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Strikers vs Thunder, 53rd Match at Adelaide, BBL, Jan 25 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
53rd Match (N), Adelaide, January 25, 2021, Big Bash League
(14/14 ov) 115/4
(12.1/14 ov, T:116) 116/1

Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
63* (39)
alex-hales
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Alex Hales is the Player of the Match.

9:59pm Thunder close their last group game in style, and that should be a top-three spot confirmed unless Hurricanes can win by a massive margin.The win gives Thunder 31 points now and with a vastly superior NRR than anyone below them. A 116-run stand to close it out too, this will feel nice. For Adelaide Strikers, who are on 28 points now, there are three teams who could potentially overtake them in fourth place. In essence, they will have to do a lot of nervous waiting as we head into the final few rounds of the tournament. They struggled early with the bat and just never seemed to be in control of the game. A brute of an opening delivery to get Khawaja was about all that went their way in the defense too. Alex Hales took a bit of time to get himself in and then went into the zone that's given him so much success this season. Yet another fifty, yet more nonchalant six-hitting. He was nicely supported by Callum Ferguson at the other end. They'll sleep well tonight, unlike some of the team in tomorrow's triple-header. See you!

12.1
4
Siddle to Ferguson, FOUR runs

puts it away neatly to seal the win. Full and into middle stump, gets the front leg out of the way and chips it over the bowler with ease

end of over 1210 runs
ST: 112/1CRR: 9.33 RRR: 2.50
Alex Hales63 (39b 4x4 4x6)
Callum Ferguson42 (32b 5x4)
Daniel Worrall 3-0-24-1
Peter Siddle 2-0-19-0
11.6
4
Worrall to Hales, FOUR runs

leg-side full toss again and he stands tall this time and places this whip between deep square and deep midwicket

11.5
Worrall to Hales, no run

full toss down leg side, looks to swish that behind square and completely mistimes it. Rolls out to the keeper

11.4
1
Worrall to Ferguson, 1 run

good length, slower ball outside off. Flicked to deep square

11.4
1w
Worrall to Ferguson, 1 wide

bouncer dug in too short, left alone

11.3
1
Worrall to Hales, 1 run

good length, another slower ball at leg stump. Backs away and looks to push through cover, inside edge towards long-on

11.2
2
Worrall to Hales, 2 runs

short of deep midwicket. Slower length ball outside off, reaches out and drags that from way outside off. Doesn't get anywhere close to the fielder running in and to his right

11.1
1
Worrall to Ferguson, 1 run

slower ball, dipping full toss at leg stump. Punched towards long-on

end of over 1112 runs
ST: 102/1CRR: 9.27 RRR: 5.00
Alex Hales56 (35b 3x4 4x6)
Callum Ferguson40 (30b 5x4)
Peter Siddle 2-0-19-0
Liam O'Connor 2-0-18-0
10.6
Siddle to Hales, no run

yorker length at off stump, jammed out to mid-on

10.5
1
Siddle to Ferguson, 1 run

good length outside off, clears the front leg and pulls to deep midwicket's left

10.4
4
Siddle to Ferguson, FOUR runs

lifted over mid-off. Full and just outside off, clears the front leg and chopes from inside this

10.3
1lb
Siddle to Hales, 1 leg bye

yorker at leg stump, looks to tickle that past short fine, can't get it away

10.2
Siddle to Hales, no run

overpitched at off stump, makes room and drills straight to mid-off

10.1
6
Siddle to Hales, SIX runs

unreal! Backs away and flat-bats that over the extra cover boundary! Short of a length and angled into off stump. A couple of steps into the leg side to open up hitting room and then...boom. Nails it

They're taking the Power Surge

end of over 109 runs
ST: 90/1CRR: 9.00 RRR: 6.75
Alex Hales50 (31b 3x4 3x6)
Callum Ferguson35 (28b 4x4)
Liam O'Connor 2-0-18-0
Wes Agar 2-0-21-0
9.6
1
O'Connor to Hales, 1 run

short of a length just outside off, punches to extra cover whose misfield allows Hales to bring up yet another fifty

9.5
6
O'Connor to Hales, SIX runs

low full toss at leg stump, gets on one knee and swipes this over deep backward square

9.4
O'Connor to Hales, no run

good length at off stump, punched to extra cover

9.3
1
O'Connor to Ferguson, 1 run

googly, full at off stump, clears the front leg and gets the attempted slog to deep midwicket off the inside half

9.2
1
O'Connor to Hales, 1 run

short and wide outisde off, chopped to sweeper

9.1
O'Connor to Hales, no run

short and wide outisde off, mistimed cut to extra cover

Win Probability
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Over 13 • ST 116/1

Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
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