4s
6s
Total 4's :
9
Total 6's :
9
Wickets :
10
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.2
Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR! On the pads, Matthew Gilkes clips it off his legs and the ball goes towards fine leg. The fielder dives full stretch but the ball lands short and goes into the fence. Sydney Thunder are underway.
W
0.6
Ben Dwarshuis to Matthew Gilkes, OUT! CAUGHT! Ben Dwarshuis has given Sydney Sixers a dream start! On a good length, around middle. Matthew Gilkes is a bit off-balanced as he looks to pull it across. The ball goes off the top edge and towards backward square leg. Mickey Edwards races in from the fine leg fence and takes a good catch. Matthew Gilkes departs early.
4
1.5
Sean Abbott to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Length again, around middle. Jason Sangha steps out of his crease and gives himself a bit of room. Sangha then whacks it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
4
2.2
Hayden Kerr to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Good, aggressive batting from Jason Sangha. This is outside off and Sangha dances down the track and creams it past the fielder at extra cover and into the fence.
4
2.3
Hayden Kerr to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length, on off and angled across the batter. Sangha plays it late and guides it through the gap between backward point and short third man for another boundary.
4
2.5
Hayden Kerr to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Fullish ball, on middle. Jason Sangha comes forward yet again and lifts it over covers for a third boundary in the over.
6
3.2
Sean Abbott to Alex Hales, SIX! Made it look so easy did Alex Hales. A length ball angled into leg stump. Hales just flicks it over the backward square leg fence for a maximum.
6
3.3
Sean Abbott to Alex Hales, SIX! Two in a row! Banged in this time by Sean Abbott. Alex Hales gets on top of the bounce and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a huge hit.
W
3.4
Sean Abbott to Alex Hales, OUT! TAKEN! Alex Hales looks to make it a hat-trick of sixes but holes out. Short again from Sean Abbott, over off stump. Hales hits it hard but hits it flat. The ball goes like a bullet but straight down the throat of the fielder at the square leg fence. Mickey Edwards takes yet another catch, a sharp one this time and Thunder lose their second. Sam Billings is the new man in.
6
4.3
Mickey Edwards to Jason Sangha, SIX! He connects this time! Length and on off. Sangha heaves it over the leaping fielder at long on for a maximum.
6
5.3
Lloyd Pope to Sam Billings, SIX! Just over the ropes! Billings comes down the track and slogs it towards wide long on. The fielder on the field runs to his right and jumps to catch it but he goes over the ropes while doing so. Maximum.
W
5.6
Lloyd Pope to Sam Billings, OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man! The Sixers keep chipping important wickets! Shorter and on off. Billings goes back and cuts it straight to Moises Henriques at covers! 114 needed in 10 overs.
4
6.2
Ben Dwarshuis to Alex Ross, FOUR! Hit hard! Short and outside off. Ross cuts it hard over backward point and gets a boundary.
4
7.4
Lloyd Pope to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Lovely stroke! Tossed up, on middle. Sangha gets low and sweeps it nicely to the fine leg fence.
4
8.3
Dan Christian to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Very full, at the toes. Jason Sangha somehow manages to flick it past the man at short fine leg and picks up a boundary.
W
9.5
Hayden Kerr to Jason Sangha, OUT! TAKEN! Jason Sangha goes for one too many and pays the price. Hayden Kerr bowls a slower short ball, around off. Sangha runs down the track and looks to pull it across. He ends up getting a top edge. The ball is skied around the short mid off region and Moises Henriques runs towards it from the cover region. He takes a fine catch and Hayden Kerr has got the breakthrough which his team needed.
6
10.2
Lloyd Pope to Daniel Sams, SIX! Tossed up again, on middle. Daniel Sams swings freely through the line and whacks it right back over the bowler's head for a biggie.
6
10.3
Lloyd Pope to Daniel Sams, SIX! Back-to-back maximums! On middle and Daniel Sams hangs back smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum.
W
10.5
Lloyd Pope to Alex Ross, OUT! STUMPED! Lloyd Pope does make amends as he picks up a wicket. This is dragged down, outside off. Alex Ross runs down the track but completely misses the length of the ball. In the end, Ross fails to play it out on the off side and Josh Philippe has all the time in the world to ship off the bails. Sydney Thunder are losing way too many wickets at the wrong time.
6
11.4
Sean Abbott to Daniel Sams, SIX! Thumped away! On a length, on off. Sams lines himself up and heaves it over the long on fence.
6
12.1
Mickey Edwards to Daniel Sams, SIX! Pumped away! Short ball, outside off. Sams shuffles across and pulls it over the square leg fence.
W
12.4
Mickey Edwards to Daniel Sams, OUT! GONE! Wow, the dangerous-looking Sams walks back and Thunder are still 48 away! Length ball, outside off. Sams looks to heave it away but gets the leading edge to fine leg. Sean Abbott takes an easy catch.
W
13.1
Hayden Kerr to Nathan McAndrew, OUT! TAKEN! Thunder are probably out of this for good now! Short and slow, on middle. Nathan McAndrew waits for it and pulls it away but towards deep square leg. Mickey Edwards runs in from the deep and dives forward to take it.
6
13.5
Hayden Kerr to Chris Green, SIX! BOOM! Green has hit that one alright! Length ball, on middle. Green clears his front leg and heaves it over the mid-wicket fence.
W
13.6
Hayden Kerr to Chris Green, OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man! Full and outside off. Green carves it to deep point and Ben Dwarshuis takes it. 37 needed in the last 2. Can Ben Cutting do it?
4
14.1
Ben Dwarshuis to Ben Cutting, FOUR! He gets 4 out of the 37 runs! Length ball, outside off. Cutting goes for the booming drive but gets the leading edge over short third man. The man from third man runs to his left and dives but cannot stop it.
W
14.3
Ben Dwarshuis to Ben Cutting, OUT! TAKEN! Short and on off. Cutting goes for the pull but gets the top edge. Daniel Hughes runs to his left from short third man takes it!
W
15.1
Sean Abbott to Tanveer Sangha, OUT! There it is! Length ball, on off. Sangha heaves it to long on and Jordan Silk takes it! Sydney Sixers win by 30 runs (D/L method).