SIX vs HEA Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! BANG! That will do nicely for the Sydney Sixers. Hayden Kerr and Joel Davies exchange hugs and they should be very proud of themselves for the way they held their composure in a tense chase. Patterson switches to around the wicket and bashes the surface, around off. This sits up to be hit and Kerr nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a six. The Sixers win by 3 wickets with 8 balls to spare.

Low full toss, tailing in at the toes, Davies flicks it towards short fine leg and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Width offered with no protection in the deep on the off side and Davies cashes in! Full ball from Patterson, near the tramline on off. Joel extends his hands into the drive and plays it all along the ground, wide of extra cover for a four. 4 more needed for Sydney.

Wide! On the shorter side but down leg again, Joel has a swing at it but fails to connect.

Wide! Very full but down leg, Davies misses out on the tickle. Wide given and now the Sixers need 9. The 50-run partnership comes up between Kerr and Davies!

Good running! Full and angled in at the sticks, Davies brings his wrists into play and plays it to the left of deep mid-wicket. The batters take the first one hard and that allows them to come back for the second run. Max Bryant sprints to his left in the deep and gets rid of the ball quickly, but cannot prevent the batters from completing the second.

Pushed across the left-hander, on a back of a length, Joel runs it down to deep third for a single.

Nearly sneaked through! The ball seams back in off the surface, on a good length, on off and middle. Kerr brings his bat out in front to push it down the ground. Gets an inside edge onto the back thigh and as the ball rolls in front of backward point, the batters set off for a quick single. Hugh Weibgen gets to the ball quickly and releases an underarm throw at the batting end, but misses. Davies was home anyway.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a nagging length. Hayden plays it back to the bowler.

On a length, on off, Kerr stabs it down on the off side.

On a good length, honing in on the off stump. Hayden watchfully blocks it off.

FOUR! Good effort in the deep, but not enough. Bartlett starts with a full ball, outside off, Hayden Kerr gets the width to work it, and he cracks the drive to the left of the man in the deep. Thomas Balkin sprints and dives to his left and manages to make the stop, but the ball deflects off his left hand first onto his right hand, and then it trickles into the fence. 14 more needed from 17. 100 UP FOR SYDNEY SIXERS!

Loopy ball, full and at the toes, Kerr eases it to long on and keeps the strike with a single. 18 needed off as many balls for the Sixers.

Fractionally short and equally wide, cut away to deep point for one.

Drags the length back, on off, Davies presses on the back foot and jabs it towards mid-wicket, where the fielder slides to his right and prevents the single.

Keeps it full, on off, whipped down to long on for a single.

Slower through the air, a bit of away drift, full and on off, Hayden pushes it to the left of the bowler but the cover fielder gets around and cuts down the single.

Darted in, flat and full, outside off, Davies chops it wide of cover and pinches a quick single.

Ollie goes for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, outside off. Davies slices it with an open bat face to deep third for a single. 7 runs off the over. 13 off the last 2. Sydney Sixers need 22 runs from 24 balls.

FOUR! Nicely done! This is the back-of-the-hand slower one, full and outside off. Davies gets low and picks the slower ball. He waits before lofting it over the man at mid on for a boundary.

Not in control but Kerr gets away with it! Patterson bangs it in short again, at shoulder height, outside off. Kerr makes a half-hearted attempt on the pull and does not manage to ride the bounce. Gets a top edge and the ball is skied but it drops in the vacant deep mid-wicket region. They cross.

From around the wicket for the right-hander, dug in short, around off. Hayden gets his hands high to drag the pull in front of square, but the ball stops on him, and he checks his shot by bunting it back on the deck.

On a length, on off, Joel lets the ball come to him and punches it through covers for a single.

Low full toss, sliding onto the pads. Davies whips it along the ground wide of mid-wicket. A bit of yes and no between the two batters for a single but they eventually decide against it as the ball fielder slides to his left to cut it off.

Full and straight on the stumps, Hayden presses forward and drives it back to the bowler. 6 off the over, and 20 from the last two for the Sixers. They need 29 off 30 balls.

Slower through the air, on a lower trajectory, on middle, Joel Davies clips this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Touch short and outside off, Kerr cuts it off the back foot to deep point for a single.

A sharp in-drifter, full and on the middle stump line, Joel Davies tries to flick off the front foot, but gets a thick inside edge to short fine leg for a quick single. The fielder is quick to get on the ball and releases a flat throw at the batting end, but misses his shy. There's also an appeal for LBW from the bowler, but nothing doing.

Serves it full, on the leg stump line, Hayden Kerr drives it to the right of the bowler beating Renshaw to his right for a single.

Floats it fuller, does Renshaw. Outside off and Kerr slices it to deep backward point for a couple of quick runs.

FOUR! A gift from Wildermuth and young Davies accepts it! A juicy full toss, around middle. Joel Davies gets on top of it and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. A big over for the men in magenta. 14 runs off it. The asking rate is back under run-a-ball now, as Sixers need 35 off 36.

Angles in on middle and leg, Kerr gets on the front foot and forces the drive to cover-point for a single.

Full and outside off, Hayden Kerr drives it wide of the diving cover fielder for a couple of runs.

Touch full, on a fuller length, knocked away to long on for a single.

SIX! Gets plenty of bat on it! That will relieve the Sixers a lot. Short of a length, on the bodyline. Joel Davies picks the length in a trice and smokes it over deep square leg with a pull shot. Clears the boundary with ease.

Wide outside off, full in length, at 132.5 kph, Joel Davies tries to carve it away to the off side, but fails to dig it out.

Flat and full, on middle, Joel commits on the back foot and nudges it across to deep square leg for a single. Just 4 off the over. An outstanding spell of bowling from Matthew Kuhnemann comes to an end. His figures read 4-0-14-2.

Fractionally fuller, around off, Hayden Kerr presents the full face of the bat and drives it to deep cover for a single. Sydney Sixers need 50 runs off 43 balls!

Spins back in from a length, around off, Joel Davies gets across and nudges it through wide mid on for a single.

Looped outside off, on a fuller length, Joel tries to drive it away, but ends up chopping it back to the keeper.

Outside off, full, Hayden Kerr leans on and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.

Pushed fuller, on middle, eased straight back to the bowler.

Nips in on a length, on middle. Kerr prods half forward to defend straight, but the ball grazes the inner half of the bat and runs towards square leg for a single.

On a fuller length, on middle, Joel Davies flicks off the pads to deep square leg for a single.

Pitched fuller, on off, Joel pushes it straight to Matt Renshaw at cover.

A hasty single! On a length, around off, tapped off the front foot in the cover region. Kerr is off for a run, and Joel responds. The fielder throws it to the bowler's end, but misses his shy, allowing Kerr to slide his bat inside.

He drills the full ball to mid off for a quick single.

Fuller and on off, Kerr pushes at the delivery but gets an inside edge to deep fine leg for a single.

Full and just outside off, eased away to the point region.

Another full ball, on off, driven off the front foot to long off for a single.

Flighted fuller, around off, Kerr leans forward and drives it straight to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another one bites the dust. The Sixers are in serious trouble now. Back of a length just outside off, it grips slightly in the surface and Manenti can’t wait on the shot. He bunts it straight back to the bowler, and Renshaw snaps up the return with evident delight. Benjamin Manenti departs on 2 (3) and the Sydney Sixers slip down massively from 47/4 to 56/7, needing 59 runs off 57 balls.

Arm ball, full and on middle and leg, clipped all along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dropped short, around off, Manenti backs away and chips it between cover and point for a single.

Cutting back in off the deck, on a back of a length, outside off. Benjamin Manenti pushes away from his body and gets it off the inner half of the blade. The ball rolls in front of mid on and the batters sneak in a quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jack Wildermuth gets the big fish and the Heat surge ahead in the game. Pitched up by Wildermuth, on off, Henriques goes hard on the drive but cannot keep the shot along the ground. Hits it uppishly towards cover, where Matthew Kuhnemann stays low and takes the catch at ankle height. 26 (24) for the Sydney skipper.

Rapped on the pads but that looks high! Nipping back in, skidding through, on a back of a length. Henriques drops his bat down hurriedly but is beaten on the inside edge and wears it high on the back pad. Nathan McSweeney has a chat with the bowler and they decide against the review.

Fuller and on off, Davies pushes it wide of cover and gets across for a quick single.

On a shortish length, on middle, Henriques pulls it down to deep fine leg for a single. It goes on the bounce to the fielder in the deep.

FOUR! Flayed away! On a hard length, on off, Henriques hops and slaps it uppishly. It sails over the leaping backward point fielder for a four.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Slip had just come in for the new batter and it was the skipper, Nathan McSweeney himself. He comes into play straight away. Two in two for Matthew Kuhnemann and the Sixers have now lost half their side. Sliding on with the arm from around the wicket, fractionally short, on leg. Edwards brings his bat out in front to keep it out with a straight bat but the ball straightens a bit to catch the outside edge. It goes low towards slip, where McSweeney dives low in front of his right boot and gets his hands under the ball to take a fine grab.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! An uninspiring shot from Jordan Silk and the Sixers are putting themselves under pressure with their shot selection. Tossed up, on a nagging length, on middle. Silk gets down on a knee, clears the front leg and has a wild hack across the line. The ball goes under the blade to shatter the stumps. 6 (10) for Jordan. Sixers are now 4 down for 47.

Tight single! Fuller and quicker, at the stumps, Henriques goes back to a full ball and dabs it in front of point. Ollie Patterson swoops in, picks the ball up and fires in a rocket throw at the bowling end but misses. Moises was in any way.

Drops it short, on middle, Silk rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for one.

Darted in again, on the off stump. Jordan advances again but can only tap it back on the deck.

Speared in, on off, on a length, Jordan steps out and punches it back to the bowler.

On a back of a length, on middle. Henriques gets solidly behind it.

FOUR! In the gap! Balkin tries the short ball again but he fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. Henriques stands tall and rolls his wrists over the ball to control the pull. Hits it all along the ground between deep square leg and fine leg for a four.

This is on a shortish length, on middle. Jordan gets his hands high and pulls it down to long leg for a single.

Pitched up, on leg, Moises wrists it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Bashes the surface again, on middle. Silk gets on his toes to turn it away on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the batters sneak in a quick single as the ball drops beside the strip on the leg side.

On a hard length, skidding through, on off. Henriques swivels and pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for one.

Outstanding over from Matthew Kuhnemann! Short in length, around off, jabbed off the back foot to extra cover. Only 3 runs off the over. 2-0-8-0 are Matthew Kuhnemann's bowling figures so far.

On a fractionally shorter length, on off, Jordan Silk punches it back to the bowler off the back foot.

That was a suicidal attempt for a single from the Sixers' skipper. Henriques nudges this length ball to point and takes off for a single that was never on. The fielder responds with a flat throw to the bowler, and Henriques is struggling to make his ground. Even with a softer throw and a clean gather from Kuhnemann, he would still have been comfortably short.

Sliding into the batter, on a length, bunted back to the bowler by Henriques.

Slides one down at the pads, short in length, Jordan Silk nudges it across to deep backward square leg for a single.

Short, on off, Moises punches it down to long off for a single.

Full and curving in from middle, Silk clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

OUT! CHIPPED AWAY AND CAUGHT! Brisbane Heat are well and truly in the contest now. Bartlett hurls it on a fuller length, just outside off, forcing Daniel to play at it. Daniel Hughes pushes at it with hard hands, but the ball holds on the surface and arrives late. He is through his shot early and ends up airing it towards Hugh Weibgen at backward point. A sharp catch by Hugh under pressure to his right. Daniel Hughes departs on a run-a-ball 15. Sydney Sixers are 32/3, needing 83 runs to win.

Hard length, at 132 kph, outside off. Moises hangs back and cuts it to the left of backward point for a single.

At the pads, full in length, Moises Henriques brings the bat in front of the pads and pushes it to mid on.

Skids through and stays low on the bounce, full and on middle, Moises Henriques hangs back and stabs it to the leg side in front of square. Played more off the inner half.

FOUR! Right out of the coach's manual! Full in length, on middle, Moises Henriques plays with a straight bat and a high elbow extension. Presents the full face and drives it gun-barrel straight down the ground for a boundary.

Big heave and a miss! At 125.4 kph, this is bashed on a length, on top of middle, with a slight nip away. Daniel Hughes comes dancing down the track and tries to whack that straight, but the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Full and just outside off, worked to the mid off region for a single.

Shapes away from a length, outside off, Daniel Hughes tries to drive it to cover, but without any footwork and goes with hard hands. Ekes out a thick outside edge to deep third for a single.

Shoots in a length ball, on middle, nipping in. Moises Henriques stands deep in the crease to pull, but inside edges on the back thigh as the ball skids and stays low. It then rolls to backward square leg for a single.

Short of a good length, on leg, nudged away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Nearly a Hat Trick for Patterson! Shapes back in from off and middle, full in length. Moises Henriques tilts forward to push it away, but gets it off the inner half of the bat. It rolls to the square leg region for a single.

Darts in on a length, on the leg stump. Moises Henriques tries to nudge it around the corner, but plays all around it and wears on the thigh pad. The ball deflects to the leg side in front of square for a leg bye. End of the Powerplay, and Sydney Sixers are 22/2.

Fullish length, on off, Moises Henriques prods forward and taps it to the cover region.

On a length, on the leg stump, punched with hard hands into the leg side.

Just outside off, slightly short, steered off the back foot to backward point.

FOUR! Uppish, but through the gap! Length ball, moving away from outside off. Moises Henriques chips it off the back foot as he plays a bit early. But gets that into the cover and point gap for a boundary.

A half hearted appeal for LBW, but turned down. Swings back in on the leg stump line, on a fuller length. Daniel Hughes attempts to flick off the pads, but misses on the inside edge and the ball rolls away to the off side for a leg bye. Probably doing a bit too much to slide down leg. The Ball Tracking later shows that the ball pitched outside leg.

WIDE! Down leg, full, Hughes misses on his flick. Wide called.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two in two for Ollie Patterson and he is on a roll. Back of a length, around off, angling across. Josh Philippe lines up to pull it across the line, but gets a thick under edge behind to the keeper. Jimmy Peirson makes no mistake behind the stumps. A golden duck for Josh Philippe. The Sixers are 15/2, needing 100 runs to win. Ollie Patterson is on a Hat Trick.

OUT! MISTIMED IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! And again, the duo of Balkin and Patterson in the picture. Nips in from a length, on middle and leg. Babar whips it off the inner half and airs it to deep square leg. The ball is dipping on the fielder in the deep but Thomas Balkin dives forward to take a good, low catch before the grass. Babar Azam falls for 2 off 7 and the Sixers are 15/1, chasing 115.

Short and across off, Babar Azam attempts the square cut but misses.

Short of a good length, on top of middle, Daniel pulls it off the back foot to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Geez, that's all class from Hughes! Hard length, on off, nipping away. Daniel Hughes stands tall and punches it on the up and pierces the cover and point gap for a boundary.

Starts from over the stumps, swings away, outside off, full in length. Daniel strides across and drives it straight to the extra cover fielder.

Closer to the off stump, on a short of a length, Azam gets on top of it and plays it to cover.

Swing and a miss! Moving away in the air, on a back of a length. Babar rises with the bounce and tries to jab it away aerially but the ball goes past the blade.

A bit of nip back, on a good length, on off and middle. Babar drops his bat down on the ball.

Bartlett digs it on a hard length, on middle and leg. Daniel charges down the track and swings away on the leg side. Pulls it hard and flat towards deep backward square leg, where it is collected on the bounce by the fielder. Just a single.

Full and angling away, Hughes pushes it off the front foot to cover.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight, shaping back in at the hips, on a back of a length. Hughes glances it down to deep fine leg for a four.

Offers flight, does Kuhnemann, full and on middle. Daniel Hughes backs away to go over the top on the off side but ends up hacking it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Gets the ball to drop on the batter, full and around off, Azam leans ahead and drives it to cover, where a slight misfield allows a single.

Flighted delivery, full and on off. Daniel presses forward and knocks it wide of mid off for one.

From around the wicket for the right-hander, angled in on middle, on a length. Babar turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Nearly sneaked through! Slower through the air and this is a bit fuller, on off. Hughes reaches out in front with his hands for the drive. The ball spins back to catch the inside edge and it goes just past the leg pole before rolling to short fine leg. They cross.

Turn straight away! Spinning back into the left-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. Hughes watchfully blocks it out with a straight bat.