Ball by Ball Commentary & Live Score

Over20

11 runs, 1 wicket

PS 175/5CRR: 8.75

Nathan Coulter-Nile 11 (13b 1x4)

Brett Lee0/35 (4)

What an exciting game and what an exciting night, with two games being decided on the final ball. The Scorchers do enough to keep top spot while the Sixers carry a bit of momentum into the finals, where they'll play the Hurricanes.

It was Mitchell Starc's stunning spell of bowling that turned this match, he took three wickets in his second over, including the Marsh brothers and Paul Collingwood.

He's been named Man of the Match.

Thanks for your company tonight, make sure you join me, Andrew Fuss again tomorrow night for the all important game between the Stars and the Strikers in Melbourne, that game will decided fourth place. Good night

19.6

Lee to Coulter-Nile, 1 run, OUT

full and driven to long on, they turn back for two, Steve Smith fields very well and throws to the bowler's end, Lee whips the bails off and they win by a run!

Marcus North run out (Smith/Lee) 59 (52b 7x4 0x6 94m) SR: 113.46

Could we have a super over coming up here?

19.5

Lee to Coulter-Nile, 2 runs

full and driven back to the bowler, deflects to mid wicket

19.5

Lee to Coulter-Nile, 1 wide

full and wide of off, another free hit coming up!

Free hit coming up. The replays suggest the ball was fair as his foot planted behind the line and slid forward

19.5

1nb

Lee to Coulter-Nile, (no ball)

full outside off, inside edge onto the stumps but it's a no ball, what drama!

19.4

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Lee to Coulter-Nile, no run

full outside off, tries to drive but can't connect

19.3

Lee to North, 1 run

driven to long on, they think about the second but decide against it

19.2

Lee to North, FOUR runs

full outside off and he smashes it over cover to secure top spot for the Scorchers!

19.1

Lee to Coulter-Nile, 1 run

full on leg, whipped through mid wicket

Over19

7 runs

PS 164/5CRR: 8.63 RRR: 13.00

Nathan Coulter-Nile 7 (8b 1x4)Marcus North 54 (50b 6x4)

Mitchell Starc3/28 (4)

The Scorchers need four more runs to maintain top spot.

18.6

Starc to Coulter-Nile, 1 run

full and driven back to the bowler who drops a hot chance

18.5

2lb

Starc to Coulter-Nile, 2 leg byes

off the pad and straight down to the crease, Starc comes in and decides to kick it but misses the stumps to allow a second

18.4

Starc to Coulter-Nile, FOUR runs

full outside off, drives over mid off. He had to change his bat after the previous ball snapped a chunk out of his old bat, this new one works

18.3

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Starc to Coulter-Nile, no run

yorker dug out to mid wicket

18.2

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Starc to Coulter-Nile, no run

another good yorker outside off

18.1

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Starc to Coulter-Nile, no run

great yorker outside off

Over18

21 runs, 1 wicket

PS 157/5CRR: 8.72 RRR: 10.00

Marcus North 54 (50b 6x4)Nathan Coulter-Nile 2 (2b)

Moises Henriques1/39 (4)

So that over has ruined any chance of the Sixers hosting a semi-final. Now the Scorchers need to score 168 or more to save top spot.

17.6

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Henriques to North, no run

short slower ball beats the cut shot

17.5

Henriques to Coulter-Nile, 1 run

driven uppishly through cover

17.4

Henriques to North, 1 run

flicked to square leg

17.3

Henriques to Coulter-Nile, 1 run

worked to mid wicket

17.2

Henriques to Ronchi, OUT

slower ball outside off, mistimes the drive to short cover, O'Keefe takes the catch milimetres off the ground

Luke Ronchi c O'Keefe b Henriques 34 (13b 4x4 2x6 17m) SR: 261.53

18 off 1 legal ball this over, wowee...

17.1

Henriques to Ronchi, SIX runs

short on off, rocks back quickly and pulls over mid wicket, great hitting here

Sixers vs Scorchers, at Sydney, Jan 18 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary