17:31 PM IST|| That is all we have in our live coverage of this match between the Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers. This is Samanvaya Sharma, signing off on behalf of Soumarya Datta, as we will take your leave now. See You soon folks!!!

Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)- "It's just one of those games where my plan worked off. I had told Green that we need to go hard at the Power Surge. Once Pope came in I cashed on to the chance and made the most of it. For me, it's something that I have worked on a lot. I try to go ball by ball and don't try to pre-meditate a lot. We are at the spot where the wins at the start of the tournament can give us a lot of confidence. Really excited for the Sydney Smash and hopefully we can get one on the Sydney Sixers. " 

17:07 PM IST|| MATCH SUMMARY|| Sydney Thunder win by 2 wickets.

Sam Konstas 56(27) | Daniel Sams 42*(18) | Jamie Overton 45*(35)
Henry Thornton 2/34 | Lockie Ferguson 3/24 | Chris Green 3/24

It all began with Sydney Thunder winning the toss and inviting team  Adelaide Strikers to bat. The Strikers lost their skipper Matthew Short on a score of just 7 runs. Their top order looked in some trouble against the pacy bowling attack of the Thunders. They lost 3 wickets under 4 overs only, but Jake Weatherald stood tall and scored 40 runs off just 19 deliveries. The strikers kept losing their wickets at regular intervals, due to which they were not able to utilize their first 10 overs properly. They started to accelerate things when Jamie Overton came out to bat. He smashed a glorious unbeaten 45 runs on the board. Other than him, James Bazley also contributed some solid stuff in the death overs. All this helped the Strikers to post a huge total of 182 runs on the board, which was also above average total on this venue as per teh previous matches. In their bowling side, once again Jamie Overton took 2 crucial wickets along with Henry Thornton, who also took 2 wickets.

Sydney Thunders came out for chase having full confidence, due to the depth they were having In their batting. And fortunately, it did the ob them for as well tonight. Sam Konstas the young gun, went off with a flying start and knocked a blistering 56 runs. After he went back, the Thunders's innings started to derail a bit, as they lost some wickets in quick succession. Oliver Davies and Sam Billings spent some va, valuable time with their bat in the middle and stopped the flow of wickets. But in the end, Daniel Sams the pinch hitter came out and showcased his power with the bat and took the thunders over the victory line. Sams took charge on Llyoid Pope in the 19th over and snatched 31 runs from it. This shifted the game's momentum toward their side. In terms of bowling, both Lockie Ferguson and Chris Green took 3 wickets each, with Tanveer Sangha grabbing 2.

With all this, team Sydney Thunders started off their BBL season 14 with a special win, with the help of the heroics of Daniel Sams.

19.4 Jamie Overton to Daniel Sams, THERE's THE WINNING RUN!!! DANIEL SAMS DOES IT FOR THE SYDNEY THUNDER and he has pulled off an incredible win for his side from the jaws of defeat. It was bowled full and wide outside off stump. Sams slices it away towards the deep extra cover region for a single and he finishes off the game with two balls remaining. The Sydney Thunder win by 2 wickets in the end. 

1 run off 3 deliveries. Is there another twist in the tale?

19.3 Jamie Overton to Daniel Sams, back of a good length and bowled on middle stump line. Sams fails to connect the cut shot and it will be a dot ball. 

19.2 Jamie Overton to Daniel Sams, NO BALL!! It was a beamer and struck Sams on the helmet. It will be a free hit and the Sydney Thunder will need just one run to win now. 

19.2 Jamie Overton to Lockie Ferguson, fuller and angled into the middle stump line. Ferguson whips it away through the mid wicket region for a single. 

19.1 Jamie Overton to Nathan McAndrew, GONEEE!! It was a juicy full toss from Overton and McAndrew ended up chipping it away to the fielder at mid on. It was a really poor shot from him and he hands the Strikers the 8th wicket.

Nathan McAndrew c Matthew Short b Jamie Overton 0(1b)

31 runs being bashed by Daniel Sams in that over. That was an exemplary batting performance on show by Sams. 

18.6 Llyod Pope to Daniel Sams, FOURRR MOREEEE!! Sams has picked up 31 runs from the penultimate over! It was flighted up again and around off. Sams got underneath that one and lofted it away straight over long off for a boundary. 

18.5 Llyod Pope to Daniel Sams, FOURRRR!!! NO STOPPING SAMS TONIGHT! It was floated up and around the line of off stump. Sams reached out for it and lofted it away over the backward point region for a boundary. 

18.4 Llyod Pope to Daniel Sams, SIXXXXX MOREEE!! It was flighted up and around the middle stump line. Sams thumps it away and plays the slog sweep over the deep square leg region for a MAXIMUM. 

18.3 Llyod Pope to Daniel Sams, FOURRRRR!! FINDS THE GAP! It was short and wide outside off stump. Sams rocks back and lofts it on the up, over deep extra cover for a boundary. 

18.3 Llyod Pope to Daniel Sams, WIDE!! Flatter and down the leg stump line. 

18.2 Llyod Pope to Daniel Sams, SIXXX MOREE! FETCH THAT! It was flatter and around the middle stump line. Sams rocked back and whacked it away by clearing his front leg. The ball sailed way back over wide long on for a MAXIMUM.