Callum Ferguson studs Sydney Thunder win against unbalanced Brisbane Heat
Ferguson followed up a masterly innings with a calm marshalling of his troops in the field to deliver his side a victory in the season opener
17/12Result
1st Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Dec 17 2019
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
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![Brisbane Heat]( "Brisbane Heat")
143 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
17/12Result
1st Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Dec 17 2019
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
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![Brisbane Heat]( "Brisbane Heat")
143 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
CJ Ferguson
73(44) 6x4 - 3x6
Control %83%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 16 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
17 December 2019 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Thunder 2, Brisbane Heat 0
Scorecard Summary
SYDNEY THUNDER 172/6 (20 OVERS)
- Callum Ferguson*73 (44)
- Alex Ross30 (27)
- Ben Cutting1/19 (2)
- Mitchell Swepson2/11 (2)
BRISBANE HEAT 143 (19.2 OVERS)
- Ben Cutting28 (18)
- Matt Renshaw26 (24)
- Chris Green2/19 (4)
- Arjun Nair2/22 (4)
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Alex Malcolm
Thunder win by 29 runs. Far too good. Callum Ferguson's sensible innings was the difference. Both teams batsmen perished too often taking on the enormous boundaries at the Gabba but Ferguson paced his innings perfectly. The Thunder bowlers did a great job to defend the total of 172. Their spinners were excellent.
Callum Ferguson is Player of the Match. "You don't win too many when you're 3 down in the powerplay. Really pleased with the character shown by our batters. We ended up with a winning score on the board. We were confident with that score."
That wraps up our coverage from the Gabba. Great start for the Thunder. The Heat have work to do. Join us again tomorrow for game two between the Sydney Sixers and the Perth Scorchers at the SCG.
19.2
W
Sams to Laughlin, OUT, caught at deep midwicket! In the slot on leg, he swungs through the line, hits it well but it's the long boundary and Ross is there to swallow the catch
B Laughlin c Ross b Sams 7 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 77.77
19.2
1w
Sams to Laughlin, 1 wide, slower ball bouncer, but too high and called wide
19.1
1
Sams to Zahir Khan, 1 run, dropped by Cook coming in off the backward point fence! He sliced this high over point, Cook raced in and slides on his knees and spills it
Sams to bowl the last
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs | BH: 141/9 (32 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.42, RRR: 32.00)
- Ben Laughlin7 (8b)
- Zahir Khan2 (2b)
- Chris Tremain4-0-27-1
- Arjun Nair4-0-22-2
18.6
0
Tremain to Laughlin, no run, slower ball yorker wide of off, he swings and misses
18.5
1
Tremain to Zahir Khan, 1 run, yorker outside off, he square drives to deep point
18.4
1
Tremain to Laughlin, 1 run, wide low yorker, he drags this to long on
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Ferguson followed up a masterly innings with a calm marshalling of his troops in the field to deliver his side a victory in the season opener
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