Thunder vs Heat, 8th Match at Brisbane, Dec 27 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

dropped by the deep square leg fielder who is too far inside the boundary and Ross takes the Heat home. A man demoted because someone thought he didn't have the power for this sort of hitting seals the game and sets the record straight. Ross has been in form, and that's immensely valuable in T20 cricket. Not that he needs much of a leg up when it's a full toss on leg stump. Helps it away with a short-arm flick. The fact that it was only a short-arm flick is what makes Blizzard the substitute race in to try and take a catch. Instead, he ends up having to leap up and stretch back and ends up spilling the chance

good length from around the wicket on off stump, Burns works it towards midwicket

goes around the wicket and delivers a slower ball that beats the right-hander's big swing

he finally strikes one the way he wants to and the ball soars away to the midwicket boundary. He's faced 31 balls, he's not timed any of them. But when the match is on the line, he shifts back and across, and from deep in his crease, slogs it into the stands

wanders away outside off to try and scoop the near yorker away to the long leg boundary. But the ball is too full to do so and because Burns moves away from his usual stance, the umpire this time doesn't call a wide

It's Ross again who makes the last ball of the over disappear! Happy, by Pharrell Williams blares out to the a crowd that is more than that after watching a full delivery outside off being launched over long-on

gets across to spear a full delivery outside off to deep cover

mistimes the drive to mid-off

top edge goes straight up, but it lands well beyond the reach of the three men chasing after it. Wicketkeeper, short fine leg and third man all vie for it. To no avail. Another of the bouncers - a sharp one - that gives the bowler only grief

full toss outside off, bunts it back at the bowler. Thunder doing beautifully, especially when it comes to their fielding. McClenaghan leaps up to stop any runs

full toss outside off, carves it to deep third man. Burns has a strike rate of 124 - he's hit only one boundary

It's not that much, says McClenaghan as the ball wanders past the wide line. The only reason for that is because Burns shuffles outside off and so the bowler shifts the line away beyond his reach. That's a tough call from the umpire

is that the clincher? The man in form shows off just as the pressure seems to mount too high! It's the last ball of the over, it's tossed up, on leg stump and Ross races down the track to launch the ball over long-on. Miles over long-on

low full toss on middle, which Burns slogs to deep midwicket

gets down the track and whips it away out to deep square leg

backs away, but the very slow delivery on off stump, dips at the last second and ruins with Ross' slash.

sweeps a length ball that strays down leg. Can't beat short fine leg

gets down the track and drives to cover

top edge runs away to the long leg boundary and the Gabba roars. Poor McClenaghan. He does his bit to beat the batsman for pace, looking to bounce him out. Ross flaps at it and gets away with a timely four

short and outside off, pulls it to long-on