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Sixers vs Thunder, 34th Match at Sydney, BBL 2023, Jan 12 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
34th Match (N), Sydney, January 12, 2024, Big Bash League
(19.5/20 ov, T:152) 132

Sixers won by 19 runs

Player Of The Match
3/13
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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 "

19.5
W
Kerr to Hatcher, OUT

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

Liam Hatcher c Silk b Kerr 20 (10b 1x4 1x6 11m) SR: 200

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?

19.4
4
Kerr to Hatcher, FOUR runs

thumped straight of long-on! Full on middle, he drills it down the ground

19.3
2
Kerr to Hatcher, 2 runs

another missed run out! Yorker dug out to long-on, they are late take two, Sangha is cooked but Smith's throw is wide

19.2
W
Kerr to Hatcher, OUT

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

Toby Gray run out (Kerr) 10 (7b 1x4 0x6 13m) SR: 142.85
19.1
6
Kerr to Hatcher, SIX runs

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.

end of over 197 runs
ST: 120/8CRR: 6.31 RRR: 32.00 • Need 32 runs from 6b
Toby Gray10 (7b 1x4)
Liam Hatcher8 (5b)
Ben Dwarshuis 4-0-17-1
Sean Abbott 4-0-45-2

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 "

18.6
2
Dwarshuis to Gray, 2 runs

square drive to deep point and another misfield allows a second

18.5
1
Dwarshuis to Hatcher, 1 run

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

18.4
1
Dwarshuis to Gray, 1 run

top edge that lands safe! Tries to heave over midwicket and miscues to mid-on

18.3
Dwarshuis to Gray, no run

this takes off! Another one climbing from a length to beat the bat

18.2
1
Dwarshuis to Hatcher, 1 run

133kph, good length wide of off, he square drives on the up to deep point

18.1
2
Dwarshuis to Hatcher, 2 runs

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

end of over 1811 runs • 1 wicket
ST: 113/8CRR: 6.27 RRR: 19.50 • Need 39 runs from 12b
Liam Hatcher4 (2b)
Toby Gray7 (4b 1x4)
Sean Abbott 4-0-45-2
Steve O'Keefe 4-0-13-3
17.6
3
Abbott to Hatcher, 3 runs

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 !!!"

17.6
1w
Abbott to Hatcher, 1 wide

slower ball bouncer outside off but it's too high and called wide

17.5
1
Abbott to Gray, 1 run

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"

17.4
1
Abbott to Hatcher, 1 run

back of a length wide of off, he opens the face and glides to deep third

17.3
W
Abbott to McAndrew, OUT

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

Nathan McAndrew c †Philippe b Abbott 9 (7b 1x4 0x6 10m) SR: 128.57
17.2
1
Abbott to Gray, 1 run

back of a length, he tries again and miscues to mid-off

17.1
4
Abbott to Gray, FOUR runs

pulled through midwicket! Short ball but only waist high, he thumps a pull shot through midwicket

end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket
ST: 102/7CRR: 6.00 RRR: 16.66 • Need 50 runs from 18b
Toby Gray1 (1b)
Nathan McAndrew9 (6b 1x4)
Steve O'Keefe 4-0-13-3
Jack Edwards 2-0-17-1

O'Keefe finishes with 3 for 13 from four. What a spell

16.6
1
O'Keefe to Gray, 1 run

shorter on middle, he stands up and punches to long-on

16.5
W
O'Keefe to Warner, OUT

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

David Warner c Silk b O'Keefe 37 (39b 1x4 2x6 76m) SR: 94.87
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Win Probability
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Over 20 • ST 132/10

Toby Gray run out (Kerr) 10 (7b 1x4 0x6 13m) SR: 142.85
W
Liam Hatcher c Silk b Kerr 20 (10b 1x4 1x6 11m) SR: 200
W
Sixers won by 19 runs
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