PLAYER	Team	TI	Runs	I. Runs	B. Impact	Bowl	I. Wkts	Bo. Impact
Aaron Finch	MR	118.79	109(68)	114.67	118.79	-	-	0
Tom Curran	SS	78.3	-	-	0	3/27	3.5	78.3
Steven Smith	SS	72.89	66(40)	73.15	72.89	-	-	0
Josh Philippe	SS	64.61	61(42)	63.78	64.61	-	-	0
Mohammad Nabi	MR	54.08	20(13)	18.4	15.74	1/27	1.74	38.33

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The Sixers win by 7 wickets with 8 balls to spare. That was a clinical chase. A masterclass from Steve Smith after a brilliant start from Vince and Philippe. The latter made a lovely half-century. The Renegades woes with the ball continue. They also dropped a stack of catches, albeit most of them pretty tough. Not often a player makes a century in a T20 game and his side loses but that is the case for Aaron Finch and his men. Steve Smith the star in the chase and he is Player of the Match. Smith: "I'm cooked. very humid out here. Did lots of running but good to get some runs and get the boys home. Philippe has a bright future. He made it a lot easier for me."

The Sixers move back to second spot on the table but have to wait until the Adelaide Strikers play tomorrow to see if they get the double chance. The Renegades have one game to go against the Brisbane Heat on Monday. The Heat take on the Melbourne Stars at the MCG tonight. That game starts shortly. Thanks for your company from the SCG.

18.4

Sutherland to Hughes, 2 runs

short on the hip, he pulls this behind square and they get two for the winning runs

18.4

Sutherland to Hughes, 1 wide

short slower ball, called wide, it was too high

master Shahbaz : "Last year renegade were champion of bbl what is the difference this year? " Bowling has really struggled. Can't take wickets in the powerplay. They have actually batted much better than last season

18.3

Sutherland to Smith, 1 run

130kph, full outside off, he slices this to backward point

18.2

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Sutherland to Smith, no run

full outside off, he pushes this back to the bowler

18.1

Sutherland to Smith, FOUR runs

short and wide, he slaps a cut past backward point! Too much width and he finds the gap

end of over 1815 runs

SS: 168/3CRR: 9.33 • RRR: 4.00

Daniel Hughes17 (13b 1x4)

Steven Smith61 (37b 6x4 1x6)

Kane Richardson 4-0-37-0

Cameron Boyce 4-0-43-0

James : ""No Finch James?" Fair point. Embarrassment of riches at the top. " The key slots to get right is No.6 and No.7.

17.6

Kane Richardson to Hughes, 2 runs

fuller length, he pushes this wide of long on and they pinch two

17.5

Kane Richardson to Hughes, FOUR runs

136kph, chest high, he hammers a pull shot forward of square! Powerful strike. He had burned his two above shoulder high for the over and Hughes could hit this length a lot easier

varun rayala: "innings from steve smith is unlike his normal one major runs are from offside" He does target the off side in the short form against spin particularly

17.4

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Kane Richardson to Hughes, no run

138kph, bouncer, quicker and higher and beaten for pace

17.3

Kane Richardson to Hughes, 2 runs

139kph, bouncer, he pulls but gets a top edge that flies high and safe to fine leg

James : "A top 4 of Warner Stoinis Smith and Maxwell looks a well balanced plan for the T20 world cup. " No Finch James? When he just made his 8th T20 hundred no less. Only Chris Gayle has more in T20 history.

17.2

Kane Richardson to Smith, 1 run

shorter length, he cuts to backward point and they take a tight one

17.1

Kane Richardson to Smith, SIX runs

Short ball, pulled powerfully over deep square! What a strike. He jumped all over that length.

Richardson

end of over 179 runs

SS: 153/3CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 7.66

Steven Smith54 (35b 6x4)

Daniel Hughes9 (9b)

Cameron Boyce 4-0-43-0

Kane Richardson 3-0-22-0

Siddharth N P S: "Smith and others now look determined to make me eat humble pie. |"

16.6

Boyce to Smith, 1 run

full on leg, he dances out and whips this to deep midwicket

16.5

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Boyce to Smith, no run

tossed up slower on leg, he sweeps off the bottom edge onto pad and it rolls away. He wanted one and yells at Hughes who sent him back

16.4

Boyce to Smith, 2 runs

quicker ball on leg, he knocks this with a nicely weighted push to the circle at midwicket and they pinch two

16.3

Boyce to Smith, FOUR runs

reverse sweep over point! What a shot to bring up 50 off 32 balls. His first in the BBL for six years. He smashed that one flat over point

16.2

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Boyce to Smith, no run

attempted reverse sweep, he's hit on the pad but outside the line

Rachit Agrawal: "Steve Smith is like fixed deposit in banks.. Always gives you good returns"

16.1

Boyce to Smith, 2 runs

he skips down and tries to loft down the ground but miscues dragging it wide of long on for two

end of over 1613 runs

SS: 144/3CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 8.00

Steven Smith45 (29b 5x4)

Daniel Hughes9 (9b)

Kane Richardson 3-0-22-0

Mohammad Nabi 3-0-27-1

Purv Negandhi: "@Siddharth, Smith is already a very good player in ODIs and Tests..In context of t20s, he has the six-hitting ability, and last year, scored a match-winning, unbeaten 80* of 51 to guide AUS home against PAK"

15.6

Kane Richardson to Smith, 1 run

length outside off, he guides this to short third man for a tight single

Stephen: "@Siddharth: Smith averages mid-40s in ODIs, what's underwhelming about that??"

15.5

Kane Richardson to Hughes, 1 run

short on the hip, he's pulling behind square

15.4

Kane Richardson to Smith, 1 run

short outside off, he's back and across and working through midwicket

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

AJ Finch

109 runs (68)

6 fours7 sixes

Productive shot

slog shot

19 runs

0 four3 sixes

Control

82%

SPD Smith

66 runs (40)

7 fours1 six

Productive shot

cut shot

13 runs

2 fours0 six

Control

90%

Best performances - bowlers

TK Curran

ECO

6.75

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB



	1W
		1W

	1W

W Sutherland

3.4

ECO

6.54

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB




	1W

LEGOFF

LHB

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Match details

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	Sydney Sixers, elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2019/20
Player Of The Match	Steven Smith
Match days	25 January 2020 - daynight (20-over match)
T20 debut	Brayden Stepien Nathan McSweeney
Umpires	Darren Close Paul Wilson
TV Umpire	Donovan Koch
Reserve Umpire	Berend du Plessis
Match Referee	Peter Marshall
Points	Sydney Sixers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0