Ricky Ponting didn’t hold back in his assessment of the Sydney Showground pitch as the host Thunder suffered another heavy BBL defeat on Monday night.
The Perth Scorchers bounced back from a rare loss to crush the Sydney Thunder by seven wickets, as Ashton Agar set a new BBL record among spinners.
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The Scorchers cruised to their target of 138 runs with five balls remaining to move up to second spot and all but end the Thunder’s finals hopes in front of 8,672 fans.
The reigning champions controlled the contest even as Thunder opener Alex Hales (72) carried his bat into the last over, restricting the hosts to 8/137.
The Scorchers made light work of the chase as opener Zak Crawley (58) steered them to 3/140 to set up a top-of-th...
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