darted straight, Ross pulls through midwicket... Thunder win by six wickets and with plenty in the tank
Scorchers vs Thunder, 29th Match at Perth, BBL, Jan 04 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
9.20pm: Clinical from Thunder, who move level with Scorchers on 10 points at the top of the BBL standings. First defeat in nine at #TheFurnace, and Perth will have to deal with a potential injury to Jhye Richardson, too, as he walked from the field without completing his final over. Oliver Davies is Player of the Match for 58 off 47 to set up the Thunder chase, after they had restricted Scorchers with an all-round bowling display. Anyway, that's our coverage done for the night, join us again tomorrow for the next BBL instalment from Adelaide. Bye!
dragged down and pummelled! Sits back and hauls it away through mid-on to bring the scores level
More problems for Scorchers, as Richardson departs mid-over. Ashton Turner is going to bring himself on to bowl the last two balls
short and smoked through cover, Ross continuing to play a gem here. Smashed to the cover fence and Thunder are just a hit away
turns around, scooped over the keeper for six! Almost a pull shot, he was so far across in his premeditation... smacked up and over the rope at fine leg
goes for the blockhole, nicely bowled but Cutting digs it out through midwicket
fired full towards leg stump, backs away and squeezes out an inside edge to deep square leg
Thunder still in charge, as they call for the Power Surge with fours overs left in the innings. Richardson will bowl out here
dragged down and pulled for a single leg side
cleaned out over long-on! Full ball, Ross gets half a stride in and launches downtown for six, into the crowd by the sightscreen
looped up fuller and he's bashed down the ground on the front foot to long-on
sliding in, maybe a googly and Cutting cuts, finds backward point
length ball, flat and fast and worked off the pads, Cutting gets two into the gap at midwicket
Hatzo spears this down the leg side
skidding on with the arm and nudged to short fine leg
Peter Hatzoglou is back on
Vital wicket for Scorchers, but the RRR still very much on Thunder's side here
good length on fifth stump, Cutting shows it an open face and glides behind point to get going
Out comes Ben Cutting, with 29 needed off 31
clubbed in the air, taken! Another big moment in the chase, as the hard-hitting Davies departs... short ball outside off and he looks to advance, almost plays a tennis forehand down the ground, but it goes high and not all that far. Safely held at mid-off, Scorchers are still in this
back of a length outside off and Ross dabs one to deep third
slower ball, tonked out to deep midwicket
pitched up wide, possibly pace off and he can't time this one
in the slot and smeared leg side! Too full on the pads and Davies just blitzes the ball between two men back
low full toss belted to mid-off, could have been tight for Davies at the non-striker's with a direct hit!
Over 17 • ST 143/4
Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)