5.03pm Quite fitting that Sixers' hero with the ball also hits their winning runs. Brisbane Heat remain winless, while Sydney Sixers move to second on the points table. Two magical performances from Henriques and Silk have ensured that. See you in under an hour for the day's second game. It's a New-Year special where the two Melbourne sides will be slugging it out. Till then, goodbye from all of us at ESPNcricinfo.
19.3
1
Cutting to Curran, 1 run, yorker on leg stump, and he squeezes it away to short fine leg. Misfield from Mujeeb, and Sydney Sixers start their 2019 on a winning note!
19.2
4
Cutting to Curran, FOUR, waist-high full toss outside off stump, and he smokes this right over cover! Scores tied. What a gift.
19.1
1
Cutting to Philippe, 1 run, full outside off, and he swings across the line to hammer a shot towards deep midwicket
Six needed off the final over. Here's Cutting.
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 159/5 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.36, RRR: 6.00)
- Josh Philippe13 (6b)
- Josh Lalor4-0-32-2
- Mitchell Swepson4-0-40-1
18.6
W
Lalor to Silk, OUT, full on middle, and he looks to slog towards the leg side. Top-edges it, and the keeper gets under it! The set batsman is out. Twist in the tale?
JC Silk c †Peirson b Lalor 46 (25b 3x4 2x6) SR: 184.00
18.5
4
Lalor to Silk, FOUR, length ball outside off, and he clubs a flat-batted shot right over the non-striker! Long off tries to cut it off, but he can't because the shot is too damn straight!
18.4
4
Lalor to Silk, FOUR, full on off, and he's picked the spot beautifully! Uses the wrists to maneuver this over the square-leg umpire, and there's no protection near there
18.3
1
Lalor to Philippe, 1 run, yorker just outside off, and he opens the bat's face to play to point
CJ: "That final over from Curren where he only conceded three or four could be the difference here."
18.2
4
Lalor to Philippe, FOUR, audacious! Full on off stump, but he shuffles across and mistimes a paddle-ramp past the keeper's left. Takes a tumble while completing the shot, but he's got a smile on his face by the end of it
18.1
1
Lalor to Silk, 1 run, length ball, wide outside off, and he drags a sweep to deep midwicket
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs | SS: 145/4 (20 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 10.00)
- Jordan Silk37 (21b)
- Josh Philippe8 (4b)
- Mitchell Swepson4-0-40-1
- Ben Cutting3-0-28-1
17.6
1
Swepson to Silk, 1 run, length ball on middle stump, and pulled along the ground to deep midwicket
17.5
2
Swepson to Silk, 2 runs, full outside off, and Silk makes room before freeing his arms. Well placed, between deep extra cover and long off, but the fielders manage to converge and stop the boundary
17.4
1
Swepson to Philippe, 1 run, length ball outside off, and muscled off the back foot to wide long-on
17.3
2
Swepson to Philippe, 2 runs, full on off stump, and he skips down the ground to meet this ball. Swings across the line and mistimes it to deep backward square. Just a single there, but a fluffed effort in the deep allows them to pinch a second
17.2
1
Swepson to Silk, 1 run, full on middle stump, and pulled along the ground to deep midwicket for a single
17.1
6
Swepson to Silk, SIX, length ball, wide outside off, but Silk has picked this delivery. Goes down on one knee, and flat-bats a shot over long on! Just what was needed first ball of the over
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 132/4 (33 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.76, RRR: 11.00)
- Jordan Silk27 (17b)
- Josh Philippe5 (2b)
- Ben Cutting3-0-28-1
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-1-30-0
16.6
1
Cutting to Silk, 1 run, full and wide outside off. An offcutter from Cutting. Driven square to the fielder in the deep
16.5
4
Cutting to Silk, FOUR, unlucky! Or lucky, depending on which team you're rooting for. Full and wide, and Silk absolutely goes hell-for-leather trying to hit it over cover. But the ball's taken an edge, and goes just past the keeper's right for four
