lovely shot and that will be the game! Full on off, driven back with a straight bat to the mid-off boundary, what a chase that has been
Renegades vs Sixers, 8th Match at Melbourne, Dec 23 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Sixers won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
10.25pm Sensational chase that has been, led by captain Moises Henriques and Michael Lumb, both of whom hit match-changing fifties. Sixers get their second win of the season. They chase down 173 with 7 balls to spare, when at one point, they needed 101 off 60. They stuttered towards the end but in the end, it was done easily. Renegades failed to find wickets in the middle period and that proved to be the difference in the end.
Michael Lumb is the Man of the Match: "Feeling pretty good, important to get a partnership after a couple of early wickets. We rebuilt it and worked well. We bat all the ay down, some good youngsters in our side.
Not enough fielders in the ring.
slower ball on off, a leading edge rolls towards point.
short bouncer on middle, strikes Lawford on the arm but they still get a leg bye to point
smashed back at Bravo who cannot hold onto an impossible chance. Slower ball on off, drilled back, they run back for the second
slower ball on off, clipped to long-on for a run
Bravo will bowl the penultimate over, three wickets needed. Sixers need 8. Five in the circle.
full outside off, guided to point
Lawford is the new man
gone! O'Keefe looks for the slog over midwicket but the ball hurries onto him and he can only spoon it to Finch at short midwicket. Poor execution there
slower ball on middle, driven off the front foot to long-on for a couple
good length outside off, steered to short third man, one more
got im this time! Slower ball on middle, Silk looks to flick but misses, the ball sneaks through and hits him in front of leg, Umpire raises his finger to keep Renegades in the contest, just!
parried for six. What a moment in the game that is. Short on middle, Silk smashes his pull but straight to deep midwicket, Beaton jumps but can only parry it over the boundary. That is six too
Rimmington to bowl out
slower yorker on middle, O'Keefe defends
Nathan: "Steve O'Keefe has been spotted!"
slower ball on off, pushed towards midwicket for one
James: "Chris Tremain: first 2 overs 1/10. Second two overs 1/38. Ouch!"
direct hit! And Botha is gone. Full on off, driven to Finch at mid-off who fumbles and juggles but importantly, hits the stumps direct at the non-strikers end to find Botha just short.
overpitched on off, drilled to long-on
short bouncer on middle, Botha pulls to deep square leg
slower ball outside off, Botha goes for the drive but the ball sneaks through and beats Botha
Bravo to bowl to Botha
gone! But is it too late? Better now than never. Full on middle, Henriques goes for the heave again but doesn't get all of it, hangs up in the air but Cooper gets around and takes it.
good change up form Tremain but MH gets four from it, short on leg, Henriques goes for the pull and top-edges it over the keeper.
massive hit! Is that the game? Full on middle, Henriques waits in the crease and deposits his flick over long-on. Crucial six
Over 19 • SS 174/7
Sixers won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)