Sixers vs Scorchers, 43rd Match at Sydney, BBL, Jan 15 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

length ball on fifth stump, slapped to long-on for one. Sixers close out a narrow win by six runs.

full on the stumps, driven to long-on for two.

yorker full on middle stump on the toes, misses a heave across the line. Huge lbw shout denied. This looked stone dead live but was given not out. They take a run to point. Sixers review. Replays show the ball was angling away from the stumps coming over the wicket. He was hit in line on umpire's call, but the angle was taking the ball past off stump.

full and down the leg side, Eskinazi had gone all the way across the stumps to heave to the leg side and missed. No wide called as this one just misses shaving leg stump.

slower ball lands full on fifth stump, keeps his hands back long enough to slog this over wide long-on, two bounces over the rope.

full on the stumps, driven to long-on for one.

full and angled into the legs outside leg stump, miscues this off the pads into cover for one.

bullseye! Full and straight, big heave by Tye misses and off stump is knocked back.

full on fourth stump, driven to long-on and they scamper another very tight two.

yorker lands full on off, jammed out to wide long-on, they charge back for a very tight second run. Direct hit from the boundary at the non-striker's end but Eskinazi was just home.

slower ball lands full on off, shuffles across and flicks to deep fine leg for two.

slower cutter lands back of a length on fourth stump, Agar tries to clear deep midwicket with a pull but there's no pace provided by the bowler and it lands safely in the hands of Silk two yards inside the rope at deep midwicket for a head height catch.

fullish length slower ball on fourth stump, slices a thick edged drive that lands just short of O'Keefe lunging forward at short third man on the ring and they take one.

short and wide, slices a cut high over backward point and backspins away to the rope.

dropped! Slower length ball on sixth stump, top edged pull swirls over midwicket in the ring. Steven Smith runs back for a chance but loses his footing slightly and reaches up late but can't cling on one-handed.

short on the body, pulled to deep fine leg for two. Collision between Eskinazi and Philippe at the striker's end as the relay took Philippe away from the stumps into the line of the runner.

slower ball back of a length on fourth stump, shuffles way across trying to scoop over fine leg and misses.

full on the stumps, flicked to long-on for one.

length ball on fifth stump, flicked to long-on for one.

length ball on fifth stump, pulled to deep midwicket for one.