#5 Sean Abbott-Johan Botha: The game-changing partnership
In the chase, everything went erroneous for the Sixers till Sean Abbott and Johan Botha came together. At 97/6, the Stars were tottering with a required run rate of more than ten and were in dire requisite of a partnership.
In a matter of 28 balls, the duo strung together a stand of 59 runs and picked the bones out of every bowler. Abbott was pretty severe as he threw the kitchen sink at everything and hardly allowed pressure get to him.
Both batsmen effective manoeuvred the field to keep the runs flowing. Botha was eventually dismissed, but it was too late for the Stars to stage a comeback as they slumped to a defeat by three wickets.
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