- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 taken at cover! Big moment. Good length at off stump, strides forward and drives. Can't keep it down, although not sure he tried to. Snaffled at head height. Sharp catch 16/22.4 first breakthrough! Swings across the line, takes a big leading edge high in the air and is safely taken at point. A mixture of a pull and a whip that stroke. He couldn't get going tonight 13/115.4 Duckett denied a half-century. Slower ball outside leg stump on a good length, Duckett clears the front leg to heave to midwicket but is through the shot early producing yet another top edge. Billings only has a few yards to shuffle left and pouches it easily. 110/514.1 slower ball finally does the trick. A number of chances produced off these but after a number of drops by fielders, Sams calls off everyone on this skier on a mistimed pull to a length ball that swirls behind him. He backpedals and reaches over his head to cling on. 99/315.1 and strikes immediately. Good length ball on fifth stump, Wildermuth tries to smack this through the off side but doesn't get to the pitch and a healthy edge goes through to Billings. 107/416.2 back of a length on fourth stump, googly cramps him for room trying to cut and slices this tamely to backward point. Safe catch at shin height by Ross reaching low to his right on the ring. 111/618.2 slower ball wicket once again. Sams angles this on a fullish length across fifth stump, Bazley clears the front leg for a leg side heave and is through the shot way too early producing a top edge over point. Cutting jogs 10 yards to his right to cling on with ease. 124/719.1 back of a length, Mujeeb backs away trying to hit over midwicket but is cramped for room and spoons this gently to mid-on Green, who dives forward on the ring to claim a catch at shin height. 130/8Extras6 (lb 4, w 2)TOTAL140/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7)Did not bat: L GuthrieFall of wickets: 1-13 (Max Bryant, 2.4 ov), 2-16 (Chris Lynn, 3.1 ov), 3-99 (Sam Heazlett, 14.1 ov), 4-107 (Jack Wildermuth, 15.1 ov), 5-110 (Ben Duckett, 15.4 ov), 6-111 (Jimmy Peirson, 16.2 ov), 7-124 (James Bazley, 18.2 ov), 8-130 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB GS Sandhu 4 0 17 2 4.25 16 1 1 0 0 DR Sams 4 0 22 3 5.50 12 2 0 0 0 N McAndrew 4 0 33 2 8.25 8 5 0 0 0 CJ Green 4 0 32 0 8.00 3 3 0 0 0 T Sangha 3 0 22 1 7.33 4 1 0 2 0 BCJ Cutting 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 driven straight to cover! Huge start. Length delivery outside off, Hales comes forward to drive on the up and it's a simple catch for fellow Englishman Duckett 0/13.1 straight to deep square leg! Couldn't have found him better. A short-of-a-length delivery, he went for the pull and didn't get the distance 28/23.3 full, straight and given! Well, well. The umpire took a while to raise the finger but it's two in three balls. Did he hit it? Hard to tell first replay, might have been two pads. Looked to heading for leg stump if no bat 32/3Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL141/3 (17.1 Overs, RR: 8.21)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Alex Hales, 0.2 ov), 2-28 (Sam Whiteman, 3.1 ov), 3-32 (Matthew Gilkes, 3.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB XC Bartlett 3.1 0 20 1 6.31 11 3 0 1 0 L Guthrie 3 0 32 2 10.66 7 5 1 0 0 JD Wildermuth 2 0 23 0 11.50 3 2 1 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 25 0 6.25 11 4 0 0 0 MP Kuhnemann 2 0 21 0 10.50 3 2 1 1 0 JJ Bazley 3 0 18 0 6.00 7 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
06 December 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Thunder 4, Brisbane Heat 0
Match Notes
- Brisbane Heat X Factor Subs: CJ Gannon and TLW Cooper
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 20 runs, 2 wickets)
- Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 58/2 in 10.0 overs (BM Duckett 20, SD Heazlett 22)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (BM Duckett 22, SD Heazlett 26, Ex 3)
- Power Surge: Overs 13.1 - 15.0 (Batting side - 20 runs, 1 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 140/8 in 20.0 overs (XC Bartlett 26, MP Kuhnemann 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sydney Thunder - 71/3 in 10.0 overs (SW Billings 13, AI Ross 25)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (SW Billings 21, AI Ross 30, Ex 1)
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- AI Ross: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 75 balls (SW Billings 37, AI Ross 61, Ex 2)
- Power Surge: Overs 16.1 - 18.0 (Batting side - 9 runs, 0 wicket)
- Bash Points: Sydney Thunder 1, Brisbane Heat 0
Match Coverage
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Daniel Sams and Gurinder Sandhu stood out with the ball to take combined figures of 5 for 39