Though David Warner started the chase with a six, that total proved to be a bridge too far for the struggling Thunder. Warner and Matthew Gilkes showed some promise and fight with a 60-run partnership off 40 balls but what followed once that broke was bleak and insufficient. Both the openers fell in the space of four deliveries after the PowerPlay, and then began a middle-overs capitulation. Thunder went from 81/2 in the 10th over to 112/8 in the 15th. They eventually folded for 131 in the 18th over, with the quartet of Connolly, Brody Couch, Joel Paris and Hardie picking two wickets each.
