ST vs BH

Big Bash League · Match 9

Recent overs

Ov 20
1wd0W2011wd1
6 runs
Ov 19
600220
10 runs
Ov 18
211600
10 runs
Ov 17
10W100
2 runs

Commentary

That's all we have for you from what was a truly intriguing contest in Canberra.  This is Subhashish, along with Sourabh, signing off. We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great week ahead!  Do stay with Sportskeeda for all the news, action and live updates from the cricketing world!! Bye bye!!
Matthew Gilkes is the Player of the Match for his 76 off 48 balls, here are his words: "I thought the wicket was quite low and slow. Quite tough at times but me and Sammy (Konstas) ran well between the wickets which was probably the difference. It took the pressure off and made us feel we did not have to do much. Good win in the end. I was hitting the ball quite well in the first couple of games, got a bit carried away but today I was better at going through the gears and ran a lot better, took better options. Sammy (Konstas) is unreal, everyone forgets that he is just 19 or 20 years old. He has got some really cricket smarts already, taught a few things to me already, gets in the contest out there. He is good, got a good cricket brain on him, we help each other out there, we ask each other how we're feeling and the matchups, we did that really well today."
Sydney Thunder 193/4 (20 overs)

Sam Konstas 63 (45)
Matthew Gilkes 76 (48)

Shadab Khan 4-0-24-4

Brisbane Heat 159/6 (20 overs)

Sydney Thunder win by 34 runs

Shadab Khan came up with a dream spell, conceding a miserly 24 runs from his four overs while also scalping four priceless wickets for his team! Chris Green (4-0-32-0) backed up Shadab's effort admirably while Daniel Sams (4-0-25-2) played his part as well on a night that belonged unquestionably to the Sydney Thunder's.

The Thunders also need to thank Sam Konstas and Matthew Gilkes for a brilliant opening stand that laid the foundation for the much-needed win. Sam Billings joined Gilkes after Konstas departed to help the Thunders accumulate what was a daunting total on a wicket where the ball kept low for the most part.

Xavier Bartlett and Liam Haskett failed to stem the tide for Brisbane Heat, unlike Shadab Khan and Daniel Sams, who bowled brilliantly for the Thunder's on the day!!

After a brilliant run chase in their previous game, Brisbane Heat end up on the losing side while the Thunder's register their opening win of the new BBL season.
20Ov159/6Score
1wd0W2011wd16 runs
Jimmy Peirson*11 (7)
Xavier Bartlett3 (3)
Daniel Sams2/25
19.6 Sams to Jimmy Peirson, SYDNEY THUNDER GET THEIR FIRST WIN AND REGISTER A 34-RUN VICTORY!! Full and outside off, drilled straight to mid-off who makes a half stop, one taken but it does not matter. Smile on Warner's face, it has been an all-round performance from his side and they have finally opened their account in the competition.
19.6 Sams to Jimmy Peirson, WIDE, that is short and outside the tramline and the Canberra crowd goes "booo".  An extra delivery and some more wait before the win
19.5 Sams to Xavier Bartlett, slow again, fuller length outside off, Bartlett drags it to wide long-on. Wants two but it is straight to the man, just a single
19.4 Sams to Xavier Bartlett, hard length angling across Bartlett, he looks to heave it away through the leg side. Gets an underedge that bounces through to Billings
19.3 Sams to Xavier Bartlett, slower one again, dipping and full outside off, Bartlett swings and skies it. Drops in front of long-off and allows him to come back for two
Xavier Bartlett batting at 8th position
Max Bryant has been dismissed for 25 runs off 18 balls
19.2 Sams to Max Bryant, OUT, picks the slower ball at the stumps and delivers it into the lap of Chris Green at deep mid-wicket. He swung far too many for not so many tonight, once again a mighty heave and picks out the fielder in the deep.
19.1 Sams to Max Bryant, nails the wide yorker this time, Byrant can only squeeze it out to the cover fielder in the ring. No run
Daniel Sams with the final over!
19.1 Sams to Max Bryant, short and angling away wide from Bryant, that is just outside the tramline and Bryant tries to carve it away. Misses. WIDE called
Nathan McAndrew has done quite enough by varying his lengths and delivering a few off cutters!! 
19Ov153/5Score
60022111 runs
Max Bryant*25 (16)
Jimmy Peirson10 (6)
Nathan McAndrew0/35
18.6 Nathan McAndrew to Max Bryant, pace off outside off, Bryant with a big heave for the third straight time gets the ball to Konstas at deep mid-wicket. Bounces in his front, he picks up just one
18.5 Nathan McAndrew to Max Bryant, once more dragged wide of deep mid-wicket, to his left from outside off as it was bowled pace off outside off. Another two
18.4 Nathan McAndrew to Max Bryant, gets slightly across to the off side and hence closer to the ball, drags it to mid-wicket where Konstas tries to stop the two. They hustle back for two but they need a whole lot more of that