Match Details

ADS vs SYT 51st Match, BBL 2020-21

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SYT
153-720.0
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs
ADS
20.0159-6
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18th Over:
0
2
4
wd
4
0
4
 
= 15
Last Over:
0
0
4
1
0
2
 
= 7
This Over:
6
0
2
0
4
4lb
 
= 16
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Player of the Match

Peter Siddle
2/22
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Peter Siddle Jersy
BatsmenN McAndrew B Cutting
R(B)4S6SSR
17 (10)24 (17)3 3 0 1 170.00 141.18
P'ship : 39(20)
Last Wkt :   Alex Ross 18(18)
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SYTSYT - 2nd Innings
SessionOpenPASS
6 Over 4844
10 Over 7675
ADSADS - 1st Innings
SessionOpenPASS
6 Over 4642
10 Over 7082
15 Over 125118
20 Over 174159

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Sourya: So that's it from here as another breathtaking BBL fixture comes to an end. The playoffs are almost upon us and we hope you will be joining us for al the exciting action coming up. So that's it from me, Sourya Chowdhury, and my fellow commentators Arjun Bhalla and Karthik Iyer. Have a good day.
Sourya: Peter Siddle was rightly named the man of the match for his miserly spell. The Strikers have leapfrogged the Thunder to third with the latter slipping to fourth. They meet again tomorrow night at the Adelaide Oval with a spot in the playoffs on the line.
In a typical low-scoring thriller, the Strikers, who won the toss and elected to bat first, got healthy contributions from Jake Weatherald, Phil Salt and Travis Head, who all got into their 30s, but didn't really make it big. A cameo from Ryan Gibson helped them get to 159, but tight bowling had ensured that they still fell short of a par total. It didn't matter in the end though, as they out-bowled their Sydney counterparts.
Sourya: Nesser (2/17) and the old warhorse Peter Siddle (2/22), who got the in-form Hales out with a beauty that straightened. Head and O'Connor got a wicket each, as well.
Sourya: The Thunder will have booked their spot in the finals had they got over the line today and seemed set to reach the target of 160 at the midway point with Usman Khawaja (36) and Callum Ferguson going steady after the loss of Hales early. However, Michael Nesser got both of them out in the 10th over and engendered a collapse in the Thunder ranks from which they could not fully recover. From 1-17 they were reeling at 5/88, but a late charge Cutting, Ross and McAndrew took it to the final over. But the class of the bowlers was enough to take the Strikers home.
Sourya: So another classic BBL humdinger has come to an end here at the Adelaide Oval and the Strikers have gallantly and intelligently defended their below-par score of 159/6 to defeat the high-flying Thunder by six runs to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Arjun: What an exhibition for the game that we all love. What a T20 game. We have witnessed so many turns and rounds in this game. The momentum got shifted so many times and IN THE END, the Strikers wins this game just by SIX RUNS.
OVER 20.0
Sydney Thunder
153/7
Ben Cutting
24(17)
Nathan McAndrew
17(10)
Wes Agar
0-46(4.0)
19.6 Wes Agar to Ben Cutting
4lb Four leg-byes as the full delivery on the leg-side takes a deflection off Ben Cutting's pads and runs away to the fence. Strikers won't mind it as Agar managed to keep his feet behind the line. So, that is it, Strikers wrap up a six-run victory.
19.5 Wes Agar to Ben Cutting
4 Full toss, Cutting is off his feet but he still manages to smash it towards point for a boundary. 11 required off the last ball
Sourya: Agar bowls an unplayable angled-in yorker to wrap it up, apparently.
Arjun: That's it!!!! The game is over for the Thunder. The Strikers would just need two legal balls from Wes Agar to win.
19.4 Wes Agar to Ben Cutting
0 Fantastic yorker from Wes Agar, Cutting is nut-megged as he looks to smash it. The keeper does well to prevent four byes
Sourya: Well Arjun, these are the grand stand finishes we love in T20s.
19.3 Wes Agar to Ben Cutting
2 Low full toss, Cutting flicks it to deep mid-wicket and collects two runs.
19.2 Wes Agar to Ben Cutting
0 Cutting tries to premeditate but Wes Agar is clever and bowls a wide, full delivery. Leaves it alone
Arjun: As you said Sourya, the game has gone to the wire. The equation is simple yet too complex for both sides. Sydney Thunder need 17 runs in 5 balls
19.1 Wes Agar to Ben Cutting
6 Six!! What a start!! Full on the pads, Cutting smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a big maximum
OVER 19.0
Sydney Thunder
137/7
Nathan McAndrew
17(10)
Ben Cutting
12(11)
Peter Siddle
2-22(4.0)
18.6 Peter Siddle to Nathan McAndrew
2 Full delivery, Nathan McAndrew walks down the wicket and lifts it straight for two runs
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