Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JM Vince
JM Vince
79(57) 12x4 - 0x6
Control %71%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 23 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
8 0 21 4 10 8 13 15
DP Hughes
41(32) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 6 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 0 7 7 11 4 6 6

Best performances - Bowlers

T Murphy
T Murphy
O4
M0
R15
W2
Eco3.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
SM Boland
SM Boland
O4
M0
R38
W2
Eco9.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

10:30pm Right. That will be all from us. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. We will be back tomorrow with more BBL action as the table-topping Brisbane Heat take on the Hobart Hurricanes. Until then, this is me (Shashwat) saying goodbye on behalf of Ranjith and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Take care!

James Vince is the Player of the Match, this is what he has to say: (On the win) It was good. The bowlers did a fantastic job in the second half. I don't think it was the easiest wicket but 156 was a good effort from where they were. (On the partnership between him and Hughes) I would not say we mastered it (the pitch) but it was a sort of a pitch where you did not want to let the run rate go too high. 12-13 runs per over at the back end would have been tough. (On scoring against the Stars again) I have not been scoring too many runs in the tournament overall apart from that one innings against them, and conditions have been reasonably tricky. It was a bit sluggish but reasonably true tonight. Happy to score runs. (On peaking at the right time) You want to peak at the back end of the tournament. We don't play until next Friday, and then we have a game on Sunday, hopefully we have saved our best for the finals. (On Todd Murphy) He is a top-class bowler. The lengths he hits and the way he found something out of the wicket, he bowled beautifully. (On the Sydney Smash and the return of Steve Smith) I usually get shunted down to three so maybe Smudge can come back and bat in the middle order (laughs). It would be great to have him back.

10:20pm A clinical run-chase, set up by Vince at the top of the order. He got off to a slightly sluggish start but grew as the innings progressed, not over-hitting and timing the ball beautifully. He found an able ally in Hughes, and that 99-run partnership knocked the stuffing out of the Stars.

Speaking of the Stars, they probably did not have enough runs on the board. 20 odd more, and they might have made a match out of this because there were phases where they were in with more than a shout. The Power Surge proved pivotal, though, as did the Stars' decision to bowl spin in both of those overs. Those overs went for 29 and that firmly tilted the scales in the Sixers' favour.

The Stars' four-game winning streak did come to an end, but they will know they have the tools to recover and make a dash for the playoffs. Their next assignment? The Melbourne Derby on January 13.

18.1
4
Paris to Silk, FOUR, there it is! Victory secured for the Sixers, and it is their first win in the BBL since December 22! Very full at the stumps. Silk sits back in his crease and clips it neatly off his toes through the square leg region. Hugs and embraces all around in the Sixers camp - they have thoroughly deserved the two points tonight!

Paris to bowl what should, in all likelihood, be the last over of this game

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | SS: 156/3 (1 run required from 12 balls, RR: 8.66, RRR: 0.50)

  • Jordan Silk9 (7b)
  • Moises Henriques8 (5b)
  • Beau Webster3-0-22-1
  • Scott Boland4-0-38-2
17.6
1
Webster to Silk, 1 run, length delivery on the pads. Silk advances and helps it round the corner to fine leg. Scores level!
17.5
4
Webster to Silk, FOUR, four more! Shortish on off stump. Silk opens up his stance and smears it towards deep square leg. Cartwright flies like Superman to his left but cannot get there!
17.4
1
Webster to Henriques, 1 run, back of a length on leg stump. Henriques glances it off his hips towards fine leg
17.3
4
Webster to Henriques, FOUR, into single digits now! Dug into the track but this sits up to be hit. Henriques picks it up beautifully and dumps it over mid wicket!
17.2
1lb
Webster to Silk, 1 leg bye, off-pace on a back of a length on middle and leg. Silk swipes across the line and misses, getting rapped on the pads. Gets called through for a single and is a tad sluggish in taking off. Makes it in the end, though

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st29JM VinceJR Philippe
2nd99JM VinceDP Hughes
3rd11MC HenriquesJM Vince
4th21MC HenriquesJC Silk

Big Bash League

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