STA vs SIX Ball by Ball Commentary

Good length around leg, Todd Murphy slogs this on the bounce to long on for one. Sydney Sixers are defeated by 16 runs as Melbourne Stars defends 156.

Good length around leg, Todd Murphy moves away from the stumps and swings but misses.

OUT! Catching practice for Usama Mir. Short-pitched around middle and off, pace off again. Sean Abbott just helps this into the arms of Mir at backward point. What Abbott was thinking behind this stroke is hard to understand as the Sixers needed 18 off the last 3 balls.

LEG BYE! Clever from Mark Steketee as he bowls a slower one, pitched short. Akeal Hosein completes his swing till the ball arrives and thumps him into the mid-rift. Single taken though.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Pitched-up around middle and leg, Hayden Kerr clears his front leg and swings. The bat tilts in his hands and the ball travels only till Ben Duckett coming in from long off for a regulation catch.

BYE! On a length wide outside off, Sean Abbott swings and misses. The ball goes back to the keeper and the batters cross over for one.

Good length on middle and leg, Hayden Kerr flicks this towards deep square for two more.

Good length on off, Sean Abbott punches it towards cover for one.

Hits the hard length, on the pads, Sean Abbott pulls this off the bottom of his bat towards deep square for two.

Hits the hard length, into the body. Sean Abbott tucks this towards fine leg for a couple.

OUT! Siddle created another opportunity and Ben Dwarshuis finds the tallest fielder out of all in Beau Webster at deep mid-wicket. Short-pitched around leg, Ben Dwarshuis clears his front leg and pulls this one. Doesn't get enough power behind this to take it over the ropes but the ball finds the outstretched hands of Beau Webster.

DROPPED! Kerr is dropped by Glenn Maxwell. On a length around middle and leg, Hayden Kerr flat bats this straight at Glenn Maxwell towards long on. Glenn Maxwell runs in a bit too quickly and the ball strikes his hands hard. It goes straight in and comes out with no time for Maxi to grab this on the second attempt.

Too full on the pads, Hayden Kerr flicks this towards long on for one.

Short-pitched, on leg, Ben Dwarshuis fends this through mid-wicket for one.

On a length around off, Hayden Kerr punches this through cover for one.

Good length on middle and leg, Hayden Kerr flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

SIX! That's on heck of a hit for six. Good length on middle and leg, Hayden Kerr shimmies down the track and swings. Connects well and the ball sails over the fence and into the stands for a huge six.

On a length around middle and leg, Ben Dwarshuis tucks this through square leg for one.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Ben Dwarshuis pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated around off, Ben Dwarshuis gets beaten on the outside.

LEG BYE! Floated on the pads, Hayden Kerr swings but misses. The ball deflects off the pads and takes a single.

Tossed up on off, Hayden Kerr plays the reverse sweep and the ball races towards third man region for two.

Tossed up around off, Ben Dwarshuis smashes this through the mid-wicket region for a single towards deep mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Floated around leg, Jack Edwards looks to nudge this around leg but closes the bat face early. The ball goes off the outside edge and to the right of Mir on his follow-through. Usama sives sideways and claims to have taken this cleanly. The umpire sends this upstairs and the after several replays he comes to a decision that the fingers were underneath the ball and Jack Edwards has to head back to the dug out. It did not look convincing though.

On a length around off, Jack Edwards pushes this away for one.

SIX! Hammered away for a huge six. Pitched-up around off, Jack Edwards gets right behind the line of it and lofts this into the sight screen and Sixers add six more to their tally.

Good length on off, Hayden Kerr pushes this away for a single.

On a length around middle and leg, Jack Edwards flicks this away for one.

On a length around middle and Hayden Kerr rolls this through mid on for one.

Too full on the pads, Jack Edwards flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

On a length around off, Hayden Kerr punches this away on off.

Good length on off, Hayden Kerr defends this of his front foot.

On a length wide of off, Hayden Kerr swings and misses.

FOUR! Kerr can surely bat and him coming ahead of Ben Dwarshuis is justified with this stroke alone. On a length around the pads and Hayden Kerr flicks this through square leg for a boundary t begin his innings.

OUT! TIMBER! The bails are off and Jordan Silk has to walk back. Good length on top of off, Jordan Silk runs down the track and looks to flick this around leg but misses. The ball goes through and disturbs the timber.

On a length around the pads, Jordan Silk misses the flick as the ball thumps him onto his back pad.

OUT! A double delight for the Stars and they are well and truly back into this contest. On a length around middle and leg, Moises Henriques clears his front leg and pulls this one. The ball goes straight at Glenn Maxwell at that deep mid-wicket fence and Maxi makes no mistake.

Good length on the pads, Jordan Silk goes for the flick but gets it off the inner edge and towards short fine leg for a single.

OUT! Vince departs as Glenn Maxwell just manages to hold onto this. On a length around middle and leg, James Vince shimmies down the track and slogs this. The ball gets a lot more hang time and it travels straight to Glenn Maxwell at deep mid-wicket. Glenn Maxwell settles underneath this and manages to hold on.

On a length around middle and leg, James Vince smashes this crisply but straight at mid on for no run.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR VINCE! His 7th straight fifty against the Sixers as per the on-air commentator. On a length around the pads, James Vince flicks this through the deep square leg region for four.

On a length around middle and leg, James Vince moves away from his stumps and chips this up and over the bowler for a couple down the ground.

Good length on off, Moises Henriques defends this back to the bowler.

On a length around middle and leg, Moises Henriques flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for two.

On a length around middle and leg, James Vince tucks this away on leg for one.

FOUR! Classic Vince. Good length on top of off, James Vince moves away from the stumps and opens the face of his bat as he guides this through the short third region for four.

Short-pitched, around leg, James Vince goes for the pull but finds the fielder.

On a length around middle and leg, Moises Henriques flicks this to long on for one.

Too full and wide of off, James Vince smashes this towards sweeper cover for two.

On a length around off, Moises Henriques pushes this to cover and settles for nothing. A poor throw from the fielder gifts the batters a single here.

On a length around off, James Vince punches this through cover for one.

On a length around middle and leg, Moises Henriques smashes this through mid on for one.

Good length on off, James Vince drives this away for one.

On a length around off, Moises Henriques punches this away for one.

Fuller on middle and leg, James Vince drives this but straight at the fielder.

Slider on leg, James Vince defends this one.

A mic'd up Ben Duckett has dropped a sitter. Tossed up on off, James Vince moves away from his stumps and lofts this straight to BD at long off. Ben Duckett runs in and settles underneath but fails to pouch this one. This might prove key in deciding the result of this contest as Vince just loves playing against the Sixers.

Quicker and flatter on the pads. James Vince defends this one.

Tossed up on off, Moises Henriques chips this one bounce to long off for one.

Floated around the pads, James Vince nudges this away for one.

Good length on off, James Vince pushes this away for one.

FOUR! James Vince has dispatched a length delivery around middle and leg over mid-on for four, but the shot had an unexpected consequence as the ball struck a bird in the outfield! Vince, Moises Henriques, and the Melbourne Stars players looked on with concern, relieved that the incident was unintentional.

Short-pitched around middle and leg, Moises Henriques pulls this away for one.

FOUR! That's some intent from the skipper of the Sixers. On a length around middle and leg, Moises Henriques shimmies down the track and hammers this flat and over the mid on fielder for four.

Back of a length on middle and leg, James Vince looks to flick this away on leg but gets it off the outside edge and the ball goes on off for one.

Good length on off, James Vince punches this through cover for a couple here.

Fuller on middle and leg, James Vince flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

Flipper around leg, Moises Henriques tucks this gently through backward square for one.

OUT! An excellent review from the Stars and Kurtis Patterson has to walk back. Floated on leg, Kurtis Patterson goes for the slog sweep but misses. The ball goes through and hits him on the back pad. A loud appeal and the umpire turns it down. Marcus Stoinis goes upstairs and the Ball Tracker says all reds and Kurtis Patterson has to walk back.

Quicker and flatter on leg, Kurtis Patterson goes for the sweep but misses.

FOUR! Tossed up around off, Kurtis Patterson strides to the pitch of it and lofts this. This is closer to Glenn Maxwell at long off who flies to his right with his outstretched right hand but the ball hits hard on his hands and drops. The ball goes on and crashes into the fence for four. A good effort from Glenn Maxwell.

Quicker and flatter around middle and leg, Kurtis Patterson smashes this towards mid-wicket for no run.

Good length on off, James Vince punches this well but finds the fielder.

FOUR! Errs in line and James Vince makes good use of it. Good length on the pads, James Vince moves in and just helps it race through the right of short fine leg fielder for four.

On a length around off, Kurtis Patterson drives this through cover for one.

Short-pitched, on middle and leg, James Vince slaps this to deep square for one.

Good length, angling into the batter, James Vince goes for slog slick but misses as the ball thumps him into his thigh pads.

Good length on middle and leg, James Vince looks to slog this away on leg but gets an inside edge onto the pads for no run.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Kurtis Patterson moves back inside his crease and slogs this to the right of deep square for two.

Too full on middle and leg, Kurtis Patterson smashes this towards mid-wicket for no run.

Short and wide outside off, James Vince punches this through cover for one.

Fuller on the pads, Kurtis Patterson slogs this towards deep square leg for one.

Quicker one, angling away from the batter. Kurtis Patterson goes for the slog sweep but gets beaten.

Short of a length on off, James Vince rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Good length on off, James Vince pushes this away for one.

Cross-seamed on off, James Vince pushes this straight at the fielder.

On a length around off, Kurtis Patterson drives this through extra cover for one.

Good length around the pads, James Vince flicks this towards deep square for one.

FOUR! On a length around off, James Vince moves away from the stumps, chips it over the mid off fielder and the ball goes on and crashes into the fence at long off.

On a length around off, Kurtis Patterson moves away and punches this on off for one.

On a length around the pads, Kurtis Patterson flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Good length on off, Kurtis Patterson defends this away on off.

Good length on the pads, Kurtis Patterson looks to flick this around leg but misses and the ball thumps into his front pad.

WIDE! On a length wide down the leg, Kurtis Patterson misses the flick and the ball goes back to the keeper. Wided.

LEG BYE! Back of a length around leg, James Vince misses the flick on leg and the ball thumps into his pads and deflects on off for one. Marcus Stoinis goes upstairs and the Ball Tracker shows an umpire's call on the ball clipping the stumps. James Vince survives. The Ball Tracker did show some gap between the ball and the bails from the side on view but it is what it is. Stars keep their review.

Good length on middle and off, James Vince defends this one.

Short and wide outside off, Kurtis Patterson gets right behind this and cuts this towards deep third for three.

Short-pitched on leg, Kurtis Patterson pulls this towards deep square and ends the over with a single.

On a length around off, Kurtis Patterson times this well but finds the fielder on off.

On a length around off, James Vince punches this towards deep point for one.

Good length wide of off, Kurtis Patterson cuts this through point and runs three here.

OUT! TIMBER TIME! On a length around middle and off, Josh Philippe swings and completely misses out. This was a slower one and that did the trick for Mark Steketee.

On a length around off, James Vince pushes this away on off for one.

Huge appeal from the Melbourne Stars but Umpires remains unmoved! Peter Siddle bowls it on a length, pitching it just outside off, shaping it in. Josh Philippe hangs back and looks to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball thumps the pad. Height might be an issue over here!

On a length, sprays it down the leg. Josh Philippe looks to flick but misses. The ball brushes the thigh pad of the batter and the keeper does well to keep it.

FOUR! SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE! Peter Siddle bowls it fuller on leg, angling it down the leg. Josh Philippe understands the assignment well and flicks the delivery beautifully towards the far left of the deep fine leg fielder for a boundary.

On a length, on middle and leg. Josh Philippe eases it back to the bowler.

Hard length, on off. James Vince lashes it towards deep mid-wicket fielder for one run.

Fuller on off. James Vince hops a bit and dabs it towards his off side.

WIDE! Good-length delivery, but sprays it down the leg. James Vince attempts a pull but misses.

Fuller, on off and middle. James Vince looks to flick it but gets the leading edge and the ball rolls towards right of the extra cover for one.

Back of a length outside off. James Vince cuts it towards right of the deep backward point fielder of a brace.

FOUR! SHOT! On a length on off. James Vince drags his willow hard and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket fence for the first boundary of the inning.

Fuller, down the leg. James Vince makes a bit room to clipt it without any footwork but misses to hit the ball.

Fuller outside off. James Vince fails to connect.

LEG BYE! Mark Steketee runs from over the wicket and bowls it on a good length, angling it down the leg. Josh Philippe tries to flick it but misses. The ball brushes the outer part of his thigh pad and the ball flies towards the left of the keeper. Batters gets a single.

Hard length, on leg. Josh Philippe tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets a single.

Fuller, on middle. Josh Philippe lofts it over the head of the bowler and gets a couple.

Fullish, pitching it down the leg. Josh Philippe looks to flick it but misses and thumps his pad.

Good-length delivery outside off. James Vince drives it towards the gap of the cover region. The ball stops rolling just before it touches the fence. The batters gets three runs.

Fullish, just outside off. James Vince creams it but straight to the extra short cover for no runs.

Joel Paris scoots from over the stumps and bowls it on a length, on middle. Josh Philippe hops a bit and nudges it towards square leg for a single. Phillipe is off his mark.