Heat vs Sixers, 9th Match at Sydney, Dec 22 2019, Big Bash League

RESULT
9th Match (D/N), Sydney, December 22, 2019, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:210) 161/7

Heat won by 48 runs

Player Of The Match
94 (35)
chris-lynn
Cricinfo's MVP
171.64 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Brisbane Heat 209/4(20 overs)
94 (35)
2/38 (4)
60* (39)
2/42 (4)
Sydney Sixers 161/7(20 overs)
22* (11)
1/24 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
BH171.6494(35)129.82171.64--0
BH66.4560(39)57.2343.531/151.2622.91
SS54.5722(11)2218.652/422.2435.93
SS35.0239(27)41.135.02--0
SS34.73--02/382.0734.73
end of over 2012 runs
SS: 161/7CRR: 8.05 
Ben Dwarshuis12 (7b 1x6)
Sean Abbott22 (11b 2x4 1x6)
Ben Cutting 2-0-23-0
Josh Lalor 4-0-35-1

10.25pm First win of the season for the Heat, and it's a big one, by 48 runs. Their captain Chris Lynn led the way, as he so often does, with a blistering 94 off 35 balls, and the Sixers never looked close to getting to their target tonight. Hope you've enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, goodbye!

Lynn is the Player of the Match, as expected: "Probably one of my funnest innings. There was one where I batted with Baz in Perth too. We've got a break now, hopefully that break won't take away our momentum, and we can come back and win a few more. We were going into the tournament as favourites, and when you lose a couple, you start thinking, have we prepared right, was our blueprint right, but at no stage did we panic."

19.6
2
Cutting to Dwarshuis, 2 runs

full on leg stump, and he whips this past square leg, diving to his right, but deep midwicket runs across to his left to stop the boundary

19.5
6
Cutting to Dwarshuis, SIX runs

whacked. That sounded so good off the bat. In the slot, angling across to off stump, and Dwarshius clears his front leg and slogs it waaaay over the midwicket boundary

19.4
1
Cutting to Abbott, 1 run

short on off stump, pulled to deep square leg

19.3
1
Cutting to Dwarshuis, 1 run

in the blockhole on off stump, whipped to deep midwicket

19.2
Cutting to Dwarshuis, no run

slower ball, fullish and slanting away from off stump. Looks to slog over midwicket and misses

19.1
2
Cutting to Dwarshuis, 2 runs

back of a length, slanting across the left-hander. Looks for the leg-side slog and top-edges it high in the air, but it drops well short of long-on running in from the rope

Cutting to finish. Over the wicket to Dwarshius.

end of over 1910 runs • 1 wicket
SS: 149/7CRR: 7.84 RRR: 61.00
Sean Abbott21 (10b 2x4 1x6)
Ben Dwarshuis1 (2b)
Josh Lalor 4-0-35-1
Ben Laughlin 3-0-30-1
18.6
Lalor to Abbott, no run

steps across to target fine leg, and this time Lalor beats him with a pacy yorker that only just misses off stump

18.6
1w
Lalor to Abbott, 1 wide

slower ball, full and wide outside off. Saw the batsman shaping to step across his stumps and slanted it wider, but the batsman got back into his initial position, and a wide is called

18.5
1
Lalor to Dwarshuis, 1 run

slower cutter outside off, back of a length. Wants to chop it through point, ends up inside-edging into the midwicket region

18.4
1
Lalor to Abbott, 1 run

in the blockhole on off and middle, jabbed towards mid-off

18.3
6
Lalor to Abbott, SIX runs

full-toss slanting across to off stump, and he clears his front leg and swats it away over the square leg boundary

Stays over the wicket to Abbott.

18.2
1lb
Lalor to Dwarshuis, 1 leg bye

back of a length, cuts back in towards the pads as he stays rooted to the crease and attempts to hurriedly work it leg-side. Misses the inside edge, hits pad, but it's sliding down leg

Ben Dwarshius comes in now. Lalor goes over the wicket to the left-hander.

18.1
W
Lalor to Kerr, OUT

no longer. Length ball outside off. Looks to clear his front leg and slog this over long-on, ends up top-edging to the keeper

Hayden Kerr c †Peirson b Lalor 15 (12b 0x4 1x6) SR: 125

Miraculously, it's still mathematically possible for the Sixers to win this. Just. Lalor continues from round the wicket

end of over 1816 runs
SS: 139/6CRR: 7.72 RRR: 35.50
Hayden Kerr15 (11b 1x6)
Sean Abbott14 (7b 2x4)
Ben Laughlin 3-0-30-1
Josh Lalor 3-0-26-0
17.6
1
Laughlin to Kerr, 1 run

full on off stump, makes some room and carves it away to deep point

17.5
6
Laughlin to Kerr, SIX runs

bam. Full, on the stumps, and he clears his front leg and brings his bottom hand into play to shovel it straight back over the bowler's head, lovely clean timing

17.5
1w
Laughlin to Kerr, 1 wide

looks to step out, and Laughlin sees him coming and slings out a full outswinger on a sixth-stump line. Tries to reach out but can't connect

17.4
1
Laughlin to Abbott, 1 run

length ball outside off, opens his bat face for a gentle push to backward point

17.3
4
Laughlin to Abbott, FOUR runs

back of a length outside off, waits nicely on it and slashes it away late, to ensure he finds the gap to the left of short third man

17.2
1
Laughlin to Kerr, 1 run

in the blockhole on leg stump. Gets his feet out of the way and jabs into the covers

17.1
2
Laughlin to Kerr, 2 runs

full, dipping ball on leg stump, clipped through backward square leg

Laughlin.

Jazz: "The Sixers look way short on batting firepower. After Henriques there's Jordan Silk who is not really effective as a T20 batsman and Curran in at 6 is a bowler who can bat a bit."

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CA Lynn
94 runs (35)
4 fours11 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
22 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
80%
MT Renshaw
60 runs (39)
4 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
flick
14 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
MJ Swepson
O
4
M
0
R
27
W
2
ECO
6.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
BAD Manenti
O
4
M
0
R
38
W
2
ECO
9.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Sydney Cricket Ground
TossSydney Sixers, elected to field first
Series
Season2019/20
Player Of The Match
Match days22 December 2019 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsBrisbane Heat 2, Sydney Sixers 0
Win Probability
BH 100%
BHSS
100%50%100%BH InningsSS Innings

Over 20 • SS 161/7

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TEAMMWLPTNRR
MS14104200.526
SS1494190.269
AS1485170.564
HH146713-0.355
ST146713-0.446
PS146812-0.023
BH146812-0.237
MR143116-0.348