Sams and Zaman give Thunder first win despite Webster's all-round heroics

Daniel Sams produced fireworks in the latter stages of both innings to propel Sydney Thunder to a five-wicket BBL win over Melbourne Stars despite a historic all-round effort from Beau Webster. In a fight between two winless groups, Stars were excused for 172 at the Lavington Sports Ground in Albury. They lost wickets on the last four wads of the last finished, bowled by Sams, who returned 4 for 33 in his four overs. Sams took a return get, had another hitter captured, and finished a group full go-around by aiding a run-out prior to bowling the last man. Then, at that point, with Thunder requiring 23 off as many balls, Sams (22 not out in 13 balls) eradicated all questions with a speedy appearance, and Nathan McAndrew settled the game with a six over lengthy on with ten conveyances remaining. The success moved Roar to fifth and left Stars base - they have won only one of their 11 BBL matches in 2023. Thunder won in spite of an amazing all over presentation from Webster, who top-scored with 59 off 44 balls and was additionally the Stars' best bowler with 4 for 29, his best BBL figures. He turned into the principal player in BBL history to score 50 years and take four wickets in a similar game. In spite of the overall heroics from Sams and Webster, slingy Pakistan speedy Zaman Khan (3 for 24 of every three overs) bowled Glenn Maxwell and Hilton Cartwright with wonderfully executed yorkers to acquire the Player-of-the-Match grant. Webster was the main Stars player to expand on a beginning after they selected to bat first before a little more than 10,000 observers. Commander Maxwell (30 out of 26), Tom Rogers (21 out of 16) and Cartwright (22 out of 11) all looked hazardous however neglected to go on. Thunder seemed to voyage triumph after a rebuffing opening stand of 78 in 7.2 overs between Alex Hales (40 out of 26) and Cameron Bancroft (30 of every 20). Hales crushed three sixes in an over off Stars debutant Imprint Steketee, and Bancroft struck fours off the initial two conveyances of the following over, before Webster excused both in about three balls. Webster then, at that point, had the risky Ollie Davies (23 out of 18) got at mid-off after he had broken two fours and a six prior in the over. Alex Ross (17 out of 9) tumbled to spinner Liam Dawson, who then took an extraordinary catch to excuse Jason Sangha (19 out of 21) to give Webster his fourth wicket. Sydney Thunder 176 for 5 (Hales 40, Bancroft 30, Webster 4-29) beat Melbourne Stars 172 (Webster 59, Maxwell 30, Sams 4-33, Zaman 3-24) by five wickets