Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, T20, 12th Match, December 22, 2020 - Match Info

Callum Ferguson bags the Man of the Match for his composed knock and it's time for us to sign off from here. The BBL action will continue tomorrow as well. Don't forget to join us back. Goodbye for now!

22:31 Local Time, 11:31 GMT, 17:01 IST: Two experienced men doing the job for Sydney. Some hiccups towards the end but they managed to close it out. They didn't get off to the greatest of starts in the chase losing Hales in the very first over. Skipper Ferguson looked very scratchy initially and struggled to buy a run. Even had a let-off as Inglis dropped a straightforward catch. Jason Behrendorff and Jhye Richardson were very disciplined with the new ball and kept a tight lid on the scoring rate in addition to upping the pressure. But once the ball got a bit softer, Ferguson and 20-year old Oliver Davies took charge, played some calculated strokes and kept their team on course. Perth tried to pull the rug from under ST's feet through some tight overs from Tye and Ahmed but they were clearly found to be short of 15-20 runs. Ben Cutting providing the cutting edge in the company of his skipper, who stayed unbeaten on 61.

19.3 Tye to Cutting, FOUR, there you go! Sydney Thunder register their second win of the tournament. Fuller and outside off, Cutting absolutely crunches it through extra cover to seal it for his team. Pumps his fists and hugs his batting partner

By the way, the field is up.

19.2 Tye to Cutting, no run, not quite there.. a pacy bounce, good wheels and Cutting ducks. Sports a cheeky smile

19.1 Tye to Cutting, FOUR, Cutting kills any hope for a thrill. Stands deep in his crease, waited for this length delivery to arrive and crashes it ferociously past the fielder at sweeper cover. This should be the game for ST

Sydney need 5 from the last over. Shouldn't have gotten to this stage, but anyway, they are still the favorites. Perth not giving up just yet. Tye tasked to finish off. What do we have in store?

18.6 J Richardson to Cutting, 1 run, loopy full delivery outside off, Cutting bends on his back knee and cross-bats it to long-on

18.5 J Richardson to Cutting, 2 runs, cutter from Richardson, Cutting drags it wide of long-on. Will pinch two

18.4 J Richardson to Cutting, no run, bumper at 143kph, Cutting thinks it's better to sway his head away from the line

18.3 J Richardson to Cutting, FOUR, hammered away past sweeper cover. This is a crucial boundary for the Thunder. Fuller length outside off, Cutting gives it a big heave-ho and that races past the fielder in the deep

18.2 J Richardson to Cutting, 2 runs, this is not what Perth would've wanted at this stage. Turner makes a blemish at mid-off, letting it through his legs and Cutting will siphon off two..

18.1 J Richardson to Ferguson, 1 run, slower ball, flirting with the tramlines. Would've been a wide had Ferguson left this. Instead he sticks his bat and slices it through cover

Two economical overs has kept Perth still in the game. 15 from 12 now.

17.6 Fawad Ahmed to Ferguson, 1 run, straighter from Ahmed, Ferguson uses his straight bat to flog it down the ground. Will settle for a single. Fine over from Ahmed, only 3 off it

17.5 Fawad Ahmed to Ferguson, 2 runs, slows it up, Ferguson gets some bat and lifts it over extra cover

17.4 Fawad Ahmed to Ferguson, no run, slider outside off, jammed to the left of Ahmed, who interecepts

17.3 Fawad Ahmed to Ferguson, no run, three dots on the trot. Hmm, interesting. Another big heave from Ferguson but can't connect