and goes through the gap between bat and pad to take off stump, great start for O'Brien! 17/1
CH Gayle	not out	100	81	54	3	11	185.18

UT Khawaja	st †Crosthwaite b O'Brien	15	22	16	1	0	93.75
8.6 quicker outside off, dances down the wicket and doesn't get to it, easy stumping 72/2
BR Dunk†	c Borgas b Botha	8	13	11	0	1	72.72
12.4 backs away and drives down to long off where Borgas takes a brilliant catch diving forward at full pace 96/3
CA Philipson	b O'Brien	2	8	8	0	0	25.00
14.2 darts this one in and takes the top of off stump, brilliantly bowled, not sure what Philipson was doing though 100/4
JS Floros	not out	17	21	13	3	0	130.76

Extras	(b 4, lb 4)	8

Total	(4 wickets; 18.3 overs; 81 mins)	156	(8.43 runs per over)

Did not bat SA Abbott, SJ Coyte, FH Edwards, LA Doran, DE Bollinger

Fall of wickets 1-17 (Smith, 3.1 ov), 2-72 (Khawaja, 8.6 ov), 3-96 (Dunk, 12.4 ov), 4-100 (Philipson, 14.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
AC Thomas	4	0	27	0	6.75

J Botha	3.3	1	23	1	6.57
12.4 to Dunk, backs away and drives down to long off where Borgas takes a brilliant catch diving forward at full pace 96/3
KW Richardson	4	0	31	0	7.75

AW O'Brien	4	0	26	3	6.50
3.1 to Smith, fullish on off, slides through and goes through the gap between bat and pad to take off stump, great start for O'Brien! 17/1 8.6 to Khawaja, quicker outside off, dances down the wicket and doesn't get to it, easy stumping 72/2 14.2 to Philipson, darts this one in and takes the top of off stump, brilliantly bowled, not sure what Philipson was doing though 100/4
BE McGain	2	0	21	0	10.50

CJ Borgas	1	0	20	0	20.00

Match details

Toss Adelaide Strikers, who chose to bat
Points Sydney Thunder 2, Adelaide Strikers 0

Player of the match CH Gayle (Sydney Thunder)

Umpires MD Martell and P Wilson
TV umpire AJ Barrow
Match referee PL Marshall

Match notes

12th men: BG Drew (Strikers) and MR Day (Thunder)
Attendance: 11,337
CH Gayle: 50 off 31 balls, 38 mins (3x4, 5x6)
CH Gayle: 100 off 53 balls, 78 mins (3x4, 11x6)

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