Na Maloom Afraad
Man of Tomorrow
1ST SEMI-FINAL
SYDNEY SIXERS vs SYDNEY THUNDER
at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
TOSS : SYDNEY SIXERS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST
SYDNEY SIXERS' INNINGS
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0.1 Jacques Kallis to Ed Cowan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.2 Jacques Kallis to Ed Cowan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.3 Jacques Kallis to Ed Cowan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
0.4 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
0.6 Jacques Kallis to Michael Lumb, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 1
Sydney Sixers 5/0 (RR : 5)
Michael Lumb 4 (3b)
Ed Cowan 1 (3b)
Jacques Kallis 1-0-5-0
1.1 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.2 Shane Watson to Michael Lumb, (0) Full and on the toes, the batsman tries to flick it away but misses completely! Leg stump is out of the ground, back to the nets for him!
Michael Lumb b Shane Watson
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
Shane Watson has cleaned him up! Sydney Sixers lose their first wicket, and it's of Michael Lumb
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1.3 Shane Watson to Nic Maddinson, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
1.4 Shane Watson to Nic Maddinson, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.5 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
1.6 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
End of over 2
Sydney Sixers 13/1 (RR : 6.5)
Ed Cowan 6 (6b)
Nic Maddinson 3 (2b)
Shane Watson 1-0-8-1
2.1 Jacques Kallis to Nic Maddinson, (0) Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!
Nic Maddinson c Shane Watson b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 3 Balls : 3 S/R : 100
Jacques Kallis strikes! Nic Maddinson has failed to deliver in an all important situation. Sydney Sixers are now 2 down for 13.
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2.2 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.3 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
2.4 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.5 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.6 Jacques Kallis to Ed Cowan, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
End of over 3
Sydney Sixers 18/2 (RR : 6)
Ryan Carters 1 (4b)
Ed Cowan 10 (7b)
Jacques Kallis 2-0-10-1
3.1 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.2 Shane Watson to Ed Cowan, (0) Caught!
Ed Cowan c Jacques Kallis b Shane Watson
Runs : 10 Balls : 9 S/R : 111.1
This time, both Shane Watson and Jacques Kallis earn the credits for a dismissal
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3.3 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.4 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.5 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
3.6 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 4
Sydney Sixers 26/3 (RR : 6.5)
Steve Smith 8 (4b)
Ryan Carters 1 (4b)
Shane Watson 2-0-16-2
4.1 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
4.2 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.3 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
4.4 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, That was a very good delivery. (0)
4.5 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
4.6 Jacques Kallis to Ryan Carters, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 5
Sydney Sixers 38/3 (RR : 7.6)
Ryan Carters 13 (10b)
Steve Smith 8 (4b)
Jacques Kallis 3-0-22-1
5.1 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
5.2 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
5.3 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
5.4 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
5.6 Shane Watson to Ryan Carters, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 6
Sydney Sixers 47/3 (RR : 7.83)
Ryan Carters 13 (11b)
Steve Smith 17 (9b)
Shane Watson 3-0-25-2
6.1 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.2 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
6.3 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
6.4 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
6.6 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
End of over 7
Sydney Sixers 56/3 (RR : 8)
Ryan Carters 21 (15b)
Steve Smith 18 (11b)
Fawad Ahmed 1-0-9-0
7.1 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
7.2 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
7.3 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
7.4 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
7.5 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, One more to the total. (1)
7.6 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 8
Sydney Sixers 65/3 (RR : 8.13)
Ryan Carters 21 (16b)
Steve Smith 27 (16b)
Clint McKay 1-0-9-0
8.1 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
8.2 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
That beautiful shot brings up the 50-run partnership between Ryan Carters and Steve Smith, they have come a long way to recover their team from after they were 3/18
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8.3 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (7)
8.4 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, No shot offered. (0)
8.5 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
8.6 Fawad Ahmed to Ryan Carters, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Sydney Sixers 78/3 (RR : 8.67)
Ryan Carters 23 (19b)
Steve Smith 38 (19b)
Fawad Ahmed 2-0-22-0
9.1 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.2 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
9.3 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.4 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
9.5 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
9.6 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 10
Sydney Sixers 87/3 (RR : 8.7)
Ryan Carters 23 (20b)
Steve Smith 47 (24b)
Clint McKay 2-0-18-0
10.1 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.2 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
10.4 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
Fifty for Steve Smith! It has been a really lovely innings to watch, Sydney Sixers now stand a really good chance of beating Sydney Thunder after a top-order collapse
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10.6 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 11
Sydney Sixers 92/3 (RR : 8.36)
Ryan Carters 23 (20b)
Steve Smith 52 (30b)
Fawad Ahmed 3-0-27-0
11.1 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, That's a single. (1)
11.2 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.3 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
11.4 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
11.5 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
11.6 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 12
Sydney Sixers 107/3 (RR : 8.92)
Ryan Carters 37 (25b)
Steve Smith 53 (31b)
Andre Russell 1-0-15-0
12.1 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
12.2 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.3 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.4 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, One more to the total. (1)
12.5 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
12.6 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Sydney Sixers 116/3 (RR : 8.92)
Ryan Carters 41 (27b)
Steve Smith 58 (35b)
Clint McKay 3-0-27-0
13.1 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
100-run partnership between Steve Smith and Ryan Carters! Phenomenal recovery has been made by Sydney Sixers because of these two players
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13.2 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
13.3 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.4 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.5 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.6 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Sydney Sixers 125/3 (RR : 8.93)
Ryan Carters 45 (31b)
Steve Smith 63 (37b)
Andre Russell 2-0-24-0
14.1 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Clint McKay to Steve Smith, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.3 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
14.4 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.5 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
14.6 Clint McKay to Ryan Carters, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 15
Sydney Sixers 134/3 (RR : 8.93)
Ryan Carters 53 (35b)
Steve Smith 64 (39b)
Clint McKay 4-0-36-0
Fifty for Ryan Carters!
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15.1 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
15.2 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
15.3 Andre Russell to Steve Smith, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
15.4 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
15.5 Andre Russell to Ryan Carters, (0) The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
Ryan Carters b Andre Russell
Runs : 53 Balls : 37 S/R : 143.2
Andre Russell provides Sydney Thunder the breakthrough they desperately needed, Ryan Carters' back in the dug-out now!
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15.6 Andre Russell to Moises Henriques, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 16
Sydney Sixers 140/4 (RR : 8.75)
Steve Smith 69 (42b)
Moises Henriques 1 (1b)
Andre Russell 3-0-30-1
16.1 Fawad Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
16.2 Fawad Ahmed to Moises Henriques, , Wide, one run (1)
16.2 Fawad Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
16.3 Fawad Ahmed to Moises Henriques, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
16.4 Fawad Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
16.5 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.6 Fawad Ahmed to Steve Smith, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 17
Sydney Sixers 150/4 (RR : 8.82)
Steve Smith 71 (44b)
Moises Henriques 8 (5b)
Fawad Ahmed 4-0-37-0
17.1 Andre Russell to Moises Henriques, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.2 Andre Russell to Moises Henriques, (0) He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Moises Henriques c Chris Hartley b Andre Russell
Runs : 10 Balls : 7 S/R : 142.9
Andre Russell strikes again! This time it's the captain, Moises Henriques edged it to the keeper who juggles onto the catch
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17.3 Andre Russell to Brad Haddin, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
17.4 Andre Russell to Brad Haddin, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
17.5 Andre Russell to Brad Haddin, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.6 Andre Russell to Brad Haddin, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 18
Sydney Sixers 164/5 (RR : 9.11)
Brad Haddin 12 (4b)
Steve Smith 71 (44b)
Andre Russell 4-0-44-2
18.1 Shane Watson to Steve Smith, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
18.2 Shane Watson to Brad Haddin, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.3 Shane Watson to Brad Haddin, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
18.4 Shane Watson to Brad Haddin, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
18.5 Shane Watson to Brad Haddin, Very well bowled. (0)
18.6 Shane Watson to Brad Haddin, (0) Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Brad Haddin c & b Shane Watson
Runs : 22 Balls : 9 S/R : 244.4
End of over 19
Sydney Sixers 175/6 (RR : 9.21)
Johan Botha 0 (0b)
Steve Smith 72 (45b)
Shane Watson 4-0-36-3
Shane Watson strikes again! Brad Haddin was looking extremely dangerous and could've put on a lot more runs in as lesser balls as possible
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19.1 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
19.3 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
19.4 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
19.5 Jacques Kallis to Steve Smith, (0) That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
Steve Smith c Aiden Blizzard b Jacques Kallis
Runs : 80 Balls : 50 S/R : 160
Jacques Kallis takes one last wicket, and it's the big fish Steve Smith
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19.6 Jacques Kallis to Sean Abbott, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 20
Sydney Sixers 183/7 (RR : 9.15)
Sean Abbott 0 (1b)
Johan Botha 0 (0b)
Jacques Kallis 4-0-30-2
Code:
The final scorecard was :
Score: 183
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.0
Sydney Sixers finish with a completely defendable total, but Sydney Thunder as some serious batting line
1st INNING's SCORECARDS
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Sydney Sixers Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Ed Cowan c Kallis b Watson 10 9 1 0 111.1
Michael Lumb b Watson 4 4 0 0 100.0
Nic Maddinson c Watson b Kallis 3 3 0 0 100.0
Ryan Carters† b Russell 53 37 9 1 143.2
Steve Smith c Blizzard b Kallis 80 50 9 1 160.0
Moises Henriques* c Hartley b Russell 10 7 0 1 142.9
Brad Haddin c & b Watson 22 9 2 2 244.4
Johan Botha not out 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sean Abbott not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Jackson Bird
Mitchell Starc
Total: 183/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.15
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Sydney Thunder Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Shane Watson 4.0 0 36 3 9.00
Jacques Kallis 4.0 0 30 2 7.50
Andre Russell 4.0 0 44 2 11.00
Fawad Ahmed 4.0 0 37 0 9.25
Clint McKay 4.0 0 36 0 9.00
Total: 183/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.15
Extras : 1 No Balls : 0 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SYDNEY THUNDER'S INNINGS
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0.1 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
0.2 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
0.3 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.4 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
0.5 Sean Abbott to Aiden Blizzard, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.6 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
End of over 1
Sydney Thunder 24/0 (RR : 24) Required RR(8.37)
Usman Khawaja 23 (5b)
Aiden Blizzard 1 (1b)
Sean Abbott 1-0-24-0
Usman Khawaja has smashed Sean Abbott for 24 runs in the very first over
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1.1 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.2 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
1.3 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
1.4 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
1.5 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
1.6 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 2
Sydney Thunder 40/0 (RR : 20) Required RR(7.94)
Aiden Blizzard 17 (7b)
Usman Khawaja 23 (5b)
Mitchell Starc 1-0-16-0
Sydney Thunder are 40/0 in their first 2.0 overs of the innings, Aiden Blizzard and Usman Khawaja have taken the attack to the bowlers early!
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2.1 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.2 Sean Abbott to Usman Khawaja, Goes for the sweep shot, misses completely, and is caught plumb in front. Needless shot that.
Usman Khawaja lbw Sean Abbott
Runs : 23 Balls : 7 S/R : 328.6
Revenge! Sweet, sweet, sweet revenge for Sean Abbott!
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2.3 Sean Abbott to Shane Watson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.4 Sean Abbott to Shane Watson, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
2.5 Sean Abbott to Shane Watson, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
2.6 Sean Abbott to Shane Watson, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 3
Sydney Thunder 48/1 (RR : 16) Required RR(7.94)
Shane Watson 8 (4b)
Aiden Blizzard 17 (7b)
Sean Abbott 2-0-32-1
3.1 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.2 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
3.3 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.4 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, That's a single. (1)
3.5 Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
3.6 Mitchell Starc to Aiden Blizzard, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 4
Sydney Thunder 54/1 (RR : 13.5) Required RR(8.06)
Aiden Blizzard 22 (12b)
Shane Watson 9 (5b)
Mitchell Starc 2-0-22-0
4.1 Sean Abbott to Shane Watson, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.2 Sean Abbott to Aiden Blizzard, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
4.3 Sean Abbott to Aiden Blizzard, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
4.4 Sean Abbott to Aiden Blizzard, They're running hard, excellent throw, and he's out!
Aiden Blizzard run out Jackson Bird
Runs : 30 Balls : 15 S/R : 200
Aiden Blizzard's thunderous innings comes to an end, as He's been run out by Jackson Bird
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4.5 Sean Abbott to Jacques Kallis, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.6 Sean Abbott to Jacques Kallis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Sydney Thunder 63/2 (RR : 12.6) Required RR(8)
Jacques Kallis 0 (2b)
Shane Watson 10 (6b)
Sean Abbott 3-0-41-1
5.1 Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.2 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
5.3 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
5.4 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
5.5 Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
5.6 Mitchell Starc to Jacques Kallis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 6
Sydney Thunder 76/2 (RR : 12.7) Required RR(7.64)
Jacques Kallis 11 (6b)
Shane Watson 12 (8b)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-35-0
6.1 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.2 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.3 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.4 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.5 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.6 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 7
Sydney Thunder 81/2 (RR : 11.6) Required RR(7.85)
Jacques Kallis 14 (9b)
Shane Watson 14 (11b)
Jackson Bird 1-0-5-0
7.1 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.2 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.3 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.4 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.5 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.6 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 8
Sydney Thunder 88/2 (RR : 11) Required RR(7.92)
Jacques Kallis 19 (12b)
Shane Watson 16 (14b)
Moises Henriques 1-0-7-0
8.1 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
8.2 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
8.4 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
8.5 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.6 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
Sydney Thunder 93/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(8.18)
Jacques Kallis 20 (14b)
Shane Watson 20 (18b)
Jackson Bird 2-0-10-0
9.1 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.2 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.3 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
9.4 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
9.5 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.6 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 10
Sydney Thunder 99/2 (RR : 9.9) Required RR(8.4)
Shane Watson 25 (22b)
Jacques Kallis 21 (16b)
Johan Botha 1-0-6-0
10.1 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
10.2 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.3 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, , No BallLofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
10.3 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Easy single. (1)
10.4 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
10.6 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 11
Sydney Thunder 113/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(7.78)
Shane Watson 27 (25b)
Jacques Kallis 32 (19b)
Moises Henriques 2-0-21-0
Placed nicely for two runs into the gap, that shot brings up the 50-run stand between Jacques Kallis and Shane Watson
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11.2 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.3 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
11.5 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
11.6 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Sydney Thunder 122/2 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(7.63)
Shane Watson 30 (28b)
Jacques Kallis 38 (22b)
Johan Botha 2-0-15-0
12.1 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
12.2 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
12.3 Jackson Bird to Shane Watson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
12.4 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
12.5 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
12.6 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 13
Sydney Thunder 130/2 (RR : 10) Required RR(7.57)
Jacques Kallis 43 (26b)
Shane Watson 33 (30b)
Jackson Bird 3-0-18-0
13.1 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, That's a single. (1)
13.2 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
13.3 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
13.4 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.5 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.6 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
End of over 14
Sydney Thunder 140/2 (RR : 10) Required RR(7.17)
Shane Watson 38 (34b)
Jacques Kallis 48 (28b)
Moises Henriques 3-0-31-0
14.1 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
Fifty for Jacques Kallis! Fifty off just 29 balls, this truly is a match-winning innings by King Kallis
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14.2 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
14.3 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
14.4 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.5 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.6 Jackson Bird to Jacques Kallis, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 15
Sydney Thunder 149/2 (RR : 9.93) Required RR(6.8)
Shane Watson 38 (34b)
Jacques Kallis 57 (34b)
Jackson Bird 4-0-27-0
15.1 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
15.2 Johan Botha to Shane Watson, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
15.3 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
15.4 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
15.5 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Very well bowled. (0)
15.6 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 16
Sydney Thunder 157/2 (RR : 9.81) Required RR(6.5)
Jacques Kallis 64 (39b)
Shane Watson 39 (35b)
Johan Botha 3-0-23-0
16.1 Moises Henriques to Shane Watson, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Shane Watson b Moises Henriques
Runs : 39 Balls : 36 S/R : 108.3
GOT HIM! Shane Watson has been clean bowled because of a wild swing He misses wildly
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16.2 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
16.3 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
16.4 Moises Henriques to Michael Hussey, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
16.5 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
16.6 Moises Henriques to Jacques Kallis, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 17
Sydney Thunder 165/3 (RR : 9.71) Required RR(6)
Michael Hussey 7 (3b)
Jacques Kallis 65 (41b)
Moises Henriques 4-0-39-1
17.1 Johan Botha to Jacques Kallis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, and the batsman slips and falls! The throw is in, he tries to get back in time, but it's in vain and he's out runout! Oh that's just bad luck.
Jacques Kallis run out Ryan Carters
Runs : 65 Balls : 42 S/R : 154.8
Ryan Carters runs Jacques Kallis out! Sydney Sixers have not lost hope
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17.2 Johan Botha to Andre Russell, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! No, wait, he's missed the ball!! He's actually out stumped! Uhhh...great bowling!
Andre Russell st Ryan Carters b Johan Botha
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
Andre Russell shouldn't have come down on his first ball, He misses the ball and gets stumped!
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17.3 Johan Botha to Ben Rohrer, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.4 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, No shot offered. (0)
17.5 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.6 Johan Botha to Michael Hussey, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 18
Sydney Thunder 169/5 (RR : 9.39) Required RR(7)
Ben Rohrer 1 (1b)
Michael Hussey 10 (6b)
Johan Botha 4-0-27-1
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18.1 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
18.2 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
18.3 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
18.4 Mitchell Starc to Michael Hussey, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.
Michael Hussey b Mitchell Starc
Runs : 24 Balls : 10 S/R : 240
Michael Hussey was trying to finish the match in a heroic way but He misses the ball and gets bowled. Though, He has won the match for Sydney Thunder with that cameo. They need just 1 run off 8 balls. Only the formalities are left now!
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18.5 Mitchell Starc to Kurtis Patterson, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 185
Wickets : 6
Overs : 18.5
Kurtis Patterson edges it to fine leg as the batsmen run two runs and end the game, Sydney Thunder are through to the final!
2nd INNING's SCORECARDS
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Sydney Thunder Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Usman Khawaja lbw b Abbott 23 7 1 3 328.6
Aiden Blizzard run out (Bird) 30 15 3 2 200.0
Shane Watson b Henriques 39 36 3 0 108.3
Jacques Kallis run out (Carters) 65 42 7 2 154.8
Michael Hussey* b Starc 24 10 3 1 240.0
Andre Russell st Carters b Botha 0 1 0 0 0.0
Ben Rohrer not out 1 1 0 0 100.0
Kurtis Patterson not out 2 1 0 0 200.0
Chris Hartley†
Fawad Ahmed
Clint McKay
Total: 185/6 Overs: 18.5 Run Rate: 10.28
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Sydney Sixers Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Moises Henriques 4.0 0 39 1 9.75
Johan Botha 4.0 0 27 1 6.75
Sean Abbott 3.0 0 41 1 13.67
Jackson Bird 4.0 0 27 0 6.75
Mitchell Starc 3.5 0 51 1 13.30
Total: 185/6 Overs: 18.5 Run Rate: 10.28
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Code:
Sydney Sixers - 183/7 in 20.0 overs.
Sydney Thunder - 185/6 in 18.5 overs.
Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Man of the Match - Jacques Kallis (Sydney Thunder)
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