Asked to bat, Thunder made a brisk start with Matthew Gilkes striking a six and three fours in a seven-ball 20 before falling to Billy Stanlake. Cameron Bancroft and Sam Konstas then put on a steady stand, but Stanlake and Jordan combined for three quick wickets to slow the momentum. Thunder were 79 for 4 at the halfway stage and found scoring difficult over the next five overs, managing only 39 runs even as Bancroft brought up a 37-ball fifty. He briefly lifted the tempo with a six and a four off Nathan Ellis before being dismissed by Stanlake, who finished with figures of 3 for 34. Shadab Khan, after a run-a-ball 14, accelerated in the death overs with a 24-ball 34, while Daniel Sams provided the late surge with an unbeaten 23 off 11.
