That's it from our coverage of this exciting BBL clash between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder. The Thunder managed to get over the line on the last ball of the match. With this win, David Warner's unit moves up to 2nd place on the points table.
I'm Ajay Pal Singh signing off on behalf of my colleagues Pritam Dey, Paras Yadav and Gourav Samal. Goodbye!!!
Sherfane Rutherford (POTM): "I am thankful for this opportunity. It is always a privilege to play in Australia. I was a bit nervy, even though I have been in such situations many a times in my career. I gues it was because of the way my tournament had gone till now.
(On how they tackle Perth's home crowd) Well I think that was our plan, to silence them. We knew they are against us so we did well to silence them.
(On winning 3 games on the bounce) It is a great feeling. David Warner brings a lot of vibe and energy into the team. Everyone is gelling well and when the atmosphere is good, the results follow."
Player of the Match: Sherfane Rutherford
7:15 PM IST and 9:45 PM Local Time | That's the end of an interesting game. Sydney Thunder managed to register a win in the last ball of the game by defeating Perth Scorchers by 4 wickets. After being put into bat first, Perth Scorchers posted a total of 177/4 in 20 overs. Finn Allen remained the top scorer of the innings with 68 from 31 balls. Cooper Connolly added 43* in 31 balls. Matthew Hurst contributed with 23 runs from 23 balls. For Sydney Thunder, Chris Green was the pick of the bowlers who took 3/20 in 4 overs. Tom Andrews picked another wicket to fall in the innings.
Chasing a target of 178 on the board, Blake Nikitaras and David Warner opened the innings for Sydney Thunder. Blake could only score 1 from 2 balls. Warner was then joined by Matthew Gilkes in the middle. The duo added 88 runs for the second wicket. While Warner made 49 from 33 balls, Gilkes scored 43 from 36 balls. Then it was Sherfane Rutherford who played an excellent innings and helped his team win the match. He remained unbeaten on 39* from 19 balls.
For Perth Scorchers, Lance Morris was the pick of the bowlers who took 3/22 in 4 overs. Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye and Cooper Connolly picked one wicket each in the innings.
OVER 20
Sydney Thunder
179/6
Sherfane Rutherford
39(19)
Hugh Weibgen
9(6)
Andrew Tye
1-38(4.0)
Rutherford does it!!!!! He has played a brilliant knock to help his team win the match. What a match we have witnessed here at the Perth Stadium. Andrew Tye couldn't believe it. Sydney Thunder lost two of their players due to collision in the first innings, still they managed to win the match of the very last ball of the match.