Billings and Sixers fall one six short of victory
Hobart Hurricanes claimed their third straight win, by the skin of their teeth, scraping past the winless Sydney Sixers in a last-ball thriller in Hobart
08/01Result
21st Match (N), Big Bash League at Hobart, Jan 8 2018
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![Hobart Hurricanes]( "Hobart Hurricanes")
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![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
165/4 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
08/01Result
21st Match (N), Big Bash League at Hobart, Jan 8 2018
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![Hobart Hurricanes]( "Hobart Hurricanes")
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![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
165/4 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SW Billings
61(31) 6x4 - 3x6
Control %61%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 19 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
SA Abbott
- O4
- M0
- R27
- W3
- Eco6.75
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
TS Mills
- O4
- M0
- R42
- W2
- Eco10.50
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W |
Match Details
Series
Toss
Hobart Hurricanes , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
08 January 2018 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Hobart Hurricanes 2, Sydney Sixers 0
Scorecard Summary
HOBART HURRICANES 170/6 (20 OVERS)
- Matthew Wade41 (30)
- D'Arcy Short42 (36)
- Sean Abbott3/27 (4)
- Ben Dwarshuis1/30 (4)
SYDNEY SIXERS 165/4 (20 OVERS)
- Sam Billings*61 (31)
- Jordan Silk45 (37)
- Clive Rose1/22 (3)
- Tymal Mills2/42 (4)
END OF OVER:20 | 16 Runs | SS: 165/4 (6 runs required, RR: 8.25)
- Sam Billings61 (31b)
- Ben Dwarshuis4 (6b)
- Tymal Mills4-0-42-2
- Dan Christian4-0-27-1
9:21pm So close to pulling it off, the Sixers. Instead they've become the perfect pun with their sixth loss in a row. Billings nearly pulled off one of the greatest T20 innings finishes. The odds were firmly against him finishing this off, if that's any consolation. Perhaps Hurricanes pulled this off at the other end, where they kept Dwarshuis down to 3 off 6 balls. Slender are the margins in this format. Hurricanes won't enjoy that they let Sixers get this close in the first place. But they've managed to hold on for a third win in a row after starting with two losses. Thanks for joining us for this game. Don't forget to head over to Scorchers v Renegades which has already begun. Good night!
19.6
0
Mills to Billings, no run, misses the short ball outside off and he can't believe it. Oh that one was there for the pull. It's what you want when you need six off the last ball. But that skid off the surface that Mills gets, in combination with slightly anxious hands, has saved the Hurricanes.
19.5
6
Mills to Billings, SIX, he's done it! He's brought it to the last ball! Completely figured Mills out here. Shuffles across, gets low, picks the slower ball and sweeps it over deep square leg
19.4
6
Mills to Billings, SIX, smashes it over the midwicket boundary. Anticipates a bouncer and stays very deep in the crease. Then he drags it from wide outside off and clears the fence
Three sixes now, the easy equation
19.3
1
Mills to Dwarshuis, 1 run, slower ball, back of a length on middle stump. Makes room and cuts. Inside edge, pitchside, in the leg side
19.2
1
Mills to Billings, 1 run, slower bouncer on middle stump, not enough power on the hook as he's made to wait for it. Gets it aerially towards deep square
19.1
2
Mills to Billings, 2 runs, length ball wide outside off, looks to punch into the off side, away from the body. Big inside edge down to fine leg. Goes back for the suicidal second run. Fielder shies at the stumps and misses. The bowler, a few yards behind the stumps suddenly realises he could have been a lot closer and finished the game off there
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All Match NewsBillings and Sixers fall one six short of victory
Hobart Hurricanes claimed their third straight win, by the skin of their teeth, scraping past the winless Sydney Sixers in a last-ball thriller in Hobart
