Match Details
17:10 PM IST, 22:10 Local Time: With that, it's the Adelaide Strikers that have secured an emphatic win after chasing down 200 with seven wickets and two balls to spare! It was an enthralling contest to say the lease but eventually, the Strikers ended up scoring 205/5 from 19.4 overs as it turned out to be a run feast.
Sydney Thunder set a massive target for Adelaide Strikers after they won the bat flip and opted to bat.
Alex Hales 18 (7) and Cameron Bancroft started off in quickfire manner before Matthew Short got Hales bowled. Jamie Overton followed it up with another quick wicket as Matthew Gilkes was sent back for golden duck in the very next over.
Bancroft and Oliver Davies 32 (17) took things forward and managed to accumulate a 54 run partnership for the third wicket before Cameron Boyce got the better of Davies.
Alex Ross and Bancroft stringed 82 runs for the 4th wicket and provided their side with the platform to post a big total. Ross 46 (26) struck three fours and two sixes for his innings, while it was Bancroft 74 (54) who stood out from the very start as he ended up topping the charts for his side.
Nathan McAndrew's 22 (10) breezy cameo got Sydney Thunder to 200/7 in 20 overs.
For Adelaide Strikers, David Payne and Overton bagged two wickets apiece, meanwhile, Matthew Short, Wes Agar, and Cameron Boyce picked a wicket each.
As for the run chase, the Strikers started off in a scintillating manner with the bat. The duo of Matthew Short and D’Arcy Short went out all guns blazing from the very first over.
The first 10 overs of the second innings led to 104 runs for no wickets. Matthew Short (82 off 41) was more of an aggressor out there in the middle as the skipper smashed five fours and six sixes.
Matthew Short was eventually dismissed by Tanveer Sangha as he top edged one to point. The opening partnership was broken after 139 runs were scored from 12.5 overs.
D’Arcy Short 66 (47) also looked in sublime form as he struck six fours and a couple of sixes before getting sent back by Daniel Sams. Chris Lynn 14 (17) was bowled by a peach of a yorker by Zaman Khan as the pressure was back on the Strikers. However, it was then the Adam Hose 28 (9)* show as he ensured to finish the innings in style that got their side maximum points in what was a spectacular run chase.
Eight runs were required off the final over, Jake Weatherald 5 (4) was run out of the first ball but Hose with nerves of steel struck a boundary, followed by two runs and a huge six to win the game.
For Thunder, it was a forgetful day with the ball as the trio of Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha and Zaman Khan managed to get just one wicket each.
Although, the game went down the wire, Thunder failing to break the opening stand is what eventually cost them. That being said, it's still early doors in the BBL and we can expect Sydney Thunder to bounce back as the move forward.