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The home side also had the distraction of Moises Henriques' being Covid positive

Sixers have won their last four, while Heat dominated the league stage and fought back from a dip in form with a stunning win in the Challenger

The home side locked in a finals berth after a fine bowling performance in front of a record crowd of 41,027 at the SCG

The left-arm spinner is all but certain to retire after this season with Sydney Sixers

The 37-year-old signs a one-year deal to continue playing in the BBL

The defending champions are in a race to secure a spot in Qualifier final after defeat against Adelaide Strikers

Curran set to return to the UK for rehab; Sixers will also miss the services of Manenti and O'Keefe for the next fixture

Steve O'Keefe picked up 4 for 14, including two in the opening over to ensure Stars were never in the hunt

He believes Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson and Ashton Agar should be considered in the same XI

The spinner's future will be decided in the coming weeks while Christian has added another trophy to his haul

Half-centuries by Alex Hales and Daniel Sams were not enough for the Thunder who suffered a middle-order slump

After ending his first-class career, he has called for pitches that offer more encouragement to spin in the Sheffield Shield

The 35-year-old fingerspinner will continue to play for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League

Only 47 overs were possible due to several interruptions. Will Pucovski made 82 and Peter Handscomb 54 as Victoria took a first innings lead.

Western Australia roll over for 147 in their second innings to go down by an innings and 51 runs

While Australia are overseas playing ODIs there is much at stake for a number of domestic players in the final month of the season

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Until Sydney Sixers' dramatic collapse in the final group game this match looked to be heading to the SCG but now the Docklands pitch will be under the microscope again

A difficult pitch made for a low-scoring match and the Sydney Sixers spinners combined for a matchwinning contribution

O'Keefe's three-wicket burst in his first two overs helped Sixers defend 165, which had been built on a record fourth-wicket stand of 124 between Jordan Silk and Daniel Hughes