close! Run out missed. Sixers get home. A good yorker, dug out into midwicket, scampers home as the underarm flick misses
Strikers vs Sixers, 35th Match at Adelaide, BBL, Jan 15 2025 - Match Result
Sixers won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Sydney Sixers win by three wickets with one ball to spare. A very good game. Sixers back to the top of the table, Strikers' hopes out their hands. Plenty of talking points from this one, not least some of the umpiring. Steve Smith's early impetus in the chase was vital while Lachlan Shaw played a very important innings.
Ryan: "4:30 alarm, looking rough." Never in doubt, Ryan!
Smith has been named Player of the Match: "Got a few away today," he says. He'll have one more outing in the Sydney Smash.
A evening of what could have been for Strikers. Sixers still in with a chance of hosting the Qualifier final, although need Hurricanes to slip up. I'm going to wrap this one up for tonight. From Gnasher and Alex, it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.
A fielder right by the non-striker's stumps. Carey with his right glove off
full toss, swung out to deep square. Could have finished it there. Scores level
2 off 3
keeps it wide outside off, drives to long off and the lack of pace on the shot means they can make the second. Great hustle from Abbott
wide outside off, he moves right across, and it's called wide...boos around the ground. A big, early step across by Kerr
finds the gap! Full and wide outside off, in the slot, crunches the drive between cover and mid-off
full outside off, slices a drive which almost carries all the way to deep cover
Thornton will bowl the last over. Sixers need 10 off 6
just clears long-on! What a moment. Tossed wider outside off Pope, Kerr reaches for it, and gets the distance to over Overton
shorter and flatter, cut away square into the off side
very full at the stumps, driven into the cover ring
slides on into the pads, beaten by the googly, going down the leg side
touch short outside off, and that's cracked with power through point off the back foot
Strikers favourites now? JP: "Abbott's last over of 20-plus looks to be the difference here." He could win it with the bat...
big appeal for lbw, not given! Misses a reverse sweep (and falls out). Will they review? Yes, they have done. Pitches on middle, straightens, looks very close! Takes the knee roll. And it's smashing middle
23 off 12. Sixers favourites now? Big call, Pope to bowl
uses his feet this time and drives to the cover sweep
and again, connects much better this time! He's effectively swept the quick bowler from wide outside off to deep square leg
high into the leg side and lands safe...went across outside off and went for a scoop/sweep shot
full outside off, quite wide, launches it over mid-off, nearly runs all the way...and they only get two
DW: "Why do we still allow square leg umpires to call contentious no ball/wide decisions when we have successfully outsourced front foot no balls to the third umpire?"
full and wide outside off, played through backward point off the toe end
back of a length outside off, nicely angled through backward point with an open face
Overton for his last
shorter, into the pitch, played up to mid-on
so close! Swings across the line of a full delivery, a very good slower ball, and that must have shaved off stump
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Adelaide Oval | |
Toss | Sydney Sixers, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024/25 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20 |
Match days | 15 January 2025 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Adelaide Strikers 0 |
Over 20 • SS 183/7
Sixers won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)