Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

AM Hardie
55(32) 5x4 - 3x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
0 5 16 0 5 4 17 8
H Kerr
42(35) 1x4 - 3x6
Control %57%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
2 0 0 4 3 4 15 14

Best performances - Bowlers

JA Richardson
JA Richardson
O4
M1
R9
W4
Eco2.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
JM Bird
O4
M0
R26
W3
Eco6.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna

END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 117/10 (39 runs required, RR: 5.85)

  • Izharulhaq Naveed1 (1b)
  • Andrew Tye4-0-26-2
  • Jhye Richardson4-1-9-4

7.20 pm So the Scorchers continue their home field dominance. Few visiting teams have been able to find a winning formula at this venue. Sixers have lost their first two matches of this season to start behind the eight ball.

Player of the Match is Jhye Richardson with his 4 for 9: "It's really nice to be back home. Traditionally we've started the tournament quite slowly. And to get a win like this in front of a home crowd after not having been here for a couple of years feels great and these are the nights that we cherish forever. I definitely haven't had as much prep as I would have liked. Missing out on some Shield games, not playing Marsh Cup. It was a bit of a race against time to get ready for the first game dealing with this heel niggle, but thankfully enough it got good enough back end of this week. So I'm very happy. With the pace of the wicket, hitting a hard length for as long as possible is key and keeping it simple. We spoke a lot about not necessarily how we're gonna bowl but more our attitude in the field and I think the guys really supported the bowlers. We took all of our catches bar mine. We want to be the best fielding team so that's how we're going about it. [Speaking on Aaron Hardie's half-century] I just think it's confidence in his own game. He's worked so hard over the last couple of years and I think now he's reaping the rewards of that. He's becoming a player that everyone loves and everyone knows that can step up in that situation."

That's it for tonight's live coverage. Come back tomorrow for more live BBL action. Until then, I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care!

19.6
W
Tye to Naveen-ul-Haq, OUT, slower length ball on middle and leg, Naveen miscues a drive trying to clear mid-on and instead picks out the man on the ring. Simple catch to end the match. Sixers all out for 117. Scorchers begin their title defense with a 38-run win.

Naveen-ul-Haq c Hardie b Tye 2 (6m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

19.5
0
Tye to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run, goes for slower ball yorker and floats a thigh high full toss just past off stump as Naveen misses backing well away from leg stump for a heave.

Sky: "How good has Jhye been! It's a shame he doesn't get selected more often for Australia".

19.4
1
Tye to Izharulhaq Naveed, 1 run, yorker on middle, jammed out into square leg and Naveed gets off the mark.
19.3
1
Tye to Naveen-ul-Haq, 1 run, yorker on leg stump jammed out into midwicket for one.
19.2
0
Tye to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run, Naveen charges a fullish length ball on the legs and mishits this into the pads.
19.1
0
Tye to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run, good length ball on middle, defended.

Naveed enters off strike with the wicket falling last ball of the over.

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5KR PattersonJR Philippe
2nd4JM VinceJR Philippe
3rd0MC HenriquesJM Vince
4th19JM VinceJC Silk
5th3DT ChristianJC Silk
6th75JC SilkH Kerr
7th4SA AbbottJC Silk
8th4JM BirdSA Abbott
9th1JM BirdNaveen-ul-Haq
10th2Naveen-ul-HaqIzharulhaq Naveed

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