- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.2 whipped straight to short fine! It's short of a length and rising up at hip-height, down leg side. He uses his wrists to try and lift that over the fielder, but it's a fairly comfortable take above the head 18/15.3 taken at third man! Another length ball kicks up, also jags away a touch in the corridor. Gotch was looking for the pull, only managed to slice it up for SOK who was pretty fine at third man. Took a couple of steps in to take it and then seemed to limp as he came in to celebrate with the team 36/27.4 that looks dead in front. Dwarshius gets this full and at middle stump and thumping into Larkin's back leg, from around the wicket. He was looking to flick with the front leg out in the leg side and missed that completely 46/317.4 inside edge onto the stumps! It's a wide full toss and Maxwell is down leg side trying to reach out at that. Loses his shape and manages only to drag that onto the stumps on the bounce 146/511.6 taken low to the left. Good grab from Philippe. It's short of a length and across the corridor. he hangs leg side of it for the late cut and gets an outside edge that dips on the keeper who moves nicely 90/418.6 another miscued pull and this one goes to hand. Short, slower one outside off. A sliced pull that hangs in front of short fine, who is politely asked to move away by the keeper who takes the catch 157/6Extras6 (lb 5, w 1)TOTAL177/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.85)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Marcus Stoinis, 2.2 ov), 2-36 (Seb Gotch, 5.3 ov), 3-46 (Nick Larkin, 7.4 ov), 4-90 (Nic Maddinson, 11.6 ov), 5-146 (Glenn Maxwell, 17.4 ov), 6-157 (Nathan Coulter-Nile, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JM Bird 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 2 0 0 0 SNJ O'Keefe 4 0 21 0 5.25 9 1 0 0 0 BJ Dwarshuis 4 1 27 3 6.75 10 1 1 0 0 CR Brathwaite 4 0 46 1 11.50 6 7 1 0 0 SA Abbott 4 0 28 2 7.00 11 5 0 0 0 JT Ball 3 0 38 0 12.66 6 1 4 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 taken at short third man! Full slower ball at off stump. Philippe reaches out after being completely foxed. That's dipping on him after he's set up for a big swat into the leg side. Thick edge dips on Stanlake who lunges low to his left to hold on 6/19.5 straight to extra cover! Length ball outside off, gets deep in the crease and frees his arms with the punch. But can't avoid the fielder 84/31.2 oh that is a brilliant take from Maxwell! Running backwards from first slip. Short of a length delivery rising across the corridor from Stanlake. Hughes is rooted to the crease and all hands as he looks to drag this into the leg side. It's a bit of an aimless waft. Gets the top edge that flies, initially, in the direction of third man. But then starts curving towards the leg side. Maxwell follows it along this path and then gets in perfect position to get that in front of his body 9/212.1 Henriques thinks he's run out and is walking off. And he is right. He's whipped this length ball to fine leg's left and come back for a second. Puts in the dive but the throw is good for Gotch to grab and break the stumps in quick time 101/412.6 taken at mid-off! NCN was all over Brathwaite in that over, and he gets him in the end. He's backing away in anticipation of the rising ball. Gets it too, but it's a slower one outside off. Looks to swat it flat-batted over the off side, miscues it completely 103/5Extras6 (b 4, lb 1, w 1)TOTAL180/5 (19.5 Overs, RR: 9.07)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Josh Philippe, 0.5 ov), 2-9 (Daniel Hughes, 1.2 ov), 3-84 (James Vince, 9.5 ov), 4-101 (Moises Henriques, 12.1 ov), 5-103 (Carlos Brathwaite, 12.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Rainbird 4 0 39 1 9.75 3 3 0 0 0 B Stanlake 3.5 0 41 1 10.69 8 5 2 0 0 NM Coulter-Nile 4 0 35 1 8.75 5 4 0 1 0 A Zampa 4 0 34 0 8.50 3 1 1 0 0 Zahir Khan 3 0 20 0 6.66 3 1 0 0 0 NJ Maddinson 1 0 6 1 6.00 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Sixers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
26 January 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Sixers 4, Melbourne Stars 0
Match Notes
- Melbourne Stars: LC Hatcher and J Seymour
- Sydney Sixers: JT Ball and H Kerr
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 5
- Sydney Sixers X factor sub: JT Ball for JM Bird
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
- Power Surge 2: Overs 13.1 - 15.0 (Batting side - 29 runs, 0 wicket)
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (GJ Maxwell 39, HWR Cartwright 11, Ex 1)
- Melbourne Stars: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Melbourne Stars - 177/6 in 20.0 overs (HWR Cartwright 38, SL Rainbird 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (JM Vince 28, MC Henriques 19, Ex 5)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 6
- Power Surge 2: Overs 12.1 - 14.0 (Batting side - 15 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (JC Silk 24, DT Christian 29, Ex 0)
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