Sixers vs Strikers, 45th Match at Coffs Harbour, BBL, Jan 17 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
45th Match (N), Coffs Harbour, January 17, 2023, Big Bash League
(19/20 ov, T:204) 144

Sixers won by 59 runs

Player Of The Match
101 (56)
steven-smith
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end of over 193 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 144/10CRR: 7.57 RRR: 60.00 • Need 60 runs from 6b
Henry Thornton4 (4b)
Sean Abbott 4-0-29-1
Ben Dwarshuis 4-0-28-3

10.30 pm So a resounding 59-run win in the end for Sixers as Steven Smith scores the first ever century for a Sixers player. Strikers were still in the game at the halfway stage, but the mounting required run rate forced their hand with more heaves to the boundary that only managed to find fielders inside the rope.

Sixers captain Moises Henriques: "It was a good game for us. When you score over 200, they usually go one of two ways. Either a really close one or a blowout. Steve was amazing tonight, would've gone even further if we didn't run him out. I probably cost him 30 or 40 runs. He had some nice catches. He was on tonight. Hopefully we see him around in the magenta a little more often."

That's it for today's live coverage. Come back tomorrow for some more live BBL action. Until then, take care!

18.6
W
Abbott to Conway, OUT

bullseye! Fullish length ball skidding in toward off stump, goes for a leg side heave and misses, off stump is knocked back three-quarters of the way up to end the match.

Harry Conway b Abbott 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
18.5
Abbott to Conway, no run

back of a length on fifth stump, goes to play this off the back foot through cover and misses.

18.4
Abbott to Conway, no run

yorker on off stump, jammed out for none to Abbott.

18.3
1
Abbott to Thornton, 1 run

short on the body, pulled to deep fine leg for one.

18.2
1
Abbott to Conway, 1 run

good length on middle, tap and run into midwicket for one.

18.1
1
Abbott to Thornton, 1 run

back of a length on the body, misses a flick and hits him in the ribs before fluttering into midwicket for one.

end of over 182 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 141/9CRR: 7.83 RRR: 31.50 • Need 63 runs from 12b
Harry Conway2 (2b)
Henry Thornton2 (2b)
Ben Dwarshuis 4-0-28-3
Steve O'Keefe 4-0-24-2
17.6
2
Dwarshuis to Conway, 2 runs

back of a length on sixth stump, opens the face to guide this past the keeper to deep third man for two.

17.5
Dwarshuis to Conway, no run

back of a length on sixth stump, shuffles across his stumps and leaves this alone.

17.4
W
Dwarshuis to Boyce, OUT

length ball on sixth stump, tries to drive this inside out over cover but picks out the sweeper on the rope at head height taking the catch a yard in from the line.

Cameron Boyce c Patterson b Dwarshuis 5 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
17.3
Dwarshuis to Boyce, no run

back of a length on fifth stump, goes to punch off the back foot and is beaten.

17.2
Dwarshuis to Boyce, no run

fullish length on sixth stump, goes to drive and is beaten.

17.1
Dwarshuis to Boyce, no run

full and wide on sixth stump, goes to drive and is beaten.

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 139/8CRR: 8.17 RRR: 21.66 • Need 65 runs from 18b
Cameron Boyce5 (6b)
Henry Thornton2 (2b)
Steve O'Keefe 4-0-24-2
Hayden Kerr 3-0-27-0
16.6
1
O'Keefe to Boyce, 1 run

full and wide, driven through extra cover for one to the sweeper again.

16.5
1
O'Keefe to Thornton, 1 run

full on the wide guideline, slices a drive over cover for one to the sweeper.

16.4
1
O'Keefe to Boyce, 1 run

full outside leg stump, flicked flat to short fine leg for a tight single.

16.3
1
O'Keefe to Thornton, 1 run

length ball hit through extra cover for one.

16.2
W
O'Keefe to Agar, OUT

length ball on fifth stump, goes to slog sweep and miscues this nearer the toe of the bat as it floats toward deep midwicket. Smith charges in 20 yards and takes a catch tumbling forward inches from the turf. It's his night tonight.

Wes Agar c Smith b O'Keefe 5 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
16.1
1
O'Keefe to Boyce, 1 run

full and wide, driven through extra cover for one.

end of over 164 runs
AS: 134/7CRR: 8.37 RRR: 17.50 • Need 70 runs from 24b
Wes Agar5 (6b)
Cameron Boyce2 (3b)
Hayden Kerr 3-0-27-0
Todd Murphy 4-0-35-3
15.6
2
Kerr to Agar, 2 runs

length ball on fifth stump, miscues a drive over extra cover for two.

15.5
Kerr to Agar, no run

yorker down the leg side, goes across the stumps to flick but misses, no wide called because the ball went just past leg stump after Agar went past off stump to play the shot.

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Over 19 • AS 144/10

Harry Conway b Abbott 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
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