Big Bash League, 1st Match: Gurinder Sandhu instrumental in Thunder win

It came down to the wire as Sydney Thunder escaped with a 1 wicket run, from the final ball, over Melbourne Stars in the opening BBL match.

Match Summary

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, 1st Match, Big Bash League

Sydney Thunder 123/9 (20 ov)

Melbourne Stars 122/8 (20 ov)

Result - Sydney Thunder won by 1 wickets

SCORECARD

After keeping Melbourne Stars to 122/8, Sydney Thunder actually struggled as Trent Boult (2/21) and Nathan Coulter-Nile (3/19) got some crucial wickets early to shake things up.

Jason Sangha (24) and Alex Ross (28) were instrumental in bringing some hope for Thunder, joined later by Gurinder Sandhu (20*) and seen over the line by some extras, Sydney Thunder managed to scrap by winning this one by 1 wicket.

Match Stats

Melbourne Stars Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Joe Clarke - 2.6 ov), 2-31 (Tom Rogers - 4.1 ov), 3-54 (Marcus Stoinis - 8.3 ov), 4-83 (Hilton Cartwright - 12.3 ov), 5-84 (Nick Larkin - 12.5 ov), 6-93 (Luke Wood - 15.4 ov), 7-97 (Beau Webster - 16.3 ov), 8-115 (Nathan Coulter-Nile - 18.5 ov)

Sydney Thunder Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Matthew Gilkes - 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Rilee Rossouw - 0.3 ov), 3-28 (Alex Hales - 4.2 ov), 4-47 (Jason Sangha - 8.2 ov), 5-57 (Daniel Sams - 9.5 ov), 6-71 (Oliver Davies - 11.6 ov), 7-89 (Alex Ross - 14.4 ov), 8-115 (Chris Green - 19.1 ov), 9-115 (Fazalhaq Farooqi - 19.2 ov)

Playing XI

Sydney Thunder:  Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Jason Sangha (C), Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brendan Doggett

Melbourne Stars: Tom Rogers, Joe Clarke (WK), Joe Burns, Nick Larkin, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Luke Wood, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa (C), Trent Boult

Match Details

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 08:15

Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra

Toss: Sydney Thunder won the toss & elected to field