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Heat vs Sixers, 26th Match at Sydney, , Jan 10 2016 - Match Result

RESULT
26th Match (N), Sydney, January 10, 2016, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:163) 156/8

Heat won by 6 runs

Player Of The Match
60 (51)
joe-burns
Cricinfo's MVP
92.74 ptsImpact List
lendl-simmons
Match centre 
Comms: Shashank Kishore
Scorecard summary
Brisbane Heat 162/8(20 overs)
60 (51)
3/8 (2)
Sydney Sixers 156/8(20 overs)
42 (24)
2/41 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
BH92.7454(30)73.292.74--0
SS64.9742(24)52.6864.97--0
BH57.4412(8)11.4211.922/412.9245.51
SS57.04--01/231.9857.04
BH56.18--02/263.1456.18
end of over 2014 runs
SS: 156/8CRR: 7.80 
Johan Botha18 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Jackson Bird1 (1b)
Ben Cutting 4-0-41-2
Josh Lalor 4-0-26-1

That brings us to the end of our BBL coverage today. Hope you enjoyed it. Until next time, it's goodbye from here. Cheers!

Relief writ large on the faces of the Brisbane Heat players. This is the first time in BBL history that they've beaten Sydney Sixers. And they've managed to do it despite dropping a number of catches. With the bat, they were a little lackadaisical too after Joe Burns and Lendl Simmons. Heat are out of contention, but Sydney, who needed a win badly here, slide further. They need to win and hope for other results to go their way. Unenviable position to be in.

Joe Burns is the Man of the Match for top-scoring with 60. "We wanted to win it for the fans and string up a few good performances, it's nice to have done that today. Our batting has been good all season, Lynn's been fantastic but the others have chipped in too. We're at our strongest at the back end of the tournament. We need to find a style of play that works, particularly at the Gabba.Not sure why it's taken us so long to beat them. They have a good bowling attack. Guys like Brett Lee and Josh Hazlewood have been good for them back home in Brisbane, we haven't played them much here."

Sydney's chase was alive as long as Brad Haddin was there, but once he fell, there was a feeling of inevitability, even though Johan Botha came up with a few lusty blows.

19.6
1
Cutting to Botha, 1 run

full and angled full on off, squeezed to cover.

19.5
6
Cutting to Botha, SIX runs

full toss on middle, he swings across the line, picks the bones out of that one, deposited over deep backward square. Poor ball, had to be put away and he did it easily

19.4
4
Cutting to Botha, FOUR runs

how inventive is that? Full toss on leg, he changes the bat grip, gets down on one knee, takes it on the full and reverse paddles it over short third man

19.3
2
Cutting to Botha, 2 runs

chinese cut this time, the ball rolls off the thick inside edge and between his legs to fine leg

19.2
Cutting to Botha, no run

swing and a miss. Another slower one that slants across, fails to get his bat on that wild swing

19.1
1
Cutting to Bird, 1 run

high full toss on middle, mistimes the swing down to long off, went off the toe end

end of over 195 runs • 1 wicket
SS: 142/8CRR: 7.47 RRR: 21.00
Johan Botha5 (5b)
Jackson Bird0 (0b)
Josh Lalor 4-0-26-1
Ben Cutting 3-0-27-2
18.6
Lalor to Botha, no run

wild swing across the line to the slower one outside off, misses

18.5
W
Lalor to Lyon, OUT

goes straight down the ground, it was another slower ball, picked it off the hand, hit it pretty well but Joe Burns holds on at long off. Nearly over-ran but recovered to take it well.

Nathan Lyon c Burns b Lalor 7 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 175
18.4
1
Lalor to Botha, 1 run

right into the blockhole, he backs away and squeezes it to deep cover

18.3
1
Lalor to Lyon, 1 run

hit hard to long-off, flat throw prevents the second

18.2
1
Lalor to Botha, 1 run

slower and fuller outside off, blasted over cover to the boundary rider

18.1
2
Lalor to Botha, 2 runs

length ball angling away, hit into the gap at deep cover, they scamper back for the second

end of over 188 runs • 2 wickets
SS: 137/7CRR: 7.61 RRR: 13.00
Nathan Lyon6 (2b 1x4)
Johan Botha1 (1b)
Ben Cutting 3-0-27-2
Josh Lalor 3-0-21-0
17.6
2
Cutting to Lyon, 2 runs

slower one on off, looks to go over long on, Reardon runs in, does all the hard work in getting to the ball, but drops it. Easy chance, but it bobbles out as he was on the move. Poor effort. No excuses for missing that

17.5
4
Cutting to Lyon, FOUR runs

top edges a pull that flies into the fine leg boundary. Got big on him but he swung through

17.4
W
Cutting to Dwarshuis, OUT

looks to slog across the line, another slower ball, takes a thick outside edge that is gleefully accepted by the keeper. Bit of grip on the surface did the trick there

Ben Dwarshuis c †Peirson b Cutting 13 (8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 162.5
17.3
1
Cutting to Botha, 1 run

floated full outside off, hit hard to the cover fielder at the edge of the ring

17.2
W
Cutting to Haddin, OUT

the slower ball on off flies off the outside edge to Swepson who takes a superb catch diving to his right at short third man. Good chance of pace, Haddin looked to go over cover, ended up slicing it and the youngster took an excellent catch. Hasn't he redeemed himself after that drop?

Brad Haddin c Swepson b Cutting 42 (24b 5x4 2x6) SR: 175
17.1
1
Cutting to Dwarshuis, 1 run

mistimes a flat hit back to the bowler, deflects off his hand towards mid off

Big three overs coming up for the Sixers. They need a win to stay in contention

end of over 178 runs
SS: 129/5CRR: 7.58 RRR: 11.33
Brad Haddin42 (23b 5x4 2x6)
Ben Dwarshuis12 (6b 1x6)
Josh Lalor 3-0-21-0
Mitchell Swepson 3-0-26-2
16.6
Lalor to Haddin, no run

angles a full length delivery outside off, fails to connect that attempted squeeze behind point

16.5
Lalor to Haddin, no run

punched back to the bowler

Match details
Sydney Cricket Ground
TossBrisbane Heat, elected to bat first
Series
Season2015/16
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)19.25 start, First Session 19.25-20.50, Interval 20.40-21.10, Second Session 21.10-22.35
Match days10 January 2016 - night (20-over match)
T20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsBrisbane Heat 2, Sydney Sixers 0
Win Probability
BH 100%
BHSS
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Over 20 • SS 156/8

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