Abbott helps down leaders Scorchers to keep Sixers in touch at the top
Christian struck twice in his only over the match to leave Stephen Eskinazi's effort short
15/01Result
43rd Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 15 2023
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![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
145/7 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
15/01Result
43rd Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 15 2023
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![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
145/7 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JR Philippe
54(48) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %64%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 11 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
SA Abbott
- O4
- M0
- R18
- W3
- Eco4.50
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
DT Christian
- O1
- M0
- R7
- W2
- Eco7.00
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W |
Match Details
Series
Toss
Perth Scorchers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
15 January 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Sixers 2, Perth Scorchers 0
Scorecard Summary
SYDNEY SIXERS 151/5 (20 OVERS)
- Steven Smith36 (27)
- Josh Philippe54 (48)
- Jason Behrendorff1/30 (4)
- Peter Hatzoglou2/27 (4)
PERTH SCORCHERS 145/7 (20 OVERS)
- Stephen Eskinazi*66 (54)
- Nick Hobson27 (18)
- Dan Christian2/7 (1)
- Sean Abbott3/18 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna
END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs | PS: 145/7 (7 runs required, RR: 7.25)
- David Payne5 (4b)
- Stephen Eskinazi66 (54b)
- Hayden Kerr4-0-31-2
- Dan Christian1-0-7-2
10.31 So that last ball six by Dwarsuis to end the first innings winds up being the exact margin of victory. Plenty of drama at the end of both innings, but the home side comes out on top.
Sean Abbott is named player of the match: "The wicket suited our style of bowling. Lots of cutters. Credit to AJ [Tye]. Personally as a fast bowler, I like to see the skills on show. There's been a lot of footy here so there's some tired wickets. They're a class lineup no matter who they put out. They play really well in their conditions at home and if we come up against them [at Perth] it'll be tough. We've got a great home crowd advantage here. The best crowd I ever played in was a home final here against the Scorchers a couple of years ago."
That's it for today's coverage. Come back tomorrow for some more BBL action. Until then, take care!
19.6
1
Kerr to Payne, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, slapped to long-on for one. Sixers close out a narrow win by six runs.
Any legal delivery will end the game now with 8 needed off 1.
19.5
2
Kerr to Payne, 2 runs, full on the stumps, driven to long-on for two.
10 off two needed. And now the set man Eskinazi is off strike.
19.4
1lb
Kerr to Eskinazi, 1 leg bye, yorker full on middle stump on the toes, misses a heave across the line. Huge lbw shout denied. This looked stone dead live but was given not out. They take a run to point. Sixers review. Replays show the ball was angling away from the stumps coming over the wicket. He was hit in line on umpire's call, but the angle was taking the ball past off stump.
19.3
0
Kerr to Eskinazi, no run, full and down the leg side, Eskinazi had gone all the way across the stumps to heave to the leg side and missed. No wide called as this one just misses shaving leg stump.
Does Christian regret not running out Eskinazi last over when he had the chance?
19.2
4
Kerr to Eskinazi, FOUR, slower ball lands full on fifth stump, keeps his hands back long enough to slog this over wide long-on, two bounces over the rope.
19.1
1
Kerr to Payne, 1 run, full on the stumps, driven to long-on for one.
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAbbott helps down leaders Scorchers to keep Sixers in touch at the top
Christian struck twice in his only over the match to leave Stephen Eskinazi's effort short
