Strikers vs Sixers, 27th Match at Adelaide, Jan 08 2020, Big Bash League

RESULT
27th Match, Adelaide, January 08, 2020, Big Bash League
(18.4/20 ov, T:136) 137/8

Sixers won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
21 (20) & 4/22
tom-curran
Cricinfo's MVP
109.39 ptsImpact List
rashid-khan
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Scorecard summary
Adelaide Strikers 135/10(19.4 overs)
4/22 (3.4)
32 (30)
2/20 (4)
Sydney Sixers 137/8(18.4 overs)
27 (20)
4/22 (4)
21 (20)
2/25 (3)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
AS109.390(2)- 2.13- 4.314/226.16113.71
AS80.5347(31)62.8780.53--0
SS68.7621(20)22.4519.594/223.0649.17
SS63.1910(9)11.9813.642/202.1849.56
AS54.592(2)1.751.422/253.3853.17

6.24pm This was a weird little game. Both teams kept gifting the other side the advantage all afternoon. Rashid took his third T20 hat-trick, Curran took four, Weatherald made 40-odd, Pope impressed, but the day belonged to Josh Hazlewood, who saw through a tricky period with three fours in three balls to help Sixers eventually cruise to victory. Don't forget to catch the day's second BBL game that begins in 14 minutes. See you there!

18.4
4
Siddle to Hazlewood, FOUR runs

What a way to finish this game! Hazlewood hits three fours on his birthday to win it for the Sixers! Full, just outside off, and he caresses a drive through the covers.

Sixers need three

18.3
4
Siddle to Hazlewood, FOUR runs

What a birthday Hazlewood's having! Yorker outside off, but the attempted drive takes an outside edge past the keeper

18.2
4
Siddle to Hazlewood, FOUR runs

back of a length, on off, from around the wicket. Backs away and cuts it over point for four! Can the birthday boy win it for his team?

Anand: "Curran got out to his own trick ...slower ball slightly back of the hand"

18.1
1
Siddle to Bird, 1 run

full, on off, and driven to extra cover

end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
SS: 124/8CRR: 6.88 RRR: 6.00
Jackson Bird8 (11b)
Harry Conway 4-0-34-1
Michael Neser 3-0-25-2

Christian: "Tom Curran as player of the year in the BBL so far?"

17.6
W
Conway to Tom Curran, OUT

Conway gets Curran! Another twist! Yorker on middle, and Curran's lucky his toes are still intact. What a way to finish the spell

Tom Curran b Conway 21 (20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 105
17.5
4
Conway to Tom Curran, FOUR runs

Curran's turning it on again! Full on off, and he manages to muscle a drive past the fielder at mid off for a four

17.4
1
Conway to Bird, 1 run

sliding full toss on his pads. Inside-edges the slog onto his pads

17.4
1w
Conway to Bird, 1 wide

free hit continues since this is wide. Went for a length ball, but it was beyond the tramlines

17.4
1nb
Conway to Bird, (no ball)

no ball for the second short ball! Did he forget? Free him incoming.

17.3
1
Conway to Tom Curran, 1 run

full outside off, and he slaps a drive to extra cover again

17.2
1
Conway to Bird, 1 run

full, on off. Driven to wide long on for a single

17.1
1
Conway to Tom Curran, 1 run

full, just outside off. Slows things down. Driven through to extra cover

David: "This over (presumably from Conway) needs to go big for the sixers, because Siddle bowling the 19th will be too hard to get away."

17.1
1w
Conway to Tom Curran, 1 wide

back of a length, on off, and through to the keeper. Called a wide for height

end of over 178 runs
SS: 113/7CRR: 6.64 RRR: 7.66
Tom Curran15 (16b 1x4)
Jackson Bird6 (8b)
Michael Neser 3-0-25-2
Harry Conway 3-0-23-0
16.6
1
Neser to Tom Curran, 1 run

good length, on off. Slapped to the off side

16.5
4
Neser to Tom Curran, FOUR runs

low full toss, on off, and drilled straight back. Long on is too wide, can't cut it off! Sixers needed that

16.4
1
Neser to Bird, 1 run

full on off, and he swings to the leg side. Mistimed to wide long on

16.3
1
Neser to Tom Curran, 1 run

low full toss on leg stump. Flicked to midwicket. No real timing

16.2
Neser to Tom Curran, no run

full, outside leg stump. Dug back to mid-on

Anand: "I feel Curran stands between strikers and a win"

16.1
1
Neser to Bird, 1 run

full on off stump. Driven to long on

end of over 166 runs
SS: 105/7CRR: 6.56 RRR: 7.75
Jackson Bird4 (6b)
Tom Curran9 (12b)
Harry Conway 3-0-23-0
Peter Siddle 3-0-12-1
15.6
1
Conway to Bird, 1 run

back of a length, on middle, and he slaps a pull into the gap on the leg side

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
J Weatherald
47 runs (31)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
17 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
52%
AT Carey
32 runs (30)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
11 runs
1 four0 six
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
Rashid Khan
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
4
ECO
5.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
3W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
TK Curran
O
3.4
M
0
R
22
W
4
ECO
6
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Adelaide Oval
TossSydney Sixers, elected to field first
Series
Season2019/20
Player Of The Match
Match days8 January 2020 - day (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSydney Sixers 2, Adelaide Strikers 0
Win Probability
SS 100%
ASSS
100%50%100%AS InningsSS Innings

Over 19 • SS 137/8

Sixers won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
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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