STR vs SIX Ball by Ball Commentary

That will be it! Sydney Sixers get home by 3 wickets in a brilliant finish at the Adelaide Oval. Almost a yorker around off-stump. Abbott bunts this towards the on-side of the pitch away from the short mid-on fielder and takes off for a single. The short mid-wicket fielder collects the ball and takes a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Abbott puts in the dive and makes his ground as the bowler is unable to gather the ball. The Sixers win!

High full toss on the middle and leg. Hayden Kerr shuffles and helps this to deep backward square leg for one.

Full-length ball outside off. Hayden Kerr bunts this toward deep mid-off and takes a couple. 2 runs needed off 3 balls now.

WIDE! Full and lands just outside the tramline. Hayden Kerr moves to his right, swings, and misses. Wided by the umpire.

FOUR! No need to run for that. Full-length delivery outside off. Hayden Kerr makes room and drills it through wide of mid-off for a cracking boundary. 5 needed off four balls.

Pitched full, outside off. Sean Abbott slices this on the bounce to deep cover for a single.

SIX! Just over the ropes! Floated full, outside off. Hayden Kerr shuffles a bit and launches it over the long-on boundary for an 83m hit. 10 needed off 6 balls now.

Tad short, around off. Sean Abbott knocks this to cover-point for one.

Floated on the middle. Kerr eases it to extra cover for one.

LEG BYE! Fired in the pads. Abbott tries to turn it but misses. The ball hits his pad and rolls away towards short third and he steals a leg bye.

FOUR! A boundary to get off the mark for Sean Abbott! Leg break, outside off. Abbott goes back and carves this through backward point for an all-important boundary.

OUT! LBW! Wrong'un on the middle. Lachlan Shaw attempts the reverses but fails to connect and gets stuck on the pad. An appeal from the bowler was turned down. The Strikers take the review. Three Reds on ball tracking and Lachlan Shaw is a goner. Sydney Sixers are seven down the set batter walks off.

Full and outside off. Lachlan Shaw advances and slices this to deep point for one.

FOUR! Excellent batting from young Shaw! Overton serves it full and wide outside off, off-pace delivery that Shaw drags from outside and slog-sweeps it toward deep mid-wicket into the gap for a boundary.

Short of a good length outside off. Lachlan Shaw swipes it aerially toward deep square leg for two more.

Full and outside off. Lachlan Shaw hits through the line and lofts toward long-off for a couple.

Pitched full, outside off. Hayden Kerr bunts this toward backward point for one.

On a length, outside off. Hayden Kerr carves this toward deep backward point for a couple.

Back of a length on the middle. Knocked to mid-on for one.

On a length, angled in and goes just past the off-pole. Hayden Kerr swings and misses.

HOLES OUT! The change of pace from Jordan Buckingham does the job for him. Slower full delivery angling across outside off. Dwarshuis shuffles to his right and slogs the ball towards deep mid-wicket. He gets the height but not the distance this time as he finds D'Arcy Short in the deep who gobbles the ball. Sydney Sixers slide into trouble.

LEG BYE! Slower length ball angling in at the pads. Lachlan Shaw tries to flick it but misses. The ball hits his pad and drops onto the pitch and Dwarshuis calls him through for a leg bye.

Full on off. Ben Dwarshuis heaves this to deep square leg for one.

SIX! LAUNCHED! Full toss, around off. Ben Dwarshuis crouches a bit, picks it early, and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Low full toss around off. Ben Dwarshuis drives this to backward point and calls for a run. Harry Manenti there, gets a direct hit at the bowler's end but the dive from Lachlan Shaw saves him.

FOUR! SMASHED! Overton bangs it short on off. Ben Dwarshuis hangs back and crunches the pull on the bounce to the deep square leg boundary.

Off-cutter, on a length angling away. Ben Dwarshuis plays and misses.

Full and wide outside off. Sliced to deep backward point for one.

FOUR! BANG! Short ball on off. Lachlan Shaw jumps onto it and punches the pull through wide of mid-on for a much needed boundary.

Pitched full, outside off. Lachlan Shaw lofts this toward deep extra cover for a couple.

Offie around middle and off, Lachlan Shaw nudges this away on leg for one.

Fuller on the pads, Lachlan Shaw milks this through mid-wicket for two.

FOUR! Swept away for four. Tossed up around middle and leg, Lachlan Shaw sweeps this in the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket for four.

Short and wide outside off, Ben Dwarshuis punches this towards sweeper cover for one.

Yorker at pace, Ben Dwarshuis goes for the slog sweep but ends up blocking this out. Luckily for Ben and Sixers he got something behind this.

Floated wide of off, Ben Dwarshuis blocks it out.

Good length on off, Ben Dwarshuis punches this to long off for one.

Pitched-up around middle and leg, Ben Dwarshuis flicks this towards deep mid-wicket and runs two.

Good length on middle and leg, Ben Dwarshuis slogs this on the bounce towards deep mid-wicket for two.

On a length wide outside off, Lachlan Shaw almost finds long off but it lands just short of the fielder.

Good length on off, Lachlan Shaw smashes this back to the bowler.

Good length on off, Ben Dwarshuis guides this to backward point for one.

Full and wide outside off, Ben Dwarshuis drills this to long off for one.

Tossed up on off, Ben Dwarshuis goes for the swing but misses.

SIX! HAMMERED! Tossed up around middle and off, Benjamin Manenti clears his front leg and slog sweeps this up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for a huge six.

Fuller around off, Lachlan Shaw sweeps this away for one.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Ben Dwarshuis tucks this away towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated wide of off, Ben Dwarshuis chops this behind the stumps.

On a length around off, Lachlan Shaw just manages to loft this over mid off for two.

Good length on middle and off, Lachlan Shaw rolls this to long on and comes back for two.

Good length on off, Lachlan Shaw punches this to cover for no run.

Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Ben Dwarshuis pulls this towards the gap at deep mid-wicket and runs one.

Good length angling away from off, Ben Dwarshuis looks for the dab towards third but ends up chopping it off the inside near the stumps.

Good length on middle and leg, Lachlan Shaw tucks this away through mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up on leg, Benjamin Manenti defends this off his front foot.

Fuller around middle and off, Lachlan Shaw pushes this away on off for one.

Fuller around the pads, Ben Dwarshuis goes for the flick but flicks early, gets a leading edge towards long off for one.

WIDE! Fuller down the leg, Ben Dwarshuis leaves it. Wided.

Tossed up on off, Lachlan Shaw drives this to long off for one.

Tossed up on off, Ben Dwarshuis drives this towards off for one.

OUT! TRAPPED IN FRONT! This might hurt even more as it appears that Moises Henriques had edged this onto his pads but with Sydney Sixers burning their review on the previous ball only for Silk, Moises Henriques has no option other than walking back to the dugout. Floater around middle and leg, Moises Henriques rocks back to flick this one but misses. The ball goes through and hits him on his pads. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger.

OUT! PLUMB! The umpire has given this out but Moises Henriques has asked Silk to go upstairs almost straightaway, signaling this was going up. On that nagging length around middle and leg, jagging back in sharply on the batter. Jordan Silk moves a long way across and goes for the flick but gets beaten and is rocked on the pads. A confident appeal from behind the stumps and the umpire gives Silk his marching orders. Silk goes upstairs and the Ball Tracker shows all reds and the batter has to walk back.

Good length wide of off, Moises Henriques punches this towards sweeper cover for one.

Good length on the pads, Jordan Silk flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

Good length around the pads, Jordan Silk tucks this to mid-wicket and sets off for one. The throws from the fielder hits the stumps and deflects behind Carey and the batters run an extra.

OUT! OVERTON REMOVES SMITH AND GIVES HIM A SENDOFF AS WELL! Short and wide outside off, Steven Smith cuts it but straight to Henry Thornton at short third. Henry Thornton dives low to high right and holds onto this. This may well be the opening of the road to come back into the contest for Adelaide Strikers as Steven Smith was running away with the contest.

WIDE! Short and wide outside off, Smith leaves it. Wide called and the big fellow is not happy with the wide call.

On a length around off, Steven Smith thumps this on the bounce to mid off.

Too full on off. Moises Henriques bunts this toward deep mid-on and charges for two more.

Flat on off. Moises Henriques tucks this through mid-wicket and they scamper for the double.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Tad short on off. Moises Henriques goes back and pulls it in the gap toward right of deep mid-wicket for a powerful boundary.

Fired in on the leg. Smith skips down and works this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Too full on off. Moises Henriques sweeps this to deep backward square leg and settles for a single.

Flat on the leg. Worked through square leg for one.

Fifty for Steven Smith. Tosses it on off. Smith reaches for it and chips it toward long-on for a single.

Short and outside off. Moises Henriques cuts this to deep cover for one.

Tosses it full, outside off. Pushes through covers for one.

WIDE! Leg break, wide outside off. Steven Smith lets it go. Wide signaled.

Slider on the middle and leg. Moises Henriques pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Wrong'un, on the middle. Steven Smith knocks this to long-on for one.

Floated leg break, outside off. Driven to sweeper cover for one.

Tossed up on off. Moises Henriques drops this to point and crosses for a run.

Wrong'un, around off. Knocked this to extra cover.

Floated full on off. Eased to long-on for one.

WIDE! Dragged short and well outside off. Steven Smith lets it go. Wide signaled.

Tossed up around off. Moises Henriques drives this to deep point for one.

Full delivery at the stumps. Steven Smith turns it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

Drag down delivery just outside off. Steven Smith smacks the ball flat back towards the non-striker. Henriques can't get out of the way and the ball hits his pad and drops onto the turf.

OUT! RUN-OUT! Brilliant work from Brendan Doggett. This was a low full toss on the middle and leg. Jack Edwards eased it toward wide of deep mid-on and wanted to take the single. Steven Smith pushes him for the second run as Brendan Doggett comes in from the ropes and gets a direct hit at the striker's end. Jack Edwards tries hard but fails to get back in time. A bonus wicket for the Strikers. Sydney Sixers are 64/2 at the end of six overs.

On a length, around off. Jack Edwards gets a faint edge that lands on the bounce to Carey. Three dots in a row!

Nips back off a length, on the middle. Jack Edwards prods and defends off the inner half to square leg.

Full and shapes away outside off. Jack Edwards drives and misses.

Good length delivery on off. Steven Smith pushes it past the bowler for a single.

SIX! Jordan Buckingham is greeted with a biggie! Short of a good length, around off. Steven Smith moves to his right and smacks this over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Edgy! Leg break, just outside off. Jack Edwards hangs back and gets the outside edge that goes through the vacant first slip region for a streaky boundary. Can you believe it? Matthew Short just took off the first slip on the previous ball. Luck going the way of Jack Edwards.

Skiddy leg break, outside off. Jack Edwards makes room and chops it into the ground.

Floated on the leg. Smith turns it through mid-wicket for a single.

Too full on off. Jack Edwards bunts this through covers for one.

Slider on the middle and leg. Smith works this through mid-wicket for one.

Wrong'un on the middle and leg. Nudged through wide mid-on for a couple.

Full, on off. Jack Edwards comes forward and chips it over extra cover and wide mid-off for a couple.

Full toss, outside off. Steven Smith hits this on the bounce to deep point for one.

SIX! LAUNCHED! Pitched full, on off, in the slot. Steven Smith heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a 91m hit. Went deep into the stands.

Well bowled! Full-length delivery just outside off. Steven Smith drives and misses.

Yorker on off. Steven Smith jams it through backward square leg for a couple. Henry Thornton has overstepped. No ball signaled. Free hit for Steven Smith.

Nearly hits the stumps. Bkac of a length angled into the middle. Steven Smith heaves and misses. It comes off the body and rolls onto the pitch.

FOUR! CLASSY! Full and outside off. Steven Smith opens the bat's face and carves it over the point region for a majestic boundary.

Full and at the stumps. Eased to long-on for one.

SIX! BOOM! Slower full delivery just outside off. Smith waits back and heaves this over cow-corner for a maximum.

FOUR! No timing but good enough for a boundary! Slower and fuller on off. Steven Smith picks it early and lofts it off the cue end toward long-off. A couple of bounces and trickles into the boundary.

Pitched full on off. Steven Smith forces the lift toward deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Length ball shaping in down leg. Steve Smith comes down the track and tries to slog this straight but misses.

Length ball outside off. Steven Smith rolls across and tries to scoop it behind the stumps but the ball hits the cue-end of his bat and rolls away towards mid-wicket.

Short of a good-length delivery on top of the stumps. Jack Edwards drops this towards the on-side of the pitch.

OUT! CAUGHT! Henry Thornton strikes! Fuller than a length shaping away outside off. Josh Philippe leans forward and drives it aerially toward extra cover. Matthew Short times his jump to perfection and takes a sharp catch. The Sixers suffer an early blow.

Full on off. Josh Philippe strokes this to mid-off.

FOUR MORE! Full on the pad. Josh Philippe flicks this through square leg and races to the ropes in a flash.

FOUR! PUT AWAY! Short of a good length on off. Josh Philippe stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a crunching boundary.

Fuller than a length around off. Josh Philippe bunts it back to the bowler.

Full and a hint of away swing on off. Steven Smith strokes this to mid-off.

SIX! BANG! Short of a length around off. Steven Smith picks the length and smacks the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full delivery angling in at the stumps. Smith turns it through square leg and takes a couple.

Full and swinging away outside off. Steven Smith leans forward and drives this to extra cover.

LEG BYE! Short of a good-length delivery angling in at the hips. Josh Philippe clips it off his pad towards short fine leg and gets called through by Smith for a leg bye.

WIDE! Back of a length nipping away outside off. Josh Philippe cuts and misses. Wide signaled.

Brendan Doggett bows this full, around off. Josh Philippe strokes this to mid-off for none.