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.
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Heat spin into first Bash Finals for four years
Labuschagne the all-round hero as Brisbane survive nail-biting late scare to down Scorchers by six runs in Adelaide
Andrew Ramseyat Adelaide Oval
26 January 2021, 12:05 PM AEST
Heat advance to BBL Finals with thrilling win over Scorchers
The match in a tweet: Heat run hot to steal a finals berth with a six-run win despite a last-gasp effort from Mitchell Marsh that saw the first game of today s BBL|10 triple-header decided on the final delivery.
The score: Brisbane Heat 7-181 (Lynn 51, Labuschagne 46; Tye 2-23)
beat Perth Scorchers 6-175 (Marsh 54no, Roy 41; Labuschagne 3-35)
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Warne ripped into the Australian off-spinner for not employing a silly point when Cheteshwar Pujara was on strike during the opening session of the fifth day, especially because that field placement had paid off against India s rock in the first Test.
Warne then unleashed another astounding barrage of words about the Sixers bowling tactics to box-office Stars batsman Glenn Maxwell tonight at the MCG.
While the legendary leg-spinner must have been delighted to see Maxwell fire for his beloved club - he played for the Stars throughout the first three seasons of BBL history - the Sixers refusal to bowl wide yorkers outside off left him baffled.
Cartwright’s final six, in an innings where he scored 38 runs from 19 balls, was one that had greats of the game wondering if it was the biggest ever at the ground. “This is the biggest of the tournament . this has gone a long way, that is huge,” Warne said in commentary.
Mike Owen/Getty Images “That’s a 120-metre (hit), plus GST and mayo.” The exact distance of Cartwright isn’t known, but fellow commentator Mark Howard said it was up there with Simon O’Donnell’s 122-metre six for Victoria against New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield game in 1993.