Overview
- On the second ball of the second over, Nikhil Chaudhary top‑edged Daniel Sams and the ball fell between Oliver Davies and Tanveer Sangha after both hesitated, allowing a single.
- Sydney Thunder opened their season against the Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart on December 16 and were sent in to bat.
- Cameron Bancroft steadied the innings with 61 off 44 balls in a 59‑run stand with Shadab Khan after Thunder slipped to 79/4 at the 10‑over mark.
- Shadab added 34 and Daniel Sams finished unbeaten on 23 as Thunder reached 180/6.
- The miscue drew comparisons to Saeed Ajmal and Shoaib Malik’s famous 2008 missed‑catch moment, and regular captain David Warner missed the game but is expected to return for the Sydney Smash.