- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 length delivery on off stump, Pomersbach looked to clear mid wicket ended up getting a top edge as Hughes at short mid wicket region back peddles and takes a dolly 34/23.3 gone!! Advanced down the track for a length delivery and swatted straight into the throat of Hussey at covers. Early set back for Heat! 21/18 length delivery on off, Dan fends to off and Forrest fancies a single. Bowler sprints to the ball and hits the bulls eye at his end. Bang! 43/215.1 Gone!! Length delivery outside off, tried for an almighty heave but ended up getting a top edge as Khawaja calls for the catch and pouched it safely 109/417.3 length delivery on off stump and another top edge flies to on side. Keeper calls for the catch and pouched it safely 135/5Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL165/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Craig Kieswetter, 3.3 ov), 2-34 (Luke Pomersbach, 5.5 ov), 3-43 (Peter Forrest, 7.6 ov), 4-109 (Daniel Christian, 15.1 ov), 5-135 (Chris Lynn, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JS Floros 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 0 DP Nannes 4 0 21 3 5.25 1 0 BAW Mendis 4 0 41 0 10.25 1 0 GS Sandhu 4 0 28 1 7.00 2 0 CP Tremain 4 0 53 0 13.25 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 Short on off stump and a miscued pull straight to Pomersbach at deep mid wicket 55/23.2 gone!! Advances down the track for a length ball and tried to clear mid-off, not much wood on it as he finds Forrest 16/115.2 down the track way too many times and skied a fuller ball towards wide long on region. Forrest settles underneath and pouched an important catch 105/610.1 plumb in front. Fuller delivery on middle stump, Patterson caught on the crease and missed his shot as the ball struck around his shin 68/311.2 Castles crumbled!! Length delivery outside off, makes room for the slash but ended up dragging it back onto the stumps. 71/413.2 fuller on off stump and Borgas tried to go over the sight screen, not much power behind that shot as he holes out at long on 87/515.5 short and pulled straight to Dan st short mid wicket 106/815.4 another one bites the dust. back of a length delivery on off and tried for an ambitious pull, gets a top edge and Gannon takes a dolly of his own bowling 106/717 makes room for the length delivery and flat-batted shot straight into the throat of Christian at long off 116/917.2 back of a length delivery on off, pushed to covers and both the batsman struck in the middle and no one wanted a run. Hopes picks up the ball and cracks at the bowlers end. 117/10Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL117 all out (17.2 Overs, RR: 6.75)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Daniel Hughes, 3.2 ov), 2-55 (Usman Khawaja, 8.4 ov), 3-68 (Kurtis Patterson, 10.1 ov), 4-71 (Jason Floros, 11.2 ov), 5-87 (Cameron Borgas, 13.2 ov), 6-105 (Michael Hussey, 15.2 ov), 7-106 (Chris Tremain, 15.4 ov), 8-106 (Ryan Carters, 15.5 ov), 9-116 (Ajantha Mendis, 16.6 ov), 10-117 (Gurinder Sandhu, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DL Vettori 4 0 25 0 6.25 0 0 DT Christian 1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0 MT Steketee 3 0 20 2 6.66 0 0 BCJ Cutting 3 0 29 1 9.66 0 0 JR Hopes 4 0 26 2 6.50 0 0 CJ Gannon 2.2 0 10 4 4.28 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Brisbane Heat , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.40 start, First Session 19.40-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.40
Match days
8 January 2014 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Brisbane Heat 2, Sydney Thunder 0
Match Coverage
All Match NewsHussey fifty in vain as Thunder lose again
Again Michael Hussey played superbly, again his team-mates crumbled around him and Sydney Thunder lost their 18th consecutive match