tt14717 bbl614	Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder
	KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2024/25
Venue	Optus Stadium, Perth on 3rd January 2025 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sydney Thunder won the toss and decided to field
Result	Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets
Points	Perth Scorchers 0; Sydney Thunder 2
Umpires	MW Graham-Smith, D Taylor
TV umpire	AR Crozier
Referee	SJ Davis
Scorers	SE Rodgers, SA Wheeler
Reserve Umpire	J Thomas
Player of the Match	SE Rutherford
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Perth Scorchers innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+MF Hurst	c Warner b Green	23	23	28	1	-	9	100.00
FH Allen	c Sams b Green	68	31	50	6	5	7	219.35
AM Hardie	b Andrews	10	17	16	1	-	10	58.82
CPL Connolly	not out	43	31	41	3	2	12	138.71
*AJ Turner	c Rutherford b Green	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
NR Hobson	not out	21	17	35	3	-	6	123.53
M Spoors	did not bat
ML Kelly	did not bat
AJ Tye	did not bat
LRT Morris	did not bat
JP Behrendorff	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 9 w)	12
Total	(4 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	177
Fall of wickets:
1-61 (Hurst, 6.5 ov), 2-102 (Hardie, 11.1 ov), 3-110 (Allen, 12.1 ov), 4-110 (Turner, 12.2 ov)

Sydney Thunder bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Ferguson	4	0	39	0	1	-	9	5	1	-	9.75
Agar	4	0	42	0	2	-	8	4	2	-	10.50
Sams	3	0	25	0	-	-	6	1	1	-	8.33
Andrews	4	0	26	1	1	-	8	1	1	24.00	6.50
Green	4	0	20	3	-	-	12	2	-	8.00	5.00
Rutherford	1	0	22	0	1	-	2	1	2	-	22.00

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Sydney Thunder innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
B Nikitaras	lbw b Morris	1	2	4	-	-	1	50.00
*DA Warner	c Hobson b Morris	49	33	62	5	1	12	148.48
MR Gilkes	st Hurst b Connolly	43	36	41	3	2	17	119.44
OHL Davies	c Allen b Behrendorff	3	8	9	-	-	5	37.50
+SW Billings	c Kelly b Tye	13	9	13	2	-	3	144.44
SE Rutherford	not out	39	19	28	5	1	3	205.26
CJ Green	c Behrendorff b Morris	11	8	9	2	-	3	137.50
HD Weibgen	not out	9	6	9	-	1	3	150.00
TD Andrews	did not bat
LH Ferguson	did not bat
WA Agar	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)	11
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Nikitaras, 1.1 ov), 2-92 (Gilkes, 10.3 ov), 3-101 (Davies, 12.3 ov), 4-113 (Warner, 13.3 ov), 5-130 (Billings, 15.2 ov), 6-152 (Green, 17.4 ov)

Perth Scorchers bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Behrendorff	4	0	42	1	-	-	9	3	3	24.00	10.50
Morris	4	0	22	3	1	-	14	2	-	8.00	5.50
Kelly	4	0	30	0	2	-	8	1	1	-	7.50
Turner	1	0	14	0	2	-	2	2	-	-	14.00
Tye	4	0	38	1	-	1	9	6	-	24.00	9.50
Spoors	1	0	9	0	-	-	1	1	-	-	9.00
Connolly	2	0	21	1	1	-	4	2	1	12.00	10.50

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Notes
--> Sydney Thunder full substitute: OHL Davies for CT Bancroft (at the start of the Sydney Thunder innings) (concussion)
--> Sydney Thunder full substitute: HD Weibgen for DR Sams (at the start of the Sydney Thunder innings) (concussion)
--> Perth Scorchers powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (35/0)
--> Perth Scorchers powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 16 (124/4) to 17 (152/4)
--> Sydney Thunder powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (35/1)
--> Sydney Thunder powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 13 (98/2) to 14 (115/4)
--> Perth Scorchers innings: 50 in 5.4 overs
--> Perth Scorchers innings: 100 in 10.6 overs
--> Perth Scorchers innings: 150 in 16.5 overs
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 50 in 5.4 overs
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 100 in 12.1 overs
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 150 in 16.6 overs
--> HD Weibgen made his debut in Twenty20 matches
--> HD Weibgen made his debut in Big Bash League matches
--> MF Hurst made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> MF Hurst made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> B Nikitaras made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> B Nikitaras made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> DR Sams made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> DR Sams made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> CT Bancroft made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> CT Bancroft made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> FH Allen 50 in 25 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes
--> FH Allen passed his previous highest score of 50 in Big Bash League matches
--> SE Rutherford passed his previous highest score of 11 in Big Bash League matches
--> SE Rutherford passed 2500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 5
--> MF Hurst (18) and FH Allen (31) added 50 in 34 balls for the Perth Scorchers 1st wicket
--> CPL Connolly (34) and NR Hobson (14) added 50 in 35 balls for the Perth Scorchers 5th wicket
--> DA Warner (24) and MR Gilkes (22) added 50 in 28 balls for the Sydney Thunder 2nd wicket

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Sydney Thunder innings
Over 9.3: Review by Perth Scorchers (Bowling), Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - DA Warner (decision upheld - umpires call)