there it is! He cuts away a length ball through backward point. Well played by Alex Ross
Hurricanes vs Thunder, 31st Match at Sydney, BBL, Jan 11 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Sydney Thunder won by four wickets but they made it tough for themselves in the second half of the chase with some poor shot selection. The opening stand between Alex Hales and Usman Khawaja set the platform, but they were grateful to the calm head of Alex Ross. Overall, a good game. The Hurricanes batting spluttered for a long while due to some odd tactics but they got a decent score in the end. The win takes the Thunder up to third in the table while things get tougher for the Hurricanes. That's all from here, but you can head over to catch the action from Perth Scorchers against Brisbane Heat in Perth. Enjoy that one and I'll see you again tomorrow. Goodnight!
back of a length on leg stump, worked around the corner behind square and the scores are level
Super Over, anyone?
Amanda: "What happened to Riley Meredith?" Injured
short on leg stump, goes to paddle it away, takes the thigh pad but it didn't matter how Ross got back on strike
a full and straight slower ball, pushed back to the bowler...a dot
Four needed off the last over. Nair on strike. Ellis to bowl
short of a length, pulled down the ground to long-on and Ross happy to take the single
Shah Safeer: "At one stage, they were going to chase it down with ease"
full and straight, a bottom-handed whip down to long-on
6 off 8...
full at off stump, driven to cover off the toe end
what is he doing?! Another ridiculous shot, really. Short of a length, he goes to swipe it over the leg side, gets a huge top edge that midwicket settles under
a crunching pull to deep midwicket
short outside off, cut very hard to backward point...oh dear, that's hit Bailey where it hurts!
Surely the Thunder can't mess it up from here?
excellent placement, swept through midwicket, good work by Boland on the rope but it's three and Ross keeps the strike
he shows Morris how do it! Skips down the pitch and lofts this miles back over long-off. One of the shots of the match. That could break it
a bit of a hack down the ground, exposed all his stumps
full at the pads, sweeps again to deep square
Daniel Sams the new batsman
taken at long-on! Is there another twists to come? That's very careless from Morris, just seemed to half-hit that. A full ball and he chips it down the ground
swept to deep square
That over has swung it back firmly the Thunder's way
short on the leg stump, 140kph, beats him for pace and loops off the thigh pad
another slower ball, slips down the leg side...can't afford those
gets away with this, on the pads, Morris doesn't make contact
straight down the ground! Morris taking it on...was in the slot from Ellis, a slower ball, and it's a clean swing through the line
Over 20 • ST 166/6
Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)