THU vs STA Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Warner takes this and the crowd erupts. On a length around off, Doug Warren looks to hit this over cover but he manages to get it off the bottom of his bat and it lobbs straight at David Warner. The skipper of Sydney Thunder makes no mistake and he pouches this before jumping like the Bull of old in a celebratory manner. The stage is not set for  SYDNEY SMASH for a place in the Final.

On a length around off, Doug Warren edges this and it rolls to short third for no run. Smart from Warner as he had that short third fielder really fine.

Good length around off, Peter Siddle swings, gets an outside edge and this has raced to third man for one.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! It's 90-10 again in favor of the Thunder. Pitched-up on off, Mark Steketee moves to his leg and looks to hit this up and over Warner at extra cover. Doesn't get enough behind this and it has gone straight in those bucket arms of the Bull. Nathan McAndrew provides the much needed breakthrough as this was getting closer.

A sharp single but had Nathan McAndrew hit the stumps, it would have been curtains for Mark Steketee.

Cutter, going across the left-hander. Doug Warren pokes at it but misses.

Short of a length on middle and leg, Mark Steketee pulls this flat and hard towards the left of deep mid-wicket for two.

SIX! THIS HAS TRAVELLED THE DISTANCE! Carrom-ball again, in the slot though, Mark Steketee hits this the moment it pitched and doesn't allow it to deceive him this time. The ball sails over the long on fence for a huge six.

Carrom-ball on off, Mark Steketee swings but doesn't connect at all.

Too full and on the pads, Mark Steketee jumps down the track and blocks it out on leg. He was beaten to the turn but did well to get pad behind this.

Floated around off, Mark Steketee swings and gets beaten.

Short and wide around off, Doug Warren punches this to deep point for one.

Good length on off, Doug Warren clears his front leg and pulls this on the bounce towards deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Another boundary and is there still life left in this game? Good length on off, Doug Warren opens the face of his bat and helps this run past short third to his right for four.

Good length on off, Mark Steketee smashes this to long on for one.

Full toss on off, Mark Steketee goes for the slog yet again. The ball hangs high into the dark sky and it drops in no man's land at mid-wicket for two.

Full and wide outside off, Mark Steketee swings again but misses this time.

SIX! MARK HITS THIS LONG AND FAR! Good length on middle and leg, Mark Steketee clears his front leg and swings hard at it. Gets plenty of wood behind this and the ball has sailed over the long on fence for six.

Good length on off, Doug Warren guides this to off-side for no run.

OUT! GARTON HOLDS ONTO ANOTHER ONE! Short-pitched, around the middle and leg, Hilton Cartwright hooks this but gets more height than distance on this. The ball was towards the right of George Garton at deep square but he runs well to his right and holds onto this.

What a tremendous over this has been so far but Nathan McAndrew must end this well. Full and wide of off, Hilton Cartwright slices this towards backward point. The was flying off the carpet but Tanveer Sangha dives to his right and fields this. Saves four for his side.

Slower one, down the leg, Hilton Cartwright swings but swings early. Gets a bit of love onto this as it rolls back to the keeper for no run.

Good length on off, Hilton Cartwright thumps this towards off for no run.

Good length on off, Mark Steketee edges this off the inside onto the pads and the batters run one.

Floated on the pads, Hilton Cartwright misses the flick. Mark Steketee will be on strike for the start of 15th.

WIDE! Tossed up way outside  off, Hilton Cartwright leaves it. Wided.

FOUR! SMASHED AWAY FOR FOUR MORE! Tossed up way outside off, Hilton Cartwright takes a long step across and slog sweeps this up and over mid-wicket for four.

Full and wide outside off, Hilton Cartwright smashes this on the bounce towards cover for no run.

FOUR! A boundary to follow the biggie. Is there still hope for Stars? Tossed up around off, Hilton Cartwright moves away from the stumps and lofts this over mid off for four.

SIX! HAMMERED DOWN THE GROUND FOR SIX! Tossed up around middle and leg, Hilton Cartwright rocks back and slogs this up over David Warner at mid on and the ball has sailed over the fence for six.

Fuller around off, Hilton Cartwright slashes hard but misses.

Tossed up around off, Mark Steketee goes for the drive on off but gets beaten again. Sam Billings removes the bails and the leg umpire sends this upstairs. Mark Steketee never dragged out of his crease or lifted his back leg and he survives.

Quicker and flatter around off, Mark Steketee slogs and misses.

OUT! TRAPPED PLUMB IN FRONT! Usama Mir after a confrontation with his partner at the other end goes upstairs. Angled in on leg, just straightening a fraction. Usama Mir plays down the wrong line and gets beaten. The ball goes on and hits him on the front pad but this appears to be touch and go with missing the stumps. Mir opts for a review. The Ball Tracker shows the umpire's call on impact with the stumps and Mir has to walk back.

FOUR! INNOVATIVE FROM MIR! Tossed up outside off, Usama Mir takes a long step across and paddles this fine and wide to the right of short fine leg for four.

Quicker and fuller around off, Usama Mir swings and misses. The Thunder players are all over the Stars here.

Fuller around off, Usama Mir looks to poke at it but gets beaten.

Tossed up on off, Usama Mir rocks back and pushes this away for one.

Tossed up, turning away from the batter. Usama Mir swings and misses. Sam Billings removes the bails in a flash and the crowd erupts assuming they have got one. The leg umpire sends this upstairs but the replay shows that Mir was safely inside his crease.

Usama sees out the hat-trick ball. Tossed up, on off, Usama Mir takes a confident stride out in front and blocks it out.

OUT! TWO IN TWO! Tossed up, around off, Tom Curran rocks back and was looking to punch this around off but times this too well and the ball has traveled straight at Tom Andrews stationed at extra cover for the softest of dismissals.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That's the biggest fish of this game. Leggie, around off, turns a long way away from the batter. Glenn Maxwell looks to flick this around leg but he closes the bat face early, gets a leading edge that hangs over Tanveer Sangha. The bowler settles underneath it and takes it reverse cup to end the innings of Glenn Maxwell and probably the hopes of Melbourne Stars as well.

Short of a length on off, Glenn Maxwell smashes this towards extra cover for one. Maxwell is feeling it a bit here.

WIDE! Fuller and wide down the leg, Glenn Maxwell leaves this. Wided.

A single to end the over as Glenn Maxwell flicks this towards square leg for a single.

Too full, on off, Glenn Maxwell flicks this straight at the fielder.

Floated on middle and off, Glenn Maxwell defends this off his front foot.

Fuller on the pads, Hilton Cartwright tucks this towards leg for one.

OUT! A SPLENDID CATCH IN THE DEEP SENDS STOINIS BACK! Short of a length on off, turning into the batter. Marcus Stoinis rocks back and looks for the slog sweep. Get it off the toe and it was dropping in front of George Garton at deep mid-wicket fence. Garton attacks this with aggressive running from the fence, puts in a dive, rolls on his left shoulder and stands back to celebrate a stunner.

Tossed up on the pads, Marcus Stoinis defends this off the back foot.

Good length on off, Mark Steketee slaps this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

On a length around the pads, Glenn Maxwell flicks this towards fine leg for one.

Good length on off, Marcus Stoinis pushes this around the surface on off and sets off for one. For once Glenn Maxwell, David Warner running in from cover and the bowler were about to bump into each other but they escaped it well.

Good length on off, Marcus Stoinis cuts this on the bounce straight at Tanveer Sangha at point.

Good length on off, Glenn Maxwell guides this away on off for a single.

Cutter going away from the batter. Glenn Maxwell goes for a gentle punch at it. Gets a faint edge but the ball has dropped in front of Sam Billings behind the stumps.

A massive appeal for LBW as Stoinis is hit on his front pad but the umpire has turned this down. Sam Billings and Chris Green have convinced David Warner to go upstairs. The Ball Tracker shows two reds on impact and pitching outside off but the ball appears to have missed the stumps on height. Stoinis survives a scare.

Tossed up around the pads, Glenn Maxwell milks this away on leg for another single.

Floated on the pads, Marcus Stoinis flicks this through square leg for a single.

Fuller on the pads, Marcus Stoinis nudges this towards short fine leg for no run.

That spun in a long way. Pitched outside off, and Marcus Stoinis rocks back and flicks this to short fine leg. Stoinis has played this in front of his leg stumps.

TWO WIDES! Tossed up, turning down the leg. Glenn Maxwell leaves this. The ball clips the outside of the gloves of Billings behind the stumps and the batters cross for a run.

Offie, on the pads, Marcus Stoinis flicks this to deep square leg for one.

Short of a length wide of off, Marcus Stoinis cuts this off his back foot for a single towards deep on off.

Tossed up wide outside off, Marcus Stoinis drives this towards the right of sweeper cover and jogs back for the second.

Full and on leg, Glenn Maxwell flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! HAMMERED DOWN THE GROUND FOR A BIGGIE! Touch fuller, around middle and leg, Glenn Maxwell clears his front leg, swings and gets plenty behind this. The ball has sailed over the fence and into the stands for six.

Slider on middle and leg, Marcus Stoinis hops on his back foot and cuts this to deep point for one.

Tossed up, full and on the pads, Glenn Maxwell tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Full toss on off, Glenn Maxwell punches this to long off for one.

FOUR! GLENN IS ON FIRE FROM THE GET-GO! Tossed up wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell slog sweeps this one bounce over the fence towards deep mid-wicket for four more.

FOUR! DEJA VU! Just that Tom dished this a bit fuller and around middle and leg, Glenn Maxwell plays the reverse sweep yet another time and this time he gets an even better connection with the ball flying over the short third fielder for four more.

FOUR! Top Shot! Flatter on off. Glenn Maxwell brings out the reverses and nails it past short third for a much needed boundary.

Tosses it full, around off. Glenn Maxwell drives this uppishly toward sweeper cover for a couple.

Full and quick on the middle. Glenn Maxwell prods and defends.

Floated full, on the leg. Marcus Stoinis plays and misses. The ball lobs off the pad and goes toward the first slip.

Flat on the middle and leg. Nudged through square leg for a single.

Drifted on the pad. Glenn Maxwell turns it round the corner for none.

Floated full on the middle. Eased to long-on for one.

Skiddy length ball, goes straight with the arm, just outside off. Marcus Stoinis cuts and misses.

Shortish leg break, around off. Slapped back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off. Glenn Maxwell presses forward and defends this to backward point.

OUT! LBW! Tom Andrews gets his man! Bowls it fuller and quicker on the middle and leg. Peter Handscomb goes for the sweep again, misses, and is pinned in front. Another big appeal and up goes the finger. Melbourne Stars are three down and this contest is spicing up nicely.

Too full on off. Peter Handscomb sweeps and misses onto the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire shakes his head. The Thunder decide against the review.

Flat and quick, just outside off. Peter Handscomb plays and misses.

ALMOST! Tossed up delivery on the full at the stumps. Peter Handscomb creates room and throws his bat at it but ends up slicing the ball towards the short third. Nathan McAndrew there, dives forward and catches the ball just on the bounce.

Flat arm ball, on the middle and leg. Nudged into the leg side for one.

Hard-length ball on off. Peter Handscomb defends into the off-side.

FOUR! Nicely done! Good length delivery on the middle. Peter Handscomb makes room and steers it past backward point and the short third fielder for a boundary.

Jags back sharply off a length, on the leg pole. Marcus Stoinis hangs back and gets the inside edge onto the pitch and it rolls into the off-side for one.

Short of a good length, shaping in sharply, and going over the stumps. Marcus Stoinis pulls and misses.

Fuller than a length again, outside off. Steered to deep point for one.

Fuller than a length, on the middle. Peter Handscomb flicks this toward mid-wicket for none.

Full-length ball, outside off. Driven off the cue end, back toward the bowler.

Back of a length on the middle. Marcus Stoinis gets behind the line and defends.

WIDE! On a length and angled down the leg. Marcus Stoinis plays and misses. Wide signaled.

FOUR! Put Away! Short of a good length outside off. Marcus Stoinis cuts this through backward point and this flies away to the fence in a flash.

Hard-length delivery on the middle. Marcus Stoinis blocks from the crease.

OUT! HIGH IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Good length delivery on the leg pole. Thomas Rogers looks to flick this across the line but gets a leading edge that is skied toward the short cover region. Tanveer Sangha waits under it, settles nicely, and takes a brilliant catch. Nathan McAndrew gets his second and both the openers are back in the hut. Melbourne Stars are two down.

Full-length ball on off. Peter Handscomb flicks this toward mid-wicket for a single.

Length ball on the middle and leg. Peter Handscomb shuffles and clips it through square leg for one.

FOUR! Deft touch! On a length, around off. Peter Handscomb stays back and guides it past the keeper toward deep third for a delicately placed boundary.

WIDE! On a length and sliding down the leg. Peter Handscomb plays and misses. Wide signaled.

Short of a good length, angled in, around off. Peter Handscomb hacks across the line but fails to connect.

Full and angling away. Thomas Rogers drives and gets the outside edge to deep third for a single.

Back of a length around off. Thomas Rogers pulls off the toe end toward mid-on for none.

On a length, around off. Thomas Rogers defends it to cover-point.

Lands it on a length, around off. Peter Handscomb shimmies down, flays, and misses.

Fuller than a length, around off. Driven off the inner half toward mid-on.

On a length, around off. Peter Handscomb blocks into the off-side.

WIDE! Full and angled down the leg. Peter Handscomb plays and misses. Wide signaled and this is an excellent take by the keeper.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Nathan McAndrew strikes and has the last laugh! Full and straight at the stumps. Sam Harper shuffles and looks to play the scoop but misses it completely. The ball goes onto the rattle the stumps and the Thunder have their first wicket. The struggles with the opening pair continue for the Stars as Sam Harper departs early.

Back of a length around off. Sam Harper pulls this toward the cow corner region for a couple.

FOUR! Good start for Harper and the Stars! Good length delivery on the leg pole. Sam Harper clips it aerially through the mid-wicket and collects a boundary to get off the mark.