Stars vs Thunder, 16th Match at Sydney, Jan 04 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

goodness! What a finish! It's deafening at the Showground Stadium. It was a nothing ball. Full and on the pads and Morgan lofts it straight down the ground. It's huge, it's clean, goes way back into the crowd, around 25 rows back. And it's the first win for the defending champions

great running! Fuller ball, driven past the left of the bowler and there was no way a second run was on offer there. Credit to the batsmen as they take on the fielder at long-off and scamper back for the second. The throw is fired at the wicketkeeper's end but Morgan is so quick that he has completed the dive and is well inside the crease by the time the ball gets to the keeper

yes, it is indeed a slower ball. On a length and Cummins tries to pull it away. Gets the timing horribly wrong and it skews off the outside part of the bat and lands just in front of the fielder at mid-off

what a shot from Cummins! He has made some vital runs in many matches for Thunder. Can he pull off a special one tonight? It's not a slower one this time. Full and on the toes and Cummin slogs it over deep midwicket. Eight off three needed now

full toss from Hilfenhaus and Morgan misses out as he can only push it to cover

slower ball on the pads, Cummins slogs and does not make contact as the ball goes off the pad and they steal the leg bye. Appeal for lbw is turned down as that clearly pitched outside leg

short ball, tries to pull and gets it off the top edge but the ball beats the fielder at long-on who jumps but the ball sails comfortably over him. It was slower so the timing was slightly off. But clean hit in the end

slower ball, swing and a miss from Morgan

good change of pace

goes for a wild slog and does not make contact as the ball goes to the keeper. Good presence of mind from Morgan who scampers across for a single

full and wide, slower ball, nicely bowled in that channel. Uses the crease well and makes it hard for the batsman to reach for it and Cummins swings and can't get near it

shorter ball, fetches the pull from outside off and can only get it on the bounce to Maxwell who fields it at long-on

Swings hard as he looks to slog this length ball over the leg side but gets a leading edge as the ball goes away to the third man fence

slogs hard and the front hand comes off as he completes the swing of the bat. Slower ball so misses his timing

looks for a big one over the leg side but that was a yorker and hits him on the toe before going into the leg side. Pitched outside leg

fuller ball, slow in pace outside off, makes room but has to reach out for it and does not make contact

shorter ball, swivels around and pulls behind square

slower ball, tries to pull but does not middle it and the ball goes to midwicket

fuller and outside off, Morgan lofts it over long-off and the ball goes on the bounce over the boundary and that is the fifty for Morgan. Good knock in a crunch situation but Thunder need him to stay on