Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers Highlights, BBL 2023-24: Scorchers Beat Thunder By 7 Wickets; Climb Up To Second Spot

Josh Inglis finishes things off with a boundary. Scorchers never looked troubled chasing a humble target of 138 on a slowish track. Zak Crawley gave the visitors a good start, scoring 58 runs in 56 balls. With the win, Scorchers climb up to the second spot on the points table.

Sydney Thunder: 137/8 (20)

Perth Scorchers: 140/3 (19.1)

Crawley could not finish the job for Scorchers. He goes, attempting to scoop one over the short fine leg, but finds Sangha there. Thunder still in the game with the wicket.

Sydney Thunder: 137/8 (20)

Perth Scorchers: 113/3 (17)

Crawley-Hardie are finding the outing easy, milking Thunder bowlers for easy runs. They just need over a run a ball (6.63 rpo) from here to win the match. Thunder need wickets to get back in the game.

Sydney Thunder: 137/8 (20)

Perth Scorchers: 85/1 (12)

Chris Green dismisses Whiteman for 10 runs. Whiteman knicks one attempting to work a turning delivery into the leg-side. The faintest of spikes on UltraEdge confirms the catch. 

Sydney Thunder: 137/8 (20)

Perth Scorchers: 50/1 (7.3)

Scorchers are on the money as they come out to chase the target of 138. Crawley looks in song with four boundaries.

Sydney Thunder: 137/8 (20)

Perth Scorchers: 30/0 (4)

Two wickets in the last over, with Alex Hales departing after scoring 72 runs in 55 balls. Connoly increased his wickets column to three, helping the Scorchers finish strong by restricting Thunder to under 140 runs.

Sydney Thunder: 137/8 (20) 

Sams suffers the same fate as Ross when he tries to take the aerial route. Hales is rooted at the other end, witnessing the fall of wickets. Connoly gets his first.

Sydney Thunder: 108/6 (17.4) 

Alex Ross departs trying to get one over the fence. Agar gets his second wicket of the match.

Sydney Thunder: 105/5 (16.3) 

Alex Hales scores a much-needed fifty for Thunder as the team reaches a mark of a hundred. Wickets are falling from the other end at regular intervals.

Sydney Thunder: 101/4 (15) 

Andrew Tye has been brought into the attack. This has been a brilliant effort from Scorchers to restrict Thunders so far in the match. 

Bancroft's painful stay at the crease comes to an end as Tom-Kohler Cadmore walks in to join Alex Hales. SYT 35/1 (6.3)

A brilliant over from Ashton Agar as he gave away just 3 runs in the over. Bancroft looked absolutely clueless againt left-arm spin. 

After a tight over from Aaron Hardie first up, captain has decided to continue from the same end.

Sydney Thunder openers Alex Hales and Cameron Bancroft are in the middle. Perth Scorchers' Aaron Hardie to begin the proceedings.

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With rain poised to come into play later in the game, chasing looks like a more safer option considering the conditions. 

Zak Crawley, Sam Whiteman, Aaron Hardie(c), Josh Inglis(w), Laurie Evans, Cooper Connolly, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris

Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Matthew Gilkes(w), Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green(c), Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha

Currently, it is gloomy here at the Showground stadium in Sydney. Rain can make an entrance anytime by the looks of it. 

Perth Scorchers have won the toss and elected to field first in Sydney.

In historical statistics, the Thunder have nine wins overall, while the Scorchers have eight. At Sydney Showground, the Thunder lead with three wins compared to the Scorchers' two.

On the other hand, the Perth Scorchers, coming off their first loss in 11 matches, are keen to bounce back. 

Opener Cameron Bancroft emphasized the team's understanding of the need to win half their games to secure a spot in the top four. Their last victory was against the Stars on December 23, and they aim to capitalize on the Scorchers' recent defeat.

The Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers are set to clash in a crucial match as the Big Bash League (BBL) 13 continues. The Thunder, with just one win so far, are aware of the importance of stringing together victories to qualify for the finals. 

Hello and welcome to the live cricket coverage of match no. 30 of the Big Bash League 2023-24 between Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers here at the Sydney Showground stadium in Sydney.