Scorchers vs Sixers, 6th Match at Perth, BBL, Dec 17 2022 - Match Result

slower length ball on middle and leg, Naveen miscues a drive trying to clear mid-on and instead picks out the man on the ring. Simple catch to end the match. Sixers all out for 117. Scorchers begin their title defense with a 38-run win.

goes for slower ball yorker and floats a thigh high full toss just past off stump as Naveen misses backing well away from leg stump for a heave.

yorker on middle, jammed out into square leg and Naveed gets off the mark.

yorker on leg stump jammed out into midwicket for one.

Naveen charges a fullish length ball on the legs and mishits this into the pads.

good length ball on middle, defended.

bullseye! Full and straight on middle stump, Bird backs away for a big heave and misses. Middle stump is pegged back halfway up. Another 50 pointer.

missed runout! Low full toss on an attempted yorker sears in toward middle stump and is patted out to mid-on for one. Naveen took his time to get going and a throw to the non-striker's end misses or he'd have been gone.

bullseye! Shuffles across his stumps premeditating a scoop over fine leg. Winds up swinging over the top of a shin high full toss. Can't really call this a yorker. It hits off stump 1/4 of the way up without pitching.

length ball on middle, slapped to mid-on for one.

back of a length on fourth stump, Bird backs away to cut and misses.

full on leg stump, follows Abbott backing away as he drives inside out to the cover sweeper for one.

yorker on leg stump, Abbott backs away and jams this into the covers for one.

short on the stumps, pulled flat to deep midwicket for one.

short ball on middle and leg, goes to pull and is beaten for pace.

stupendous from Agar! Length ball on middle, heaves this toward Agar at deep midwicket, he charges 20 yards to his left and comes in off the rope 10 yards as well on a diagonal route to the ball before sliding forward and reaching his hands in front of his body to pluck this inches from the turf at ankle height.

short on sixth stump, pulled flat to deep midwicket for one.

back of a length on middle, can't flick this away off the back foot.

length ball a touch wider on fifth stump, another big swish misses.

length ball on fourth stump, goes to smash this through the off side but misses as the ball skids a touch low.