BBL 11 Match 52 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers: Convincing win by Strikers over Sixers by 8 wickets

Adelaide Strikers wrapped up a convincing win over the Sydney Sixers by 8 wickets, at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide , in the first of today's Big Bash League matches.

Match Summary

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers, 52nd Match, Big Bash League

Adelaide Strikers 165/2 (17.3 ov)

Sydney Sixers 161/7 (20 ov)

Result - Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets

Scorecard

 

Peaking at the perfect time!

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— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 17, 2022

 

Sydney Sixers won the toss and decided to bat and scored a par total of 161/7.

In reply, the Strikers were always in control of the run chase, with Matthew Renshaw 50 and Ian Cockbain 71* top scoring, and evetually coming out winners by 8 wickets, with over 2 overs to spare.

Player of the Match was the Strikers' Ian Cockbain for his 71*

Match Stats

Sydney Sixers Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Josh Philippe - 6.3 ov), 2-72 (Moises Henriques - 10.3 ov), 3-83 (Jack Edwards - 12.3 ov), 4-83 (Daniel Hughes - 12.4 ov), 5-146 (Daniel Christian - 17.6 ov), 6-160 (Justin Avendano - 19.4 ov), 7-160 (Sean Abbott - 19.5 ov)

Adelaide Strikers Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Henry Hunt - 3.5 ov), 2-98 (Matt Renshaw - 9.4 ov)

 

Playing XIs

Adelaide Strikers - Matthew Renshaw, Henry Hunt, Ian Cockbain, Jonathan Wells, Jake Weatherald, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen(wk), Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle(c), Harry Conway, Fawad Ahmed

Sydney Sixers - Josh Philippe(wk), Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques(c), Daniel Christian, Justin Avendano, Sean Abbott, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Todd Murphy

 

Match Details

Start Time: 06:05

Toss: Sydney Sixers won the toss and decided to bat

Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Officials: Darren Close, Phillip Gillespie, Nathan Johnstone, Stephen Dionysius, Kent Hannam

 

 

 

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