BBL 2023/24 Match 37: Sydney Thunder thumped by Adelaide Strikers in 9 wicket rout

Adelaide Strikers thrashed Sydney Thunder by 9 wickets today, at the Manuka Oval, Canberra,  to secure a place in the final stages of BBL|13.

Match Summary

Sydney Thunder 140/10 (19.2 ov)

Adelaide Strikers 144/1 (16.1 ov)

Adelaide Strikers won by 9 wickets

SCORECARD

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— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 14, 2024

Match Highlights

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat first.

They put up a total of 140 runs, with Alex Hales leading the batting with 42 runs.

However, it was Lloyd Pope of Adelaide Strikers who stole the show, taking an impressive 4 wickets for just 22 runs. His outstanding performance earned him the title of the man of the match.

In the second innings, Adelaide Strikers successfully chased down the target, with Matthew Short leading the charge with a brilliant unbeaten knock of 74 runs.

Adelaide won the match by 9 wickets with 23 balls remaining.

Match Stats

Sydney Thunder Fall of wickets: 1-36 (David Warner - 3.5 ov), 2-69 (Cameron Bancroft - 8.6 ov), 3-75 (Oliver Davies - 9.6 ov), 4-75 (Alex Hales - 10.2 ov), 5-107 (Alex Ross - 15.1 ov), 6-125 (Matthew Gilkes - 17.2 ov), 7-139 (Chris Green - 18.3 ov), 8-139 (Nathan McAndrew - 18.4 ov), 9-139 (Liam Hatcher - 18.6 ov), 10-140 (Tanveer Sangha - 19.2 ov)

Adelaide Strikers Fall of wickets: 1-57 (D'Arcy Short - 6.1 ov)

Playing XIs

Sydney Thunder: 

• David Warner
• Alex Hales
• Cameron Bancroft
• Oliver Davies
• Alex Ross
• Matthew Gilkes(WK)
• Daniel Sams
• Chris Green(C)
• Nathan McAndrew
• Liam Hatcher
• Tanveer Sangha

Adelaide Strikers: 

• Matthew Short(C)
• D'Arcy Short
• Jake Weatherald
• Adam Hose
• Thomas Kelly
• Jamie Overton
• Harry Nielsen(WK)
• Henry Thornton
• David Payne
• Cameron Boyce
• Lloyd Pope

 

Match Details:

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024 08:15

Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra

Toss: Sydney Thunder elected to bat