Mohammad Hasnain blows Strikers away on Thunder debut
Matt Gilkes sets up win with 93 before Pakistan quick takes three wickets in four balls
Matt Gilkes sets up win with 93 before Pakistan quick takes three wickets in four balls
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Matt Roller
That's all from our BBL coverage tonight - join us tomorrow for the Melbourne Derby, but until then, this is Matt Roller signing off on behalf of Thilak Rama.
"It was a very good win for the boys in a big game for us," Matt Gilkes - who has pipped Hasnain to the player-of-the-match award - tells Fox. "[Using my feet against spin] That's something I've been working on quite a lot, I've not been great against spin so I've been working really hard on it. I feel like I've thrown my wicket away over the last couple of games so I was trying to play smart cricket shots. [Mood in the camp?] There's been a lot of disruption over the last three or four days but Greeny and TB [Bayliss] have been really happy with how we've put that to one side. TB has been great, he keeps things so simple and gives us freedom to go out there and express ourselves. He's been really good, especially for us batters up top."
Back-to-back wins against the Strikers for the Thunder despite their issues with Covid. Set up by Gilkes' 93 but Hasnain was the star, taking three wickets in four balls in his first over on BBL debut. The Thunder go third, overtaking the Hurricanes, while the Strikers are stuck in seventh and have still only won one game this season.
HJ Nielsen c Cutting b Green 39 (55m 31b 4x4 1x6) SR: 125.80
Green to finish off.
Fawad Ahmed strides out at No. 11.
PM Siddle b Mahmood 4 (3m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
Matt Gilkes sets up win with 93 before Pakistan quick takes three wickets in four balls