Winning the toss and choosing to field first, the Thunder bowlers failed to pick wickets inside the 35-run mandatory powerplay. Finn Allen went berserk with the bat and later on Cooper Connolly’s blitz propelled them to 177/4 in 20 overs. Unlike the opposition, the Thunder got off to a shaky start before David Warner and Matthew Gilkes stabilsed the stage. However, the partnership almost concluded in the tenth over until umpire’s call saved the day for Warner.
On the third ball of the tenth over, Matthew Spoors came over the wicket and sprayed a back of a length leg break that didn’t turn much. Warner tried to whip it but got beaten on the inside edge to incur a thud at the pad. As the ball rolled towards close-up of point, the fielder dived and sent Warner back to the crease, denying chances of leg bye. As the Scorchers opted for a review, Warner seemed convinced after the ball tracker showed that the white cherry pitched in line. He was seen strolling off the field dejected before the big screen portrayed the ball hitting the stumps partially, resulting in umpire’s call to retain the original decision of the onfield umpire. Right after, the crowd erupted and Warner sprinted back to his crease to face the next ball, leaving the Twitterverse in splits.
David Warner was walking off the field after this Scorchers review looked good…
But, it wasn’t out, so he walked back to the middle! #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/Xw4THtCKLH— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 3, 2025
What a win from the @ThunderBBL without Bancroft and Sam’s. Shows immense mental toughness and character. They are cooking something real nice in the western suburbs of Sydney under David Warner ! #BBL14
— Sandy (@SandyFreak7) January 3, 2025
Hate it
i hate seeing david warner happy it ruins my day
— bec (@drsloverr) January 3, 2025
Looking good
David Warner looking in good form before PSL Draft. 👀 #PAKvsSA
— Cric mate (@Crickmate13) January 3, 2025
David Warner as Captain in BBL:
Innings – 6
Runs – 280
Average – 70.0
SR – 164#PSvsST #BBL14— Sahil Pednekar 🇮🇳 (@statsbysahil) January 3, 2025
Excellent
Well played
Well played David Warner 49(33). Superb Knock.
4s ➡️ 5
6s ➡️ 1
SR ➡️ 148.5@ThunderBBL #BBL14 #PSvST @davidwarner31— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) January 3, 2025
David Warner Got out on 49
Excellent Knock
Unfortunately not able to complete another 50 #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/jDSnjEajlm— Arslan Ali (@Arsal1431) January 3, 2025
Nice
I want to see what this guy thought of David Warner and Nathan Lyon giving AB the send off in the sandpaper series and everything the Aussies did from the 90s till about 2018 😂😂😂. You can just see the double standards from MILLESSSSS away. “Flog” 😂😂😂 https://t.co/QbHq6YtHUQ
— Sreeni (@sree9819) January 3, 2025
Beauty
David Warner you beauty!!! ⚡ #BBL14
— paRaY_YasiR ✍️ (@ParayYasir2) January 3, 2025
