What a way to finish this game! Hazlewood hits three fours on his birthday to win it for the Sixers! Full, just outside off, and he caresses a drive through the covers.
Strikers vs Sixers, 27th Match at Adelaide, BBL, Jan 08 2020 - Match Result
Sixers won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
6.24pm This was a weird little game. Both teams kept gifting the other side the advantage all afternoon. Rashid took his third T20 hat-trick, Curran took four, Weatherald made 40-odd, Pope impressed, but the day belonged to Josh Hazlewood, who saw through a tricky period with three fours in three balls to help Sixers eventually cruise to victory. Don't forget to catch the day's second BBL game that begins in 14 minutes. See you there!
Sixers need three
What a birthday Hazlewood's having! Yorker outside off, but the attempted drive takes an outside edge past the keeper
back of a length, on off, from around the wicket. Backs away and cuts it over point for four! Can the birthday boy win it for his team?
Anand: "Curran got out to his own trick ...slower ball slightly back of the hand"
full, on off, and driven to extra cover
Christian: "Tom Curran as player of the year in the BBL so far?"
Conway gets Curran! Another twist! Yorker on middle, and Curran's lucky his toes are still intact. What a way to finish the spell
Curran's turning it on again! Full on off, and he manages to muscle a drive past the fielder at mid off for a four
sliding full toss on his pads. Inside-edges the slog onto his pads
free hit continues since this is wide. Went for a length ball, but it was beyond the tramlines
no ball for the second short ball! Did he forget? Free him incoming.
full outside off, and he slaps a drive to extra cover again
full, on off. Driven to wide long on for a single
full, just outside off. Slows things down. Driven through to extra cover
David: "This over (presumably from Conway) needs to go big for the sixers, because Siddle bowling the 19th will be too hard to get away."
back of a length, on off, and through to the keeper. Called a wide for height
good length, on off. Slapped to the off side
low full toss, on off, and drilled straight back. Long on is too wide, can't cut it off! Sixers needed that
full on off, and he swings to the leg side. Mistimed to wide long on
low full toss on leg stump. Flicked to midwicket. No real timing
full, outside leg stump. Dug back to mid-on
Anand: "I feel Curran stands between strikers and a win"
full on off stump. Driven to long on
back of a length, on middle, and he slaps a pull into the gap on the leg side
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Toss | Sydney Sixers, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2019/20 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 8 January 2020 - day (20-over match) |
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Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Adelaide Strikers 0 |
Over 19 • SS 137/8
Sixers won by 2 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)