12/01Result
33rd Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 12 2026
Thunder won by 4 wkts (4b rem) (DLS)
Player of the Match
Chris GreenSydney Thunder
12/01Result
33rd Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 12 2026
Thunder won by 4 wkts (4b rem) (DLS)
Player of the Match
Chris GreenSydney Thunder

Chris Green, Player of the Match: Too long overdue; it was great to contribute to the win. (Reacted to the hard length deliveries) With the rain ball started to slide a little bit, I think if you can hit the middle of the bat, you get rewarded, and the ball was racing in the outfield. Post that surge over, we managed to keep up with the rate and got the win in front of home fans. Very special; these guys turn in day out, every year, through thick and thin, they have been fantastic. We have been great this season; they continue to support us, get behind us. Feels very, very special. Apology for being too little too late but still great to win at home. We want to win our next one against Sixers-- they have got a great side on paper. Hopefully we can win at the SCG. We got a great win there last year in the finals so that will be a good challenge. It's nice to knock out another team tonight

What an enthralling game of cricket! Kept us on the edge of our seats and oscillated like a pendulum in the last few overs! Green came in and conquered, changing the complexion of the game with his pyrotechnics. His 34 off 13 sealed the deal. What an impactful innings, making sure his side didn't hiccup any further and stabilizing the sinking ship as wickets tumbled but he was a resolute man on a mission to cheer up the home crowd. He put Sandhu under pressure, hitting three back-to-back sixes, and the Renegades slipped the game there. In the penultimate over, he thwacked two fours and Maddison also held his end of the bargain, getting a quickfire 30. The crucial partnership tipped the scales in Thunder's favor and this will cheer up the entire squad, as they had a forgettable season so far

15.2
1
Hassan Khan to Maddinson, 1 run, Lands it full into the toes, clipped gently to deep backward square and picks up a run to get his side toward the doorstep of victory, fantastic performance from Thunder

Fade: "Sandhu put on the pressure, Sandhu takes it off. What a contest this has been. T20 franchise cricket is the most dramatic it has ever been.

Josh: "Sorry Chris Green, I was unfamiliar with your game"

Matthew: "@Dan: Thunder only have themselves to blame. Rain was coming down, a delay was clearly in the offing, yet they were happy to nurdle the ball around in the last two overs before the break. The catch was fine. Only questionable decision here was why the umps cut four overs off the chase - what happened to the usual 30 or so min grace period before an innings becomes DLS-shortened? "

15.1
4
Hassan Khan to Maddinson, FOUR, Around the wicket, good length and fired into the pads, strays in his line and Maddinson puts the lousy ball away, beats the man at fine leg and picks up a four, couple of bounces and crashing onto the advertising hoardings

END OF OVER:
15 | 15 Runs | ST: 135/6 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.00)

  • Chris Green34 (13b)
  • Nic Maddinson25 (15b)
  • Will Sutherland3-0-24-0
  • Gurinder Sandhu4-0-42-4
14.6
2
Sutherland to Green, 2 runs, Over the wicket, darts in a bumper wide of off, gets on top and hops to plonk it down to long-on, fumble in the deep allows them to sneak another run, what a big over, completely turned the tables!
14.5
4
Sutherland to Green, FOUR, Green is putting the game to bed. Gets a creamy low full-toss on off and he doesn't miss out, accepts the gift and seizes on it with a thrash over mid-off and the victory is just within touching distance
14.4
0
Sutherland to Green, no run, Around the wicket, bowls a pinpoint accurate wide yorker and he tries to slam it past cover, misses it, useful dot
14.3
4
Sutherland to Green, FOUR, In the slot and whippy pull over midwicket for 4!!! listed it with a free-wheeling swing of the bat, shorter and wide of off, swivel pull and right on top of the bounce, flat six
14.2
1
Sutherland to Maddinson, 1 run, Pace-off shortish ball and moving across off, forces it to cover-point for a run, pace-off has worked well
14.1
4
Sutherland to Maddinson, FOUR, Fortuitous but they all count, shortish and angled in on middle, tries to club it leg-side and gets a thick inside edge that skittles away to the rope at deep fine for a four

END OF OVER:
14 | 18 Runs | ST: 120/6 (20 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.57, RRR: 10.00)

  • Chris Green24 (9b)
  • Nic Maddinson20 (13b)
  • Gurinder Sandhu4-0-42-4
  • Adam Zampa3-0-21-2
13.6
0
Sandhu to Green, no run, Lands it short and slants it across off, once again no pace available, waits and then belts it down the floor close to the bowler, no timing on it. Don't go anywhere, we have got a thriller and it's going right down to the wire
13.5
0
Sandhu to Green, no run, Hits a back of a length and angles it across off, another slower one, unable to lay bat on it
13.4
0
Sandhu to Green, no run, Landed on a length and takes the pace off, just inside the guideline on off, wanted to pummel it across the line as well
13.3
6
Sandhu to Green, SIX, It's head-spinning batting! unbelievable stuff! manufactures pace for himself and pumps it over midwicket for half a dozen runs
13.2
6
Sandhu to Green, SIX, Oh, another one. Carted over the keeper's head for a six, top-edge sails all the way over the keeper, right back in the contest!
13.1
6
Sandhu to Green, SIX, Turns up the tempo, imperious, slogged over wide long-on for a massive six! Slower short of a length ball on middle and leg, cleared front leg and used his muscles to send it to stands

Remember it's a 16 overs contest after the rain interruption, 38 off 18 required

END OF OVER:
13 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 102/6 (38 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.84, RRR: 12.66)

  • Chris Green6 (3b)
  • Nic Maddinson20 (13b)
  • Adam Zampa3-0-21-2
  • Gurinder Sandhu3-0-24-4
12.6
1
Zampa to Green, 1 run, Dangles a legbreak outside off, goes back and cuts it hard to deep cover-point
12.5
4
Zampa to Green, FOUR, important strike, landed full on off, chomps it downtown into the gap at long-off
12.4
1
Zampa to Maddinson, 1 run, Tosses it up on a length and swirls it away outside off, driven to long on
12.3
1
Zampa to Green, 1 run, Lands it full and very straight, lumped to long-on
12.2
W
Zampa to Willey, OUT, Total carnage out there, the rain break has tipped the scales in favor of Renegades, tries a slog sweep and is unable to clear the ropes at deep midwicket, fuller and outside off, drags it across the line and straight to the man

DJ Willey c Fraser-McGurk b Zampa 1 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

12.1
1
Zampa to Maddinson, 1 run, Over the wicket, propelled fuller outside off, knocked down to long-off

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14M GilkesSJ Konstas
2nd18CT BancroftSJ Konstas
3rd34SW BillingsCT Bancroft
4th14SW BillingsNJ Maddinson
5th0NJ MaddinsonDR Sams
6th15DJ WilleyNJ Maddinson
7th45NJ MaddinsonCJ Green

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS1073141.363
SS1063130.605
HH1063130.331
MS1064120.759
BH105510-0.431
AS10468-0.231
MR10376-1.202
ST10284-1.212