2649dThe Report by Daniel Brettig

Warner ton powers Thunder home

Sydney Thunder's captain courageous, David Warner, spanked an unbeaten century after sparkling in the field to lead his team to a six-wicket victory over the Melbourne Stars in the Twenty20 Big Bash League encounter at the MCG

Match Centre

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | ST: 154/4 | RR: 8.10

  • Ben Dunk19 (21b)
  • David Warner102 (51b)
  • David Hussey2-0-22-0
  • Luke Wright4-0-35-1

Warner gets a hug from Gayle as he is walking back to the hut. He looks to be in menacing touch. He has all but sealed the opening spot in the Boxing day Test then. Except for Faulkner, every bowler was taken for runs by Warner. Dunk, the non-striker echoes the popular sentiment when he says "Unfortunately for Thunder, Warner, won't be available for the length of the tournament"

A feedbacker weirdly named Fedexrafa asks if it was three T20 hundreds on the trot for Warner. He seems to have forgotten the ducks in the two match series in South Africa

Warner, predictably, has been awarded the Man of the match. That's it from all of us here. Please do join us for the Adelaide Strikers V Melbourne Renegades game tomorrow

18.6
4
Hussey to Dunk, FOUR, fuller on the leg stump. Dunk lofts it to deep midwicket for a boundary and Thunder seal two points from this game
18.5
0
Hussey to Dunk, no run, comes forward and turns it to short fine-leg
18.4
1
Hussey to Warner, 1 run, drives it to long-off for a single
18.3
2
Hussey to Warner, 2 runs, hundreds of successive innings for Warner as he pulls a full-toss to deep midwicket for a couple. The boos early in the evening have converted to cheers. He has won the crowd over then
18.2
0
Hussey to Warner, no run, fuller ball outside the off stump. Warner drives it back to the bowler
18.1
2
Hussey to Warner, 2 runs, on the leg stump. Warner turns it to deep midwicket and gets a couple

Hussey comes back into the attack now

  • Warner ton powers Thunder home

    Sydney Thunder's captain courageous, David Warner, spanked an unbeaten century after sparkling in the field to lead his team to a six-wicket victory over the Melbourne Stars in the Twenty20 Big Bash League encounter at the MCG

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6CH GayleDA Warner
2nd19UT KhawajaDA Warner
3rd44DLR SmithDA Warner
4th17CA PhilipsonDA Warner
5th68DA WarnerBR Dunk

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS752100.626
HH752100.569
SS752100.262
MS74380.254
BH73460.324
AS7254-0.338
MR7254-0.582
ST7254-1.25