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Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, 7th Match

Sydney Sixers won by 47 runs
SYS
198/5(20)
SYT
151(19.1)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
That is a wrap from game 7. We will see you tomorrow for the game between Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes. Cheers!!
Josh Philippe | Player of the Match: Felt really good. I probably haven’t had quite my best seasons the last couple of years, so it was really nice to spend some time out in the middle and take the game really deep. It’s exciting; we’ve played an extra game than everyone else, so not sure how long I’ll have it for, but I’m pretty happy with it. That partnership was awesome. He’s (Babar Azam) super calm out there and kept me on track. There was a period where I wanted to go really hard pretty early, but he wanted to take the game deep and he was awesome. He’s so experienced, able to guide you through different situations and keep you on track with that calm head. From 80 metres away it looked like a bounce, but I saw one replay and it went straight in. I was always going to try to hit that ball for four or six and I’ve got close a few times now, so hopefully there’s one around the corner for me. It’s not the ideal start we’re after, but to come back like that, especially in a Sydney smash where it’s always quite a tight contest, we’re really proud of that performance.”
22:40 local, 11:40 GMT, 17:10 IST: Sixers lost a fair bit of momentum towards the end of their batting innings, but their bowlers were on the money from the get-go. Removed Thunder's top 3 cheaply inside the powerplay, and had them 4 down for 48 at the end of 8 overs. The two international recruits, Billings and Shadab, then got together to counter-attack and smash 46 runs off 3 overs (9-12). Unfortunately for the Thunder, the fightback was short-lived as Edwards claimed 2 wickets in the power surge, leaving Shadab too much to do with the tail. While Edwards finished with five, Davies impressed with a 3-fer. All in all, it was close to a perfect game for the Sixers who climb to number 3 on the points table.
19.1
W
K Richardson to Topley, out Caught by Silk!! Topley goes for an almighty slog and picks out the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Job done. After 2 successive defeats, Sydney Sixers get their first win on the board with a 47-run win against the Thunder. And that means Thunder slip to the bottom of the table with 2 losses from 2 games. Topley c Silk b K Richardson 5(5) [4s-1]
K Richardson to Topley, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Kane Richardson [3.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
The Sixers are behind on the over rate. An extra fielder inside the ring now...
19
2 0 1 4 0 1 (8 runs)
SYT 151-9
Reece Topley
5(4)
Tanveer Sangha
8(8)
Ben Dwarshuis
4-0-36-0
18.6
Dwarshuis to Topley, 1 run, slower ball bumper outside off, Topley makes room and toe ends the cut to the left of backward point
18.5
Dwarshuis to Topley, no run, pacy bumper on the stumps, Topley pulls and gets beaten by the extra bounce
18.4
4
Dwarshuis to Topley, FOUR, slower short ball sat up in the channel outside off, Topley makes room and slaps it down the ground with plenty of bottom hand power. No chance for the fielders in the deep...
18.3
Dwarshuis to Sangha, 1 run, yorker length outside off, Sangha squeezes it off the toe end to the left of the sliding cover
18.2
Dwarshuis to Sangha, no run, 125ks hard length on the stumps, Sangha mistimes the heave to mid-wicket
18.1
Dwarshuis to Sangha, 2 runs, slower length delivery down the leg-side, Sangha clips it down to fine leg and calls his partner through for a second run! Had to put in a desperate dive in the end...
Ben Dwarshuis [3.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
18
0 6 Wd 0 0 W 0 (7 runs)
SYT 143-9
Reece Topley
0(1)
Tanveer Sangha
5(5)
Jack Edwards
4-0-26-5
17.6
Jack Edwards to Topley, no run, 113ks back of a length outside off, Topley taps it to backward point
Reece Topley, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.5
W
Jack Edwards to Shadab Khan, out Caught by Silk!! Five for Jack Edwards. He knew Shadab Khan was targetting the leg-side and dug it into the surface wide of off stump. Shadab Khan fetches the pull off the toe end and fails to clear the ropes. Silk runs back at deep mid-wicket and clings on. Shadab Khan c Silk b Jack Edwards 41(31) [4s-3 6s-2]
Jack Edwards to Shadab Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
17.4
Jack Edwards to Shadab Khan, no run, slower ball yorker on off, Shadab squeezes it into the off-side
17.3
Jack Edwards to Shadab Khan, no run, 126ks back of a length outside off, Shadab mistimes the punch back to the bowler