Daniel Sams's 31-run over propelled the Sydney Thunder to a thrilling two-wicket victory over the Adelaide Strikers.
Daniel Sams scored 31 runs in the penultimate over of the Sydney Thunder 's innings. Daniel Sams has hit 31 runs off one over from Adelaide Strikers leg-spinner Lloyd Pope to give the Sydney Thunder an unlikely two-wicket BBL win. On a dramatic Tuesday night at Canberra's Manuka Oval, all-rounder Sams lifted the Thunder from a looming loss at the start of the 19th over to a certain victory just six balls later.
Still needing 34 runs to win, Sams (42 not out from 18 balls) delivered one of the most brutal displays of hitting in BBL history.Pope's first 18 balls were serviceable, but he was taken down by Sams to equal the record — held by Perth Scorchers' Andrew Tye — for most expensive over in BBL history. Requiring just three runs from the final over, the Thunder secured the victory with two balls to spare. 'As soon as Popey came on in that second-last over, that was the over to take down,' Sams told the Seven Network. 'We were in a position where we probably should have cruised, and then we were in a position where it's going to be tough to win so getting over the line is really important.' He reached his milestone from just 20 balls, to eclipse the record of towering Englishman Alex Hales (21 balls). At just 19 years and 76 days, Konstas also became the youngest player to score a BBL half-century, eclipsing Jason Sangha's record by 28 days. It continues his impressive record at Manuka, having smashed a 90-ball century for the Prime Minister's XI against India earlier in December. Having catapulted into Test calculations this summer, ultimately missing out on the vacant opener's spot to Nathan McSweeney, Konstas showed he is a three-format prospect. The right-handed opener fired from the first ball he faced, hitting shots to every corner of the ground. David Warner, who is leading the Thunder during this BBL campaign after his captaincy ban was recently overturned, was glowing in his praise of opening partner Konstas. 'That's the beauty of playing young kids'
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