12/01Result
34th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 12 2024
Sixers won by 19 runs
Player of the Match
Steve O'Keefe
Steve O'KeefeSydney Sixers
12/01Result
34th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 12 2024
Sixers won by 19 runs
Player of the Match
Steve O'Keefe
Steve O'KeefeSydney Sixers

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 "

19.5
W
Kerr to Hatcher, OUT, straight down deep midwicket's throat! Kerr buys it with the slower ball. Executed the pace off slower ball into the pitch and he miscues down deep midwicket's throat

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?

19.4
4
Kerr to Hatcher, FOUR, thumped straight of long-on! Full on middle, he drills it down the ground
19.3
2
Kerr to Hatcher, 2 runs, another missed run out! Yorker dug out to long-on, they are late take two, Sangha is cooked but Smith's throw is wide
19.2
W
Kerr to Hatcher, OUT, soft run out! Good length ball on the hip, it comes off thigh and runs back down the pitch, Gray wanted a run but Hatcher sent him back, Kerr turns around and hits with the underarm this time

TW Gray run out 10 (13m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 142.85

19.1
6
Kerr to Hatcher, SIX, launched over midwicket! Full on the slot slower ball and he launches over deep midwicket

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 "

18.6
2
Dwarshuis to Gray, 2 runs, square drive to deep point and another misfield allows a second
18.5
1
Dwarshuis to Hatcher, 1 run, Dwarshuis misses a simple run out! Hatcher slapped it back to Dwarshuis and Gray was miles out, he only needed to turn around and underarm at all three from short range and missed! They get a single
18.4
1
Dwarshuis to Gray, 1 run, top edge that lands safe! Tries to heave over midwicket and miscues to mid-on
18.3
0
Dwarshuis to Gray, no run, this takes off! Another one climbing from a length to beat the bat
18.2
1
Dwarshuis to Hatcher, 1 run, 133kph, good length wide of off, he square drives on the up to deep point
18.1
2
Dwarshuis to Hatcher, 2 runs, good length outside off, he tries to punch through the off side and gets a thick inside edge past leg for a couple

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
17.6
3
Abbott to Hatcher, 3 runs, 132kph, good length, he stands tall and lofts very high inside out over mid-off but it lands short of the rope

Badavaa Mindai: "Very difficult to take when your team is 8/107 in the 18th after racing to 0/44 in 4 !!!"

17.6
1w
Abbott to Hatcher, 1 wide, slower ball bouncer outside off but it's too high and called wide
17.5
1
Abbott to Gray, 1 run, back of a length on off, 128kph, he pulls without timing to long-on

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"

17.4
1
Abbott to Hatcher, 1 run, back of a length wide of off, he opens the face and glides to deep third
17.3
W
Abbott to McAndrew, OUT, caught behind! Back of a length outside leg, he backs away to try and hoick over midwicket, gets a thick edge through to the keeper

N McAndrew c †Philippe b Abbott 9 (10m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 128.57

17.2
1
Abbott to Gray, 1 run, back of a length, he tries again and miscues to mid-off
17.1
4
Abbott to Gray, FOUR, pulled through midwicket! Short ball but only waist high, he thumps a pull shot through midwicket

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

16.6
1
O'Keefe to Gray, 1 run, shorter on middle, he stands up and punches to long-on
16.5
W
O'Keefe to Warner, OUT, holes out to deep midwicket! Brilliant from O'Keefe. From 95kph to 76kph, no pace, drop and keeping low, Warner tries to heave it over deep midwicket but has no pace to work with and miscues to deep midwicket

DA Warner c Silk b O'Keefe 37 (76m 39b 1x4 2x6) SR: 94.87

16.4
0
O'Keefe to Warner, no run, another great yorker on middle, 95kph, he jams it out to midwicket
16.3
1
O'Keefe to McAndrew, 1 run, short wide slower ball, he chops this out through cover-point
16.2
1
O'Keefe to Warner, 1 run, yorker on off, he can't get under a drive, knocking it down to long-on

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st44DA WarnerAD Hales
2nd2DA WarnerCT Bancroft
3rd17DA WarnerT Kohler-Cadmore
4th24DA WarnerO Davies
5th1DA WarnerDR Sams
6th2DA WarnerCJ Green
7th11DA WarnerN McAndrew
8th6N McAndrewTW Gray
9th19LC HatcherTW Gray
10th6LC HatcherT Sangha

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652