Highlights Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars T20 Big Bash League 26.12.2025
Good line and length from Abbott again. Harper moves onto the front foot and lifts a drive for 1 run.
On a good line and length from Abbott. Harper goes back and plays a defensive stroke through the leg side field.
Good length from Abbott, pitching outside off stump. Harper gets forward and eases a drive
Wide. On leg stump and angling loosely across Harper. He moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting to play a flick
On a good length, outside off once again. Harper moves onto the back foot and drives for 1 run back behind point.
Good length, outside off stump once more. Curran moves onto the back foot and skies a cut for a run behind point.
Good length from Davies, outside off once more. Curran steps away but misses while trying a drive
Good length, outside off stump. Harper rocks back and plays a pull for 1 run.
On a good line and length. Curran goes back and plays a defensive stroke for one run back behind square.
OUT! Davies gets the wicket! Good length from Davies, pitching outside off stump once more. Merlo goes back and lifts a pull, but is caught by Abbott down the ground.
FOUR! Good length from Dwarshuis, pitching outside off stump. Harper steps away and cuts behind point for 4 runs.
Back of a length from Dwarshuis, pitching on leg and angling across. Merlo goes back and edges into their pads while attempting to play a pull back behind square for a run.
Short of a length, on line once again. Harper moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke through the leg side field for 1 run.
On a good line and length. Harper moves onto the back foot and drives through the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Merlo pushes forward and plays a flick for one run.
Good length from Dwarshuis, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Harper pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
FOUR! Harper brings up his hundred with a boundary! Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Harper gets on the back foot and outside edges behind point for four runs.
MAXIMUM! Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Harper pushes forward and lofts a drive for six runs on the leg side.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump again. Harper gets on the front foot and drives on the off side for 4 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Harper goes back but misses while attempting to play a drive
MAXIMUM! Full ball, outside off once again. Harper pushes forward and sweeps behind square for six runs.
Back of a length from Abbott, outside off once again. Harper gets forward and punches a drive behind point for one run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Merlo moves onto the back foot and pulls for a run.
On a good length, outside off again. Merlo gets on the back foot and drives
Back of a length, pitching outside off once more. Harper goes back and defends for one run through the leg side field.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Harper gets on the back foot and slices a late cut for four runs back behind point.
CHANCE! On a good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Merlo goes back and punches a drive for 1 run. There's an attempt at a run out from Hughes's throw.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Harper pushes forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Back of a length, outside off stump. Merlo goes back and defends through the leg side field. Sloppy fielding by Richardson and Hughes allows the batters to scamper through for a single overthrow.
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside off stump once again. Merlo gets forward but misses while trying to play a drive
Good length from J Edwards, outside off once again. Merlo gets on the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
Yorker, outside off once again. Harper moves onto the front foot and skies a drive for a single run back behind point.
Length ball, outside off again. Merlo gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the off side for one run.
FOUR! Full, outside off. Harper pushes forward and skies a drive for four runs over the off side.
Good line and length. Harper gets forward and drives for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Harper moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 4 runs through the off side field.
Yorker, pitching on leg and angled across Harper. He moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Short of a length, outside off stump. Harper rocks back and cuts for 4 runs behind point.
SIX! Length ball, outside off stump. Harper moves onto the back foot and drives for 6 runs.
Pitching on a good line and length once again. Harper rocks back and pulls for a run.
On a good line and length from Davies. Harper moves onto the back foot but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke
Good length, outside off stump once again. Harper gets forward but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive shot
On a good length, pitching outside off. Harper goes back and pulls for a couple of runs.
Back of a length, on line. Harper goes back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a flick
Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Harper gets forward and defends
Dwarshuis now coming around the wicket. Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Merlo rocks back and eases a drive
Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Merlo gets on the back foot and plays a pull
Short of a length, on leg stump and angling across Merlo. He gets on the front foot and eases a drive for two runs.
Short of a length, pitching near leg stump and angled across Merlo. He moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
50 for Harper! Short of a length, on leg stump and angled across. Harper moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for 1 run behind square.
FOUR! Pitching on a good line and length once again. Harper gets on the back foot and edges behind point for four runs.
Back of a length from Davies, pitching on a good line. Harper moves onto the back foot and plays a flick for a single run.
Good length, outside off stump again. Merlo gets on the front foot and punches a drive for a single run on the off side.
On a good length, outside off stump. Merlo gets on the front foot and punches a drive
Pitching on a good line and length. Harper gets on the back foot and plays a flick for a run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Merlo gets on the front foot and eases a drive for a single run back behind point.
Short of a length, outside off stump. Harper rocks back and drives back behind point for 1 run.
Good line and length. Harper moves onto the back foot and drives through the on side field for a run.
Good line and length once more. Harper moves down the pitch and drives for a couple of runs.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line once more. Harper rocks back and plays a defensive stroke through the on side field.
Back of a length from BAD Manenti, on a good line once more. Merlo moves onto the back foot and pulls behind square for 1 run.
Good line and length from BAD Manenti. Harper steps away and guides a cut behind point for a run.
Short of a length, on a good line once again. Merlo rocks back and plays a flick behind square for 1 run.
Good line and length from Davies. Harper pushes forward and defends
On a good length, outside off once more. Merlo rocks back and eases a drive for a single run.
Good length, pitching outside off. Harper moves onto the back foot and drives for one run through the off side.
Davies now coming around the wicket to Merlo. On a good length, outside off. Merlo gets on the front foot and drives back behind point for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. Pitching on a good line and length. Kellaway gets on the back foot and outside edges, and is caught by Babar Azam behind square.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Harper gets on the front foot and drives through point for one run.
Length ball, outside off stump. Kellaway gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive
Good length from Dwarshuis, pitching outside off. Kellaway gets on the back foot but misses while attempting a cut
Good length, outside off stump. Kellaway gets forward and drives through point.
Good length, outside off. Kellaway pushes forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Back of a length from Dwarshuis, on leg stump and angling across. Harper moves onto the back foot and late cuts back behind point for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Kellaway gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run through the off side.
Wide. Back of a length, pitching far outside leg. Kellaway gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a flick
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump. Harper gets forward and plays a drive behind point for four runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Harper rocks back but swings and misses while attempting a late cut
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off again. Harper gets forward and lifts a drive behind point on the off side for 4 runs.
And again! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Harper gets on the back foot and pulls for six runs.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Richardson, pitching outside off stump. Harper goes back and pulls back behind square for a half dozen runs.
Wide. Back of a length from Richardson, pitching far outside leg. Harper goes back but misses while trying a flick
Good length from Richardson, pitching outside off stump. Harper pushes forward but makes no contact while trying a drive
Back of a length from J Edwards, on line once again. Harper rocks back and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run down the ground.
On a good line and length from J Edwards. Harper gets on the front foot and edges onto the pads while trying to play a defensive shot
Back of a length from J Edwards, pitching on a good line. Kellaway goes back and punches a drive for a run back behind point.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Kellaway gets forward and lifts a drive for 4 runs through point.
Back of a length, on a good line. Kellaway gets on the back foot and plays a flick behind square for 2 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside leg and angling across Kellaway. He steps back but makes no contact while attempting a drive
SIX! Short of a length, pitching outside off once again. Harper gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for a half dozen runs behind square.
Good length from Abbott, outside off once again. Harper gets forward and eases a drive on the off side.
Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Harper moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting a drive
And again! Back of a length from Abbott, pitching outside off once more. Harper gets on the back foot and skies a pull for 4 runs.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Harper gets on the front foot and edges for 4 runs behind point on the off side.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Harper goes back and plays a pull down the ground.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across Kellaway. He moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke through the leg side field.
Back of a length from J Edwards, on line again. Kellaway rocks back and plays a defensive stroke through the on side field.
Back of a length, on line. Kellaway goes back and drives behind point.
Good line and length from J Edwards. Harper moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to defend, resulting in 1 leg bye.
Good length, outside off stump. Kellaway advances and lofts a drive back behind point for a single run.
Good line and length from J Edwards. Kellaway rocks back but misses while trying to defend
Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across Kellaway. He rocks back and inside edges into their pads while attempting to play a unknown for one run.
FOUR! On a good line and length again. Kellaway advances and punches a drive for 4 runs behind point.
Back of a length, on line once again. Kellaway rocks back, and is hit on the pads while trying to defend. Sydney Sixers appeal, but Kellaway is given not out.
Good line and length from Abbott. Kellaway gets on the back foot and defends down the ground.
OUT! Abbott breaks through! Back of a length from Abbott, pitching outside off stump. Clarke moves onto the front foot but misses while trying to defend, and the ball careens into the stumps
Wide. Short of a length, on line. Clarke rocks back but makes no contact while attempting a flick. Sydney Sixers appeal, however Clarke is given not out.
On a good length, outside off stump. Clarke moves onto the front foot and drives
OUT! Run out. Yorker, pitching outside off once again. BAD Manenti moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying a drive. He is then run out, as a result of some good fielding by Harper and Stoinis.
CHANCE! Back of a length from Stoinis, pitching outside off stump again. Richardson rocks back but makes no contact while attempting a cut, and the ball trickles away from the keeper for 1 bye. A real run out chance but undefined survive the attempt from Harper's throw.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. BAD Manenti gets on the front foot and drives for one run down the ground.
Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Richardson goes back and plays a pull for a single run.
FOUR! On a good length, outside off stump once again. Richardson pushes forward and drives over the off side field for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Full toss, pitching outside off stump. Abbott goes back and edges, and is caught by Harper back behind square.
Short of a length, outside off. BAD Manenti rocks back and plays a pull for a pair of runs.
Yorker, pitching on leg and angling across. BAD Manenti creates room and defends
Back of a length from Siddle, outside off stump. Abbott creates room and inside edges for a single run.
Short of a length, on line. Abbott moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to defend
DROPPED! On a good length, outside off. Abbott rocks back and lofts a cut back behind point for a pair of runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Merlo. Not an easy chance for Merlo.
OUT! Siddle breaks through! Good line and length from Siddle. Davies moves onto the front foot and plays a drive, but is caught by Maxwell down the ground.
On a good line and length from Haris Rauf. Davies moves onto the front foot and eases a drive through the leg side field for 1 run.
Good length, outside off stump. BAD Manenti gets forward and punches a drive through the off side field for a single run.
OUT! Caught. Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Dwarshuis steps back and lofts a poor drive, and is caught by Stoinis down the ground.
On a good line and length from Haris Rauf. Davies gets on the back foot and eases a drive through point on the off side for a run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Dwarshuis creates room and punches a drive behind point for a single run.
FOUR! Back of a length from Haris Rauf, on line. Dwarshuis creates room and skies a drive back behind point for 4 runs.
SIX! Pitching on a good line and length once again. Davies gets on the front foot and drives for a half dozen runs on the leg side.
Good line and length once more. Davies moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive
Good line and length from Curran once again. Davies gets on the front foot but misses while trying to play a drive
OUT! Caught. On a good line and length. J Edwards moves onto the front foot and edges, and is caught by Siddle behind point.
Good length from Curran, outside off stump again. J Edwards gets on the back foot and outside edges behind point on the off side for 2 runs.
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off once again. J Edwards gets on the back foot and edges back behind point for 4 runs.
OUT! Siddle gets the wicket! Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Silk rocks back and lofts a drive, but is caught by Curran on the off side.
FOUR! Back of a length from Siddle, pitching outside off stump. Silk creates space and edges behind point on the off side for four runs.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line. J Edwards gets on the back foot and plays a pull behind square for a single run.
Back of a length from Siddle, outside off. J Edwards moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying a pull
FOUR! On a good length, outside leg and angling across. J Edwards rocks back and plays a flick behind square for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Back of a length from Siddle, outside off. Henriques gets on the front foot and drives, but is caught by Swepson on the leg side.
On a good length, outside off once again. Silk gets forward and defends
On a good length, outside off. Henriques gets on the back foot and late cuts back behind point for one run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Henriques moves onto the front foot and drives through the off side field.
Wide. Pitching on a good line. Henriques moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting to play a flick
Back of a length, outside off stump again. Silk rocks back and pulls for a run.
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump. Silk advances and flicks for 4 runs.
Back of a length from Haris Rauf, pitching on leg and angled across. Henriques rocks back and plays a flick for 1 run back behind square.
On a good length, outside off stump once again. Henriques rocks back and drives through the off side field for one run.
On a good length, outside off stump once again. Silk moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for a run.
Good length from Swepson, outside off again. Henriques steps back and drives for 1 run through the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off. Silk gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Silk moves onto the back foot and eases a drive
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Silk. He goes back but makes no contact while trying to defend
Good line and length. Silk gets on the back foot and plays a flick for one run behind square.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Silk gets on the back foot and defends
Back of a length, outside off stump. Silk goes back, and is struck on the body while attempting to play a defensive shot
Good line and length from Curran. Silk moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a defensive stroke
OUT! Curran gets the wicket! Back of a length from Curran, pitching outside off. Hughes rocks back and pulls, but is caught by Kellaway behind square.
On a good line and length from Curran. Henriques gets forward and flicks for a run behind square.
Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Henriques moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a single run.
Good length from Swepson, outside off again. Henriques gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a pull
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Henriques moves onto the front foot and punches a drive through point on the off side for two runs. The ball is misfielded by Merlo costing Melbourne Stars 2 runs.
Good line and length from Swepson. Hughes goes back and inside edges onto the pads while attempting to defend for a run.
FOUR! Good line and length again. Hughes advances and plays a drive straight down the ground for 4 runs.
On a good line and length from Swepson. Henriques goes back and plays a flick for a single run.
Good line and length. Hughes gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the off side.
Good line and length from Siddle. Henriques moves onto the back foot and flicks for one run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Henriques goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke behind square.
Back of a length, on line. Hughes goes back and plays a defensive stroke back behind point for a run.
Good length from Siddle, outside off stump. Henriques gets forward and inside edges onto the pads while trying a drive for a run.
On a good line and length again. Hughes gets on the back foot and flicks back behind square for a run.
Good line and length from Stoinis. Hughes moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
CHANCE! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Henriques moves onto the back foot and defends for a run through the off side field. A run out chance but Sydney Sixers survive the attempt from Merlo's throw.
Good line and length. Hughes rocks back and plays a defensive stroke for a single run through the leg side field.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Stoinis, on line. Hughes moves onto the back foot and lifts a pull for six runs back behind square.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Henriques moves onto the back foot and pulls behind square for a run.
Good line and length from Stoinis once again. Hughes moves onto the front foot and drives for a single run through point on the off side.
Good line and length. Henriques gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Henriques gets forward and outside edges back behind point for 4 runs.
On a good line and length once again. Hughes moves onto the front foot and plays a flick back behind square for a run.
FOUR! Good length from Haris Rauf, pitching near leg stump and angling across Hughes. He gets on the front foot and plays a flick for 4 runs behind square.
On a good length, outside off. Henriques gets on the back foot and defends behind point for a run.
Good line and length from Haris Rauf. Hughes goes back and punches a drive through point on the off side for 1 run.
OUT! Stoinis gets the wicket! Good length, pitching outside off. Philippe moves onto the front foot and lofts a wild drive, and is caught by Maxwell on the on side.
Good line and length again. Hughes goes back and plays a flick for 1 run.
On a good line and length again. Hughes rocks back but swings and misses while attempting to play a flick
Pitching on a good line and length. Hughes advances but makes no contact while trying to play a drive
On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Philippe. He moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Hughes pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for a run on the off side.
Length ball, outside off stump. Hughes moves onto the back foot and drives for a run on the off side.
Back-to-back boundaries! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Hughes steps away and lifts a drive over the off side for four runs.
FOUR! Good line and length from Maxwell. Hughes pushes forward and lifts a sweep behind square for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Philippe. He steps back and eases a drive for 1 run on the off side.
Good line and length from Maxwell. Philippe gets on the front foot and plays a sweep for a couple of runs. Tidy work in the field by Cartwright results in a boundary being saved.
Good line and length. Hughes moves down the pitch and eases a drive for a run.
Good line and length once again. Hughes gets on the front foot and plays a drive back behind point for one run.
Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Hughes gets forward and is struck on the gloves while attempting to defend
Good length, outside off stump. Philippe moves onto the front foot and lifts a sloppy drive for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length again. Philippe gets on the front foot and plays a sweep
Wide. On line but angling loosely across Philippe. He goes back but misses while attempting a flick
Good line and length from Stoinis again. Hughes rocks back and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
Wide. Pitching on leg once more. Hughes gets forward but makes no contact while trying a flick
Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Hughes rocks back and defends
Good line and length from Haris Rauf. Hughes gets on the back foot and drives for one run behind point.
Short of a length, on a good line. Philippe moves onto the back foot and defends down the ground for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Philippe gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a drive
FOUR! Short of a length, outside off. Philippe goes back and skies a pull for 4 runs.
Short of a length, outside leg. Hughes rocks back, and is hit on the pads while trying a flick, resulting in a single leg bye back behind square.
FOUR! Back of a length, outside leg and angling across. Hughes gets on the back foot and pulls for four runs behind square.
Length ball, outside off. Philippe moves onto the back foot and edges into their pads while attempting to play a defensive shot
Good line and length. Hughes gets forward and drives on the off side for a run.
FOUR! Good line and length from Curran. Hughes pushes forward and drives through the off side for four runs.
Good line and length from Curran. Hughes gets forward and inside edges for 2 runs on the on side.
Wide. Too wide outside off. Hughes advances down the pitch but misses while attempting to play a drive
Good line and length from Curran. Hughes moves onto the front foot and drives
FOUR! Good line and length. Hughes advances down the pitch and lifts a drive behind point for four runs.
Length ball, outside off. Philippe goes back and drives
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Hughes rocks back and defends for a run behind square on the on side.
Good line and length from Siddle once more. Hughes moves onto the back foot but plays and misses while trying to defend
FOUR! Pitched up, on line once again. Hughes gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the off side field for four runs.
Pitched up, on a good line. Hughes gets on the front foot and eases a drive
Back of a length from Siddle, on line. Hughes goes back, and is struck on the body while attempting a pull
Good length from Curran, outside off stump. Philippe gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying to defend
OUT! Caught. On a good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Babar Azam gets forward and outside edges, and is caught by Maxwell
Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and drives
Back of a length, outside off stump again. Babar Azam rocks back but plays and misses while trying to defend
Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Babar Azam gets forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Good length from Curran, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting a drive
Maxwell now coming around the wicket to Hughes. Good line and length from Maxwell once again. Hughes gets on the front foot and defends
Maxwell comes over the wicket to Babar Azam. Pitched up, on line. Babar Azam moves down the pitch and flicks for 1 run.
Good length from Maxwell, pitching outside off. Hughes goes back and drives through the on side field for a run.
Pitched up, outside off. Hughes gets forward and skies a drive for a pair of runs back behind point.
Maxwell now coming around the wicket. Pitched up, on leg stump again. Hughes gets on the front foot and defends behind square on the on side.
Maxwell pitches one up, on leg stump and angled across Babar Azam. He gets on the front foot and plays a flick for a single run.