Match 20, Sydney, December 26, 2021, 12:35 PM
Sydney Sixers
168/4(16.0ov)
Sydney Thunder
142/10(15.1ov)
Sydney Sixers beat Sydney Thunder by 30 runs (D/L method)
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Dan Christian
Commentry
Right then! That is all we have from this match. Boxing day action continues in the Big Bash League as Melbourne Renegades battle Perth Scorchers in game number two tonight. That match is live at the moment and you can switch tabs to catch all the action. Cheers!
Dan Christian is adjudged the Player of the Match for his important knock of 41 runs from just 17 balls which helped Sydney Sixers to post a big total on board.
... Presentation ceremony ...
Sydney Thunder will feel that they let the game slip out of their hands. Till the time Jason Sangha was at the crease, they looked to be keeping up with the run rate. Once Sangha fell, their middle-order crumbled. Daniel Sams did get them back into the game with a nice little cameo but it wasn't enough. Ben Cutting just couldn't get into the groove and the wickets kept tumbling. In the end, the target was too steep and the Thunder fell well short as they got bundled out.
Sydney Sixers win their fifth match of the competition and keep pace with arch-rivals Perth Scorchers in the points table. This really was a team effort as the bowlers got the wickets when their team needed it and closed out the match with ease. Pope, Dwarshius and Abbott got a couple of wickets each, whereas Hayden Kerr ended up with three. Mickey Edwards was certainly a livewire in the field as he backed up his wicket by hanging on to three important catches tonight. In the end, it was a very well-compiled performance from the Sixers tonight and they will be pretty pleased with it.
Sydney Sixers as they often do, find a way to win. The Sixers take the points as well as the bragging rights in the Sydney Smash tonight and Sydney Thunder are handed their third loss of the campaign.
In over# 16
0W
Sean Abbott 29/2(3.1)
15.1
W
OUT! There it is! Length ball, on off. Sangha heaves it to long on and Jordan Silk takes it! Sydney Sixers win by 30 runs (D/L method).
Sean Abbott to bowl the final over.
In over# 15
0
2
0
0W
0
4
Ben Dwarshuis 21/2(3)
14.6
.
Short and angling outside off. Saqib Mahmood misses the heave.
14.5
2
Mahmood mishits this one over the bowler and gets a couple of runs.
14.4
.
Saqib Mahmood goes for the mighty heave but gets beaten.
Tanveer Sangha is the last man in for Sydney Thunder.
14.3
W
OUT! TAKEN! Short and on off. Cutting goes for the pull but gets the top edge. Daniel Hughes runs to his left from short third man takes it!
14.2
.
Length and outside off. Cutting misses the heave.
14.1
4
FOUR! He gets 4 out of the 37 runs! Length ball, outside off. Cutting goes for the booming drive but gets the leading edge over short third man. The man from third man runs to his left and dives but cannot stop it.
Saqib Mahmood comes in at number 10.
In over# 14
0W
6
0
1
2
0W
Hayden Kerr 29/3(3)
13.6
W
OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man! Full and outside off. Green carves it to deep point and Ben Dwarshuis takes it. 37 needed in the last 2. Can Ben Cutting do it?