And that brings the end of the first match of today's double-header! Sydney Thunder will be pleased to register their first win of the season. Alex Hales and Cameron Bancroft set the platform in the powerplay, and then Jason Sangha and Oliver Davies chipped in as well, moving closer to the target and everybody contributed with the bat. However, the innings slowed down a touch in the middle overs but later, Daniel Sams went all guns blazing and raced to 22 off 13, while McAndrew was bullish in the end, finishing the game in a hurry. Webster bowled exceptionally well, picking up four wickets after thumping a becalmed fifty, but he just didn't get enough support from his teammates. Melbourne Stars were probably 10-15 runs short, as Zaman Khan and Daniel Sams bowled superbly in tandem, bringing the innings to a grinding halt at the death
And that wraps up our coverage of the first match. Thank you for your company. For now, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, and our scorer MV Raghav
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs | ST: 166/5 (7 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.22, RRR: 3.50)
- Daniel Sams22 (13b)
- Nathan McAndrew3 (3b)
- Usama Mir3-0-28-0
- Beau Webster4-0-29-4
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 156/5 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.17, RRR: 5.66)
- Daniel Sams13 (8b)
- Nathan McAndrew2 (2b)
- Beau Webster4-0-29-4
- Haris Rauf3-0-20-0
JJS Sangha c Dawson b Webster 19 (40m 21b 0x4 1x6) SR: 90.47
END OF OVER:16 | 11 Runs | ST: 150/4 (23 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.37, RRR: 5.75)
- Daniel Sams9 (5b)
- Jason Sangha19 (20b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-20-0
- Liam Dawson3-0-25-1