Daniel Sams to Joel Paris, out Caught by Sam Konstas!! Brilliant tag-team catch! A back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Joel Paris swipes it towards deep square leg. Gilkes near the fence moves to his left, keeps his balance and takes the catch. The momentum is taking him beyond the boundary ropes so he releases the ball in the field of play while he leaps up in the air before landing beyond the ropes. He saw Konstas near him and he flicked it back towards him nicely. Konstas takes it easily. The third umpire has a look and it's a clean catch. Konstas also anticipated it well and covered good distance to his left to complete the catch. Joel Paris c Sam Konstas b Daniel Sams 0(1)
19.5
W
Daniel Sams to Agar, out Caught by Matthew Gilkes!! Agar holes out! A short delivery on off, Agar pulls it hard and has struck it quite well but doesn't get the required elevation on it. Gilkes near the fence reverse cups it nicely. An anti-climatic finish as Turner is stranded on 99 at the other end with just one delivery to go. Agar c Matthew Gilkes b Daniel Sams 5(3) [4s-1]
19.4
4
Daniel Sams to Agar, FOUR, pitched up on middle, Agar hits it towards long-on. The timing is good and the dive from the fielder in the deep can't prevent the boundary
19.2
6
Daniel Sams to Turner, SIX, clean as a whistle! In the arc once again, Turner brings his long levers into play and smokes it over long-on for back-to-back maximums
19.1
6
Daniel Sams to Turner, SIX, what a shot! Turner moves into the nineties! Pace-off short delivery, Turner stands tall and pulls it with aplomb over deep mid-wicket for a flat six. He is in the zone
18.5
6
Topley to Turner, SIX, Turner is watching the ball like a football! 85 is now Turner's highest T20 score! In the slot on middle and leg, Turner clears his front leg and heaves it over deep square leg for yet another biggie
18.4
4
Topley to Turner, FOUR, cracking shot! Pitched up outside off, Turner lines it up and smashes it over extra cover for a rocketing boundary
18.2
W
Topley to Hardie, out Caught by Billings!! Topley gets his second wicket! A back of a length delivery shaping across Hardie and it was perhaps an off-pace delivery. Hardie tries to cut it square of the wicket on the off-side but only manages to get a top-edge. Billings behind the stumps pouches it safely. A breezy cameo from Hardie comes to an end. Hardie c Billings b Topley 28(16) [4s-5]
17.5
4
Daniel Sams to Turner, FOUR, impressive batting from Turner! Slower full ball outside off, Turner hits it over mid-off to find the fence once again. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo
17.4
6
Daniel Sams to Turner, SIX, the runs continue to flow for the visitors! A shortish delivery outside off, sits up nicely for Turner. He pulls it fiercely off the front foot and it flies over wide long-off for a maximum. He generated a lot of power from the bottom hand there
17.1
4
Daniel Sams to Turner, FOUR, five boundaries in a row for the Scorchers! A length delivery outside off, Turner stands tall and slaps it over extra cover for a rocketing boundary
17
4
McAndrew to Hardie, FOUR, make that four boundaries on the trot! An off-pace delivery in the slot outside off, Hardie leans towards it and smashes it over mid-off to get the desired result once again. 18 runs off the first Power Surge over
16.5
4
McAndrew to Hardie, FOUR, three boundaries in a row! A friendly full-toss outside off, Hardie says thank you very much and blasts it over the bowler's head for a one-bounce boundary
16.4
4
McAndrew to Hardie, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Slower shortish delivery down leg, Hardie waits for it and helps the pull past the keeper and through to the fine leg fence
16.3
4
McAndrew to Hardie, FOUR, just over mid-on! Pitched up on middle and leg, Hardie lines it up and lifts it nonchalantly over the leaping mid-on fielder to find the fence
15.5
4
Shadab Khan to Hardie, FOUR, shot! Full flighted delivery on off, Hardie stays leg-side of it and drives it crisply past the left side of extra cover. The timing was spot on there
13.4
W
Shadab Khan to Laurie Evans, out Lbw!! The Thunder review for a lbw! Was pushed quicker through the air and was on a back of a length on leg-stump, turned away a bit and kept a shade low as well perhaps, Laurie Evans tried to pull it across but got beaten on the under-edge to get rapped on the pads. UltraEdge shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it returns three reds. It just pitched on leg-stump and would have gone onto crash into the middle-stump. Shadab Khan convinced Warner to challenge the decision and it has worked for the hosts. Good call that. Laurie Evans lbw b Shadab Khan 10(7) [6s-1]
13.1
6
Shadab Khan to Laurie Evans, SIX, thumped! The googly but it's in the slot outside off, Laurie Evans kneels down on one knee and slogs it over long-on for a flat maximum
12.2
W
Daniel Sams to Connolly, out Caught by Chris Green!! Connolly holes out! The change of bowling has done the trick! Slower fuller length delivery outside off, Connolly goes for a big hit downtown but the bat turns in his hands and he ends up miscuing it towards deep mid-wicket. Green runs in from the deep, settles under it and makes no mistake. The hosts badly needed a wicket and they have got one. Connolly c Chris Green b Daniel Sams 28(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
12
F
Sangha to Turner, SIX, Turner brings up a 22-ball fifty! It has been a momentum shifting innings! He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. He makes some room to the full in-drifter and smashes it over long-on for yet another maximum. 13 runs off the over
11.3
4
Sangha to Turner, FOUR, Turner continues to flourish! Floated delivery drifting down leg, Turner switches his stance and reverse sweeps it nicely over backward point for another boundary
11.2
Sangha to Connolly, 1 run, dropped! Floated delivery around off, Connolly goes for the slog sweep but gets a top-edge to deep mid-wicket. Gilkes near the fence makes a mess of it and puts it down. Actually it went right through his hands. How costly will that prove?
10.5
4
Topley to Connolly, FOUR, hit with authority! Slower back of a length delivery outside off, Connolly flat-bats it powerfully past the bowler and it travels to the fence at the rate of knots
10
4
Sangha to Turner, FOUR, that's beautifully played! The googly on a fuller length, Turner switches his stance and reverse hits it over backward point to pick up another boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo
9
6
Chris Green to Turner, SIX, smacked! A juicy full-toss on the pads, Turner swipes it over deep backward square leg for a flat maximum. That was a poor delivery and it has been dealt with. 22 runs off the over
8.4
6
Chris Green to Turner, SIX, going, going and gone! In the slot on middle, Turner clears his front leg and tonks it over wide long-on for another maximum
8.3
4
Chris Green to Turner, FOUR, streaky but counts! Turner backs away a bit to the in-drifter in line of the stumps and goes for a drive with hard hands. Ends up getting an outside edge past the keeper and it runs through to the fence behind
8.2
6
Chris Green to Turner, SIX, smashed! In the slot on off, Turner sets a good base for himself and hits it straight as an arrow. It flies over the sighscreen for a big maximum
7.5
6
Shadab Khan to Connolly, SIX, another poor delivery and it has been taken toll off! A half-tracker on middle and leg, Connolly lines it up and pulls it with aplomb over deep square leg for a flat six
7.4
4
Shadab Khan to Connolly, FOUR, a gift and duly accepted! A long hop down leg, Connolly rocks back and pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary
6
4
Daniel Sams to Turner, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! A shortish delivery on off, sits up nicely for Turner. He stands tall and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep moves across to his left but has no chance to stop it
5.5
4
Daniel Sams to Turner, FOUR, shot! Pitched up delivery on the pads, Turner stays well-balanced and flicks it with good timing through wide mid-on to get the desired result
5.3
W
Daniel Sams to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Sangha!! That's an outstanding catch from Sangha! A shortish delivery angling in towards Josh Inglis and hurries him a bit. He goes for a pull across the line but gets a top-edge towards deep square leg. Sangha sprints in from the deep, covers a lot of ground and times his dive to perfection to take it in front of him with both hands inches above the ground. Great athleticism shown by Sangha there. Josh Inglis c Sangha b Daniel Sams 13(9) [4s-1 6s-1]
5.1
4
Daniel Sams to Josh Inglis, FOUR, beautifully struck! Pitched up on middle, Josh Inglis stays leg-side of it and lifts it cleanly over mid-off to pick up a boundary
4.2
6
Chris Green to Josh Inglis, SIX, clobbered! Josh Inglis uses his feet to this one outside off, gets to the pitch of it and tonks it over long-on for a 79m maximum
3.2
W
Topley to Finn Allen, out Caught by Matthew Gilkes!! That's a soft dismissal! Back of a length delivery outside leg-stump, Finn Allen tries to tuck it across but is early into the stroke. He ends up getting a leading edge and it lobs towards extra cover. Gilkes stationed there pouches it safely. Finn Allen c Matthew Gilkes b Topley 11(9) [4s-1 6s-1]
3.1
6
Topley to Finn Allen, SIX, that has carried all the way! Finn Allen throws his bat at this one outside off and it flies off the thick outside edge. It has enough on it to clear the fence
2.2
W
McAndrew to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Billings!! McAndrew strikes! Mitchell Marsh once again departs cheaply! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and deviates away a bit, Mitchell Marsh is caught in the crease as he looks to keep it out but gets a healthy outside edge. Billings behind the stumps takes a regulation catch. Ideal start for the Thunder. Mitchell Marsh c Billings b McAndrew 6(7) [6s-1]
2.1
6
McAndrew to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, in the arc, out of the park! Mitchell Marsh leans towards it and swipes it over deep square leg for a flat maximum. That came right off the screws
1.1
4
Topley to Finn Allen, FOUR, streaky but counts! Finn Allen goes for a booming drive on the up but it flies off the outer half and goes past the dive of the fielder at backward point. A boundary results