sealed with six, have you heard that before? Curran finishes it off by swinging the full toss down the ground, brings out a big smile and gets a hug from Philippe
Strikers vs Sixers, 23rd Match at Coffs Harbour, BBL, Jan 05 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
9.45pm Handshakes all around as the crowd got a great game today. Rashid comes around to Philippe and says something with a smile, great scenes. Philippe of Rashid today: 23 off six balls, with three fours and a six. Excellent performance from the Sixers again, showing why they've been doing well this season. It initially looked like the Strikers were running away towards a massive total on this batting pitch, being 1 for 56 in the powerplay, before the return of Josh Hazlewood to BBL after six seasons put the brakes on them. The Sixers' opening stand set the tone for the chase, especially from Avendano, before Philippe blunted Rashid and stayed till the end to ensure victory.
That's all from me, tonight, fellas. It's Vishal Dikshit and Ranjith signing off, with this tweet that sumps up the match:
wide yorker at 129kmh, Curran chases and misses
Philippe gives some advice to Curran. Siddle needs some stinging yorkers now
a yorker, inside edge to leg for a single
Siddle needs to defend three now
and he finishes the over in style, a four makes it 21 from the over as Curran makes room and slaps it wide of deep cover. The fielder puts in a dive to his right, gets a hand, but the ball rolls way to hit the rope
Curran will face his first ball
a full toss, whipped to deep midwicket and only one this time
stays deep, gets a full one and flicks it nicely with the wrists for two more
that's some fine hitting from Philippe! Short ball, he stays still and gets on top of the ball to hammer that away over the midwicket fence for a clean, clean six. That's the match, I think
and another four, on the other side this time! Shuffles to leg, the ball chases him as it's a low full toss and he swats it wide of fine leg for a one-bounce four
makes room, gets a full delivery expecting a yorker and he drills that wide of mid on for four. Excellent start for him
Neser's last
low full toss on off, pushed down to long on for one
That's the longest I've seen a wicket being checked for a not-so-close dismissal. At least the right decision was delivered
excellent catch at sweeper cover from Rashid, he completes it and signals out! High full toss on off, flat-batted by Vince on the off side and Rashid tumbled forward for what's a clean catch, replays confirm. Hang on, the umpires are checking for a no ball, and Siddle has juuust something behind the crease for a legal delivery. The umpire also checking the catch, it looks clean, and now checking the height of the full toss, that's well below the waist
Only six of the over so far
shuffles across, it's almost a yorker and he gets the bottom of the bat behind square on the leg side for two
Vince eyeing the leg side
long way across for a scoop, gets the toe edge to off for a single
run out chance at the keeper's end as Vince digs out the yorker to point and they take the risk of the single. Direct hit and Philippe was gone
drives the ball through the covers from deep in the crease, gets two
Siddle has two left in the bag, he's setting the field
Rashid finishes with 1 for 34 after 12 off his first over
he goes across again and sweeps this fine but straight to short fine leg
drops the length shorter with that wrong'un, and Vince goes back to tuck it to leg
101kmh, makes room and tries to cut but misses again
goes for a cut on off with hard hands but misses
not too full, but Vince goes down on his knee and uses his reach to slog-sweep that away for a big six on the leg side. The Sixers are killing it today against Rashid
goes a long way across and tries to pull, doesn't middle and only gets one
It's in Sixers' favour right now, Neser, Rashid and Stanlake have an over left each
Over 20 • SS 180/3
Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)