Blistering Josh Philippe keeps Sydney Sixers at top after Steve O'Keefe hauls in Sydney Thunder
Half-centuries by Alex Hales and Daniel Sams were not enough for the Thunder who suffered a middle-order slump
13/01Result
38th Match (N), Big Bash League at Canberra, Jan 13 2021
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
166/6 (20 ov) -
![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
132/5 (12.4/14 ov, target 129)
Player of the Match
13/01Result
38th Match (N), Big Bash League at Canberra, Jan 13 2021
-
![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
166/6 (20 ov) -
![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
132/5 (12.4/14 ov, target 129)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JR Philippe
64(36) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %63%
- Productive Shot
- sweep shot
- 16 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
AD Hales
54(33) 5x4 - 3x6
Control %69%
- Productive Shot
- slog shot
- 14 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
Best performances - Bowlers
SNJ O'Keefe
- O4
- M0
- R15
- W3
- Eco3.75
| 1W | 1W | |||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
DR Sams
- O2.4
- M0
- R25
- W2
- Eco9.37
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Sixers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
13 January 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Sixers 4, Sydney Thunder 0
Scorecard Summary
SYDNEY THUNDER 166/6 (20 OVERS)
- Alex Hales54 (33)
- Daniel Sams*50 (37)
- Steve O'Keefe3/15 (4)
- Jackson Bird1/23 (4)
SYDNEY SIXERS 132/5 (12.4 OVERS)
- Josh Philippe64 (36)
- Justin Avendano17 (10)
- Daniel Sams2/25 (2.4)
- Tanveer Sangha1/14 (2)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna
That's it for our coverage today. Come back tomorrow for more BBL action. Take care!
Stephen O'Keefe is the Player of the Match: "We first assessed it and thought it was flat but when we got out there it was a bit two-paced so I slowed it up a bit and got the rewards. They're so dangerous at the top. The thing we have going for us is we're taking wickets in the middle to slow things down. We don't have any set format with bat or ball. It's been a really big group effort. Flipper [Philippe] is a superstar. He plays with such freedom and plays shots you wouldn't dream about. There's no excuse to take our foot off the pedal and get into the finals in good shape."
10.30 pm Thunder dominated the first nine overs of play before Stephen O'Keefe's double-strike in the 10th over of the first innings flipped the script. Philippe then bullied the Thunder bowling unit in the chase to clinch a fairly simple win.
12.4
4
Sams to Brathwaite, FOUR, slower ball lands short on off stump, Brathwaite punches this through the covers to end the match.
12.3
W
Sams to Philippe, OUT, Philippe misses out on a red inker! His eyes lit up with a juicy slower ball landing fuller on leg stump, tries to heave this over midwicket out of the ground but is through the shot too soon and misses, leg stump is knocked back. Philippe stays on his knees in frustration for a few moments before walking off.
JR Philippe b Sams 64 (36b 7x4 2x6) SR: 177.77
12.3
1w
Sams to Philippe, 1 wide, bouncer over the stumps, way too high to play, wide signaled to level the scores.
12.2
2
Sams to Philippe, 2 runs, short and wide, slaps this past extra cover on the ring and Ross at cover sweeper relays in for a pair.
12.1
2
Sams to Philippe, 2 runs, yorker on middle, dug out to midwicket and they run a tight pair.
END OF OVER:12 | 16 Runs | SS: 123/4 (7 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 10.25, RRR: 3.50)
- Dan Christian15 (5b)
- Josh Philippe60 (33b)
- Nathan McAndrew3-0-35-1
- Daniel Sams2-0-16-1
Christian dropped first ball by Ross off the bowling of Sams and he's shown no mercy since.
11.6
0
McAndrew to Christian, no run, bouncer over leg stump, misses a hook.
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