Strikers vs Thunder, 20th Match at Sydney, Jan 07 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

skips down the track and swings big for a heave over the leg side. But the ball drifts into him and has him beaten

dipping full toss on off, punched back to Siddle

tries a reverse sweep for a full toss and the ball goes to short third man off the pad. And he's been hit plumb in front of middle and off

walks across and swings for a big heave. Slower ball. Beats him

edged and gone. Doesn't get behind the line. Just clears the front leg and swipes hard at a short of a length ball that's angled across him. Nicked off to the keeper

short of good length, gets a bottom edge into the ground as he tries to pull

tries to heave it over and gets a leading edge that lands short of the man running in from sweeper cover

ah, a tame dismissal next ball. That should be the game now. A low full toss, absolutely no pace, tries to heave and chips it to deep midwicket

slower full ball, well outside off, picked early and heaved over cow corner. Late fightback, but is this going to be enough?

lucky to get a wicket here. They continue feeding to Rohrer's strengths. Once again a wide half-volley, well within his arc and Rohrer thumps it straight down. But Laughlin takes a superb catch, runs to his right from long-on and gets behind the line perfectly to grab it

short of a length, slower, drags a mistimed pull to long-on

full, pushed across outside off, drilled past a jumping non-striker to long-off

another shortish ball, doesn't latch onto the pull this time as the ball goes on the bounce to deep square leg

that has been absolutely smoked. Tremendous power. Wide fuller ball, hammered over mid-off and a couple of bounces over the ropes this time

a hat-trick of sixes! Can the Thunder still get back into this? Full and angling into him. helps it on its way over backward square leg with a well-timed flick

full, in his swinging arc as it's pushed across his off-stump. Stays leg side of it and launches it over long-on

short ball again, sitting up nicely and Rohrer swivels around and pulls it well over deep square leg

short ball, drifts away outside off and beats the pull

short of a length ball, a little turn around off, drilled back

spinning in from a length, tries to make room and knocks it to point