END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | PS: 145/7 (7 runs required, RR: 7.25)

  • David Payne5 (4b)
  • Stephen Eskinazi66 (54b)
  • Hayden Kerr4-0-31-2
  • Dan Christian1-0-7-2

10.31 So that last ball six by Dwarsuis to end the first innings winds up being the exact margin of victory. Plenty of drama at the end of both innings, but the home side comes out on top.

Sean Abbott is named player of the match: "The wicket suited our style of bowling. Lots of cutters. Credit to AJ [Tye]. Personally as a fast bowler, I like to see the skills on show. There's been a lot of footy here so there's some tired wickets. They're a class lineup no matter who they put out. They play really well in their conditions at home and if we come up against them [at Perth] it'll be tough. We've got a great home crowd advantage here. The best crowd I ever played in was a home final here against the Scorchers a couple of years ago."

That's it for today's coverage. Come back tomorrow for some more BBL action. Until then, take care!

19.6
1
Kerr to Payne, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, slapped to long-on for one. Sixers close out a narrow win by six runs.

Any legal delivery will end the game now with 8 needed off 1.

19.5
2
Kerr to Payne, 2 runs, full on the stumps, driven to long-on for two.

10 off two needed. And now the set man Eskinazi is off strike.

19.4
1lb
Kerr to Eskinazi, 1 leg bye, yorker full on middle stump on the toes, misses a heave across the line. Huge lbw shout denied. This looked stone dead live but was given not out. They take a run to point. Sixers review. Replays show the ball was angling away from the stumps coming over the wicket. He was hit in line on umpire's call, but the angle was taking the ball past off stump.
19.3
0
Kerr to Eskinazi, no run, full and down the leg side, Eskinazi had gone all the way across the stumps to heave to the leg side and missed. No wide called as this one just misses shaving leg stump.

Does Christian regret not running out Eskinazi last over when he had the chance?

19.2
4
Kerr to Eskinazi, FOUR, slower ball lands full on fifth stump, keeps his hands back long enough to slog this over wide long-on, two bounces over the rope.
19.1
1
Kerr to Payne, 1 run, full on the stumps, driven to long-on for one.

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | PS: 136/7 (16 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 16.00)

  • David Payne1 (1b)
  • Stephen Eskinazi62 (51b)
  • Dan Christian1-0-7-2
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-33-0

16 off the last over to win. Pendulum has swung firmly to the Sixers after that over by Christian.

18.6
1
Christian to Payne, 1 run, full and angled into the legs outside leg stump, miscues this off the pads into cover for one.

No shortage of drama at both ends of the wicket in that sequence.

18.5
W
Christian to Tye, OUT, bullseye! Full and straight, big heave by Tye misses and off stump is knocked back.

AJ Tye b Christian 6 (5m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

Christian pulls out of his delivery with Eskinazi leaving the non-striker's crease a bit early. Christian could have broken the bails and Eskinazi would clearly have been out. Christian audibly shouts at Eskinazi on his way back, "That's your warning, mate. That's your warning." He's been running some very tight twos and perhaps because he's getting a head start.

18.4
2
Christian to Tye, 2 runs, full on fourth stump, driven to long-on and they scamper another very tight two.
18.3
2
Christian to Tye, 2 runs, yorker lands full on off, jammed out to wide long-on, they charge back for a very tight second run. Direct hit from the boundary at the non-striker's end but Eskinazi was just home.

That last ball six to end the first innings is looking awfully significant now.

18.2
2
Christian to Tye, 2 runs, slower ball lands full on off, shuffles across and flicks to deep fine leg for two.
18.1
W
Christian to Agar, OUT, slower cutter lands back of a length on fourth stump, Agar tries to clear deep midwicket with a pull but there's no pace provided by the bowler and it lands safely in the hands of Silk two yards inside the rope at deep midwicket for a head height catch.

AC Agar c Silk b Christian 3 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

Dan Christian is being brought on for his first over of the night here in the penultimate over at the death.

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | PS: 129/5 (23 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.16, RRR: 11.50)

  • Stephen Eskinazi62 (51b)
  • Ashton Agar3 (3b)
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-33-0
  • Sean Abbott4-0-18-3
17.6
0
Dwarshuis to Eskinazi, no run, fullish length slower ball on fourth stump, slices a thick edged drive that lands just short of O'Keefe lunging forward at short third man on the ring and they take one.
17.5
4
Dwarshuis to Eskinazi, FOUR, short and wide, slices a cut high over backward point and backspins away to the rope.

If Smith hadn't slipped, he'd have gotten two hands to that chance in his stride upright.

17.4
2
Dwarshuis to Eskinazi, 2 runs, dropped! Slower length ball on sixth stump, top edged pull swirls over midwicket in the ring. Steven Smith runs back for a chance but loses his footing slightly and reaches up late but can't cling on one-handed.
17.3
2
Dwarshuis to Eskinazi, 2 runs, short on the body, pulled to deep fine leg for two. Collision between Eskinazi and Philippe at the striker's end as the relay took Philippe away from the stumps into the line of the runner.
17.2
0
Dwarshuis to Eskinazi, no run, slower ball back of a length on fourth stump, shuffles way across trying to scoop over fine leg and misses.
17.1
1
Dwarshuis to Agar, 1 run, full on the stumps, flicked to long-on for one.

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 120/5 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.05, RRR: 10.66)

  • Ashton Agar2 (2b)
  • Stephen Eskinazi54 (46b)
  • Sean Abbott4-0-18-3
  • Ben Dwarshuis3-0-24-0
16.6
1
Abbott to Agar, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, flicked to long-on for one.
16.5
1
Abbott to Eskinazi, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, pulled to deep midwicket for one.

Scorchers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10CT BancroftSS Eskinazi
2nd4SS EskinaziAM Hardie
3rd21SS EskinaziJP Inglis
4th45AJ TurnerSS Eskinazi
5th37SS EskinaziNR Hobson
6th12AC AgarSS Eskinazi
7th6AJ TyeSS Eskinazi
8th10DA PayneSS Eskinazi

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS14113221.205
SS14103210.846
MR147714-0.027
ST147714-0.716
BH146713-0.483
HH146812-0.34
AS145910-0.151
MS143116-0.287