Sydney Thunder
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Sydney Sixers
| 2/28 |
| 1/10 (1.3) | *Curran | O: 5.3 | Ferguson* | 8 (11) |
| 1/5 (3.0) | Bird | RR:4.80 | Sams | 5 (8) |
| c. Hughes b. Curran |  | 3.4 2/21 |  | Khawaja 13(14) |
| c. Silk b. Bird | | 0.4 1/1 | | Hales 0(1) |
| First Innings: Sydney Sixers | 76 all out | RR: 4.34 | O: 15.5 |
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| First Innings: Sydney Sixers | 76 all out | RR: 4.34 | O: 15.5 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.R. Philippe+ lbw. Sandhu | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
D.P. Hughes run out (Morris) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J.M. Vince c. Morris b. Doggett | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
M.C. Henriques* c. Lenton b. Morris | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
J.C. Silk c. Khawaja b. Sams | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
J. Avendano c. Ferguson b. Sams | 28 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 90.32 |
T.K. Curran run out (McAndrew) | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
B.J. Dwarshuis c. Hales b. Sams | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 95.00 |
N.M. Lyon not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
J.M. Bird c. McAndrew b. Morris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
S.N.J. O'Keefe run out (Ross) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 76 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.H. Morris | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.13 |
| G.S. Sandhu | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 |
| B. Doggett | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 |
| D.R. Sams | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
| N. McAndrew | 3.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| First Innings: Sydney Thunder | 2/28 | RR: 4.80 | O: 5.3 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.T. Khawaja c. Hughes b. Curran | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
A.D. Hales c. Silk b. Bird | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
C.J. Ferguson* not out | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
D.R. Sams not out | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
A.I. Ross | |||||
J.S. Lenton+ | |||||
C.H. Morris | |||||
N. McAndrew | |||||
B. Doggett | |||||
L. Bowe | |||||
G.S. Sandhu | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 1) | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Bird | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.67 |
| B.J. Dwarshuis | 1.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
| T.K. Curran | 1.3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6.67 |
The Sydney Sixers can land a big blow to the Sydney Thunder‘s Big Bash campaign when the rivals meet this evening. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:10pm (AEDT).
After a positive start to the season, the Thunder have gone quiet. Just one win from their past four matches has seen them slide to sixth on the BBL ladder and the room for error gets smaller and smaller.
The Sixers, on the other hand, are moving nicely in the right direction, earning six wins from ten matches. Their most recent contest against the Hobart Hurricanes was abandoned so they should be fresh for tonight’s match.
Overall, the Sixers have won three of their past five matches, with their most recent defeat coming at the hands of the ladder leading Melbourne Stars – no shame given how well the Stars are performing.
The Thunder in contrast became the first team this season to lose to the Melbourne Renegades, and another defeat here could spell doom for their BBL09 hopes.
If the last contest between these two teams is anything to go by, we should be in for an absolute treat. The Sixers defeated the Thunder in the super over, with a great knock from Moises Henriques getting the Sixers over the line in an epic contest last December.
If Henriques can offer a repeat of his great performance on that particular occasion, the Sixers are on course to do the double over the Thunder this evening.
Usman Khawaja, meanwhile, finished with a duck in his most recent effort against the Renegades, and needs a big score here to guide the Thunder to a much needed victory.
Prediction
The Sixers are well on course to launch a tilt at BBL09 with a good performance today. The Thunder are in a poor form, but it only takes one brilliant knock from Khawaja or a Callum Ferguson to get the ship moving in the right direction. Rain could also be a big issue today but all things considered, the Sixers should be favoured to win.
Sixers to win.
Time: 7.10pm AEDT
Venue: Spotless Stadium
Coverage: Live Channel Seven, Kayo Sports, Fox Cricket
Betting: Thunder $1.95, Sixers $1.85
Squads
Sydney Thunder
Callum Ferguson (c), Jonathan Cook, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Morris (South Africa), Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
Sydney Sixers
Moises Henriques (c), Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Jackson Bird, Tom Curran (England), Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Fallins, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Stephen O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince (England)
Alan
Roar Guru
The Thunder have won a rain interrupted Sydney Bash against the Sixers, winning by 4 runs here after bowling out the Sixers for less than 80 runs in 16 overs. The Thunder attack did its job and the most of a chaotic wicket to roll the Sixers for a very modest total. The Thunder get a much needed win in the process and hopefully for their sake that kickstarts their season. That concludes the Big Bash coverage for today with the Stars and Thunder emerging victorious :)
Alan
Roar Guru
MATCH ABANDONED: THUNDER WIN BY 4 RUNS (DLS)
Alan
Roar Guru
If play doesn't resume by 10.23pm AEDT, it's game over. Thunder will win I believe.
Alan
Roar Guru
Thunder 2/28 - 5.3/16.0
Alan
Roar Guru
If rain stops play, the Thunder at this stage find themselves ahead and will win. Both teams coming off now...
Alan
Roar Guru
Thunder 2/25 - 5.0/16.0
Alan
Roar Guru
One more delivery for this to constitute a game. That is what the Thunder want.
Alan
Roar Guru
It's raining here....
Alan
Roar Guru
WICKET: Khawaja with an edge, fails with the drive and the catch is taken by Hughes. Curran the bowler. Sixers maybe still in this...Thunder 2/21
Alan
Roar Guru
FOUR: Free hit for Ferguson and he makes no mistake, down the ground for four. Thunder 1/20 - 3.1
Alan
Roar Guru
Thunder 1/15 - 3.0
Alan
Roar Guru
Thunder 1/14 - 2.0
Alan
Roar Guru
Khawaja too good there with the pull shot. Short delivery punished. Thunder 1/10
Alan
Roar Guru
FOUR: Khawaja with a classy swing down the leg side and its four. Thunder 1/5
Alan
Roar Guru
Great over for the Sixers and Bird. Thunder 1/1
Alan
Roar Guru
WICKET: Great start Sixers here! Hales is gone for a duck! Bird is 1/1. Silk with a good catch. Hold on folks...Sixers 1/1
Alan
Roar Guru
The Thunder are about to bat.