19.6Sams to L Dawson172/10
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Daniel Sams to Liam Dawson. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, inside edge. Knocked around his legs. That brings the first innings to a close. Melbourne Stars posted 172 runs on the board. Beau Webster played sensibly to support Maxwell and Cartwright, who were aggressive on the other end. Daniel Sams picked up four wickets to his name. Sydney Thunder bowlers conceded too many extras. Do join us back in a bit for the run chase.
19.5M Steketee172/9
Run OUT. OUT! Run Out. Daniel Sams to Mark Steketee. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed, fielded by Bancroft, by Sams. Brilliant effort from Bancroft.
19.4Sams to U Mir172/8
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Daniel Sams to Usama Mir. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Green. Two in two! Usama departs for a golden duck.
19.3Sams to B Webster172/7
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught & Bowled. Daniel Sams to Beau Webster. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Sams. Good running catch from Sams.
18.4Khan to J Merlo168/6
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Zaman Khan to Jonathan Merlo. Full toss, middle stump backing away cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Ross. Good hands from Ross.
16.6Khan to H Cartwright149/5
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Zaman Khan to Hilton Cartwright. Off cutter yorker, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up!
14.1Hatcher to M Stoinis115/4
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Liam Hatcher to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Sangha. Jason Sangha takes a sharp catch.
12.2Khan to G Maxwell99/3
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Zaman Khan to Glenn Maxwell. Reverse Swing-In yorker, off stump deep in crease Slog, missed. Knocked him over.
4.2Sams to T Rogers30/2
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Daniel Sams to Tom Rogers. Off cutter length ball, middle stump down the track flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by Sangha. Tanveer Sangha takes a stunner.
3.2Green to S Harper21/1
OUT stumped. OUT! Stumped. Chris Green to Sam Harper. Off break length ball, off stump moves in front Scoop, missed, by Bancroft. A thrilling decision from Greg Davidson.