Sydney Sixers Vs Melbourne Renegades Match 2 08 December 2023

2nd T20 • Sydney Cricket Ground • Sydney

Sydney Sixers

175/6 (20)

Melbourne Renegades

167/7 (20)

SS won by 8 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Player of the Match Steven Smith

61(42)

Info

Sydney Sixers

175/6 (20)

Batters

Josh Philippe

170.59

b Sutherland

Steven Smith

145.24

c Wells b Zampa

James Vince

25.00

b Sutherland

Moises Henriques

(C)

125.00

c Clarke b Richardson

Jordan Silk

185.71

Not out

Tom Curran

0.00

b Zampa

Jack Edwards

140.00

runout (Richardson / Clarke)

Ben Dwarshuis

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.75)

175/6

Did not Bat

Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Steve O'Keefe

Bowlers

EXT

Thomas Stewart Rogers

11.75

11.75

8.75

6.00

5.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Josh Philippe

b Sutherland

1-58

5.1

James Vince

b Sutherland

2-60

5.6

Moises Henriques

c Clarke b Richardson

3-129

15.1

Steven Smith

c Wells b Zampa

4-135

16.1

Tom Curran

b Zampa

5-135

16.2

Jack Edwards

runout (Richardson / Clarke)

6-173

19.5

Melbourne Renegades

167/7 (20)

Batters

Nic Maddinson

120.00

c Philippe b Bird

Joe Clarke

75.00

runout (Philippe / Bird)

Jake Fraser McGurk

200.00

c Philippe b Dwarshuis

Jordan Cox

0.00

c Silk b Dwarshuis

Aaron Finch

(C)

106.45

c Smith b Abbott

Jonathan Wells

75.00

lbw b O'Keefe

Will Sutherland *

170.00

Not out

Thomas Stewart Rogers

83.33

b Dwarshuis

Kane Richardson

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.35)

167/7

Did not Bat

Adam Zampa, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bowlers

EXT

12.00

7.50

9.00

7.25

13.00

5.75

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Nic Maddinson

c Philippe b Bird

1-6

0.5

Joe Clarke

runout (Philippe / Bird)

2-38

3.5

Jordan Cox

c Silk b Dwarshuis

3-39

4.3

Jake Fraser McGurk

c Philippe b Dwarshuis

4-78

9.5

Jonathan Wells

lbw b O'Keefe

5-88

11.4

Aaron Finch

c Smith b Abbott

6-125

15.2

Thomas Stewart Rogers

b Dwarshuis

7-154

19.1

Match Info

Date & Time

08 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Sydney Cricket Ground

Match

2nd T20,

Big Bash League

Umpires

Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Michael Graham-Smith (Australia), Greg Davidson (Australia, TV)

Referee

Kent Hannam (Australia)

Toss

Melbourne Renegades elected to bowl

0 1 0 1 0 1wd 0

Over 17

Runs: 3

1 2 3 1wd 1 6 0

Over 18

Runs: 14

0 2nb 2 1 0 0 1

Over 19

Runs: 6

W 2wd 6 2 2 0 1

Over 20

Runs: 13

All Overs

Player of the Match Steven Smith

61(42)

Commentary

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Steven Smith is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: I thought it was a great performance, it went quite deep in the end, I got off to a pretty good start and Fraser played really nice. Finch didn't get going, but we know how dangerous he is and we got him out at a crucial time, I thought the boys bowled well in the surg and that sort of shifted the momentum to our favor. We've got a good bunch of guys, held on to the same guys for long time, we got a good culture and hopefully another big season for us. I started well, probably got stuck in the middle, didn't get much strike and I thought that was a reasonable total in the end. Loved people coming out in big numbers for the first game of the season, lots of pink, always support which is great. Pretty chilled, I like playing Big Bash, like to open and express myself and get the backing of the guys and really enjoy playing here. Fly tomorrow, gets straight into it and it's a big summer and Pakistan are a good side, they got some dangerous players with bat and ball, hopefully more success against them. I love playing at the SCG and my favorite place to bat in the world, it's been kind to me and looking forward, can't wait.

Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs
Steven Smith 61 (42) | Jake Fraser-McGurk 48 (24)
Ben Dwarshuis 3-36 (4) | Will Sutherland 3-36 (4)

High-pressure situation and the Sixers relied on the two experienced senior pros to do the job with the ball and both Abbott & Dwarshuis were exceptional at the death. The Sixers kickstart their campaign with a victory in front of their home fans, while the Renegades showed a lot of fight and were in the game throughout, but couldn't get the job done eventually

It was a poor start from them as the openers departed cheaply but the highlight of the early phase was Fraser McGurk and his impressive shot-making skills. He was timing the ball impeccably and his presence was bothering the Sixers. He looked in sumptuous touch until Dwarshuis bowled a clever slow bumper to get the better of him.

Finch, on the other hand, anchored the innings but the later half of the match was all about Will Sutherland and his powerful strikes. He kept the Renegades in the contest by going after the bowlers but didn't get any significant support at the other end. With 28 needed in 12 deliveries, Sutherland faced just two deliveries in the penultimate over and that led to the team's downfall. He reached his maiden half-century but painfully, just couldn't get his team past the finish line

overs

167 /7 score

2wd

runs

Will Sutherland *

51 (30)

Kane Richardson

0 (0)

Ben Dwarshuis

3 /36

19.6 Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, DWARSHUIS HOLDS ON TO HIS NERVE! Sydney Sixers start off the season with a win and Renegades think they missed out here. Back of a length into the batter, Sutherland camps back to power it away but mistimed it in the air to long-on, fielder stops it on the bounce as they take the single.

19.5 Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, OH! Great change of pace from Dwarshuis and that also keeps low. Back of a length outside the off-stump, Sutherland has a big swipe and misses.

Breathtaking stuff from Silk. He comes up with a full blooded dive and he made sure to catch the ball on the bounce. Sutherland brought up his maiden BBL fifty

19.4 Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, OH MY WORD! Silk the superman in the field, what a stop that and could well be the difference in the game here, unbelievable stuff. Sutherland powered the swipe and was heading to the ropes but Silk himself in the air and stops it one handed to his left and keeps them to just two.

19.3 Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, takes the pace off, back of a length outside the off-stump. Sutherland hangs back, swipes it hard to deep mid-wicket and they come back for a brace.

19.2 Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, SIX! BANG! Decisive hit from Sutherland, you beauty! Length delivery on the leg-stump, Sutherland with stand and deliver stuff as he clobbered it way over deep backward square-leg for a ginormous hit for a maximum.

19.2 Ben Dwarshuis to Kane Richardson, WIDE! Pace off, angles the back of a length delivery outside the tramline. Sutherland was quick to get across to the strikers end as Phillipe has a shy at the stumps and misses.

Kane Richardson, RHB, walks in at no.9

19.1 Ben Dwarshuis to Tom Rogers, OUT! DRAGS IT BACK ON! Dwarshuis strikes first ball and Renegades sink further. Too full outside the off-stump, Rogers walks long way across off-stump to ramp it but gets cramped for room, takes the inside edge back on to the stumps.

Tom Rogers b Ben Dwarshuis 10 (12b, 1x4, 0x6)

Ben Dwarshuis [3-0-23-1] to bowl the final over

Abbott was in these pressure situations a lot of times for the Sixers before and he hardly fails to deliver. Sutherland faced just two deliveries in the penultimate over and he won't be on strike now

overs

154 /6 score

2nb

runs

Tom Stewart Rogers *

10 (11)

Will Sutherland

40 (25)

Sean Abbott

1 /30

18.6 Sean Abbott to Tom Rogers, length delivery on the stumps, Rogers walks across to ramp the shot but mistimes it to short fine-leg and they decide to take the single. It's Rogers who's going to be on strike of the last over.

18.5 Sean Abbott to Tom Rogers, OH! Bangs in the short delivery, well directed as Rogers down the track, looks to pull and misses, through to the keeper.

18.4 Sean Abbott to Tom Rogers, OH DEAR! That absolutely hammered back and would've raced to the ropes. Full on the stumps, Rogers powerfully strikes it back and Abbott cops the blow on to his ankle as he manages to stop it.

18.3 Sean Abbott to Will Sutherland, another yorker on the fourth stump, Sutherland looks to drive, but takes the outside edge and bumped off the ground to O'Keefe who is asking the umpire for the catch.

18.2 Sean Abbott to Will Sutherland, OH! Nails the yorker on the off-stump, Sutherland camps back and drilled it past mid-wicket, they hustle back for the brace.