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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

H Kerr
98(58) 10x4 - 2x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 16 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
3 10 7 9 10 6 30 23
JW Wells
62(47) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
2 8 8 12 6 3 7 12

Best performances - Bowlers

SA Abbott
SA Abbott
O4
M0
R27
W3
Eco6.75
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
HNA Conway
O4
M0
R37
W2
Eco9.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs 2 Wkts | SS: 170/6 | RR: 8.50

  • Hayden Kerr98 (58b)
  • Jay Lenton0 (0b)
  • Harry Conway4-0-37-2
  • Henry Thornton4-0-40-2

10.40 pm Sixers have limped, literally, into the final. The Strikers dream end of season run finally comes to an end. Scorchers will be overwhelming favorites in the final. Forget about matching talent with the Scorchers, will the Sixers even be able to get 11 fit bodies on the field?

Sixers captain Moises Henriques: "[Silk] went out to the short boundary in the hope that if was on strike, he had that short boundary. If he batted at No. 9, he could have a runner. We sent him in at No. 8 to try to get a couple boundaries in that last over. As soon as he wasn't able to face a ball and we needed a person to run, we knew he couldn't run so we just thought we'd retire him and put out someone who can. [When asked if retiring Silk before the final ball is within the spirit of the game] They're clearly within the rules of the game. Unfortunately we had a guy go down with a hamstring, one of the fittest guys in the league, probably something to do with our schedule, five flights in eight days and so many back to back games. I don't really see how that's... We're trying to back up with guys who are carrying little injuries. He normally bats No. 5, the fact that he's gone in at No. 8, I think we're sacrificing enough as it is. 27 off 12, even 31 off 13 and then Sean hit that four, we always talk about trying to get the game down to 50 off five overs and we should win with set batters. It was a bit more than that tonight and with a few less experienced batters in but when you've got someone like Hayden on 60 or 70 not out, he'd opened the batting a few times before and I feel like throughout the season with his bowling coming along, his confidence has built up with both bat and ball. So he was a pretty clear choice for us to go up and open. The way he held his nerve in the last three or four overs, beautifully supported by Sean, that was a pretty special win, especially considering all the lead-up that's gone on. I have no idea at this stage [if I'll be fit for the final]. It's gonna have to be a bloody bad calf for me not to play to be honest. Obviously a flight tomorrow won't be amazing. But we'll see what happens. At this stage, I think I'll be fine to play. I'll just hobble around like an old bloke but I've been doing that all season anyway."

Player of the Match Hayden Kerr: "It's a pretty unbelievable moment for myself and the team. We just seem to always find a way to get it done in those moments and tonight was just another example. The help of the other boys was really good, kept me grounded and just focus on each ball at hand. I was seeing the ball pretty nicely and was just trying to keep still and hit the ball hard and it came off for me. Yesterday afternoon [after we found out about Philippe's positive Covid test], I was at training [and was told I'd open today] so I had a stick against the new ball which I hadn't done for awhile. I had a sleepless night and was very nervous today. I thought the total was 20 under, but was disappointed with my bowling performance so was quite happy to be able to contribute with the bat. Sean has been in those moments a lot so it was really good for him to pass that on to me and he relieved the pressure off me. I'm not sure what his strike rate was, but it felt like he was going at four or six a ball and that got us over the line. I definitely rode my luck as well. Missed chance first ball of the game which was really stupid of me in hindsight and then a missed chance early too. But after I got past that, I just stayed centered and did the job."

Incredible drama to end this game. Can the final match it? Come back in two days to find out. For Alex Malcolm on comms and Andrew McGlashan at the SCG as well as the rest of the scoring team, I'm Peter Della Penna. Stay tuned for Tristan Lavalette's report. That's it for now. Take care!

19.6
4
Conway to Kerr, FOUR, Boundary off a misfield sends Sixers into the final! Length ball on middle, they flick through midwicket for a definite one, the pressure is on the fielder to rush a relay in order to deny victory and force a super over. Instead, in the process, he fumbles the ball through his hands as it goes into the rope! Kerr was dropped off a sitter on 16 at deep square leg and carries on to make another 80 runs including the winning boundary stroke!

Sixers bench are calling for Silk to retire hurt because he can't run. They want a healthy runner to be at the non-striker's end for the final ball. Very dramatic. Off comes Silk. Lenton, who was an assistant coach entering the day, is now off strike for the final ball ready to run like the wind.

19.5
W
Conway to Kerr, 2 runs, length ball on the stumps, slapped past the non-striker's stumps and they jog an easy two.

JC Silk retired hurt 1 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Kerr has now quadrupled his career-best, which was 22 entering tonight.

19.4
6
Conway to Kerr, SIX, Sixers still alive! Slower ball lands on fifth stump, Kerr heaves this over cow corner. The man on the rope leaps up and gets fingertips to it but it slips through and goes over the rope.

Boundary or bust now for Kerr with Silk basically unable to run properly.

19.3
1
Conway to Silk, 1 run, full on the stumps, heaved to deep midwicket and Silk hobbles to the non-striker's end for one.

Jordan Silk comes out to bat on one leg.

19.2
W
Conway to Kerr, 1 run, OUT, full on off, whips this flat through deep midwicket for one, Dwarshuis panics after completing the first and for some reason turns back instead of coming back for two. Easy two was there, especially with a terrible relay from Renshaw but Sixers pay for the indecision during the final over. They had to run back for two no matter what to keep Kerr on strike. Even with the awful throw, Carey collects and runs seven yards to lunge into the stumps to get the bails off before Dwarshuis can get back in his crease.

BJ Dwarshuis run out 0 (2m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

Dwarshuis enters off strike. Kerr on 85 with 12 needed off five.

19.1
W
Conway to Abbott, OUT, full and wide on fifth stump, shovels this to wide long-off, Abbott's gem comes to an end. Head shuffles 15 yards to his left and takes a safe rib high catch two yards inside the rope. Head erupts with fist pumps.

SA Abbott c Head b Conway 41 (25m 20b 2x4 2x6) SR: 205.00

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7J AvendanoH Kerr
2nd44JM CarderH Kerr
3rd45MC HenriquesH Kerr
4th5DT ChristianH Kerr
5th55SA AbbottH Kerr
6th1BJ DwarshuisH Kerr
7th9JC SilkH Kerr
7th4JS LentonH Kerr

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS14113400.926
SS1494351.027
ST1495350.725
AS1468280.237
HH147727-0.332
MS147726-0.222
BH1431116-0.91
MR1431016-1.477