he stays around the wicket, digs it short on middle stump again. A pull shot it miscued, again. But it goes sailing over the keeper for six, and that's the game for Sixers
Heat vs Sixers, 15th Match at Brisbane, Jan 03 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Sixers won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
That's it from us. Brisbane Heat have finally lost one, and now slot into second place on the table after four games. The Scorchers are above them. The Sixers have stayed true to their streak and managed yet another win after a loss. They've climbed to third place on the table, but have played more games - five - than anyone else so far.
Heat made a good comeback after beind pulled back in the middle overs, but this pitch remained true throughout the game and 186 wasn't to be enough. The Sixers would have liked to do it in less tense circumstances though. Daniel Hughes brought up his second fifty of the season, and was aided by a special cameo from Haddin, as he all but took them to victory with his 85.
It's been a good day's cricket. Join us tomorrow for Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. Adios.
Shane Angel: "Super Over on the cards?" Spoken too soon
bowls him a bouncer on off stump, he tries to heave that out of the stadium, doesn't connect, but they've scampered through for a bye
Slip in place
short and wide outside off, he stabs at it and misses! Some tension here, suddenly
he's dragged it on! Cutting angles it in on a length from around the wicket, Hughes goes for the pull but cramps himself with his step across and inside edges this one on to his stumps. Are we going to see some drama here? Surely not?
Cutting has to defend 3 off 6. He's had better days.
tosses up another wrong one outside off. He gets across and drags it down to long-on
full on middle, nervously swept away to short fine
was that a wrong'un? Looked like it, but he's somehow managed to top edge that from leg stump, over covers, who jumps too early
pushes flat this time on middle stump, pushed away off the back foot, with the spin, to deep square
tosses up again, on middle stump. That ball was a stunning 67 kph from Swepson. Pitches and spins away and Botha's attempted slog-sweep can only go as far as mid-on
tosses it up on leg stump, Botha chips it into the wide open space that is not the midwicket boundary
8 runs to get. Will this be the over?
low full toss outside off and he's creamed it straight at the bowler, who has to tumble to get out of the way, with the added misery of conceding four
full and angled down the leg side
short on middle stump, tries to pull it away but takes that one in the mid-riff. It ambles away to the right of the keeper.
short and wide, angled across, slapped on the up, into the deep on the off side
waist-high full toss, slogged high into the night sky, Wildermuth makes a valiant diving effort but he was never going to catch that on the square leg boundary
angled across from around, short and wide, the batsman slaps it into the off side, but it's cut off nicely by the diving sweeper
bowls a bouncer from around the wicket, but it is down the leg and well away from the batsman's hook
Ron: "Honestly if I see that question about 3 international players (Botha being Australian now) I will probably do nothing, but be slightly irritated." Marks to Ron for well-executed passive-aggression.
pushes it flat this time, on middle stump. Batsman tries to tuck it into the leg side but misses it. A half-appeal for lbw, but this was surely sliding down
tossed up outside off, spins back sharply and cramps the batsman who tries to power it through off side, but can only hit it back to the bowler
attempted googly goes down the leg side and the keeper misses another one
Over 20 • SS 191/7