Smith's career-best T20 knock puts Sixers in hunt for top spot
His unbeaten 155-run stand with Henriques set up a convincing 125-run win
21/01Result
50th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 21 2023
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![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
187/2 (19/19 ov) -
![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
62 (14.4/19 ov, target 188)
Player of the Match
21/01Result
50th Match (N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 21 2023
-
![Sydney Sixers]( "Sydney Sixers")
187/2 (19/19 ov) -
![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
62 (14.4/19 ov, target 188)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SPD Smith
125(66) 5x4 - 9x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 24 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
MC Henriques
45(36) 1x4 - 2x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 16 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
Best performances - Bowlers
SNJ O'Keefe
- O3
- M0
- R10
- W4
- Eco3.33
| 1W | ||||
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
SA Abbott
- O2.4
- M0
- R11
- W3
- Eco4.12
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Sixers , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
21 January 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Sixers 2, Sydney Thunder 0
Scorecard Summary
SYDNEY SIXERS 187/2 (19 OVERS)
- Moises Henriques*45 (36)
- Steven Smith*125 (66)
- Gurinder Sandhu2/42 (4)
- Joel Davies0/23 (2)
SYDNEY THUNDER 62 (14.4 OVERS)
- David Warner16 (23)
- Joel Davies10 (10)
- Steve O'Keefe4/10 (3)
- Sean Abbott3/11 (2.4)
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
10:18pm Right. That will be a wrap from us for tonight. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Thilak, Peter and everyone at ESPNcricinfo! Goodbye, and take care!
10:14pm Wow, a very emphatic victory for the Sixers. This game was billed as a clash between Smith and Warner but only one of them turned up today. While Smith was at his imperious best, smashing the ball to all parts, Warner looked scratchy and never got into his groove. That metaphor extended to the rest of his side as well, with Sydney Thunder eventually folding up for 62 and handing the Sixers a 125-run victory. 125, incidentally, is also what Smith managed on his own in the first innings.
The win means that the Sixers are now breathing down the Scorchers' neck at the top of the table. If both teams win their last game, the Scorchers will finish at the top of the points table. But if they drop points, the Sixers look more primed than ever to pounce. As for Sydney Thunder, well, their NRR has taken a pounding today and they could be leapfrogged by the Brisbane Heat, should the latter win their game against the Melbourne Stars tomorrow.
14.4
W
Abbott to Green, OUT, that will be that! Leg-cutter on a length on off stump that grips in the surface and deviates a touch. Green has a very loose waft at it and is beaten all ends up as the ball breezes past the outside edge and pegs back off stump!
CJ Green b Abbott 4 (16m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14
14.3
1
Abbott to Usman Qadir, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off stump. Qadir stabs it into the off side and gets off the mark
Usman Qadir is the last man in
14.2
W
Abbott to Sandhu, OUT, high in the air and safely pouched! Dug into the track on middle and leg stump. Sandhu backs away and has a massive yahoo at it. Unfortunately for him, he slices it straight up. Henriques settles himself and mid on and does the rest!
GS Sandhu c Henriques b Abbott 0 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
14.1
1
Abbott to Green, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off stump. Green has a fence at it and squirts it off the inside edge into his pads. The ball rolls away into the off side for a single
Sydney Thunder have taken the Power Surge because, well, why not have some fun? Abbott to bowl
END OF OVER:14 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 60/8 (129 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.28, RRR: 25.80)
- Gurinder Sandhu0 (2b)
- Chris Green3 (5b)
- Ben Dwarshuis3-0-14-2
- Hayden Kerr2-0-9-0
13.6
0
Dwarshuis to Sandhu, no run, back of a length delivery on off stump. Sandhu gets up on his toes and defends it towards backward point
13.5
0
Dwarshuis to Sandhu, no run, length delivery on middle and off stump. Sandhu lets the ball come to him before tapping it into the off side
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