Highlights Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder T20 Big Bash League 16.01.2026
SIX! On a good line and length from Hadley. J Edwards goes back and pulls for six runs.
Good length, outside off. J Edwards moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
FOUR! Good line and length but angled across the batter. Shaw gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs behind square.
Good length, pitching outside off stump once again. J Edwards moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for 1 run on the off side.
SIX! Good length, pitching outside off. J Edwards moves onto the back foot and pulls for 6 runs.
On a good length, outside off stump again. Shaw gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the off side for a single run.
On a good length, outside off. J Edwards moves onto the front foot and drives for a single run through the off side field.
Good line and length. J Edwards moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 2 runs down the ground.
Full ball, outside off stump again. J Edwards rocks back and eases a drive through the off side for one run.
Good length from O'Connor, pitching outside off stump. J Edwards gets forward but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive. Sydney Thunder appeal for a catch, however J Edwards is given not out. Sydney Thunder call for a review. The decision is upheld by the DRS.
OUT! O'Connor gets the wicket! Back of a length from O'Connor, pitching on a good line. Curran rocks back and edges, and is caught by Maddinson down the ground.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Shaw gets on the back foot and cuts behind point.
SIX! Short of a length, pitching on a good line but angled across. Shaw goes back and pulls behind square for a half dozen runs.
On a good line and length from Green. Curran gets on the back foot and drives
Full ball, outside off stump. Shaw gets forward and punches a drive for 1 run through the off side.
Pitched up, on a good line. Shaw moves onto the front foot and defends
Good length from Green, pitching outside off stump again. Curran gets forward and eases a drive down the ground for one run.
Full, outside off once again. Henriques gets forward and punches a drive on the off side for one run.
OUT! Stumped. Good length from T Sangha, outside off stump again. Smith moves down the pitch but swings and misses while trying to play a drive, Billings whips the bails off, and Smith is out
On a good length, pitching outside off again. Henriques gets forward and punches a drive for a run through the off side.
FOUR! Good length from T Sangha, pitching outside off. Henriques moves onto the back foot and pulls for four runs.
Smith brings up his century! Length ball, outside leg and angling across Smith. He gets on the back foot and drives for a single run.
On a good length, outside off. Smith gets on the back foot and punches a drive
On a good length, pitching outside off. Smith gets on the back foot and drives
OUT! McAndrew breaks through! Short of a length, pitching on a good line once more. Philippe rocks back and outside edges, and is caught by T Sangha back behind square.
Full toss, on a good line. Smith gets forward and drives for a run through the leg side field.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off. Smith moves onto the back foot and inside edges behind point for four runs.
MAXIMUM! On a good line and length from McAndrew. Smith gets on the back foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.
On a good line and length from McAndrew. Philippe moves onto the front foot and plays a flick behind square for one run.
OUT! Bowled. McAndrew pitches one up, pitching outside off stump again. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and edges, the stumps are disturbed, and Babar Azam has to depart
Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Smith gets on the front foot and eases a drive for two runs through the off side field.
Free hit, but Smith doesn't take advantage of it. Pitched up, pitching outside off. Smith gets on the back foot and plays a pull
Wide, which will trigger another free hit. Yorker, pitching well down the leg side. Smith gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying a leg glance
FOUR! On a good line and length once more. Smith gets on the back foot and cuts for four runs back behind point.
Back-to-back maximums! Pitched up, on line. Smith gets forward and drives on the leg side for a half dozen runs.
And again! Full toss, pitching outside leg. Smith pushes forward and skies a flick for six runs back behind square.
SIX MORE! Full ball, pitching outside off. Smith gets on the front foot and plays a drive on the on side for 6 runs.
MAXIMUM! Good line and length. Smith moves onto the back foot and skies a flick for a half dozen runs behind square.
Green pitches one up, on line. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and punches a drive down the ground.
Good length from Green, outside off stump. Babar Azam pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Full ball, on a good line. Babar Azam gets forward and drives
Good length from Green, pitching outside off. Babar Azam gets forward and drives
Length ball, outside off stump once more. Smith moves onto the front foot and flicks for one run.
Good length from Green, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and finesses a leg glance for a single run.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Smith goes back and plays a defensive stroke
Length ball, pitching outside off. Smith pushes forward and drives for a pair of runs.
On a good line and length from T Sangha once again. Babar Azam gets forward and drives for a run.
FOUR MORE! On a good line and length but angled across Babar Azam. He moves onto the back foot and pulls behind square for 4 runs.
Length ball, outside off stump once again. Babar Azam gets forward and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Good length, outside off. Smith goes back and slices a cut behind point for 4 runs.
Wide. Pitching near leg stump.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam rocks back and eases a drive for one run through the off side field.
Full ball, outside off once again. Babar Azam pushes forward and drives on the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off. Smith gets forward and drives for a run through the off side field.
MAXIMUM! 50 for Smith in emphatic style! Full ball, outside off stump. Smith gets on the front foot and drives for 6 runs on the off side.
On a good line and length from Agar but angled across the batter. Babar Azam pushes forward and flicks back behind square for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Smith moves onto the front foot and drives for a couple of runs.
Good line and length. Babar Azam gets forward and eases a drive on the leg side for a single run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam moves down the pitch and eases a drive for a pair of runs.
On a good line and length from T Sangha. Smith pushes forward and drives through the on side field for 1 run.
FOUR! Good length from T Sangha, pitching outside off once again. Smith pushes forward and punches a drive on the leg side for four runs.
T Sangha pitches one up, outside off stump. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and drives for 1 run.
Good line and length but angled across the batter. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and tucks a leg glance for a leg bye back behind square.
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Babar Azam. He moves onto the back foot and punches a drive
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam gets forward and defends
Good line and length once more. Smith pushes forward and drives for a single run down the ground.
Good line and length. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and drives for a single run.
FOUR! On a good length, outside off stump. Babar Azam rocks back and plays a cut for four runs back behind point.
Good length, pitching outside off but angled across. Smith goes back and punches a drive for one run through the off side.
Pitching on a good line and length once again. Babar Azam gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a run.
Full, on line. Smith advances and punches a drive for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Smith moves onto the back foot but misses while trying a cut
Full ball, outside off again. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and drives through the off side for a single run.
Good length from O'Connor, pitching outside off stump. Smith gets on the front foot and drives for a couple of runs.
On a good line and length from O'Connor but angled across Babar Azam. He rocks back and leg glances for 1 run.
Good length from O'Connor, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam goes back, and is hit on the pad while trying a pull
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on leg and angled across. Babar Azam pushes forward and plays a flick for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke through the off side.
Good length, outside off stump. Smith pushes forward and plays a flick for a single run.
Wide. Too wide outside leg. Smith gets forward but swings and misses while trying a leg glance
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 4 runs through the off side.
Full toss, on a good line once again. Smith gets on the front foot and eases a drive down the ground for 1 run.
Wide. Dropped in short by McAndrew, pitching on a good line once again.
Yorker, on a good line. Smith pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
SIX! Pitched up, outside off. Smith rocks back and pulls for six runs.
On a good length, outside off. Babar Azam gets forward but misses while attempting to play a drive
Good length, on leg stump and angled across Smith. He gets on the front foot and drives for three runs.
Good length, pitching outside off. Smith pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke behind point.
On a good length, pitching outside off again. Smith pushes forward and punches a drive for two runs through the off side field.
MAXIMUM! Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Smith moves onto the back foot and lifts a pull for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Smith gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Babar Azam gets forward and punches a drive on the off side for four runs.
On a good line and length. Smith moves onto the back foot and pulls averagely for a single run back behind square.
Good length from Hadley, outside off stump. Babar Azam pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
On a good line and length from Hadley. Smith gets on the front foot and drives for a run down the ground.
Good length from Hadley, pitching outside off stump again. Babar Azam rocks back and cuts through point for a run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam gets on the back foot and edges behind point for two runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Babar Azam pushes forward and drives for a run on the on side.
On a good length, outside off. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and outside edges back behind point.
Good length from Green, pitching outside off stump once more. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and outside edges behind point on the off side.
Good length, outside off. Smith goes back and flicks for one run.
On a good line and length from Green. Babar Azam gets forward and defends for one run.
FOUR! Good length from Green, outside off. Babar Azam moves onto the back foot and drives for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Sams moves onto the back foot and skies a poor pull, and is caught by Babar Azam
MAXIMUM! Pitching on a good line and length. Sams gets on the back foot and drives for six runs.
Curran drops one in short, pitching on a good line. Sams goes back, and is hit on the helmet while trying to play a pull
FOUR! Full, on a good line again. Sams gets forward and drives for four runs on the off side.
OUT! Caught. Good line and length once again. Green rocks back and edges, and is caught by Curran down the ground.
OUT! Curran gets the wicket! Curran pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Maddinson gets forward and lifts a drive, but is caught by Smith on the on side.
SIX! Full, pitching on a good line again. Warner moves onto the back foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.
Pitched up, pitching near leg stump. Warner pushes forward and drives poorly on the on side for a pair of runs.
Wide. Pitching well outside off stump. Warner pushes forward but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
On a good length, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Warner moves onto the front foot and lofts a drive for a couple of runs down the ground.
On a good length, outside leg. Warner moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a flick
On a good length, outside off stump. Maddinson moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for one run.
Hundred up for Warner! Yorker, outside off stump. Warner gets forward and punches a drive for one run.
MAXIMUM! Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside leg stump. Maddinson moves onto the front foot and flicks for a half dozen runs.
On a good length, outside off stump. Maddinson pushes forward but misses while trying to play a drive
Length ball, pitching outside off. Warner pushes forward and drives for 1 run.
Full, on line once again. Warner gets on the front foot and drives for 2 runs through the on side field.
SIX! Good length, outside leg and angling across. Warner moves onto the back foot and skies a pull for a half dozen runs.
Good length, pitching outside leg stump once more. Maddinson gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying to play a drive
Starc pitches one up, outside off. Warner pushes forward and drives for one run.
On a good line and length from Starc. Warner moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull
Full, pitching outside leg stump. Warner gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for two runs.
Wide. Short, pitching far outside off.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Warner pushes forward and drives through the off side field.
Good line and length from Starc. Warner gets forward but misses while attempting to play a drive
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Maddinson gets forward and drives straight down the ground for 4 runs.
CHANCE! Full ball, outside off stump. Maddinson advances down the pitch but swings and misses while trying to play a drive. A huge stumping chance but it's squandered, and Maddinson survives.
Good length from BAD Manenti, pitching outside off stump. Maddinson moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for a run on the off side.
Full toss, on leg stump and angling across. Warner pushes forward and drives sloppily
Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Warner moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying a leg glance
Full ball, outside off stump. Warner moves onto the front foot but watches the ball through to the wicketkeeper
And another! No ball. Full toss, outside off stump. Warner goes back and cuts for four runs behind point.
FOUR! Good length from Abbott, pitching outside leg. Warner gets forward and lofts a sweep back behind square for 4 runs.
SIX! Free hit, and Warner makes the most of it. Good line and length. Warner gets on the front foot and lofts a drive for a half dozen runs.
Abbott pitches one up, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Warner moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying a drive
SIX! Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across Maddinson. He gets on the back foot and pulls back behind square for 6 runs.
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside leg once more. Warner moves onto the back foot and pulls for a run.
CHANCE! Full, pitching outside off. Warner gets forward and punches a drive down the ground for 2 runs. There's an attempt at a run out from Henriques's throw.
Back of a length from J Edwards, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Warner gets on the back foot but misses while trying to play a cut
Pitching on a good line and length but angling across Warner. He moves onto the back foot and pulls for a couple of runs.
Good length from Curran, outside off. Warner pushes forward and punches a drive through the off side field for one run.
Wide. Short, on a good line but angled across. Warner gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
On a good length, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Maddinson moves onto the front foot and flicks for a run behind square.
Length ball, outside leg again. Maddinson gets on the back foot and plays a bad defensive stroke on the on side for 1 run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Warner gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run.
Good length from Curran, pitching outside leg stump. Warner rocks back and plays a pull behind square.
Length ball, outside off. Warner shuffles down the pitch but misses while attempting to play a drive
CHANCE! Good length from BAD Manenti, pitching near leg stump and angling across Maddinson. He rocks back and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run. A run out chance but Sydney Thunder survive the attempt.
OUT! BAD Manenti breaks through! Good line and length. Billings pushes forward and drives, but is caught by Smith down the ground.
Good line and length from BAD Manenti once again. Billings goes back and drives for 1 run.
Full ball, on leg stump. Billings pushes forward and plays a flick back behind square for one run.
Wide. Short ball, pitching on a good line once again. Warner gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a hook
Pitching on a good line and length. Billings rocks back and edges onto the body while trying a pull for a single run back behind point.
Good line and length. Warner gets on the front foot and defends back behind point.
Yorker, outside off stump. Warner gets forward and punches a drive for a pair of runs behind point on the off side. Tidy work in the field by Davies results in a run being saved.
Good length from Starc, pitching outside off stump. Billings creates room and skies a sloppy scoop back behind square for a run.
Wide. Back of a length, pitching well down the leg side. Billings moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a leg glance
Back of a length, outside leg and angling across. Billings pushes forward and inside edges behind square on the leg side.
Good length from Starc, outside leg once more. Billings gets forward and tucks a leg glance back behind square for two runs.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Warner gets on the front foot and drives on the off side for one run.
Length ball, pitching on leg and angling across. Billings pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while trying a drive
On a good line and length from J Edwards once more. Billings gets forward and plays a flick for two runs.
Good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Warner pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Billings gets on the front foot and is hit on the gloves while trying to play a defensive shot behind point for a single run.
OUT! J Edwards gets the wicket! Good length, outside off again. Konstas gets on the front foot and outside edges, and is caught by Philippe
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside off. Konstas gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
On a good length, outside off. Konstas rocks back and punches a drive for 1 run.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Konstas goes back and plays a defensive stroke
On a good length, outside off. Warner gets on the back foot and glances for 1 run back behind point.
Wide. Back of a length from Curran, pitching well down the leg side. Warner goes back but misses while trying to play a pull
Short ball, on line. Warner gets forward and plays a defensive stroke
Good length, pitching outside leg stump. Konstas gets forward and eases a drive on the off side for 1 run.
Length ball, outside off. Konstas moves onto the back foot and drives
Pitching on a good line and length. Konstas moves onto the back foot and leg glances for 1 run.
On a good line and length once more. Konstas moves onto the back foot and eases a drive
FOUR! Good length from Davies, pitching outside off stump. Warner goes back and cuts for 4 runs.
Good length from Davies, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Warner moves onto the back foot and pulls for a couple of runs.
Good length from Davies, pitching outside off. Konstas gets on the back foot and plays a pull for one run down the ground.
On a good length, pitching on leg and angling across. Konstas gets on the front foot and flicks behind square for a run.
Yorker, on a good line. Warner gets forward and flicks for a single run back behind square.
Full, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Konstas gets on the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for one run.
OUT! Starc gets the wicket! Pitching on a good line and length. Gilkes gets forward and drives shakily, and is caught by Henriques on the off side.
Full ball, pitching outside off. Warner pushes forward and eases a drive for a run.
Back of a length, on a good line. Gilkes rocks back and plays a pull for a single run back behind square.
Good line and length from BAD Manenti. Warner rocks back and guides a cut for two runs. Tidy work in the field by Smith saves a boundary.
Good line and length from BAD Manenti. Warner shuffles down the pitch and edges back behind square.
Good length from BAD Manenti, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Gilkes gets on the front foot and defends over the leg side field.
On a good line and length from BAD Manenti once again. Gilkes rocks back, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a drive
On a good line and length once again. Warner moves onto the back foot and plays a drive for 1 run.
On a good line and length from BAD Manenti. Gilkes moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for 1 run.
And another! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Warner pushes forward and drives for four runs on the off side.
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching on a good line once again. Warner gets on the back foot and ramps behind point on the off side for four runs.
Short of a length, pitching on leg and angling across Warner. He rocks back and skies a wild pull for 2 runs.
FOUR MORE! Good length, pitching outside off once again. Warner goes back and outside edges behind point for four runs.
FOUR! Length ball, outside leg. Warner gets on the front foot and sweeps back behind square for four runs.
Yorker, outside off once again. Warner pushes forward and punches a drive
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump. Warner pushes forward, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a leg glance, resulting in a leg bye back behind square.
Good length from Abbott, outside leg. Warner advances and defends
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside leg and angling across. Warner gets forward and lifts a flick for four runs.
Length ball, pitching outside leg and angling across. Warner pushes forward and defends
FOUR MORE! Good length from Abbott, outside leg. Warner gets on the front foot and flicks back behind square for four runs.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Warner moves onto the front foot and finesses a leg glance for four runs back behind square.
And again! Good line and length but angling across Gilkes. He gets on the front foot and flicks for 4 runs.
FOUR! Good line and length from Starc. Gilkes pushes forward and skies a drive for 4 runs over the off side.
Pitching on a good line and length. Warner moves onto the front foot and edges for 1 run back behind point.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length, pitching outside off. Warner rocks back and slices a square cut behind point for a half dozen runs.
Good length from Starc, pitching near leg stump and angled across Warner. He gets forward and defends
Starc pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Warner pushes forward and drives on the off side.
Back of a length, on line. Gilkes pushes forward but plays and misses while attempting to defend
Good length from Abbott, pitching outside leg stump. Gilkes gets forward and defends
Pitching on a good line and length. Warner gets forward and edges for 1 run behind point.
On a good line and length. Gilkes moves onto the front foot and glances behind point on the off side for a run.
Good length, outside off stump. Gilkes pushes forward and defends through the off side field.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Gilkes moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
Wide. Too wide outside off. Gilkes gets forward but misses while attempting to play a drive