- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.3 Tall Paul takes out Hughes with a slower bouncer. Plane celebration is back. Just 96ks outside off, Hughes had a second go at it after realising the lack of pace, tried to get it up and over anyway, top edges it to Johnson at short fine leg. It ends a crucial 94-run stand, off just 67 balls 118/32.3 Walter runs back from mid-off and takes a toughie with surprising ease. He had to cover a few metres but timed his jog to perfection, never ran hard, managed to keep sight and took it in front of the chest. Ball was full around off, Edwards tried to drive it up and over, got it off the bottom. 19/13.2 Was there a nick? There was a noise, not given. Chat on. Heat review. Looks out. Yep, it's gone off the sticker. Johnson strikes second ball! Phillippe premeditated, went across outside off and the bowled went into the pitch, slanting it outside off. So, the lap had to be adjusted, a steer through third was attempted. Phillippe was cramped for room and the ball hit bat rather than the other way around. 24/217.5 Bartlett gets the big fish, Henriques pulls it straight to deep midwicket. Back of length at the hip but the ball's slower and the ball went off the edge. Easy catch for Bryant. Bartlett revs up the crowd, Heat well ahead now. 140/616.3 Good catch by Swepson at backward point, went low to the right, his non-dominant side, but he clung on and rose with both elbows to ensure that the ball didn't spill out. Was a length ball outside off that Silk cut late. 136/416.5 Renshaw hangs on this time, Neser has two in his last over. Three-quarter length around off, 128ks, Davies tried to lift it over long-on, maybe long-off even, but got it off the toe, bat face turned inwards upon impact. Renshaw ran forward, took his front leg out, lunged and got the ball in the cradle. 136/518.6 Abbott finally makes contact but holes out to Neser at long-on. Johnson finishes with 2 for 14. Was around that three-quarter length, Abbott lunged low and swiped with a cross-bat again, ball went flat to the left of the fielder, who slid across and took it fingers pointing up. 141/719.6 Dwarshuis top edges a slog, Kuhnemann runs in from cow corner and takes a dolly. Slower one one a fullish length, wide line again, Dwarshuis went wide and swiped but skied it off the edge. 152/8Extras9 (b 4, lb 2, w 3)TOTAL152/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.6)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Jack Edwards, 2.3 ov), 2-24 (Josh Philippe, 3.2 ov), 3-118 (Daniel Hughes, 14.3 ov), 4-136 (Jordan Silk, 16.3 ov), 5-136 (Joel Davies, 16.5 ov), 6-140 (Moises Henriques, 17.5 ov), 7-141 (Sean Abbott, 18.6 ov), 8-152 (Ben Dwarshuis, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MG Neser 4 0 27 3 6.75 11 4 0 0 0 XC Bartlett 4 0 39 1 9.75 9 4 2 0 0 SH Johnson 4 1 14 2 3.50 18 1 1 0 0 MP Kuhnemann 3 0 24 0 8.00 3 2 0 1 0 MJ Swepson 2 0 19 0 9.50 4 1 1 1 0 PI Walter 3 0 23 2 7.66 6 1 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.4 Going into the pitch works for Dwarshuis. Shortish cross-seamer at 132ks, it balloons over fourth and Brown tries to leather the pull over midwicket again. He was missing them before but nicked this time. He struggled to cope with the pitch and ends with 15 off 22. 36/18.5 Skier, Phillippe does well to get to the edge of the short-third ring and takes it while tumbling back. Was a length ball outside off, Peirson swatted it across the line while standing leg side of the ball, got a leading edge. Phillippe called for it, overran it a bit but stepped back to get under it, fell back first onto ground while taking it. 49/210.4 Chop-on, off-stump out the ground! Three-quarter length just outside off, 132ks, McSweeney went on the front foot and tried driving through cover. Came in a bit to find the inside edge. Edwards' discipline presses Sixers' advantage. 54/312.3 Leading edge, Edwards takes it at cover! Length on middle and leg, 136ks, held in the surface a bit and Renshaw was through with the shot a bit too early and it went up. Fielder ran back a few steps and took it easily 73/413.6 SOK wins the battle vs Bryant. Stays wide, pushes it on the fuller side of length, 83ks, Bryant reaches out and slaps hard but can't access it off the middle. Edwards runs in from deep cover to take it 85/612.4 Two in two for Dwarshuis, another leading edge buys him a wicket. Is this the game changing over? Walter tried to turn the ball to the leg side from just outside off, from the back foot, but edged it to short third. Hawk-Eye confirms that ball decked away too. 73/515.1 Neser is bowled with a bowlful of misfortune. Dwarshuis has an end-to-end grin. Neser made room and tried slapping it off a length and hit it onto pad, the ball then started snaking around as it went back. It went off side, then leg side but then spun away to hit leg stump. Dwarshuis strikes from the other end to now have four. 90/814.3 Softie, Edwards takes another catch. Sixers have one step in the door for the Final! Length on leg, was a cross-seamer that came at pace. Bartlett was trying to cautiously work it to midwicket but ended to spooning it to Bartlett, who shows off his athleticism while taking it. 86/716.3 Lol Edwards can catch flies with those reflexes. He was in his follow-through as Johnson miscued another flat-bat hit. Ball was travelling nonetheless, and was going away to the right but Edwards flung his hat out and the ball just stuck. A bit of magic there, he has four catches for the match now. 102/917.5 'Catch it' is the call, SOK takes it. Dwarshuis has career-best figures and Sixers will host the final of BBL 13! Kuhnemann went across early and went for another scoop, skied it off a length. easy catch at long leg to finish things off. 113/10Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL113 all out (17.5 Overs, RR: 6.33)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Josh Brown, 6.4 ov), 2-49 (Jimmy Peirson, 8.5 ov), 3-54 (Nathan McSweeney, 10.4 ov), 4-73 (Matt Renshaw, 12.3 ov), 5-73 (Paul Walter, 12.4 ov), 6-85 (Max Bryant, 13.6 ov), 7-86 (Xavier Bartlett, 14.3 ov), 8-90 (Michael Neser, 15.1 ov), 9-102 (Spencer Johnson, 16.3 ov), 10-113 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB J Edwards 4 1 26 2 6.50 15 3 1 0 0 SA Abbott 3 0 22 0 7.33 9 0 2 0 0 H Kerr 3 0 18 2 6.00 8 2 0 0 0 SNJ O'Keefe 3 0 23 1 7.66 3 0 1 2 0 BJ Dwarshuis 3.5 0 21 5 5.47 11 1 1 0 0 T Murphy 1 0 2 0 2.00 4 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Brisbane Heat , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sydney Sixers advanced
Season
Match days
19 January 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 3.2: Review by Brisbane Heat (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - JR Philippe (Upheld)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers - 63/2 in 10.0 overs (DP Hughes 20, MC Henriques 20)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (DP Hughes 24, MC Henriques 23, Ex 3)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 12.1 - 14.0 (Batting side - 38 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
- MC Henriques: 50 off 40 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: Sydney Sixers - 152/8 in 20.0 overs (H Kerr 5)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 21 runs, 0 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 51/2 in 10.0 overs (NA McSweeney 9, MT Renshaw 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 11.1 - 13.0 (Batting side - 18 runs, 2 wickets)
- Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 3
- Attendance : 20191
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