there it is! Victory secured for the Sixers, and it is their first win in the BBL since December 22! Very full at the stumps. Silk sits back in his crease and clips it neatly off his toes through the square leg region. Hugs and embraces all around in the Sixers camp - they have thoroughly deserved the two points tonight!
Stars vs Sixers, 28th Match at Melbourne, BBL 2023, Jan 06 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
28th Match (N), Melbourne, January 06, 2024, Big Bash League
156/4
(18.1/20 ov, T:157) 160/3
Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Match centre
Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Shashwat KumarScorecard summary
Melbourne Stars • 156/4(20 overs)
36 (34)
2/15 (4)
34* (30)
1/30 (4)
Sydney Sixers • 160/3(18.1 overs)
79 (57)
2/38 (4)
41 (32)
1/22 (3)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
10:30pm Right. That will be all from us. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. We will be back tomorrow with more BBL action as the table-topping Brisbane Heat take on the Hobart Hurricanes. Until then, this is me (Shashwat) saying goodbye on behalf of Ranjith and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Take care!
James Vince is the Player of the Match, this is what he has to say: (On the win) It was good. The bowlers did a fantastic job in the second half. I don't think it was the easiest wicket but 156 was a good effort from where they were. (On the partnership between him and Hughes) I would not say we mastered it (the pitch) but it was a sort of a pitch where you did not want to let the run rate go too high. 12-13 runs per over at the back end would have been tough. (On scoring against the Stars again) I have not been scoring too many runs in the tournament overall apart from that one innings against them, and conditions have been reasonably tricky. It was a bit sluggish but reasonably true tonight. Happy to score runs. (On peaking at the right time) You want to peak at the back end of the tournament. We don't play until next Friday, and then we have a game on Sunday, hopefully we have saved our best for the finals. (On Todd Murphy) He is a top-class bowler. The lengths he hits and the way he found something out of the wicket, he bowled beautifully. (On the Sydney Smash and the return of Steve Smith) I usually get shunted down to three so maybe Smudge can come back and bat in the middle order (laughs). It would be great to have him back.
10:20pm A clinical run-chase, set up by Vince at the top of the order. He got off to a slightly sluggish start but grew as the innings progressed, not over-hitting and timing the ball beautifully. He found an able ally in Hughes, and that 99-run partnership knocked the stuffing out of the Stars.
Speaking of the Stars, they probably did not have enough runs on the board. 20 odd more, and they might have made a match out of this because there were phases where they were in with more than a shout. The Power Surge proved pivotal, though, as did the Stars' decision to bowl spin in both of those overs. Those overs went for 29 and that firmly tilted the scales in the Sixers' favour.
The Stars' four-game winning streak did come to an end, but they will know they have the tools to recover and make a dash for the playoffs. Their next assignment? The Melbourne Derby on January 13.
Paris to bowl what should, in all likelihood, be the last over of this game
end of over 1813 runs
SS: 156/3CRR: 8.66 • RRR: 0.50 • Need 1 from 12b
Jordan Silk9 (7b 1x4)
Moises Henriques8 (5b 1x4)
Beau Webster 3-0-22-1
Scott Boland 4-0-38-2
17.6
1
Webster to Silk, 1 run
length delivery on the pads. Silk advances and helps it round the corner to fine leg. Scores level!
17.5
4
Webster to Silk, FOUR runs
four more! Shortish on off stump. Silk opens up his stance and smears it towards deep square leg. Cartwright flies like Superman to his left but cannot get there!
17.4
1
Webster to Henriques, 1 run
back of a length on leg stump. Henriques glances it off his hips towards fine leg
17.3
4
Webster to Henriques, FOUR runs
into single digits now! Dug into the track but this sits up to be hit. Henriques picks it up beautifully and dumps it over mid wicket!
17.2
1lb
Webster to Silk, 1 leg bye
off-pace on a back of a length on middle and leg. Silk swipes across the line and misses, getting rapped on the pads. Gets called through for a single and is a tad sluggish in taking off. Makes it in the end, though
17.2
1w
Webster to Silk, 1 wide
speared down the leg side. Silk, having advanced, cannot make contact and the umpire has no qualms in calling it a wide
17.1
1
Webster to Henriques, 1 run
hard length on middle and leg. Rushes Henriques into his stroke and he can only jam it off the inside edge into his body. Trickles away far enough past the stumps to allow a single
Here is Webster again
end of over 178 runs • 1 wicket
SS: 143/3CRR: 8.41 • RRR: 4.66 • Need 14 from 18b
Jordan Silk4 (4b)
Moises Henriques2 (2b)
Scott Boland 4-0-38-2
Imad Wasim 4-0-28-0
16.6
2
Boland to Silk, 2 runs
fullish and angling into off stump. Silk gets forward and clips it over mid wicket for another brace
16.5
2
Boland to Silk, 2 runs
shortish outside off. Silk cuts it into the turf and the ball bounces above backward point. Silk has enough time to gallop back for the second
Three dots in a row (including the wicket ball)...18 off 20 now
16.4
•
Boland to Silk, no run
back of a length on off stump. Silk waits in his crease and turns it towards short mid wicket
16.3
•
Boland to Silk, no run
full just outside off. Silk comes half forward and pokes it to mid on
Silk in at 5
16.2
W
Boland to Vince, OUT
edged and taken! Vince departs but not before bringing the Sixers to the cusp of victory! Length outside off, and Vince thinks he can slam this over long off. Loses his shape for the first time, though, and tries to hit it too hard. All he does is nick it through to Handscomb. Is there a twist or two left in this tale?
James Vince c †Handscomb b Boland 79 (57b 12x4 0x6 69m) SR: 138.59
16.1
4
Boland to Vince, FOUR runs
what timing, what power! Half-tracker on off stump. Vince rolls his wrists superbly and clatters it, all along the carpet past deep backward square leg!
Boland to bowl out too. This could be the final roll of the dice...
end of over 167 runs
SS: 135/2CRR: 8.43 • RRR: 5.50 • Need 22 from 24b
James Vince75 (55b 11x4)
Moises Henriques2 (2b)
Imad Wasim 4-0-28-0
Beau Webster 2-0-10-1
15.6
1
Imad Wasim to Vince, 1 run
back of a length on off. Vince camps in his crease and stabs it down the ground to long off
15.5
2
Imad Wasim to Vince, 2 runs
back of a length on leg. Vince backs away further and punches it crisply past extra cover for a couple of runs
15.4
1
Imad Wasim to Henriques, 1 run
fired in quick on a length on middle and leg. Henriques drives it down to long off
15.3
1
Imad Wasim to Vince, 1 run
back of a length on leg stump. Vince tucks it off his pads towards deep mid wicket
15.2
1
Imad Wasim to Henriques, 1 run
tossed up full on middle and off. Henriques skips down the track and chips it to long off
Henriques on strike now
15.1
1
Imad Wasim to Vince, 1 run
shortish on off stump. Vince goes back and eases it down the ground to long off
Imad Wasim to bowl out
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SS
79 runs (57)
12 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull
23 runs
5 fours0 six
Control
72%
41 runs (32)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
cut shot
6 runs
1 four0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - bowlers
SS
O
4
M
0
R
15
W
2
ECO
3.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
O
4
M
0
R
38
W
2
ECO
9.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Sydney Sixers, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2023/24 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 06 January 2024 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Melbourne Stars 0 |
Language
English
Win Probability
SS 100%
MSSS100%50%100%
Over 19 • SS 160/3
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