Sixers vs Thunder, 1st Match at Sydney, Dec 19 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

back of a length and outside off, Nair reaches out for the ball with fast hands and carves it to cover point. Nair and Blizzard hare across for a single to seal Thunder's win. Botha at cover-point did not attack the ball and simply hung back. He could not effect a direct hit either. The throw is to Abbott, and Nair dishes out a full-length dive to wrap it up. Replays suggest the ball bobbled out of Abbott's hands. Gee, what a finish

full-toss on the leg stump, clipped away to deep square leg

Blizzard squirts a boundary to the right of Bollinger. Lazy work from the big man at 45. He was too lazy to dive. Very full on leg stump nudged away

really full on the leg stump, whipped away to wide long-on

banged in short and outside off, Nair has a crack at a pull and top-edges it, but gets the desired result. Edged past the keeper for another boundary

wide full-toss, Nair stays leg-side of the ball and carves it away past the right of deep third man for four. Perfect start to the over for Thunder

down the track and carved to extra cover

middle-stump yorker, toe-ended down to long-on

back of a length and bouncing over the stumps as the batsman has a big yahoo at it and misses

full and attacking the stumps, pushed down the ground to long-on

just short of a good length and outside off, short-armed over midwicket

full-toss on off stump, clubbed across the line to the midwicket boundary

a big shout for lbw, but this is perhaps heading down the leg side. Pretty full and nipping in, the batsman plays around the front pad and misses. Sams finishes with 4 for 14 on T20 debut

What a debut this is turning out to be for Sams! Two in two this over, including the big scalp of Watson. Back of a length and angling across off, Watson punches crisply but picks out Henriques at cover

O'Keefe runs in from long leg, dives forward, and holds onto this top edge. Rushing short ball on middle, Gibson's scratchy innings ends. He hooks but only skies it to O'Keefe

back of a length offcutter, slid down to third man

wide yorker, angling away outside off, Watson can't touch it

slower full ball outside off, 115ks, opens the face and slices through point

full-toss, angling into hit the pad, but this is clearly heading past leg stump

slower legcutter outside off, but the length is short. Watson leans back and carves it over backward point