Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes, Challenger, Big Bash League 2025-26 - Player Highlights

Billy Stanlake to Ben Manenti, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off - Manenti backs away and squeezes it to the off-side for a single, Sixers finish with 198

Billy Stanlake to Sean Abbott, 1 run, almost another sensational catch - it's Tim Ward once again - charged in from the deep and dived head forward, but the ball drops in front of him - he still makes the stop, recovers and keeps them down to a single - was a good length delivery and Abbott swung across the line

Billy Stanlake to Sean Abbott, 2 runs, slower ball outside off - loops onto Abbott and he inside halves the drive towards long-on, comes back for the second run

Billy Stanlake to Sean Abbott, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Abbott backs away on the swipe and misses

Billy Stanlake to Ben Manenti, 1 run, full-toss on the pads, whipped through mid-wicket for a single

Billy Stanlake to Ben Manenti, FOUR, nicely played, slower ball from Stanlake, but there's width on offer and Manenti cuts it late, beats backward point to his left and runs away to the ropes

Billy Stanlake to Moises Henriques, SIX, smashed, on a length and just outside off - Henriques gets a good stride forward and heaves it over mid-on - soared over the ropes and it's a 20-run 1st power surge over

Billy Stanlake to Moises Henriques, FOUR, crunched, floaty delivery wide of off - Henriques gets forward and then lifts it over extra-cover, bounces away to the ropes

Billy Stanlake to Smith, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Smith lost his shape as he went too hard on the slog, drags it through mid-wicket for a single

Billy Stanlake to Smith, no run, slower ball outside off - Smith swings and misses, on the bounce to the keeper

Billy Stanlake to Smith, FOUR, cracking shot,. fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Smith opens the face of the bat and then scythes the drive over cover-point, one bounce and over the ropes

Billy Stanlake to Smith, FOUR, full-toss from Stanlake - Smith clears his front leg and flicks it over square leg, bounces in front of the ropes and beats the fielder's valiant effort in pulling it back

Billy Stanlake to Smith, no ball, fuller length delivery and angling across the right-hander - Smith plays away from his body and gets an inside edge to the on-side. It's a back-foot no-ball though and Smith will face the free-hit

Billy Stanlake to Moises Henriques, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off - Henriques waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then uses Stanlake's pace to steer it backward of square on the off-side for a single

Billy Stanlake to Smith, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Smith was looking to force it away off the back-foot and gets an inside edge to the on-side

Billy Stanlake to Moises Henriques, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, nudged in front of mid-on for a quick single

Billy Stanlake to Josh Philippe, out Bowled!! Chopped on! The slower ball does the trick for Stanlake - slower ball outside off and Philippe was on the move as he looked to tuck it onto the off-side, the ball catches the under-edge and then bounces back onto the stumps. The zing bails light up and the partnership has been broken. They've taken drinks at the fall of the wicket. Josh Philippe b Billy Stanlake 15(15) [4s-2]

Billy Stanlake to Smith, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Smith clears his front-leg and clouts it over mid-wicket, on the bounce and to the fielder in the deep

Billy Stanlake to Josh Philippe, 1 run, short of a length and at the stumps, pulled through square leg for a single

Billy Stanlake to Daniel Hughes, out Caught by Tim Ward!! Has it carried to deep backward square leg? The fielder is claiming the catch and the 3rd umpire will have a look - the soft signal is OUT and Hughes is already walking. On a length and angling into the left-hander, whipped with the angle and behind square on the on-side - Ward ran in from the deep, slid forward went with soft hands and clutches a beauty. One look is all it took for the TV umpire to send Hughes on his way. Daniel Hughes c Tim Ward b Billy Stanlake 13(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

Billy Stanlake to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Hughes - fuller length delivery and well wide of off, flayed on the rise and clears the leaping fielder at cover

Billy Stanlake to Daniel Hughes, SIX, clubbed, on a length and following Hughes as he backed away - the left-hander picks the length early and whips it over deep backward square leg, dropped over the ropes for a 68m maximum

Billy Stanlake to Smith, 1 run, Stanlake drags the length back as Smith came down the pitch - went too hard and miscued the cut in front of cover

Billy Stanlake to Smith, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Smith gets right besides the line as he defended

Billy Stanlake to Daniel Hughes, leg byes, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander - Hughes is caught in the crease and the ball drops off the pad to the off-side