Thunder s Bash Boost blunder costs them in Strikers loss
Loss of two key wickets in consecutive balls as the Thunder chased the bonus point proved costly as the Strikers jumped ahead and into third spot on the BBL ladder
Andrew Ramseyat Adelaide Oval
24 January 2021, 08:02 PM AEST
Thunder s Boost collapse hands Strikers critical win
The match in a tweet: Thunder s Boost Bash blunder triggers collapse as Strikers storm home into finals contention.
The score: Adelaide Strikers 6-159 (Head 31, Salt, 31, Weatherald 31, Doggett 2-21, Milne 1-6) beat the Sydney Thunder (Khawaja 36, Neser 2-17, Siddle 2-22) by six runs
The points: Strikers 4, Thunder 0
The clutch over: Wes Agar, Adelaide Strikers leading wicket taker of BBL|10, faced the worst possible start when charged with bowling the final over. With Thunder needing 23 to win and the big-hitting Ben Cutting at the crease, Agar watched his first delivery sail over the mid-wicket fence for six. But he fought back with two dot bal
Just three points separate the teams currently sitting second through to seventh on the KFC BBL ladder as the battle for spots in the finals series intensifies with just 10 regular season matches to be played.
The BBL|10 regular season concludes with a festival of Big Bash cricket, a triple-header of games on January 26 that will go a long way to deciding the final positions of teams heading into the finals, including the coveted top two spot.
The Sydney Sixers – currently the only team guaranteed a finals berth – are in prime position to secure a top two spot, and could do so as soon as this evening if they can beat the Sydney Thunder in Adelaide.
Saturday Jan 30: The Qualifier (First v Second)
Sunday Jan 31: The Knockout (Third v Winner of The Eliminator)
Thurs Feb 4: The Challenger (Loser of The Qualifier v Winner of The Knockout)
Sat Feb 6: The Final (Winner of The Qualifier v Winner of The Challenger)
1st: Sydney Sixers (32 points)
Played: 11 | Won: 8 | Lost: 3 | Bash Boost points: 8 | NRR: 0.554
The run home
Jan 24 v Hurricanes @ MCG
Jan 26 v Stars @ MCG
Philippe flays the Scorchers attack in Canberra
The reigning champions have identified themselves as the team to beat again in BBL|10, sitting well clear at the top of the tree with 32 points from their 11 games, including eight Bash Boost bonus points. The only team so far confirmed to play in the Finals, and if they weren t already going well enough the squad is bolstered this week by the returns of