Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, 17th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

What a thrilling end to 2019. Time, then for us to bid adieu from here. Wishing all our readers a Happy New Year! See you in 2020. Bye-bye.

Callum Ferguson | Player of the Match: Slowing (and chuckles when asked how his heart was beating). It was a helluva game from both the sides, glad we came on the right side of this one. It's been nice to consistently contribute. It's a great batting order to be part of. Our guys really deserved to win this game. A lot of planning and effort goes leading into a match like this. Hats off to everyone involved. We played a smart game. It was a par score, probably above-par. It was a really hot contest, really pleased.

22:04 Local Time, 11:34 GMT, 17:04 IST: The Strikers' winning streak (6 wins on the trot) on this day (31st December) comes to an end, unfortunately at their home ground. Steely Morris comes to Thunder's rescue in the end but they survived a massive scare. Gotta feel for Rashid, who did whatever he could to take his team home but it wasn't his day. Adelaide didn't have a great start as they were reduced to 36/3 inside six overs. The two W's - Weatherald and Wells - revived things with a 63-run partnership for the fourth wicket but both fell in successive overs to hand the advantage back to Sydney. Rashid took the game deep with a 18-ball 40 cameo but Morris brought all his experience to the fore as Sydney scrapped home by a 3-run margin.

Chris Morris to Wes Agar, out Wes Agar Run Out!! That'll be it for the Strikers. Morris holds his nerve and shoots in a yorker just outside off. Agar moved across and it nutmegs him. They still want to nab the bye but Gilkes calmly throws it to the bowler and Morris does the rest. Sydney Thunder win by 3 runs. Wes Agar run out (Matthew Gilkes/Chris Morris) 0(1)

Chris Morris to Wes Agar, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Wes Agar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Chris Morris to Rashid Khan, out Rashid Khan Run Out!! 1 run completed. Gee! Heartbreak for Rashid. In an attempt to get back for the second, he falls short here. Flicks it away to fine leg, he had to retain strike. However, while turning back, he loses his bat and also ran out of gas. Nair doesn't panic and throws it to the keeper. He's not even in the frame. Sydney will breathe easy now. Rashid Khan run out (Arjun Nair/Matthew Gilkes) 40(18) [4s-4 6s-3]

Chris Morris to Rashid Khan, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

5 runs off 2 balls. Gee! Heartbreak for Rashid. In an attempt to get back for the second, he falls short here.

Chris Morris to Rashid Khan, FOUR, crunched over point! And it's a four. A full delivery outside off, Rashid despite making too much of room throws his bat and places it in the gap

Chris Morris to Rashid Khan, FOUR, woah. Woah. Simply amazing skill from Rashid. This was directed at the stumps. Rashid moves across and stays low to sweep it wide of short fine leg

Chris Morris to Rashid Khan, no run, terrific from Morris. The yorker, bang on just outside off. Rashid can only jam it into the pitch. Doesn't take the single though!

Chris Morris to Siddle, 1 run, yes, he does that. Crashes the drive to extra cover and hares across to the other end

14 off the last over. Sydney will be relieved that Rashid is off strike. Siddle just needs to play sensible and give the strike back to Rashid.

Daniel Sams to Rashid Khan, FOUR, unbelievable. How on earth did he connect this? Genius! A very full delivery from Sams just outside off, Rashid sinks low and rolls his wrists to sweep it along the ground past square leg

Daniel Sams to Rashid Khan, SIX, woah! This game is not over, yet. A friendly full toss, Rashid takes a step forward and hammers it over deep mid-wicket

Daniel Sams to Rashid Khan, FOUR, deft touch from Rashid. Expected a yorker, so got his bat down in time and dinked it past short third man

Daniel Sams to Siddle, byes, 1 run, very clever from Sams. Varying his pace accordingly. Plants it just outside off, Siddle swishes nothing but will pinch a bye

Daniel Sams to Rashid Khan, 1 run, slower short ball, gets big on Rashid as swings his bat. Splices it into the vacant mid-wicket region. Sams sprints across and denies the pair a chance of stealing the second

Daniel Sams to Siddle, 1 run, swerving back in, Siddle drives it wide of mid-off