26/12Result
11th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 26 2024
Sixers won by 8 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
James Vince
James VinceSydney Sixers
26/12Result
11th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 26 2024
Sixers won by 8 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
James Vince
James VinceSydney Sixers

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 194/9 | RR: 9.70

  • Jonathan Merlo8 (6b)
  • Hayden Kerr4-0-41-1
  • Jackson Bird3-0-35-3

7.45pm So, it's going to take a record chase at the SCG for Sixers to keep up their perfect start. Ben Duckett's belligerent bashing, including taking six fours off an Akeal Hosein over, laid down the platform, and he found help from Glenn Maxwell who made 32 off 17. But the rest of the batters couldn't really contribute with anything more than cameos as Sixers reined things in a little, because at one point Stars looked on course to go past 200. Todd Murphy was excellent, going at around 6.50 an over and taking some key wickets, and the quicks were also very good in the death overs. Join us in around 15 minutes for the chase!

Dinu: "Oh... They just fizzled out from what would have been 225 to Just below 200"

19.6
W
Kerr to Warren, OUT, And Kerr finishes a very good final over with a wicket! Goes for the yorker, Warren went across the stumps to try to scoop this behind. He misses and hears the death rattle as Kerr hits the base of leg stump. Sixers need 195 to win!

D Warren b Kerr 3 (6m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

19.5
1
Kerr to Merlo, 1 run, Low full toss on off, driven to mid-off. Gets a single
19.4
0
Kerr to Merlo, no run, Brilliant wide yorker! Merlo was looking to squeeze it out on the off side but can't get bat on ball
19.3
1
Kerr to Warren, 1 run, Full on middle, Warren makes room by exposing all three stumps and eases it out to cover for a quick run
19.2
1
Kerr to Merlo, 1 run, Full on leg, he gets his bat down to jam it away through midwicket
19.1
1
Kerr to Warren, 1 run, Full outside off, slower ball, he taps it through point for a quick run

Kerr to bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | MS: 190/8 | RR: 10.00

  • Jonathan Merlo6 (3b)
  • Doug Warren1 (1b)
  • Jackson Bird3-0-35-3
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-33-2
18.6
4
Bird to Merlo, FOUR, Short outside off, Merlo pulls it away behind square leg and that takes Stars to 190!

Sixers are two overs behind the required rate

18.5
1
Bird to Warren, 1 run, Full outside off, run down to deep third for a single
18.4
W
Bird to Usama Mir, OUT, And another one bites the dust! Two in the over for Jackson Bird. Slower ball, just shorter side of good length, he goes for the pull and gets it high off the bat and the catch is taken at deep midwicket. Very similar to the Curran dismissal

Usama Mir c Edwards b Bird 2 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.3
2
Bird to Usama Mir, 2 runs, Full outside off, driven down to long-on for a brace

Usama Mir

18.2
W
Bird to Curran, OUT, Back of length outside off, Curran looks to pull and ends up getting more height than distance. Silk at deep midwicket holds on reverse-cupped

TK Curran c Silk b Bird 15 (18m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 107.14

18.1
1
Bird to Merlo, 1 run, Merlo advances down the track early. Bird goes full outside off, and he hits it out to long-off

Here's Bird

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 182/6 | RR: 10.11

  • Tom Curran15 (13b)
  • Jonathan Merlo1 (1b)
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-33-2
  • Akeal Hosein4-0-50-1
17.6
0
Dwarshuis to Curran, no run, Short outside off, he looks to cut it away and gets an under edge to bounce through to the keeper
17.5
0
Dwarshuis to Curran, no run, Looks to work this leg side but gets a thin edge through to the keeper
17.5
1w
Dwarshuis to Curran, 1 wide, Full, but very wide. He'll have to bowl that today
17.4
2
Dwarshuis to Curran, 2 runs, That's gone in the air, for a long time, but clears mid-off running back! That was short around off and he looked to punch it off the back foot. Lucky to get away there, that could have gone anywhere!
17.3
1
Dwarshuis to Merlo, 1 run, Full outside off, he drives it to mid-off's left to get off the mark

Merlo the new batter

Mark: "Even if the Stars get to 200 they will find some uncanny way to lose. "

17.2
W
Dwarshuis to Cartwright, OUT, Edged behind! Cartwright looks to cut away this back of length delivery that rises sharply and takes the edge through to the keeper. That was probably too close to him for cut, and the extra bounce also does Cartwright in

HWR Cartwright c †Philippe b Dwarshuis 15 (21m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 136.36

17.1
1
Dwarshuis to Curran, 1 run, Dropped! It's short and angled across him, he looks to cut and ends up with a top edge. Vince was running in from deep point and put in the forward dive, but the ball goes through his hands

Dwarshuis to bowl out

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | MS: 177/5 | RR: 10.41

  • Hilton Cartwright15 (10b)
  • Tom Curran12 (9b)
  • Akeal Hosein4-0-50-1
  • Hayden Kerr3-0-37-0
16.6
2
Hosein to Cartwright, 2 runs, On a length on leg, flicked through midwicket for a brace
16.5
1
Hosein to Curran, 1 run, Full on off, he goes across the stumps and lap sweeps it over the keeper and to fine leg's right
16.4
2
Hosein to Curran, 2 runs, On a length on middle, he backs away and pulls it away on the bounce to long-on's right. They manage to run two
16.3
1
Hosein to Cartwright, 1 run, Tucked to backward square's right for a single

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st83JM VinceJR Philippe
2nd16MC HenriquesJM Vince
3rd99JM VinceJC Silk