The Sydney Thunder have sputtered their option to the bottom whole in BBL historical past, simply 15 runs, handy the Adelaide Strikers the simplest of wins at Showground Stadium.
The Thunder appeared in management after limiting the Strikers to 9-139 after shedding the toss and being despatched into the sphere on Friday night time however had been bowled out in 35 balls to come back up nicely in need of the earlier file for low rating (57).
Henry Thornton (5-3) and Wes Agar (4-6) ran riot because the Thunder limped to 6-9 within the energy play.
Adelaide’s two marquee bowlers Peter Siddle and Rashid Khan didn’t even have to bowl.
Specialist fast Brendan Doggett top-scored for the Thunder with solely 4 runs, scored from the only boundary of an innings that lasted lower than 40 minutes.
The Strikers as soon as once more had success by beginning their innings with spinner Matt Short, who dispatched of Matthew Gilkes with a size ball that the opener hit to level.
It was Gilkes’ second duck from as many balls this event however the Strikers had been solely getting began.
Short took an early contender for catch of the event by leaping within the slips for a one-handed seize to dismiss Rilee Rossouw, whose three runs made him the very best scorer of the out-and-out batters.
Thornton had captain Jason Sangha solely two balls later because the second of 5 geese.
It leaves the Thunder with some critical soul-searching to do following a demoralising innings with the potential to derail a season.
Earlier, Chris Lynn and Colin de Grandhomme cast a 66-run partnership for the one actual spotlight of theStrikers’ modest 9-139 innings first up.
But the Thunder’s effort made the Strikers appear to be world beaters they usually now transfer to 2-0.
