BBL11 Match 41: Sams 'thunderbolt' strikes down Renegades

Daniel Sams struck 98* (44) and Alex Hales 63 (28) to give Sydney Thunder a huge platform to win by a massive 129 runs, against Melbourne Renegades, in the 41th Match of BBL11 today, at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.

 

Match Summary

Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder, 41th Match, Big Bash League

Melbourne Renegades  80/10 (14.2 ov)

Sydney Thunder 209/7 (20 ov)

Result - Sydney Thunder won by 129 runs

Scorecard

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— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 8, 2022

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field, and  the Thunder took full advantage, putting on a total of 209/7 in their 20 overs - Daniel Sams 98* (44) and Alex Hales 63 (28) top scored and kane Richardson took 2 wickets for the Renegades.

In reply, the Renegades were always on the back foot and, at 46/6 in the 7th over, the game was all but lost. The Renegades were eventually all out for 80 and the Thunder won by 129 runs.

Player of the Match was Daniel Sams.

Match Stats

Sydney Thunder Innings Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Matthew Gilkes - 1.4 ov), 2-78 (Jason Sangha - 8.2 ov), 3-118 (Alex Hales - 11.4 ov), 4-132 (Oliver Davies - 13.1 ov), 5-162 (Ben Cutting - 15.3 ov), 6-182 (Baxter J Holt - 17.5 ov), 7-205 (Nathan McAndrew - 19.5 ov)

Melbourne Renegades Innings  Fall of wickets:  1-5 (Sam Harper - 1.3 ov), 2-27 (Shaun Marsh - 3.2 ov), 3-29 (Nic Maddinson - 3.6 ov), 4-32 (Mackenzie Harvey - 4.4 ov), 5-38 (Aaron Finch - 5.4 ov), 6-46 (Will Sutherland - 6.5 ov), 7-78 (Kane Richardson - 12.4 ov), 8-79 (Josh Lalor - 13.3 ov), 9-80 (James Seymour - 14.1 ov), 10-80 (Zahir Khan - 14.2 ov)

Playing XIs

Melbourne Renegades

Sam Harper (WK), Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson (C), Mackenzie Harvey, James Seymour, Will Sutherland, Kane Richardson, Josh Lalor, Zak Evans, Zahir Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Jake Fraser-McGurk

Sydney Thunder

Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes, Jason Sangha (C), Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, Ben Cutting, Baxter J Holt (WK), Nathan McAndrew,Tanveer Sangha,Gurinder Sandhu,Mohammad Hasnain, Arjun Nair, Brendan Doggett

Match Details

Start Time:  January 8, 2022 07:05

Toss: Melbourne Renegades won the toss & elected to field

Venue:Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Melbourne

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