Tye to Silk, SIX, Silk finishes with a flourish. He doesn't even bother to see where it landed. Walks away with swagger. Length delivery right in the slot, Silk bends his back leg and slots the slog sweep into the deep mid-wicket stand
19.2
W
Tye to Daniel Hughes, out Caught by Agar!! The partnership has been broken but it has done the damage. A fine knock from Hughes comes to an end. Slower delivery and Hughes cannot generate enough power behind the loft to clear long-on, Agar runs forward and takes a good low catch. Standing ovation as Hughes makes the walk back to the dugout. Daniel Hughes c Agar b Tye 62(44) [4s-4 6s-2]
17.3
6
Tye to Daniel Hughes, SIX, consecutive sixes! Tye under pressure. Similar kind of delivery as the previous one but the connection this time is better from Hughes, he hoicks it right off the meat and the ball sails well over the boundary rope
17.2
F
Tye to Daniel Hughes, SIX, fifty for Hughes. Started scrappily but has come into his own. He's taken over the aggressor's role in the last few overs and that is seen in the way he brings up his milestone. Heaves the length delivery across the line and has enough legs to beat the deep mid-wicket fielder
17.1
Tye to Silk, 1 run, 100-run partnership. Only the 5th time Sixers have had a 100 stand. Full and curling in, Silk ekes out an inside edge onto pad and the ball rolls to the right of Tye, quick single
16.3
4
Coulter-Nile to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, wow! What placement? Deep square leg and deep mid-wicket were not far from each other and Hughes has bisected them experly. Dug in short and Hughes pulls it in front of square, none of the two fielders could haul it in
16.2
F
Coulter-Nile to Silk, 1 run, fifty for Silk. A fine hand from him. Resurrected the innings and has set the platform for a final flourish. Has a big smile on his face as he celebrates his 4th BBL fifty. Short of length angled in, Silk pulls it to deep square leg
16
4
Behrendorff to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, big over for the Sixers, 12 runs off it. Short and wide outside off, Hughes reaches out and deliberately carves the cut over backward point, couple of bounces and into the fence
15.3
4
Behrendorff to Silk, FOUR, super shot! Fuller and angled across off, Silk makes a bit of room and lofts through the line, he had the space to free his arms and he struck it well. Straight back past his partner
14
4
J Richardson to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, well struck! Hughes starting to get a hang of things. Picked the slower delivery, waited a bit longer to slap it over extra cover. Mid-off was inside the ring, so there was no one chasing that down
12.4
4
Agar to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, that's good batting. Hughes was getting a bit frustrated and this should ease the nerves. Runs down the pitch and gets close to the flighted delivery, smashes it straight back over Agar for his first boundary
12
J Richardson to Silk, 1 run, short of length outside off, Silk gets on top of the ball and cuts to sweeper cover
9.4
4
Tye to Silk, FOUR, Tye goes short again and gets punished. Silk swivels across and picks his gap, pulling it behind square
8.5
Agar to Silk, 1 run, did that carry? Agar's body language suggests that it did. Yup, straightforward catch shelled. Couldn't have come any easier there and sheepish smile on Agar's face. Flat and seemed to have held on the pitch, Silk checks his punch early and uppishly back at the bowler. But Agar has grassed it and parries it away to mid-on
5.1
4
Behrendorff to Silk, FOUR, this should get Silk going. Behrendorff errs a bit and bowls it full just outside off, Silk plants his front foot forward, holds his shape and lifts it over mid-off
4.5
W
J Richardson to Denly, out Caught by Cartwright!! Wow! It's three down now. Pin drop silence in the crowd and Sixers slip further now. Short again, Denly rocked back and hammered it on the rise, didn't bother to keep it down and hits it hard to mid-wicket. Went really quickly to Cartwright, who after juggling somehow holds onto it. Denly c Cartwright b J Richardson 13(13) [4s-1]
3.3
W
Behrendorff to Henriques, out Caught by Willey!! Has that been taken? It has. Henriques has started walking and Willey takes an exemplary catch at mid-on. The home team have been jolted early as skipper Henriques departs. Full and just outside off, Henriques intended to launch it down the ground. Didn't quite get the elevation or timing, toe-ends it and sends it towards mid-on. Willey has a good set of hands. Henriques c Willey b Behrendorff 2(5)
2.5
4
Coulter-Nile to Denly, FOUR, Denly plays the pick-up shot with all flair and elegance. Too full and straight from Coulter-Nile, Denly allows for the ball to arrive and whips it firmly over mid-wicket
1.3
W
Behrendorff to Jack Edwards, out Caught by Agar!! This was waiting to happen. Edwards was getting increasingly lousy, the adrenaline rush and throws his wicket away cheaply. So, that drop doesn't cost the Scorchers much. Pitched up and just outside off, Edwards leant into a half-hearted slap, lost his shape and balance, ended up slicing it to the left of mid-off. Agar moves across, slides and snaffles it. Behrendorff has struck in his first over. Jack Edwards c Agar b Behrendorff 13(8) [4s-2]
0.3
4
Coulter-Nile to Jack Edwards, FOUR, make that two fours in a row for Edwards. This was poetic from Edwards. Coulter-Nile keeps it full again in the slot, Edwards lunges forward and displays a high-batted loft over mid-on - straight off the meat
0.2
4
Coulter-Nile to Jack Edwards, FOUR, ah, this will hurt Coulter-Nile and Scorchers. Like rubbing salt into the wounds. Touch fuller and on the stumps, Edwards keeps his bat straight and lifts it over mid-on. Didn't time it as he would've liked but enough to get it over the fielder's head
0.1
Coulter-Nile to Jack Edwards, 2 runs, whoa! Shocker first ball. The fielder at first slip has put down a sitter and Edwards gets a reprieve. Dramatic start to the game. Short of a length and outside off, Edwards goes hard on the punch and gets a healthy outside edge which went straight to first slip. The fielder didn't expect it coming at him, gets his hands in front of his face but it bursts through. Coulter-Nile is fuming..