Kingshuk: Earlier in the day it was the team effort of Manenti, Pope and Dwarshuish who kept the Strikers batsmen at check and despite a late fightback by JohnO Wells and Jake Weatherald, Sixers did not lose their head. So, that is it from our side today then. We will be seeing you at tomorrow's doubleheader where we have Brisbane Heat taking on the unstoppable Sydney Thunder and a poor-lucked Melbourne Stars going against the Hobart Hurricanes. Thank you for staying with us, this is good bye for today from Kingshuk, Arya and Akshay.
Kingshuk: A perfectly timed Power Surge gave them the momentum and with the help of a little luck they completed the chase with 12 balls to spare and now occupying the top of the points table with 21 points under their belt.
Kingshuk: So that is it then, the Sixers have done the double over Strikers. After an underwhelming display with the bat, Strikers had no answers to the resilience of James Vince and Jordan Silk who put on an unbeaten partnership of 71 runs off just 46 balls. There were moments of scare of course with Rashid Khan bowling exceedingly well in his spell of four overs. But once they saw him through the Sixers just kept putting in the charge.
OVER 18.0
Sydney Sixers
151/3
Jordan Silk
38(28)
James Vince
45(33)
Ryan Gibson
0-10(1.0)
17.6 Ryan Gibson to Jordan Silk
4 Short ball and Jordan Silk has won this for Sixers. Short ball and Silk cuts it fiercely for a four through the square boundary. The fielder puts in the dive but cannot manage to keep it in. An easy win completed by the Sixers
17.5 Ryan Gibson to Jordan Silk
0 Full and Silk unleashes the drive, but can only pick up the fielder
17.4 Ryan Gibson to James Vince
1 Length ball and Vince goes to backfoot and drives it for a single