4s
6s
Total 4's :
14
Total 6's :
1
Wickets :
9
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.5
Jackson Bird to Alex Hales, FOUR! Edgy! Width on offer outside off, short in length, Hales throws his hands at it and slices it behind short third man for a boundary.
4
1.2
Sean Abbott to Alex Hales, FOUR! Easy pickings! Shortish and around leg, angling down at 139 clicks, Hales turns and pulls it fine down the leg side for a boundary.
4
1.4
Sean Abbott to Alex Hales, FOUR! Fine shot! Short in length and outside off, Hales reaches out and does well to guide it wide of short third man for a boundary.
4
1.5
Sean Abbott to Alex Hales, FOUR! Lovely hands! Back of a length, around middle, Alex Hales shows a lovely extension of his arms as he rocks back and pummels it over square leg for a boundary.
4
2.2
Jackson Bird to Matthew Gilkes, FOUR! Intelligent shot! On a length and around off, Matthew Gilkes gets across with the lap shot and nails it towards fine leg for a boundary.
W
3.1
Hayden Kerr to Matthew Gilkes, OUT! CAUGHT! The golden arm of Hayden Kerr strikes straightaway. This has been a breakout year for him. Starts his spell with a length delivery, slower in pace and outside off. Gilkes attempts to heave it across the line but mistimes his shot in the air towards mid-wicket. Moises Henriques reacts in time from the ring, swiftly moves back and settles underneath it to take the catch. 173 needed off 101 balls.
4
3.5
Hayden Kerr to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Fuller in length, around off and angling away at 134 kph, Sangha walks forward and throws his bat at it. It collects the upper half of his bat and flies over the infield to find the fence at covers.
4
3.6
Hayden Kerr to Jason Sangha, FOUR! Up and over! Kerr overpitches around off, Jason Sangha brings a straight bat down and lofts it cleanly over mid off for a glorious boundary. Sydney Thunder are 36/1 after the end of the Powerplay!
W
5.1
Steve O'Keefe to Alex Hales, OUT! TIMBER! Big, big wicket for Sydney Sixers! Steve O'Keefe comes into the attack and straightaway gets a wicket. Bowls a loopy ball, on off. Alex Hales tries to drive that one but misses it completely. The ball goes past his blade and shatters the stumps. That was an arm ball but Hales was looking to play with the turn. Enough to bring his downfall.
W
5.4
Steve O'Keefe to Alex Ross, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Steve O'Keefe is working his magic. Two wickets in the same over and suddenly, Sydney Thunder are in a spot of bother. Steve bowls a quicker one, shortish and outside off, Alex Ross hangs back and looks to cut but fails to middle his shot. The ball kisses the outside edge and Josh Philippe takes a good catch behind the stumps. Alex Ross departs for a duck.
4
6.3
Jackson Bird to Daniel Sams, FOUR! Length ball, on middle. Daniel Sams works it behind square on the leg side. The fielder (Jack Edwards) in the deep runs to his right and slides to stop the ball but misfields. As a result, the ball touches the rope and Daniel Sams gets a boundary.
W
9.1
Steve O'Keefe to Daniel Sams, OUT! CAUGHT! Daniel Sams goes for the big hit in an attempt to gain the Bash Boost point but holes out instead. Steve O'Keefe bags his third wicket. Bowls a flighted ball, on off. Daniel Sams heaves it towards long on. Doesn't get the required distance on it and Sean Abbott takes a simple catch there. Sydney Thunder lose their fourth wicket.
W
9.5
Steve O'Keefe to Oliver Davies, OUT! STUMPED! Half the side back in the hut now and Steve O'Keefe is responsible for doing so. He again picks up two wickets in one over. Has a four-fer already. Flighted delivery, outside off, Oliver Davies advances down the track and tries to push it to the off side but misses. Josh Philippe collects the ball and whips the bails off in a flash. Another batsman departs cheaply. The veteran gives a sendoff to the young man.
W
10.2
Ben Dwarshuis to Nathan McAndrew, OUT! Drags it on! Things going from bad to worse for Sydney Thunder. Ben Dwarshuis hurls it on a fuller length close to off, Nathan McAndrew attempts to drive again but his bottom hand gets into the act a little too early. He ends up getting an inside edge onto the stumps. Smiles all around at the SCG.
4
11.3
Dan Christian to Chris Green, FOUR! Streaky! Back of a length, around off, Green tries to punch it off the back foot but it takes the outside edge and speeds down to the third man fence.
W
12.4
Ben Dwarshuis to Jason Sangha, OUT! CAUGHT! A fantastic low catch by the veteran. Ben Dwarshuis delivers his trademark slower one, short and outside off, Jason Sangha mistimes his attempted pull in the air towards mid on. Daniel Christian rushes forward, puts in a dive and snaps it inches above the surface. That should be the final nail.
W
12.5
Ben Dwarshuis to Chris Green, OUT! Run out! Sandhu bags a diamond duck. Short in length and outside off, Green rocks back and slaps it to deep point. He takes a single and then stops after seeing Sean Abbott attack the ball in the deep. Gurinder Sandhu though turns blind and sets off. He realizes late that there is no response coming from his partner. Meanwhile, Sean Abbott uses his bullet arm to fire the throw and Josh Philippe does the rest.
4
13.4
Steve O'Keefe to Chris Green, FOUR! Fine shot! Loopy and full around off, Green steps back to make room and powers it over mid off for a boundary.
4
15.5
Hayden Kerr to Chris Green, FOUR! Nicely played! Full and outside off. Chris Green thumps it down the ground towards long on - one bounce and into the fence.
4
16.6
Ben Dwarshuis to Tanveer Sangha, FOUR! Lovely shot! Back of a length, on leg. Tanveer Sangha pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
6
17.5
Dan Christian to Chris Green, SIX! Pumped! On a length, on off. Chris Green flat-bats it over long on for a maximum.
4
18.2
Hayden Kerr to Tanveer Sangha, FOUR! Well played! Back of a length, on middle, Tanveer Sangha swivel-pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.
4
18.6
Hayden Kerr to Chris Green, FOUR! Connects this time. Short and around off, Green top-edges his pull shot behind the keeper for a boundary.
W
19.4
Moises Henriques to Chris Green, OUT! TAKEN! Fifty and out for Chris Green! Back of a length, on middle. Chris Green mistimes his pull towards deep mid-wicket. The ball was in the air for sometime but Sean Abbott has safe pair of hands and he takes a simple catch in the deep.