THU vs STR Ball by Ball Commentary

Sams befittingly finishes things off in style. Full toss wide of off, Daniel Sams slaps this towards sweeper cover for a single to win this contest. Sydney Thunder have won this by 2 wickets and a couple of balls to spare.

On a length wide of off, Daniel Sams swings and misses.

NO BALL! Oh no, Jamie Overton has bowled a waist height no ball and the scores are level. Sams had no time to flick this away for runs through.

On a length around the pads, Lockie Ferguson flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes one.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GON! Are we in for something miraculous over already what has been a miraculous knock from Sams? Full toss on off, Nathan McAndrew looks to lob this behind Short at mid on but the ball lofts off the cue end and straight to Matthew Short at mid on for a simple catch.

FOUR! 31 off this Pope over and Daniel Sams has turned this one upside down. Full and wide outside off, Daniel Sams hammers this down the ground towards long off for another boundary to close the over. All the ball disappeared to the fence in this over. Just 3 needed off the final over.

FOUR! Another boundary and every delivery so far has disappeared. Tossed up around off, Daniel Sams moves to his leg and opens up the off side, lofts this over cover for four runs.

SIX! Sams is looking to finish it in this over itself. Tossed up around the pads, Daniel Sams moves across and smashes this towards the deep backward square leg region for another biggie. Daniel Sams has snatched this game out of the grasp of Adelaide Strikers in matter of 4 balls.

FOUR! Sams is making this contest turn upside down. Short and wide of off, Daniel Sams hammers this up and over the cover fielder for a boundary more. Pope is under some serious pressure.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off, Daniel Sams leaves it. Wided.

SIX! EVEN BIGGER! The ploy to bowl the spinner in the death over is backfiring. Tossed up wide of off, Daniel Sams slogs this way high into the dark sky and far behind the ropes again towards cow corner for another huge six.

SIX! This is exactly what is needed off Sams. Tossed up around off, Daniel Sams slogs and connects right off the middle. The ball sails over the fence and it lands way behind the ropes for a huge six. Sydney Thunder does bat deep though.

OUT! Sydney Thunder falls further behind in the chase. Pitched-up outside off, Chris Green swings and gets it off the outside of his bat and straight towards Alex Ross at deep cover for a simple catch.

WIDE! Good length on off, Chris Green swings and misses.

Nails the wide yorker on off, Daniel Sams punches this towards mid off and takes one.

FOUR! Henry Thornton might be gutted with that not out call but he needs to remain calm and focus on his plan to Sams and Green. Full toss outside off, Daniel Sams lofts this over cover for a boundary.

Full and wide outside off, Daniel Sams swings and it appears that he might have edged this back to the keeper but the umpire turns the appeal down. Matthew Short goes upstairs for a caught behind. The UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball is next to the bat but the bat does appear to strike the ground and that is where the sound came from. Daniel Sams survives as the third umpire feels that the bat struk the ground and not the ball.

Yorker around off, Chris Green hits this one towards mid on for one.

Full and wide outside off, Daniel Sams smashes this to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Wide yorker, a bit too wide for the umpire's liking. Wided.

Three runs taken. On a length around off, Daniel Sams looks to swing on the leg but gets a leading edge over the backward point fielder for three.

Yorker, on middle and off, Chris Green drills this to mid off for one.

LEG BYE! Good length on the pads, Daniel Sams looks to tuck this on leg, misses. The ball thumps into his pads and deflect to silly point for one. Leg bye signaled.

Bumper, around off, David Warner ducks down. The umpire to everyone's surprise calls it a fair delivery.

Yorker on off, Chris Green drills this to mid off and takes a quick one.

FOUR! Stand and delivery. On a length around middle and leg, Chris Green smashes this up and over mid on for four runs. A good start to the Surge.

Floated around the pads, Daniel Sams plays and misses this onto the pads for no run.

Short and wide of off, Daniel Sams moves in and paddles this towards fine leg for a couple.

OUT! A massive wicket in the context of the chase. Tossed up on the pads, Sherfane Rutherford looks for the slog sweep but gets a leading edge towards James Bazley at the deep square leg fence. Bazley wasn't settled underneath this right till the end but takes a good one at the end.

Tossed up on off, Chris Green drives this to wide long off for one.

Floated around off, Sherfane Rutherford cuts this towards deep point for one.

Short of a length around off, Sherfane Rutherford cuts this towards short third for no run.

OUT! D'Arcy Short takes another good catch and Sam Billings departs. Floated around middle and leg, Sam Billings looks to flick this in the gap towards deep mid-wicket region but gets it off the outside edge and straight to D'Arcy Short at long on.

Darted outside off, Sam Billings goes for the reverse sweep again and misses again.

Quicker and flatter on leg, Sherfane Rutherford pushes this towards leg for one.

Tossed up on the pads, Sam Billings smashes this to long on for one.

Darted around off, Sam Billings plays the reverse sweep towards backward point for no run.

LEG BYE! Fuller, down the leg, Sherfane Rutherford goes for the slog but misses. The ball deflects off his pads to leg for one.

FOUR! Brilliantly cut away for four. Short and wide outside off, Sam Billings cuts this off his back foot and gets this away to the right of point for four runs. Sam Billings is finding the gaps at his will and he now holds the key.

Short of a length around leg, Sherfane Rutherford flicks this towards long on for one.

Flipped on off, Sherfane Rutherford blocks it off the back foot.

Full and wide outside off, Sherfane Rutherford goes for the drive but misses.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! D'Arcy Short contributes as a sub in the best possible way as he takes a brilliant diving catch. Tossed up, around off, Oliver Davies jumps to the pitch of it and looks to hit this over cover but hits it a bit too straight and not far from D'Arcy Short running in from wide long off. D'Arcy Short dives in front and takes a brilliant catch.

Fuller around off, Sam Billings smashes this towards long off for one.

Fuller on off, Oliver Davies rolls this to mid off for no run.

Short of a length on off, Sam Billings punches this away for one.

WIDE! Darted wide down the leg, Sam Billings leaves it. Wided.

Tossed up, wide outside off, Oliver Davies lofts this just short fo sweeper cover for one.

Fuller around off, Sam Billings drives this to sweeper cover for one.

FOUR! Floated around off, Sam Billings rocks back and smashes this into the surface and wide towards the cover fielder for a boundary. Sam Billings is keeping the scoreboard ticking.

Short of a length on leg, Sam Billings rocks back and slaps this down the ground at long on for two.

Flighted on the pads, Oliver Davies jumps down the track and thumps this on the bounce towards cover for no run.

Wrong'un around leg, Oliver Davies misreads it and plays the wrong line. Gets thumped on the pads and the fielding nit appeals but the umpire keeps his finger down. Matthew Short opts for DRS but Lloyd Pope suggests this might have gone down. The Ball Tracker shows that this would have clipped the stumps and Oliver Davies survives on the Umpire's call.

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

Another couple as Sam Billings flicks this fuller one towards deep mid-wicket for two more.

Short and wide outside off, Sam Billings cuts this towards deep point and takes a couple here.

FOUR! Hammered down the ground for four. Tossed up around middle and off, Sam Billings jumps down the track and smashes this up and over the bowler for a boundary down to long on. Fabian Allen puts in a diving effort from long on but fails to field this. Fabian Allen looks in some discomfort as he holds his right hamstring.

Short of a length on off, Sam punches this towards sweeper cover for a single.

Tossed up wide of off, Sam Billings cuts this towards backward point for no run.

Flighted on off, Sam Billings pushes this to cover for no run.

Short of a length on the pads, Oliver Davies slaps this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated on off, Oliver Davies looks to tuck this on leg but misses. The ball thumps his back pad.

Tossed up on off, Sam Billings drills this to long off for one.

A very tight single, Sam Billings was in trouble had the fielder at mid on struck the stumps.

Good length on the pads, Oliver Davies tucks this towards deep square for a single here.

FOUR! Back of a length around leg, Oliver Davies pulls this flat and into the gap towards deep square leg region for four runs.

Good length on the pads, Oliver Davies nudges this through mid-wicket and takes a couple.

Good length on off, Sam Billings punches this towards mid off and sets off for another quick single.

Good length on leg, Oliver Davies tucks this towards mid on and runs a quick single.

Short of a length on off, Sam Billings punches this off his back foot towards cover for no run.

Full and just wide of off, Sam Billings looks to lofts this towards off but misses.

Darted on the pads, Oliver Davies tucks this towards mid-wicket region for one.

FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Oliver Davies rocks back and cuts this finely wide of the point fielder for a boundary. This was hit with precision from Davies.

Too full on the pads, Oliver Davies flicks this towards the circle on leg for a couple.

Short of a length, angled into the batter, Sam Billings smashes this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length around off, Sam Billings punches this towards the sweeper cover for one.

Good length on off, Sam Billings defends this towards leg for no run.

Good length on off, Oliver Davies gets an inside edge towards fine leg for one.

Pitched-up on off, Oliver Davies drives this through cover for a couple.

Back of a length on off, Oliver Davies defends this one.

Short-pitched, around off, Oliver Davies pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Floated on leg, Sam Billings pushes this back to the bowlers right.

OUT! PLUMB! Sam Konstas takes a chance by reviewing it but it looks plumb to the naked eye. Floated, around leg, Sam Konstas looks to slog this away on leg but misses. The ball goes through and hits him on the back leg. A confident appeal from Allen and the fielder of Adelaide Strikers and the umpire raises his finger. Sam Konstas walks back to a massive round of applause.

Floated wide of off, Sam Konstas looks for the slog but misses.

Floated around leg, Oliver Davies drills this away for one.

Short and on leg, Sam Konstas smashes this towards long on for one.

Short of a length, angled into the batter. Sam Konstas goes for the wild slog but misses.

OUT! CASTLED! Slower one, in the line of stumps, Cameron Bancroft looks to punch this one but swings early. The ball sneaks past the bat and clatters into the stumps. Cameron Bancroft departs after scoring 6.

On a length around middle and leg, Sam Konstas smashes this towards mid on for one.

Good bit of running between these two. Back of a length on off, Sam Konstas looksto punch on off but gets it off the inside towards square leg and the batters scamper back for two.

Full, around leg, Sam Konstas flicks this through square leg for a couple.

On a length around off, Cameron Bancroft moves in and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length on off, Cameron Bancroft punches this towards off for no run.

FIFTY FOR SAM! Australia has got a gem in Sam for the future. Tossed up on the pads, Sam Konstas sweeps this towards deep backward square for two to bring up his half-century.

Full toss on leg, Sam Konstas slog this towards cow corner for a couple.

FOUR! Uses the feet this time. Tossed up, around off, Sam Konstas jumps down the track, opens up the off side and lofta this over cover for a boundary.

Short of a length around off, Cameron Bancroft dabs this to third man region for a single.

Floated wide of off, Sam cuts this towards deep point for one.

Tossed up on off, Cameron Bancroft reverse sweeps this towards third man region for one.

FOUR! There is a lot to like about SAM! Pitched-up on off, Sam Konstas moves to his leg, opens up his off side and slices this wide of the fielder at backward point for four runs. Sam Konstas has moves to 41 off just 16.

Full and wide outside off, Sam Konstas looks to guide this towards off but misses.

SIX! GO FETCH THAT! Short-pitched, on middle and leg, Sam Konstas pulls this way behind the ropes and into the stands towards the deep mid-wicket region for six runs.

Short-pitched, on off, Sam Konstas defends this on off.

FOUR! On a length around off, Sam Konstas goes for the drive, gets an outside edge and the ball flies past the keeper's left for a boundary behind the stumps. Fortune favoring one of those generational talents.

Good length around middle and leg, Cameron Bancroft punches this towards mid on for a quick single.

FOUR! He has got it all! Yorker on middle and leg, Sam Konstas moves across and scoops this up short fine leg for four. An excellent over for Sydney Thunder as 19 comes off it.

FOUR! On a length wide of off, Sam Konstas on the move to his leg, lefts this up and over cover region for another boundary. Sam Konstas is making a statement for himself.

Good length wide of off, Sam Konstas exposes his stumps, moves to his leg and swings but misses.

SIX! If you bowl full, he'll drive, if you go short, he'll pull, Sam Konstas, remember the name. Short-pitched, on middle and leg, Sam Konstas pulls this up and over the fielder at deep mid-wicket and gets plenty behind this for the ball to sail the fence for six.

Fails to take advantage of the free hit. Yorker on off, Sam Konstas rolls this towards mid off for no run.

NO BALL! James Bazley oversteps. Short-pitched on off, Sam Konstas jams this out. Free hit coming up for Sam.

FOUR! Sam Konstas can't do anything wrong. On a length around middle and leg, Sam Konstas moves across and scoops this up and over short fine leg for a boundary. Sam Konstas has continued from where he had left in that PM XI's game.

Short-pitched, outside off, Cameron Bancroft punches this through point and runs a couple. A successful over for Sydney Thunder.

Short and wid outside off, Cameron Bancroft slashes at it, misses.

On a length around the pads, Cameron Bancroft flicks this towards mid-wicket region for no run.

OUT! Henry Thornton draws first blood. On a length around middle and off, David Warner looks to slog across the line but gets a leading edge behind Lloyd Pope at backward point. The fielder runs backward and takes a good catch. Such catches re never easy to take.

Good length, on the pads, David Warner thumps this towards leg for no run.

On a length around middle and leg, David Warner flicks this through mid-wicket for a couple here.

FOUR! Finds the gap for four more. Sam Konstas is up and running in the chase. Tossed up around off, Sam Konstas drives this through cover and the ball races away for a boundary. Three boundaries off the first over and Sydney Thunder have started well.

Short of a length around off, Sam Konstas pushes this towards the fielder for no run.

Tossed up on off, David Warner drills this to long off for one.

FOUR! Warner starts with a boundary as well. Tossed up on off, David Warner plays the reverse ramps over short third and the ball races away to the fence for four.

Fuller on the pads, Sam Konstas rolls this through mid on for one.

FOUR! The chase is up and running with a boundary. Floated around the pads, Sam Konstas sweeps this wide to the right of deep backward square and the ball races to the fence. Fielder in the deep does get a bit of hand to it but couldn't save the boundary.