Alex Ross and Sam Billings lead Sydney Thunder to good-looking opening win

Daniel Sams and Gurinder Sandhu stood out with the ball to take mixed figures of five for 39

Sydney Thunder 3 for 141 (Ross 61*, Billings 45*) beat Brisbane Warmth 8 for 140 (Duckett 46, Heazlett 42, Sams 3-22) through seven wickets

Ross, who best scored with 61 no longer out off 46 balls to be named participant of the fit, was once in command right through putting seven fours and two sixes in a masterful show by which he scored freely across the floor.

Thunder’s chase started poorly when Alex Hales was once pushed aside off the second one ball, chipping a Xavier Bartlett supply to hide. Matthew Gilkes seemed in keep an eye on, using the second one ball he confronted for 4 via level and flicking every other off his pads two overs later for 6.

Thunder then misplaced Sam Whiteman, who spooned a pull shot down midwicket’s throat off debutant Warmth paceman Liam Guthrie for 12, to depart the facet 2 for 28. Two balls later it was once double satisfaction for Guthrie, who trapped Gilkes lbw pushing aside the chance guy for 20 off 10 balls.

Thunder have been reeling till Billings performed the very best supporting function for Ross and so they claimed the win with 17 balls to spare.

Bryant departed for five after popping a forefront into the arms of Ross off Nathan McAndrew’s bowling. Lynn joined him 3 balls later, smashing one instantly to quick duvet off Sandhu.

Ben Duckett and Sam Heazlett steadied with out taking part in too many giant pictures and crossed the 10-over mark at 2 for 58, having constructed their facet a platform. Because the power constructed, Heazlett teed off and was once fortunate to be dropped in successive balls after skying Ben Chopping within the twelfth over.

Warmth took flight of their Energy Surge, smashing 12 off the primary over prior to Heazlett miscued a slower ball to be stuck and bowled through Sams.

The primary and handiest six of the innings got here within the 18th over when Bartlett hit one into the Bob Hawke Stand, his cameo 26 off 18 balls serving to Warmth in finding some past due runs.