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..."

14.6
W
Richardson to Dwarshuis, OUT, top edge straight up and Inglis pouches it! Scorchers are into the final! Bouncer over middle, he tries to pull and gets a top edge, it flies towards short fine leg, Inglis gets under it and takes the catch to ignite a huge roar from the home fans

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?"

14.5
1
Richardson to Starc, 1 run, back of a length, on the hip, he tucks it to short fine

Craig: "This might be the worst run chase I've ever watched in my life "

14.4
1
Richardson to Dwarshuis, 1 run, full on off, he drives to mid-off and takes one
14.3
2
Richardson to Dwarshuis, 2 runs, Richardson fumbles the winning run out! Driven to long-on, Starc tries a suicide second, the throw is low to Richardson and he misses it! If he gathered cleanly the game was over!
14.2
4
Richardson to Dwarshuis, FOUR, lofted over mid-off! Full on off, he clears the front leg and lofts it up and over mid-off!

Josh: "This has been one of the worst implosions you see a chasing side do in a long time !!!"

14.1
0
Richardson to Dwarshuis, no run, yorker on leg, he digs it out back to the bowler

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
13.6
0
Payne to Starc, no run, back of a length, wide of off, he punches to point
13.5
W
Payne to Abbott, 1 run, OUT, Abbott got his bat stuck sliding in for two and is out! Extraordinary! Pulls forward of square, it's an easy two for Abbott, Evans throws to the keeper's end, but Abbott runs off the side of the pitch and slides his bat on the soft turf next to the drop in, it gets stuck, he tumbles and drops the bat, his foot doesn't get into safe ground before he falls and Inglis removes the balls with his body in the air over the line!

SA Abbott run out 1 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

Abbott in at No.10 with a T20 century to his name

13.4
W
Payne to Davies, OUT, bowled him! Payne outsmarts him! Davies goes across his stumps, well outside off, to lap sweep over short fine but he went too far, Payne delivers straight at off and hits!

J Davies b Payne 8 (19m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28

13.3
1
Payne to Dwarshuis, 1 run, short on middle, he pulls to deep forward square
13.2
0
Payne to Dwarshuis, no run, slower ball beats him! Back of the hand, outside off, he backs away to try and launch and was deceived
13.1
0
Payne to Dwarshuis, no run, 110kph, slower ball, wide of off, he punches to point

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

12.6
1
Hardie to Dwarshuis, 1 run, back of a length, on off, he jumps back and opens the face to glide to deep third
12.5
0
Hardie to Dwarshuis, no run, beaten and over leg! Back of a length on leg, it zips through past the inside edge and flies over leg!
12.4
1
Hardie to Davies, 1 run, good length, fourth stump, he punches off the back foot to deep point
12.3
1
Hardie to Dwarshuis, 1 run, back of a length, angled across, he late cuts to deep third

Dwarshuis at No.9

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0SPD SmithBabar Azam
2nd21SPD SmithJR Philippe
3rd2MC HenriquesSPD Smith
4th40SPD SmithL Shaw
5th1SPD SmithJ Edwards
6th10SPD SmithJ Davies
7th12BAD ManentiJ Davies
8th4BJ DwarshuisJ Davies
9th1SA AbbottBJ Dwarshuis
10th8MA StarcBJ Dwarshuis

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS1073141.363
SS1063130.605
HH1063130.331
MS1064120.759
BH105510-0.431
AS10468-0.231
MR10376-1.202
ST10284-1.212