'Catch it' is the call, SOK takes it. Dwarshuis has career-best figures and Sixers will host the final of BBL 13! Kuhnemann went across early and went for another scoop, skied it off a length. easy catch at long leg to finish things off.
Sixers vs Heat, Qualifier at Carrara, BBL 2023, Jan 19 2024 - Match Result
There we have it, Sydney Sixers will host the final at the SCG. Perth Scorchers host Adelaide Strikers tomorrow, the winner of that game will take on Heat in Carrara to decide the second finalist. You can follow all the action and get all the news and updates from the league here on ESPNcricinfo. Thanks for joining us tonight. See ya!
Ben Dwarshuis, POTM: It's amazing. We set a competitive total. I got the rewards but we bowled well as a team. Really special to book a place in a home final. The wicket was two-paced and had a bit of variable bounce. We had the benefit of watching Heat's bowlers and learned from that. Always nice to see the ball moving around, which doesn't often happen in T20s. Home crowds always turn out for finals, hope we have a full-house there and can win another final.
9:50pm Sixers didn't have much of a chance of making this game when they were slated to take Perth Scorchers away, in their last league game. Now, they're just one step away from lifting the trophy. They lost a crucial bat flip but that worked out better. They struggled a bit with the bat but pulled through. They studied the pitch during the first innings and the bowlers held onto good lengths, which was all they needed to do. Batters weren't able to hit through the line and that showed right from the start, with Josh Brown's struggles. Peirson stuck around for a while but, unlike Moises Henriques in the first innings, couldn't turn things around.
Goes across and tries to scoop, misses. Dwarshuis went into the pitch and the ball went just over the stumps
Slower one just outside leg, Kuhnemann slides leg side and chips it over the bowler with a nice, easy swing. Stopped in the deep
Makes room and tries to slap the shortish bounce but it goes over the bat swing
Length around off, blocked off the back foot to the bowler
Can Dwarshuis finish with a five-for?
Sweppo in for a good time. Goes across and gets inside the line of a back of lengther and scoops it on one leg
Makes room and drives through the line. Edwards tried following him but served up a slot ball, Swepson clubbed it over the bowler and in the gap
Nudges the fullish ball to midwicket
Lol Edwards can catch flies with those reflexes. He was in his follow-through as Johnson miscued another flat-bat hit. Ball was travelling nonetheless, and was going away to the right but Edwards flung his hat out and the ball just stuck. A bit of magic there, he has four catches for the match now.
Flat-bat belting. Back of length outside off, sits up and Johnson slaps the knuckle ball over mid-on
Tries to smash the fullish ball angling away outside off, beats the attempted lofted off-drive.
Sunitha : "Those 2 drops !!! Cost Heat big time !"
Run-out chance, but there's no direct hit from mid-off Fullish ball is driven along the ground to Henriques and the batters take off, run wasn't on but Johnson, who probably wanted to retain strike, got through
Four to the short-third fence brings a rare cheer from the crowd. Johnson made room and tried to carve the back-of-length cross seamer, got a thick edge that flew wide of the keeper
Stays leg side and slaps the length ball from fourth to deep point. Pace - 134ks
Mark: "This wouldn't be happening to the Heat if they were at The Gabba "
Graham: "The heat has been in trouble since the venue was announced. Home game advantage???"
Full on leg, Johnson backs away while trying to drive it straight. Gets an inside edge to square leg
Punches the length ball off the back foot, to cover
Neser is bowled with a bowlful of misfortune. Dwarshuis has an end-to-end grin. Neser made room and tried slapping it off a length and hit it onto pad, the ball then started snaking around as it went back. It went off side, then leg side but then spun away to hit leg stump. Dwarshuis strikes from the other end to now have four.
Manoj: "Commentators jinx are the best ones, they just started when Renshaw hit those 2 sixes and he was gone. Now praised Bryant he's gone. "
Quick single to cover. Back of length over middle, 129ks, Neser hops leg side and blocks it off the back foot
Length on off, stays leg side and square drives it in the gap at backward point. Neser scampers back to make the tight second
Length over middle and off, opens the face and dabs it to forward point
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Toss | Brisbane Heat, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Sydney Sixers advanced |
Match days | 19 January 2024 - night (20-over match) |
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Over 18 • BH 113/10