Big Bash League finals series schedule confirmed
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Tue, Jan 26 2021 20:12 IST |
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Melbourne, Jan 26 : The Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, and Brisbane Heat will host matches in week one of the Big Bash League (BBL) 10 Finals series, with the matches being scheduled on January 29, 30, and 31, it was announced here on Tuesday. The Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers will join them in the Finals series after also finishing in the top five positions on the points ladder.
The first three Finals series matches are:
The Eliminator, Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, the Gabba, Brisbane, on January 29
The Qualifier, Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers, Manuka Oval, Canberra, January 30
Requiring all four points to squeeze into the top-five on net run rate, Glenn Maxwell s side fell at the first hurdle when they conceded the bash boost point at the halfway point of the Sixers chase. Maxwell s 66 off 41 balls had propelled the Stars to a competitive score, but their total of just 72 after 10 overs meant the Sixers could easily chase the bonus point and with it, first place on the BBL table. Ben Dwarshuis (3-27) was the pick of the Sixers bowlers while James Vince (46 off 32) and skipper Moises Henriques (38 off 29) were instrumental in sealing the crucial extra point on offer.
Christian the hero as Sixers edge past the Heat
The match in a tweet: Dan the man! Sixers down Heat on final ball thanks to veteran allrounder s cool head #BBL10
The scorecard: Brisbane Heat 148 (Lynn 56, Gregory 26; Brathwaite 4-18) lost to Sydney Sixers 6-152 (Christian 61no, Hughes 51; Mujeeb 2-16) by three wickets with no balls remaining
The points: Sixers 4, Heat 0
The heroes: The Sixers were in a world of hurt at 4-54 in the ninth over. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2-16) was casting a spell, the pitch was doing plenty, and suddenly the 149 target seemed more like 249. But cool heads tend to prevail and in the Dans, Hughes and Christian, the Sixers have a pair of laidback individuals who come to life in pressure situations. From the next eight overs they went at nines, adding 72, although that was very much back-ended as their Power Surge (overs 15 and 16) was a game-changer: 0-37. It left the equation at 25 required from 24 balls, and while Hughes fell shortly after, he and his fellow