in the slot, hammered for the winning runs! Four consecutive off-side fours from the veteran ices this chase for Sixers, who win by six wickets
Renegades vs Sixers, 21st Match at Geelong, BBL, Dec 30 2022 - Match Result
Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
9.35pm: So Sixers keep up their winning run against the Melbourne sides, and move level with Perth Scorchers at the top of the table. Four wins in a row now for the 2020-21 champions, while Renegades have suffered a third consecutive blank after a good start to their season. Chris Jordan is Player of the Match in the end, for his 2 for 25 and a magnificent catch: "Not feeling too bad, a back injury kept me out after the World Cup. It's something [catching] I practise day in, day out. When the ball went up it was just a matter of getting on my bike, and it managed to stick." Anyway, that's a wrap, we'll be back with another double-game day tomorrow. Why not head over to see whether the Karachi Test bubbles up to a thrilling finish, with NZ pushing hard for victory? Cheerio
full, wide and crunched! Superb timing from Christian, gives the cover sweeper no chance to his right this time
clubbed through the covers, Christian might have settled this. Steps out and flays four more past the infield
jumps down, slices a vital boundary! Richardson went wide and he was reaching for it, got enough bat on ball to send it square of the sweeper
pitched up on off stump, pace off and mistimed into a gap at midwicket
Going down to the wire, 16 off 18 needed - and Sixers take the Power Surge. Richardson to bowl
"Assuming Sixers win this, I have no idea who deserves POTM," muses Uri. "No one really stood out."
length ball, 126kph and flicked through backward square leg
short of a length and climbing through past the edge as Silk swings hard and misses this time
short of a length, defended into the pitch, Sutherland is down to field
slower ball, struck on the pads as he shuffles across... not given by the umpire, possibly outside the line. No review, and it's a good call according to Hawk-Eye on replay
back of a length wide of the stumps, 126kph and Christian goes for the flat-batted carve over cover... misses!
fullish length on the stumps, whipped away through midwicket
Sutherland back on for his third over
Sixers suddenly looking a bit nervy, they still have the Power Surge to come. RRR is comfortably under a run a ball, though
full and clipped through mid-on
slower ball, dabbed behind point, Christian wants one... then there's a mix-up with Silk, and he's short at the bowler's end, but the throw is poor!
short and angling into the body, Christian slaps a pull wide of fine leg, Mujeeb palming the ball back in on the run. Two taken
130kph, full length and driven, mid-off is in tight and they won't push for one
short ball, climbing through outside off. Left alone
length ball in the channel, Christian swings hard and misses
Richardson is back, 23 off 30 the equation now
very full, drifting in and clipped to long-off coming forwards
"Am I the only 6ers fan worried about Mozzie's form?" wonders Superlative. "One MOM 52* in the past 6 innings including this one but it's really been a lean run of form for him. (24, 0, 0, 52*, 1 , 2)"
defended on the front foot
leg-stump line and Christian flicks at it and misses. Not given wide
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GMHBA Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria | |
Toss | Melbourne Renegades, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022/23 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 30 December 2022 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0 |
Over 18 • SS 126/4
Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)