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
Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
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!
leg-side full toss again and he stands tall this time and places this whip between deep square and deep midwicket
full toss down leg side, looks to swish that behind square and completely mistimes it. Rolls out to the keeper
good length, slower ball outside off. Flicked to deep square
bouncer dug in too short, left alone
good length, another slower ball at leg stump. Backs away and looks to push through cover, inside edge towards long-on
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
slower ball, dipping full toss at leg stump. Punched towards long-on
yorker length at off stump, jammed out to mid-on
good length outside off, clears the front leg and pulls to deep midwicket's left
lifted over mid-off. Full and just outside off, clears the front leg and chopes from inside this
yorker at leg stump, looks to tickle that past short fine, can't get it away
overpitched at off stump, makes room and drills straight to mid-off
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
short of a length just outside off, punches to extra cover whose misfield allows Hales to bring up yet another fifty
low full toss at leg stump, gets on one knee and swipes this over deep backward square
good length at off stump, punched to extra cover
googly, full at off stump, clears the front leg and gets the attempted slog to deep midwicket off the inside half
short and wide outisde off, chopped to sweeper
short and wide outisde off, mistimed cut to extra cover
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
Adelaide Oval | |
Toss | Sydney Thunder, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2020/21 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 25 January 2021 - night (20-over match) |
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TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Sydney Thunder 4, Adelaide Strikers 0 |
Over 13 • ST 116/1
Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)