END OF OVER:15 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 99/10 (49 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.60, RRR: 9.80)
- Mitchell Starc1 (2b)
- Jhye Richardson3-0-20-1
- David Payne3-0-13-2
Thanks for your company tonight. Keep an eye out for Tristan Lavalette's report and post-game coverage. All eyes turn to Hobart tomorrow when Hurricanes host Stars. The winner will play Sixers on Friday for a spot in the final against Scorchers in Perth on Sunday. Join us then.
Finn Allen is player of the match for his 49 off 30 in a low scoring game.
Chander: "Finn Allen deserved Man of the match in the last match as well. Not a good sign for India which is going to play 5 T20s against NZ"
Mahli Beardman on Fox: "Absolutely buzzing. That was an incredible win. [Biggest moment of my career] No doubt. It was the [Under 19] World Cup previously but that tops it easily. It was quite hard taking the emotion away from bowling to someone I've idolised in Steve Smith, it was a little bit of a pinch me moment, but I wanted to take all the emotion away from it and focus on bowling a decent ball. AT [Ashton Turner] was incredible. He said try and get this [bouncer] fourth, fifth stump, get it a little bit wider because we knew he'd try and get inside it to take it on over fine leg. That was just the experience of AT."
7.35pm Scorchers will host the BBL final on Sunday. Sixers are bowled out for 99 chasing 147. That was an epic collapse. They were 63 for 3 and lost 7 for 36. Beardman's 3 for 20 was the difference. He took two in the last over of the powerplay and then bounced out Steven Smith on 37 to change the game. Sixers now have to travel back to Sydney tomorrow to host the Challenger on Friday against the winner of Hurricanes Stars and then if they win they will have to make a third cross country flight in a week to play the final. It will be the Scorchers ninth final in 15 seasons. They have won five and lost three.
Sami: "When you play terrible shots, this is what often happens. the only comfort for the Sixers is the fact they get to play at home but winning means coming back here again"
ray: "Sixers have hugely missed Sam Curran today.Penny for his thoughts across in Sri Lanka..."
BJ Dwarshuis c †Inglis b Richardson 10 (14m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.9
Rio : "How could you not chase 147 with Abbott and Starc coming at 10 and 11?"
Craig: "This might be the worst run chase I've ever watched in my life "
Josh: "This has been one of the worst implosions you see a chasing side do in a long time !!!"
END OF OVER:14 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | SS: 91/9 (57 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.50, RRR: 9.50)
- Mitchell Starc0 (1b)
- Ben Dwarshuis3 (6b)
- David Payne3-0-13-2
- Aaron Hardie2-0-11-1
SA Abbott run out 1 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
Abbott in at No.10 with a T20 century to his name
J Davies b Payne 8 (19m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
Surge taken
END OF OVER:13 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 89/7 (59 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 8.42)
- Ben Dwarshuis2 (3b)
- Joel Davies8 (6b)
- Aaron Hardie2-0-11-1
- Brody Couch2-0-25-0
Max: "@Hayes a wicket in a bbl qualifier? Jee he'd hope to do a bit better than that on the international stage.." He won't bowl to too many better than Smith to be fair
Dwarshuis at No.9