Sandhu hat-tricks Thunder to another win over Scorchers
Scorchers remain at the top of the table despite the loss, while Thunder are now tied on points with second-placed Sydney Sixers

Gurinder Sandhu added a BBL hat-trick to go with his two hat-tricks in List A cricket • Cricket Australia via Getty Images
Sandhu is the only cricketer to have taken two hat-tricks in Australia's List A competition and achieved the feat this time in the BBL.
Even though there was a forecast of rain, Scorchers stuck with their preference of batting first, and opener Kurtis Patterson did his best to vindicate that decision with a couple of boundaries in the opening over. But a 25-minute rain break during the third over halted his momentum as Patterson fell giving a catch to extra cover shortly after resumption.
Alex Hales has had a miserable BBL season, exacerbated by contracting Covid-19, which forced him to miss Thunder's two matches against Adelaide Strikers. He returned, but his touch still deserted him as a frustrated Hales was completely overshadowed by Matthew Gilkes, who smashed Lance Morris for 14 runs in the opening over.
Scorchers rested spearhead Jason Behrendorff for the second straight game, perhaps sensing it was a good opportunity to give him an extended breather with Tymal Mills playing his final match of the season.
Tristan Lavalette is a journalist based in Perth