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Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers, 9th Match, December 28, 2017 - Full Commentary

Commentary

Over 19

11:09 AM
Neser to O'Keefe, out Bowled!! Strikers scamper home by 6 runs. Neser held his nerve after conceding a six off the first ball. The rest of his five deliveries were in the blockhole or close to a yorker. O'Keefe had to go for it for Sixers to tie the game. He gave himself room and is beaten by the lack of pace, he missed and the ball crashed into the middle stump. O'Keefe b Neser 28(15) [4s-2 6s-2]
over-break,WICKET
11:08 AM
Neser to Dwarshuis, 1 run, brilliant bowling. Another pin-point yorker from Neser, not much Dwarshuis can do with it, he tries his best to have a hack at that, only manages an inside edge and it rolls away to the right of Carey
11:07 AM
Neser to Dwarshuis, no run, speared in low and just outside off, Dwarshuis clears his front leg and misses the big mow towards cow corner, the ball strikes the pad on the way to Carey, no chance to sneak a run in
11:07 AM
Neser to Dwarshuis, 2 runs, excellent running. Low full toss on the stumps, Dwarshuis cue-ends the heave along the ground to deep mid-wicket, he called for the second and had to hurry as the throw came to his end. Made it with long strides
11:06 AM
Neser to Dwarshuis, no run, good response from Neser. Relies on the yorker and gets it spot on, just outside off and Dwarshuis can't get underneath, a dot ball it is and the equation is now 10 off 4
11:05 AM
Neser to Dwarshuis, SIX, wow! The perfect start for the over. Not so much for the Strikers. Full and in the slot, Dwarshuis is waiting for that sort of delivery, he has a clean swing at that and clears deep mid-wicket quite comfortably
SIX

Over 18

11:04 AM
Laughlin to O'Keefe, SIX, oh geez! The extra ball has cost Laughlin six runs and kept Sixers in the hunt. Nice juicy full toss and O'Keefe was in position to capitalize, clears his front leg and slots the big hit over cow corner
over-break,SIX
11:04 AM
Laughlin to O'Keefe, wide, sprays it outside off and just about manages to cut the tramline
11:03 AM
Laughlin to O'Keefe, no run, missed out there. The idea was right to play the scoop and had the pace as well, shuffled across and failed to connect with the shot, it was mighty close to the off-stump
11:03 AM
Laughlin to O'Keefe, 2 runs, full and outside off, O'Keefe drills the drive towards long-off, Dwarshuis was always going for the second and throw was a good one. Laughlin takes the bails off, but Dwarshuis used his reach well to slide in
RUNOUT_MISS
11:02 AM
Laughlin to O'Keefe, FOUR, not where he intended, but the Sixers and O'Keefe won't mind. Moved across his stumps to scoop it over short fine, the ball hits the back of the bat and runs away wide of short third man
FOUR
11:01 AM
Laughlin to Dwarshuis, 1 run, full and outside off, Dwarshuis drags the big hit down to long-on
11:00 AM
Laughlin to Dwarshuis, FOUR, edged and four. Nothing much wrong with the delivery. Slower delivery in the corridor around off, Dwarshuis was not sure what to do, just held his bat out and the ball took the outside edge, raced away past short third man
FOUR

Key Moments

11:14 AM
Sydney Sixers are looking down and out. Third loss in a row for them and they need to pick themselves up quickly if they have to stay alive in the competition. That is all today. The action continues with the top two teams - Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers locking horns tomorrow. That also promises to be a cracking contest. Join us back. Until then, take care and goodbye!
11:11 AM
Another tense finish. That is two in two days. The Big Bash 07 is surely up and running. Sydney Sixers started badly - losing three wickets inside the powerplay, but Jordan Silk and Johan Botha kept them in the game. The former looking in sublime touch as he notched up a 31-ball fifty. Then they lost wickets in a bunch before the 34-run partnership between O'Keefe and Dwarshuis gave them hope. In the end, it was the calmness of Neser that won Strikers the game. The pacer defended 16 off the final over to make it two successive wins for the Adelaide franchise.
11:02 AM
Run-out check sent upstairs. Dwarshuis has made it in. Not Out!