Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs | ST: 166/6 | RR: 8.30

  • Daniel Sams50 (37b)
  • Nathan McAndrew17 (8b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite3-0-30-0
  • Jake Ball3-0-42-1

The revised target is 129 in 14 overs. 67 off 7 required for the Bash Boost Point.

9.15 The brief rain showers have stopped, the covers are back off and the chase will hopefully be starting shortly. The word is that it will be a 14-over chase. The number for the revised target still not confirmed.

9.00 pm And the rain has gotten thick enough during the interval for the covers to come on. We're going to have a delayed start to the chase.

8.45 pm Just 24 off the last two overs with the Power Surge fielding restrictions in place. Not exactly earth-shattering. Feels like an under par total. O'Keefe's spell changed the innings after Hales was flying. Two wickets in the 10th just before the break stunted the Thunder's momentum. It's the Sixers' match to lose now. Stay with us for the start of the chase shortly.

Billy: "Rain looking very ominous on the Canberra radar in about 10-15 minutes. Will it impact the 2nd innings run chase?" It was drizzling around the 15th over or so but never got heavy enough to take the players off. Something to keep an eye on for sure though during the chase.

19.6
4
Brathwaite to Sams, FOUR, misfires on the length going for yorker again on middle, overpitches it and Sams thumps a flat drive over mid-off. 50 up off the 37th ball to end the innings for Sams, his second ever BBL 50.
19.5
0
Brathwaite to Sams, no run, full and wide, carved to cover. They opt to turn down the single. Sams stays on strike with one ball left to get to his fifty.
19.4
0
Brathwaite to Sams, no run, bouncer wide outside off, Sams not ready for this expecting a diet of yorkers and he leaves it alone.
19.3
0
Brathwaite to Sams, no run, yorker speared down leg, goes for the Natmeg and can't jam this away. Good bowling from Brathwaite.
19.2
4
Brathwaite to Sams, FOUR, full on the legs, heaves this high and straight over mid-on up in the ring, lands just short of the rope and dribbles over.
19.1
2
Brathwaite to Sams, 2 runs, yorker into the pads this time, flicked to deep backward square, poor relay to the keeper pulls Philippe away from the stumps and Sams is able to dive back to beat the throw for the second.
19.1
1w
Brathwaite to Sams, 1 wide, yorker speared down the leg side.

Brathwaite around the stumps for the final over instead of Christian.

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | ST: 155/6 | RR: 8.15

  • Nathan McAndrew17 (8b)
  • Daniel Sams40 (31b)
  • Jake Ball3-0-42-1
  • Dan Christian2-0-20-0
18.6
4
Ball to McAndrew, FOUR, another full toss at knee height this time, slaps this straighter between long-on and deep midwicket and it thuds into the signage off two bounces over the rope.
18.5
0
Ball to McAndrew, no run, wide yorker, can't get bat on this one.
18.4
1
Ball to Sams, 1 run, full and wide yorker pitches this time, driven through the off side.
18.3
6
Ball to Sams, SIX, just gets the length fractionally wrong and Sams is ruthless! Went for yorker again but it's a low full toss on the shins, shovels this with a wristy flick flat over the short boundary at deep midwicket, just clears one of the only two boundary riders.
18.2
1
Ball to McAndrew, 1 run, another wide yorker scuffed out for a single.
18.1
1
Ball to Sams, 1 run, spears in a yorker, jams it out for one.

Ball comes around the wicket for the Power Surge.

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | ST: 142/6 | RR: 7.88

  • Daniel Sams32 (28b)
  • Nathan McAndrew12 (5b)
  • Dan Christian2-0-20-0
  • Jake Ball2-0-29-1

Power Surge is now going to be signaled for Sams and McAndrew to take for the final two overs.

17.6
1
Christian to Sams, 1 run, full on the legs, flicked to deep midwicket.
17.5
2
Christian to Sams, 2 runs, yorker on off stump, gently prodded toward long-on with good enough touch to come back for an easy second.
17.5
1w
Christian to Sams, 1 wide, length ball but barely lands on the pitch, well outside the guidelines and will have to rebowl it.
17.4
1
Christian to McAndrew, 1 run, slower ball lands full on fifth stump, punched to mid-off.
17.3
0
Christian to McAndrew, no run, slower ball lands on a good length wide on sixth stump, slaps this into the ground back to Christian.
17.2
6
Christian to McAndrew, SIX, good length sliding onto the legs, pulls this very flat over backward square, screams just over the rope into the base of the white picket fence.
17.1
1
Christian to Sams, 1 run, short on fourth stump, swats this flat to long-off.

Power Surge still not taken. Will be signaled by default for the final two overs.

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 130/6 | RR: 7.64

  • Daniel Sams28 (25b)
  • Nathan McAndrew5 (2b)
  • Jake Ball2-0-29-1
  • Carlos Brathwaite2-0-19-0

Eight runs and a wicket at the death in that over for Ball after getting torched in the Powerplay for 21 by Hales in his previous over.

16.6
1
Ball to Sams, 1 run, good length ball slanted onto the pads, flicked to short fine leg.
16.5
0
Ball to Sams, no run, length ball on fifth stump, goes to swat this through the leg side but is beaten.
16.4
2
Ball to Sams, 2 runs, full on middle, flicks this to deep midwicket.
16.3
1
Ball to McAndrew, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, pulls this flat to deep midwicket.
16.2
4
Ball to McAndrew, FOUR, another edge! No slip at this stage of the innings as Ball gets another length ball in the channel on fourth stump, another poke away from the body results in an edge flying well wide of the keeper and goes to the third man rope.

Nathan McAndrew enters.

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st50JR PhilippeJ Avendano
2nd22JM VinceJR Philippe
3rd7DP HughesJR Philippe
4th19JC SilkJR Philippe
5th30DT ChristianJR Philippe
6th4DT ChristianCR Brathwaite

Big Bash League

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