Steven O'Keefe is player of the match. A superb performance. Sixers are a big threat to win the title again. Thanks for your company. Join us for the double-header tomorrow. Until then, have a good night.
10.37pm Sixers win by 19 runs. Sixers will play finals and Thunder will not. Clinical bowling display from the Sixers. Thunder were 0 for 44 after 4 with Hales and Warner flying. Steve O'Keefe takes two in an over including Hales and Bancroft and Thunder capitulate. Sixers worked out how to bowl on what turned into a pretty poor pitch by the end. O'Keefe finished with 3 for 13. Sixers have one more match in Perth and could still finish second if they beat Scorchers in that match.
Ryan: "Spin to win!!Damn, SOK, well played, just be more like Hogg and play on!"
Jugilee: "Thunder's chances are gone. Looked like the 6ers were 15-20 short but their bowlers had a field day. Feel the Thunder batters could have focused more on 1s,2s especially after the rollicking start. T20s aren't just about 4s , 6s but also 1s,2s,3s "
LC Hatcher c Silk b Kerr 20 (11m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 200.00
Henriques says to Kerr on mic "Do you want to go shopping? Pace off into the wicket." AKA do you want to buy a wicket?
TW Gray run out 10 (13m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 142.85
Last over. Five in the circle required as the Sixers have run out of time.
END OF OVER:19 | 7 Runs | ST: 120/8 (32 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.31, RRR: 32.00)
- Toby Gray10 (7b)
- Liam Hatcher8 (5b)
- Ben Dwarshuis4-0-17-1
- Sean Abbott4-0-45-2
Budava Mundai: "The 6ers' bowlers have read the pitch to perfection..after the PP , they have taken pace off the ball..made life very difficult for the thunder batters "
Around the wicket
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 113/8 (39 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.27, RRR: 19.50)
- Liam Hatcher4 (2b)
- Toby Gray7 (4b)
- Sean Abbott4-0-45-2
- Steve O'Keefe4-0-13-3
Badavaa Mindai: "Very difficult to take when your team is 8/107 in the 18th after racing to 0/44 in 4 !!!"
Andy C: "So this is how it ends for Thunder ... not with a bang (of the David 'Thor'ner Hammer) but with a whimper - as TS Elliott would have put it"
N McAndrew c †Philippe b Abbott 9 (10m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 128.57
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 102/7 (50 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.00, RRR: 16.66)
- Toby Gray1 (1b)
- Nathan McAndrew9 (6b)
- Steve O'Keefe4-0-13-3
- Jack Edwards2-0-17-1
O'Keefe finishes with 3 for 13 from four. What a spell
DA Warner c Silk b O'Keefe 37 (76m 39b 1x4 2x6) SR: 94.87