26/12Result
15th Match (N), Big Bash League at Carrara, Dec 26 2020
Sixers won by 1 wkt (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Daniel HughesSydney Sixers
26/12Result
15th Match (N), Big Bash League at Carrara, Dec 26 2020
Sixers won by 1 wkt (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Daniel HughesSydney Sixers

It's after midnight now on the east coast of Australia. For those who were able to stay awake, what a finish that was. Hughes may have missed out on a ton but his knock erases the first inning brilliance from Pooran and Maxwell. Rough for Maxwell to go from hero (with the bat) to goat (with the ball). Stars were ahead seemingly the whole chase but just fumbled it away at the end. Hope you enjoyed all of the drama. Come back tomorrow for more BBL action. That's it for now though. Take care!

Man of the Match Daniel Hughes: "We sort of knew that if we took it deep and kept it to 20 off the last two, anything could happen. We said if they could get 190, so could we. We didn't bowl well but when we were in the sheds, we said it's a nice wicket, play good shots and anything could happen. We probably carried on a little too much there but it's a great group of guys and we enjoy each other's success."

19.5
4lb
Maxwell to O'Keefe, 4 leg byes, terrible ball, O'Keefe fans on it but they get four runs regardless to win a thriller! Thigh high full toss on middle stump, O'Keefe swings wildly over the top of it but it clips the thigh to go past the keeper and beats short third man as well up in the ring to race away to the rope! Sixers win by one wicket with a ball to spare!

Sandhu enters off strike.

19.4
W
Maxwell to Hughes, OUT, Hughes goes for glory trying to end the match and bring up a century with one blow, but he picks out deep midwicket! Cartwright has been a magnet for the ball in the field and claims this one calmly two yards inside the rope at head height. It was a half-volley on the legs, in the slot to crack over the ropes but he just dragged it too flat, didn't get the elevation.

DP Hughes c Cartwright b Maxwell 96 (51b 6x4 7x6) SR: 188.23

Coulter-Nile is actually still off the field.

19.3
6
Maxwell to Hughes, SIX, full toss at waist height, heaves a pull high to deep backward square, the same fielder Larkin tries to knock it back in but fails to do so and it clears the rope for a maximum.
19.2
4
Maxwell to Hughes, FOUR, darted flatter on the legs, flicks this flat to deep backward square, Nick Larkin the fielder charges forward to try to catch this but it short hops him then caroms off the legs to the rope. At worst should've been a single.
19.1
6
Maxwell to Hughes, SIX, flighted full on the legs, backs away and creams this flat over long-on.

Captain Maxwell takes the ball in hand to bowl the final six. Coulter-Nile spent some time off the field, too much time in fact, and didn't meet the requirement to be eligible to bowl this over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | SS: 174/8 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.15, RRR: 20.00)

  • Daniel Hughes80 (47b)
  • Liam Hatcher4-0-33-3
  • Adam Zampa4-0-47-2

Hatcher missed his length on the first five balls but wasn't punished one bit. Finally gets it right last ball though to claim another wicket. Not the prettiest over to the eye but efficient on paper. Leaves the Sixers with 20 to get off the final frame.

18.6
W
Hatcher to Dwarshuis, OUT, yorker on middle, Dwarshuis tries to heave for the ropes on the leg side and misses, middle stump knocked back.

BJ Dwarshuis b Hatcher 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.5
0
Hatcher to Dwarshuis, no run, knee high full toss on sixth stump, Dwarshuis swings straight through it. Should've been at least two, more likely four, winds up with nothing.
18.4
1lb
Hatcher to Hughes, 1 leg bye, full and speared into the legs at 135 kph, Hughes can't flick it away and it ricochets off the pads through midwicket.
18.3
W
Hatcher to Brathwaite, OUT, length ball on the stumps, it's in the slot for Brathwaite to launch but miscues this off the toe and Maxwell positions himself three yards in from the rope at long-on. He leaps up to claim this over his head, perhaps worried he might be too close to the rope. But he had given himself plenty of room and could have taken a step back to make it less dramatic. He holds on regardless.

CR Brathwaite c Maxwell b Hatcher 21 (12b 1x4 2x6) SR: 175.00

18.2
1
Hatcher to Hughes, 1 run, yorker on the legs, inside edged flick to deep fine leg for a single.
18.1
1
Hatcher to Brathwaite, 1 run, attempted yorker misfired as a knee high full toss on middle, Brathwaite might have clubbed this over the leg side for six on another day but only manages to flub this through mid-off for one.

Hatcher comes around the stumps to the right-hander Brathwaite.

END OF OVER:
18 | 20 Runs | SS: 171/6 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.50, RRR: 11.50)

  • Daniel Hughes79 (45b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite20 (10b)
  • Adam Zampa4-0-47-2
  • Zahir Khan3-0-23-0

Zampa leaks 20 in the 18th. Hughes is quietly putting the Sixers into an improbable winning position here.

17.6
6
Zampa to Hughes, SIX, flighted on the pads, stays in his crease this time to slog sweep this high and deep over the backward square leg rope.
17.5
6
Zampa to Hughes, SIX, flighted outside leg stump, Hughes backs away to create room to carve this high over long-off, glorious shot.
17.4
4
Zampa to Hughes, FOUR, flighted full on the legs, swept high over backward square, one bounce over the rope.
17.3
2
Zampa to Hughes, 2 runs, flighted full on the legs, backs away to drive over cover, skies a drive to long-off, sloppy misfield by Hinchcliffe to turn one into two.
17.2
1
Zampa to Brathwaite, 1 run, good length ball on off, pushes this behind point.
17.1
1
Zampa to Hughes, 1 run, bowled very full on off, driven to point.

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | SS: 151/6 (43 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.88, RRR: 14.33)

  • Carlos Brathwaite19 (9b)
  • Daniel Hughes60 (40b)
  • Zahir Khan3-0-23-0
  • Liam Hatcher3-0-31-1

One bad ball at the end spoils a very good over from Zahir. Sixers required run rate has climbed higher though despite the six in that six-ball sequence.

16.6
6
Zahir Khan to Brathwaite, SIX, googly lands way too short on leg stump from Zahir, Brathwaite annihilates this into the second tier over midwicket.
16.5
1
Zahir Khan to Hughes, 1 run, short and wide, Hughes charges and swats this to the cover sweeper.
16.4
1
Zahir Khan to Brathwaite, 1 run, good length ball spins back in from fifth stump, cramps him for room trying to cut and scampers a run through to point.
16.3
0
Zahir Khan to Brathwaite, no run, flighted more and lands fuller on fifth stump, Brathwaite is beaten missing a sweep.

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1J EdwardsJR Philippe
2nd4JM VinceJR Philippe
3rd50DP HughesJR Philippe
4th29JC SilkDP Hughes
5th16DT ChristianDP Hughes
6th26JO HolderDP Hughes
7th47CR BrathwaiteDP Hughes
8th1DP HughesBJ Dwarshuis
9th16SNJ O'KeefeDP Hughes
10th4SNJ O'KeefeGS Sandhu

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
SS1495360.257
PS1485320.851
ST1486310.949
BH147729-0.286
AS1477280.105
HH147728-0.187
MS1458240.14
MR1441016-1.727