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T20 cricket may not be the best form of preparation for a Test series, but Mitch Swepson’s form could be the cause of a headache of the good kind for Australia’s selectors when the team touch down in South Africa next month.
As the Brisbane Heat restricted the badly-in-need-of-a-batting-rebuild Adelaide Strikers to just 130 in last night’s elimination match to kick-start the BBL finals, Mitchell Swepson was again one of the stars.
Sydney Sixers fans take in the match at Manuka Oval. Photo: Sydney Sixers.
MANUKA Oval’s grand claims for staging the Big Bash final evaporated moments after Canberrans witnessed Sydney Sixers advance to the competition decider.
The easing of NSW government restrictions convinced Cricket Australia to allow the Sixers to return home and play in front of their Sydney fans for the first time this summer.
Officials revealed at the conclusion of the nine-wicket win over Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash qualifier on Saturday night (January 30) that the BBL finale will be at the SCG.
Canberra has been hosting both Sydney Thunder and Sixers home fixtures throughout the summer amid a recent outbreak of coronavirus cases in the Harbour City.
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With one run needed to win, Sixers batsman James Vince had to find the boundary to bring up his ton. But Andrew Tye didn t give him a chance.
Explosive Englishman James Vince wondered if AJ Tye intentionally bowled a wide that denied him a century as the Sydney Sixers marched towards yet another Big Bash final. The men in magenta will host next weekend’s final at the SCG after their nine-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers on Saturday night. The crowd at Canberra’s Manuka Oval wanted to see Vince post his ton, and booed team-mate Daniel Hughes when he hit a boundary and looked ready to ruin the fairytale with only one run required for the win.