straight down deep midwicket's throat! Kerr buys it with the slower ball. Executed the pace off slower ball into the pitch and he miscues down deep midwicket's throat
Sixers vs Thunder, 34th Match at Sydney, BBL 2023, Jan 12 2024 - Match Result
Steven O'Keefe is player of the match. A superb performance. Sixers are a big threat to win the title again. Thanks for your company. Join us for the double-header tomorrow. Until then, have a good night.
10.37pm Sixers win by 19 runs. Sixers will play finals and Thunder will not. Clinical bowling display from the Sixers. Thunder were 0 for 44 after 4 with Hales and Warner flying. Steve O'Keefe takes two in an over including Hales and Bancroft and Thunder capitulate. Sixers worked out how to bowl on what turned into a pretty poor pitch by the end. O'Keefe finished with 3 for 13. Sixers have one more match in Perth and could still finish second if they beat Scorchers in that match.
Ryan: "Spin to win!!Damn, SOK, well played, just be more like Hogg and play on!"
Jugilee: "Thunder's chances are gone. Looked like the 6ers were 15-20 short but their bowlers had a field day. Feel the Thunder batters could have focused more on 1s,2s especially after the rollicking start. T20s aren't just about 4s , 6s but also 1s,2s,3s "
Henriques says to Kerr on mic "Do you want to go shopping? Pace off into the wicket." AKA do you want to buy a wicket?
thumped straight of long-on! Full on middle, he drills it down the ground
another missed run out! Yorker dug out to long-on, they are late take two, Sangha is cooked but Smith's throw is wide
soft run out! Good length ball on the hip, it comes off thigh and runs back down the pitch, Gray wanted a run but Hatcher sent him back, Kerr turns around and hits with the underarm this time
launched over midwicket! Full on the slot slower ball and he launches over deep midwicket
Last over. Five in the circle required as the Sixers have run out of time.
Budava Mundai: "The 6ers' bowlers have read the pitch to perfection..after the PP , they have taken pace off the ball..made life very difficult for the thunder batters "
square drive to deep point and another misfield allows a second
Dwarshuis misses a simple run out! Hatcher slapped it back to Dwarshuis and Gray was miles out, he only needed to turn around and underarm at all three from short range and missed! They get a single
top edge that lands safe! Tries to heave over midwicket and miscues to mid-on
this takes off! Another one climbing from a length to beat the bat
133kph, good length wide of off, he square drives on the up to deep point
good length outside off, he tries to punch through the off side and gets a thick inside edge past leg for a couple
Around the wicket
132kph, good length, he stands tall and lofts very high inside out over mid-off but it lands short of the rope
Badavaa Mindai: "Very difficult to take when your team is 8/107 in the 18th after racing to 0/44 in 4 !!!"
slower ball bouncer outside off but it's too high and called wide
back of a length on off, 128kph, he pulls without timing to long-on
Andy C: "So this is how it ends for Thunder ... not with a bang (of the David 'Thor'ner Hammer) but with a whimper - as TS Elliott would have put it"
back of a length wide of off, he opens the face and glides to deep third
caught behind! Back of a length outside leg, he backs away to try and hoick over midwicket, gets a thick edge through to the keeper
back of a length, he tries again and miscues to mid-off
pulled through midwicket! Short ball but only waist high, he thumps a pull shot through midwicket
O'Keefe finishes with 3 for 13 from four. What a spell
shorter on middle, he stands up and punches to long-on
holes out to deep midwicket! Brilliant from O'Keefe. From 95kph to 76kph, no pace, drop and keeping low, Warner tries to heave it over deep midwicket but has no pace to work with and miscues to deep midwicket
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Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Sydney Thunder, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 12 January 2024 - night (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
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Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Sydney Thunder 0 |
Over 20 • ST 132/10