low full toss at knee height on fifth stump shoveled over the bowler to the long-on rope to end the match.
Scorchers vs Thunder, 36th Match at Carrara, BBL, Jan 06 2022 - Match Result
Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) (D/L method)
11.40 pm Thunder close the gap by four points and move into a joint tie for second with Sixers, who are officially second on net run rate, but Scorchers remain at the top of the table with a six-point lead ahead of both Sydney sides.
Thunder batter Sam Billings: "I really wanted to be there to finish the job and go away with a win. We know that they're such a good death side at the back end that 10 per over was going to be tough [so we took the Power Surge earlier] to keep the required run rate manageable. I love playing for the Thunder. I'll be watching [after going home] with interest. The blend of youth and experience is always really healthy. I haven't played too much cricket in the last year and it's been great to get a run of games and showcase what I can do. Hopefully I can take that into the England games. Jonny and Jos won't be there so hopefully I can get a run of five games."
That's it from us tonight. No BBL match tomorrow due to Covid cancelation so come back and join us again on Saturday for more coverage. Until then, take care!
Two to win now off a free hit to be faced by Billings.
chest high full toss, mistimes a pull into the leg side. No ball called on height.
Sams enters with four needed to win.
yorker speared into the feet, Billings misses the flick as they try to scamper a run. Tye charges forward to field in his followthrough and backhands this from four yards at silly mid-off into the stumps to get Davies a half-yard short.
wide yorker lands beyond the guidelines. Extra called.
bouncer over leg stump. Billings is late on a pull at 128 kph.
short on fifth stump, slaps a pull to cow corner, should've been one but the sub fielder Sabburg dives over the ball to turn one into four.
short and wide, slaps this through the off side for one.
knee high full toss on fourth stump, Davies heaves this toward long-on. Fielder on the rope leaps up trying to slap this back in but it slips through his hands over the rope.
16 runs off 12 balls to win for Thunder. Tye to bowl the penultimate over in this rain reduced match.
Aidan: "Keepers should be eating those for breakfast ". It was a sloppy drop.
full on the stumps, mistimes this gently into the covers for one.
dropped! Slower ball at 125 kph lands full on middle and skies a heave to the leg side. It goes straight up over the striker's stumps. Bancroft runs forward 20 yards and gets underneath it but has to lunge forward late and shells it with the ball bursting through his gloves. He made that much harder than it should've been.
full on fifth stump, drives this inside out over wide mid-off, one bounce over the rope.
full on the stumps, mistimes a heave and it trickles away for one.
length ball outside off, slapped to the cover sweeper for one.
yorker on leg stump, Billings shuffles across to scoop this over fine leg and misses. Big lbw shout denied. Looked like it was missing leg.
slower bouncer over leg stump, left alone at 105 kph and no wide is called.
bouncer at 120 kph on middle, Davies reaches up to periscope poke this wide of the keeper and goes to the third man rope.
slower ball at 113 kph tailing down leg stump, goes to pull and misses. Wide called.
full length on the legs, Davies clears the front leg and smashes this high over midwicket clearing the man on the rope by eight yards.
back of a length on fifth stump at 137 kph, Davies goes back to defend awkwardly back to Mills.
The ball actually nails Billings in the right arm and shatters his watch/wristband which falls off adjacent to the pitch. The physio comes out to give him some treatment to his right forearm and wrist area.
another short ball into the body, mistimes this off the gloves and it drops into the ground for a single.
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Carrara Oval | |
Toss | Perth Scorchers, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2021/22 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 06 January 2022 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Sydney Thunder 4, Perth Scorchers 0 |
Over 17 • ST 137/4