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Sydney Thunder’s fielding errors cost them the match

The Sydney Thunder began defending their total brilliantly as Pat Cummins, Fawad Ahmed, and Chris Smith took wickets at regular intervals to leave Brisbane Heat tottering at 63/6. However, Chris Lynn’s monumental 85 along with some assistance from Jack Wildermuth won the match for the Heat.

However, there were a total of three instances when Sydney Thunder threw away the match through some sloppy fielding. The first of these came during the sixteenth over when Wildermuth hit a Chris Green delivery flat down the ground and Andre Russell seemed in a good position to catch it. The ball went through Russell’s hands though and over the rope for a six. Things went from bad to worse as Wildermuth hit another six off the very next delivery.

The second major error came during the crucial penultimate over when Chris Lynn mistimed a pull shot off a Pat Cummins bouncer. Wicket-keeper Jake Doran, however, wasn’t able to hold on to the catch as he fell backwards in the process.

The last of these errors came in the final over when Lynn was once again dropped, this time by Sydney Thunder captain Shane Watson at cover. These mistakes cost the Thunder the match as they could have saved a good 15-20 runs had the catches been taken.