28/12Result
14th Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 28 2019
Match tied (Sixers won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the Match
Tom Curran
Tom CurranSydney Sixers
28/12Result
14th Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 28 2019
Match tied (Sixers won the one-over eliminator)
Player of the Match
Tom Curran
Tom CurranSydney Sixers

END OF OVER:
1 | SS: 16/2

Here we go. 17 off six. This is madness, this is epic.

Six years ago, you'd have never imagined Khawaja walking in to face a Super Over

Khawaja and Hales make their way out

Chris Morris isn't a bad option either.

Hales will open. Alex Ross is padded up too.

Bird has a long chat with Henriques, there's Maddinson in the background too.

Does he go for the yorker, or mix up his lengths and bowl the slower bouncers? Does he know the six balls he plans to bowl? Abbott could've been used but he is off the field with a sidestrain.

Tom Curran's chance to seal the game here. He's going to be one tired man at the end of it all, but if he manages to get them over the line, it'll all be worth it.

Remember, if the Super Over is tied, they will split points. Unlimited Super Overs will be in place only for the playoffs/final.

It started perfectly for Thunder. Curran, who struck gold off every ball he faced, was out first ball at his first attempt at slogging in the Super Over. Hughes and Henriques were under incredible pressure. To turn it around from there, play audacious scoops and reverse laps at the risk of losing your wicket, and set a target of 17 is simply incredible. What an effort from Moises. Who comes out for Thunder? Hales and Ferguson, surely? Remember, they've never been in a Super Over before. This is edge-of-the-seat stuff.

0.6
W
Morris to Henriques, 2 runs, OUT, pulled! On the bounce to deep square, they hare back for two, and want the third too. Arjun Nair, backing up behind the keeper, lobs the throw to the bowler and they have a run-out. Thunder need 17 to win

MC Henriques run out

0.5
6
Morris to Henriques, SIX, slices this scoop for six! No way, you kidding me or what? He walked across to expose all three stumps to try and scoop, this full toss actually flies off the back of the bat and clears the third man boundary. What is going on? What is going on?
0.4
2
Morris to Henriques, 2 runs, full toss, works this into the gap between deep midwicket and long-on, good running.
0.3
4
Morris to Henriques, FOUR, walks across and scoops it over short fine leg! Oh, dear. Oh, my. Brave shot, this ball was a nanosecond away from crashing into the stumps. had he picked it even a fraction late, this would've been curtains. Instead, he'll get a four and Sixers alive
0.2
1
Morris to Hughes, 1 run, full toss on middle, he walks across and whips this to deep square. Good work at the boundary, Henriques wanted the second but couldn't get it.
0.2
1w
Morris to Hughes, 1 wide, sprays this full and too far wide outside off, Sixers off the mark. Extra delivery for them.

Hughes comes in now. How to they approach it? Surely got to look for sixes.

0.1
W
Morris to Curran, OUT, he's got a thick edge and gone! Morris strikes. This was a wild swing across the line, and Curran is out as the thick edge has been snaffled by the keeper. Another twist, first ball.

TK Curran c Gilkes b Morris

Callum Ferguson throws the ball to Chris Tremain. Hang on, not Tremain. Morris takes the ball. Henriques and Curran are the two batsmen for Sixers. Fasten your seatbelts, folks.

END OF OVER:
1 | ST: 15/0

The strong crowd of 35,000 have got more than what they would've bargained for. Incredible finish. Sixers now have a second win in the Super Over. Phew, I need a breather just to rest my fingers. Absolute mayhem, but what an enjoyable game of cricket this has been. Thunder made 149, at best a par score but they did incredibly well to nearly defend that. Henriques decided to take the game deep, and it needed some ammunition from Curran to force a Super Over. And once there, the Englishman was in the thick of things again. Didn't make runs, but held his nerve with the ball. He is understandably the Player of the Match as well. On that note, it's time for me - Shashank Kishore - to say goodbye on behalf of P Ranjith. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do join us for tomorrow's clash. Cheers!

Jack Clifton tweets: "What an advertisement for T20 cricket and the BBL! What a game!! Curran nerves of steel in the super over and Henriques all class. Thunder showed fight and will feel like its one that got away. But what a game of cricket!"

0.6
4
Curran to Hales, FOUR, it's four, off a thick edge but it doesn't matter. Sixers win by a hair's breadth. What a game, what a finish~

six off one delivery

0.5
6
Curran to Hales, SIX, clears the ropes! My, my! They needed a six and he's hit it. Slower and fuller, Hales picks it off the hand, holds his shape, uses the depth of the crease and belts it up and over the bowler's head, right into the sightscreen

Curran got them into the game, then saw delight urn into agony when he was out first ball in the Super over. Here he is now delivering a masterclass

0.4
1
Curran to Khawaja, 1 run, squeezes this yorker-length delivery to deep cover, can't get the second. The crowd roars. Thunder need two sixes to get over the line

Khawaja has to find the fence.

0.3
1
Curran to Hales, 1 run, yorker into the base of leg stump, squeezes this to deep square. Hales slips while turning for the second, so a single is all it will be. 13 off 3. Superb from Curran so far

Hales has played a good amount of cricket with Curran. Let's see who foxes whom

0.2
1
Curran to Khawaja, 1 run, walks across a long way and scoops this slower ball, just about clears short fine but they can't come back for the second. Had no pace to work with
0.1
2
Curran to Khawaja, 2 runs, walks across and smacks this full toss into the gap past the cover fielder. 15 off five

Jimmy Neesham tweets: "16 off the Super over? Impossible"

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1JR PhilippeH Kerr
2nd37DP HughesJR Philippe
3rd29MC HenriquesDP Hughes
4th5MC HenriquesJC Silk
5th38MC HenriquesJ Edwards
6th12MC HenriquesTK Curran
7th27TK CurranBJ Dwarshuis

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS14104200.526
SS1494190.269
AS1485170.564
HH146713-0.355
ST146713-0.446
PS146812-0.023
BH146812-0.237
MR143116-0.348