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Colin Munro, Ashton Turn✨er propel S꧟corchers to 185/6

In the 34th match of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21, Perth Scorchers thump table-toppers Sydney Thunder by 17 runs at Optus Stadium on Saturday.

W-W-W-W!!!! Try and stop us! 🔥🔥
— Perth Scorchers (@ScorchersBBL)

Chasing a challenging target of 186, Thun𓆉der did not have a good start as they lost four wickets for just 46 in the first six overs.

Opener Usman Khawaja did impress after scoring a quickfire 26 off 12 balls at a strike-rate of 216.67, but Jhye Richardson outdid him in the third over.

Post the dismissal of Khawaja, Thunder lost three wickets in quick succession. While Alex Hales made 5 runs only, skipper Callum Ferguson and middle-order batsman Alex Ross went without troubling the scorers.

Two quick wickets for ! First Khawaja, now Fergus꧂on, and the Thunder are 2/30 chasing 186
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)

Then, Sam Billings played an incredible knock and almost pulled off a miraculous victory for the ‘Men in Yellow’. The English batsman formed a crucial 83-run stand with Ben Cutting (31) for the fifth wicket. Cutting was removed by Andrew Tye in the 15th over. ꧒However, Billings kept on sc🌃oring runs from the other end.

At a strike-rate of 172.92, Billings scored 83 off 48 deliveries lac🤪ed up with eight♏ fours and four sixes before Tye sent him back to the dugout in the penultimate over.

Our captain makes 8️⃣3️⃣ (48) 🔥🔥🔥
8️⃣ fours
4️⃣ sixes 🏏
— Kent Cricket (@KentCricket)

In the end, Thunder were bundled out for 168, thereby losing the game by 17 runs. Richardson, who picked up four wickets for 24, received the ‘Player of the Match’ award.

A match-winning four-wicket ha✱ul for Jumpin Jhye!
He is the Player of the Match
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)

Colin Munro, Ashton Turner propel Scorchers to 185/6

Earlier, Colin Munro – the highest run-getter for Scorchers in BBL 10 – and skipper Ashton Turner clobbered Thunder’s bowling attack helping their side reach 185/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

It is RED HOT at and our fans are up and about!! 🔥🔥 Let's do this 💪
— Perth Scorchers (@ScorchersBBL)

Munro contღinued his golden run in the league and scored his third half-century of the ongoing competition. The left-handed batsman smashed 50 off 41 deliveries with one four and three sixes.

🚨 5⃣0⃣ alert 🚨
Munners reaches the half century off 40 balls! 💪
An awesome knock from the Kiwi! 🇳🇿
— Perth Scorchers (@ScorchersBBL)

On the other hand, Turner 𓂃played a quickfire 13-ball 31 runs knock at a phenomenal striker-rate of 238.46 to take S🐭corchers beyond the 180-run mark. Turner slammed five boundaries, including two maximums.

For Thunder, Brendan Doggett was the most successful bowler as he picked up a four-wicket haul off 22 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Apart from Doggett, Nathan McAndrew (1/31) and Cutting (1/33) bagged one wicket each.