SCO vs THU Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! INTO THE GAP AND IT SAILS TO THE FENCE FOR FOUR! Sherfane Rutherford has done it for Sydney Thunder. On a length around leg, Sherfane Rutherford looks for the flick but gets it off the inside edge and the ball rolls past Nick Hobson at short fine leg and thumps into the fence towards deep backward square. Sydney Thunder wins this by 4 wickets.

TWO LEG BYES! Yorker-length delivery, down the leg. Sherfane Rutherford looks to flick it but misses. The ball brushes his pad and the keeper fails to glove the ball. The fielder at the fine leg does well to cover it up. A couple taken in between!

FOUR! Up and over! Andrew Tye bowls it fuller, just outside off. Sherfane Rutherford plants his front foot towards the delivery and uses his bottom hand to loft the delivery over mid off fielder and gets a much needed boundary.

On a length, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford makes a leave. Can you believe it? Sherfane Rutherford has left one outside off, thinking the umpire would stretch his arms with 9 needed of 3.

FOUR! Perth pays the price for exceeding time in the innings ticker. Full toss outside off, Sherfane Rutherford swings for all money, gets an outside edge and the ball flies past the short third fielder for four.

Fuller delivery, on leg. Sherfane Rutherford flicks it. The ball flies towards the right of the short fine leg fielder. The fielder dives but the ball burst through his hands. A couple of runs taken in between

SIX! THIS IS HUGE! Fuller on leg and middle. Hugh Weibgen hangs back, waits for the delivery and slogs the delivery with one of the finest timing he ever played in his career. The ball flies over to deep mid-wicker fence and gets a biggie.

Short and just outside off. Hugh Weibgen drops his blade and decides to make a leave.

Bangs a short one, on off, shaping it away from the right-hander. Hugh Weibgen skips down the track and looks to swat it but nicked the outer edge. The ball loops towards deep backward point region and the batters gets a single.

Full-length delivery, wide outside off. Sherfane Rutherford pokes it towards point and gets a single.

On a length on middle. Hugh Weibgen guides it towards point and gets a single.

Short-length delivery on middle and leg. Sherfane Rutherford tucks it towards square leg for a single.

Back of a length outside off. Hugh Weibgen looks to cut but misses the connection.

Back of a length, on stump. Hugh Weibgen dabs it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! That's a stunning catch! Short-length delivery on off and middle. Chris Green once again looks to go big but yet again fails to get the middle of the willow. The ball loops towards the back of the mid on fielder. Behrendorff tracks back extends his arm and takes the catch.

On a length on leg. Sherfane Rutherford nudges it towards his leg side for a single.

DROPPED! Oh my goodness! That was a sitter! Lance Morris bowls it slower and on good length. Chris Green looks to swat it across but catches the outer part of his willow and the ball loops towards mid off fielder. The fielder moves to his left but fails to catch the sitter. Single taken in between!

Back of a length on middle and leg. Chris Green misses the heave on the inner part of his willow.

Slower now, on a length and on middle. Chris Green punches it towards square leg region and gets a single.

FOUR! An expensive over from Matthew Kelly! Short-length delivery, once again on off. Chris Green lashes it out , over the mid off region and gets four more runs.

On a length, on middle and off. Sherfane Rutherford taps it towards his off side and gets a single.

Back of a length outside off. Sherfane Rutherford cuts it towards the third man region. The fielder has a shy towards striker's end but misses the stump. The back up fielder at cover fails to back it up and another run for the batters.

SIX! BOOM! Shortish from Kelly, pitching it on leg and angling it towards the middle and off stump. Sherfane Rutherford camps back once again and scoops it up and over deep fine leg for a biggie.

Matthew Kelly scoots over the wicket and bowls it fuller on middle. Sherfane Rutherford hangs back and dabs it down to the pitch.

Good length on off, Sherfane Rutherford rocks back and taps this to the third man region for one.

On a length around off, Chris Green drives this through cover for one.

Good length on off, Chris Green drives this back to the bowler.

FOUR! Chris Green starts in some style. On a length around off, Chris Green punches this down the ground and away she flies for four towards long off.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Tye removes Sam Billings and Perth Scorchers are ahead in this contest again. Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Sam Billings looks to pull this. Miscues it off the bottom and straight to Matthew Kelly at deep mid-wicket.

On a length around off, Sam Billings drives this through cover for two. The batters looked to settle for one but a poor backup from mid-wicket gifts them an extra.

Fuller on the pads, Sherfane Rutherford slogs this towards deep backward square for a couple.

FOUR! Boundaries have started to flow for Thunder now. Short of a length around off, Sherfane Rutherford rocks back, plays this late and guides this through the vacant space between third man and backward point for a boundary.

Too full on off, Sam Billings drills this to long off for one.

Short and wide outside off, Sherfane Rutherford cuts this through point for one.

FOUR! AWAY SHE GOES FOR FOUR IN A FLASH! Tossed up on off, Sherfane Rutherford rocks back and smashes this over short cover for a boundary which might get his innings going.

Floated into the batter, on leg. Sam Billings defends this towards leg for one.

Good length around middle and leg, Sam Billings pulls this away for one.

Short and wide outside off, Sam Billings swings and misses.

Good length on the pads, Sherfane Rutherford tucks this away on leg for one.

OUT! Lance Morris gets the big fish in David Warner. On a length around the pads, David Warner flicks this but finds the only fielder out on the fence towards leg in Nick Hobson at deep square leg. Hobson did not need to move an inch to take this one. Warners falls just one short of a well-deserved half-century.

On a length wide outside off, David Warner swings and misses.

FOUR! The bowler, batter and over change but the result stays the same, a boundary for Thunder. On a length outside off, David Warner exposes his stumps but times this well as he drills this past the bowlers right with the ball racing down the ground to long on for four.

FOUR! That's more out of conviction from Sam Billings. On a length around off, Sam Billings gets on top of it and lofts this over mid off for a boundary more.

FOUR! On a length around off, Sam Billings shimmies down the track and swings, aiming towards long on but gets an outside edge flying over the short third and racing away to the fence for four.

On a length around off, Sam Billings guides this to Allen again at short third for no run. Allen throws at the striker's end and hits the timber but the replay shows that Sam Billings was well inside his crease.

OUT! SCREAMER TO SAY THE LEAST! Short and wide outside off, Oliver Davies gives himself some room by exposing his stumps. Jason Behrendorff darts this even wide outside off but Oliver Davies goes through with the cut shot. The ball wasn't hit that well but it was loving behind Finn Allen at short short third. Allen takes a few strides to his right and times his jump to perfection as he plucks this out of thin air. Does dive at the end for the cameras though. This is massive in the context of this contest.

Yorker on off, David Warner jams it out behind the stumps on off and the batters run one.

Short-pitched, on middle and leg, David Warner fends this towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for two. The fitness of Warner is supreme even at this age.

Back of a length angling away from Warner. The left-handed batter cuts this to deep point for one.

Pitched-up on off, Oliver Davies smokes this all along the carpet towards sweeper cover for one.

Back of a length angling into the batter. Oliver Davies blocks it out.

WIDE! Good length, down the leg, Oliver Davies goes for the flick but misses. Wided.

Short and wide outside off, Oliver Davies cuts this on the bounce towards backward point for no run.

On a length around off, David Warner punches this away off his back foot for onr.

Good length on off, Oliver Davies tucks this towards square leg for a single.

Tossed up on off, Oliver Davies gets off the mark with this single.

Too full on off, Oliver Davies pushes this towards cover-point for no run.

Short and wide around off, Oliver Davies smashes this towards cover for no run.

OUT! CLEVER FROM Matthew Hurst! Darted down the leg, Matthew Gilkes goes for the slog as he shimmies down the track but Cooper Connolly wisely drifts this down the leg and Matthew Hurst does well to collect this waist height to his eight and removes the bails in a flash with the batter outside his crease.

Too full outside off, Matthew Gilkes goes for the reverse but doesn't time this well.

SIX! THAT'S A HUGE SIX! Tossed up around middle and leg, Matthew Gilkes uses the depth of the crease and slogs this way behind the fielder at the fence at deep mid-wicket and he hammers this over the fence for six.

A crowd catch. Tossed up on off, Matthew Gilkes jumps to the pitch of it and bumps this into the hands of the bowler. Crowd gets excited only to realise that it had bounced.

Flatter googly on off. Matthew Gilkes knocks this to long-off for one.

Tad short and well outside off. Matthew Gilkes cuts this toward deep extra cover and a fumble results in the second run.

Leg break on the pad. Warner turns it round the corner for a single.

Skids through off the pitch, and hits Warner on the back leg as he tries to tuck but misses and wears in front. A huge appeal from the bowler and the keeper but the umpire is unmoved. The Scorchers go for the review. Looks like a confident shout. No spike on the ultra-edge and the wickets are the umpire's call as this was just clipping the bails. Warner survives. The Scorchers keep the review.

FOUR! Smart batting! Low full toss on off. David Warner brings out the reverse and gets this to the deep third region for an audacious boundary.

Matthew Spoors starts with a full ball on the leg. Flicked through square leg for a single.

FOUR! SMASHED! Short of a length, on the middle and leg. Warner picks the length and pulls it to the right of the man at deep square leg for four runs. Takes full toll of the extra delivery.

No ball! Back of a length outside off. Matthew Gilkes carves this on the bounce to deep point for a single. Oh No! Tye has overstepped! No ball signaled. Free hit coming up.

Banged in short on off. David Warner goes for the pull but gets a top edge toward short third for a single.

Back of a length again down the leg. Tucked to fine leg for one.

Back of a length zips through and goes over the stumps as Matthew Gilkes shuffles for the tuck and fails to connect. Looked pretty close.

Tye goes full on off. Warner bunts this to mid-off for one.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Matthew Gilkes half pulls this through square leg for one.

On a length around the pads, David Warner flicks this away towards deep on leg for two.

Good length on the pads, Matthew Gilkes moves in and flicks this towards fine leg for one.

Good length around middle and leg, Matthew Gilkes defends this one.

Bumper, around middle and leg, Matthew Gilkes walks down the track and looks to take it on with the pull but misses.

Good length around off, Matthew Gilkes moves away and goes for the flick but misses. The ball thumps into the pads and jams it towards short leg.

On a length around off, David Warner moves across and goes for the scoop but gets it away off his gloves and just outside the keeper's right for one.

Short-pitched, wide outside off, Matthew Gilkes moves away from the stumps and cuts this over point for a couple.

FOUR! Break the shackles stroke from Matthew Gilkes! Short-pitched, around leg, Matthew Gilkes clears his front leg and swings hard and wild. Matthew Gilkes gets a good connect from the middle of his bat to lob this over mid on and into the fence for four.

Swing and a miss from Gilkes again. Good length around off, Matthew Gilkes swings and gets beaten.

Back of a length outside off, Matthew Gilkes swings and misses. A good over from Tye thus far.

On a length around the pads, Matthew Gilkes flicks this straight at square leg.

Back of a length around off, MG drives this straight at the fielder.

Too full around off, Matthew Gilkes shimmies down the track and drill this away for one to long on.

FOUR! Length dragged back around middle and leg, Matthew Gilkes rocks back and pulls this into the gap towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.

TWO WIDE! Full and wide down the leg, David Warner leaves it. The keeper spills it too and the batter run one.

FOUR! Tossed up outside off, David Warner switches his stance and hits this up on over cover-point for a left-handed batter and square leg for a right-hander for a boundary.

Tossed up on off, David Warner hammers this back to the bowler.

Darted on off, David Warner cuts this through cover-point for a couple.

Floated on off, David Warner punches this straight back at cover.

WIDE! Darted wide down the leg, David Warner leaves it. Wided.

Good length on leg, Matthew Gilkes defends this off his front foot.

WIDE! ON a length wide down the leg, Matthew Gilkes goes for the flick but misses. Wided.

Back of a length around off, Matthew Gilkes moves in and slaps it towards fine leg for two.

On a length, wide outside off, Matthew Gilkes swings but gets beaten on the outside.

Good length on off, David Warner fends this towards leg for one.

Short-pitched around the pads, David Warner swipes this on the bounce to deep backward square and runs two.

Good length on the pads, Matthew Gilkes flicks this towards fine leg for one.

On a length around off, David Warner walks across and lofts this behind the bowler for a couple.

Good length around middle and leg, David Warner plays the short arm jab straight at mid-wicket for no run.

WIDE! A fiery bumper from Lance Morris but David Warner ducks down. Wided.

On a length around off, David Warner drives this towards mid off for no run.

FOUR! THAT'S A WARNER SPECIAL! Short-pitched, on off, David Warner doesn't move his feet much but goes for the pull and does that awkwardly but for a boundary towards deep square.

On a length around the pads, Matthew Gilkes flicks this towards the deep mid-wicket region and runs three here.

Back of a length around off, Glikes pushes this back to the bowler.

SIX! THE BULL GOES BIG! On a length outside off, David Warner steps across and hammers this up and over the bowler for a huge six over long on fence.

Good length on off, Matthew Gilkes pushes this through cover for one.

FOUR! Short-pitched, on the pads, Matthew Gilkes slaps this wide to the right of short fine leg for four.

SIX! Hammered down the ground for six. Good length outside off, Matthew Gilkes slogs this up and over the bowler and behind the fence for six towards long on.

Unplayable from Jason Behrendorff. Good length, angling into the batter. Matthew Gilkes gets beaten by the pace here and misses on the inside. The ball hits him on his thigh pad and goes to the keeper's left.

LEG BYE! On a length around the pads, David Warner goes for the flick but misses. The ball thumps into his pads and roll towards silly mid on for one.

On a length around off, Matthew Gilkes defends this off his front foot.

Short-pitched, fizzing past the batter. Matthew Gilkes goes for the pull but misses.

Good length, angling across the batter. Matthew Gilkes swings but misses.

Short and wide outside off, David Warner cuts this over point and runs three here. First shot with conviction from David Warner.

Short-pitched, on leg, Matthew Gilkes pulls this to deep on leg for one.

OUT! TRAPPED PLUMB IN FRONT! On a length around middle and off, Blake Nikitaras looks to tuck this away on leg but misses it completely. The ball sneaks past the bat of Blake and thumps into his pads. A gentle appeal is all it took from Lance Morris for the umpire to raise his finger.

On a length around off, David Warner punches this at point for no run.

On a length around the pads, David Warner flicks this away for a couple.

Good length on off, David Warner gets behind it and defends it out.

Self-preservation from Jason Behrendorff but he almost dismisses David Warner with it. On a length around off, David Warner smashes this powerfully to the right of Jason Behrendorff and he extends his hands and tries to pluck this out of thin air but such catches just stick and luckily for Warner it didn't.

Back of a length just outside off, David Warner keeps this out.

TOo full and wide outside off, Blake Nikitaras guides this towards deep third for one.