Match Details
The Scorchers were tottering at 35/3 when captain Ashton Turner walked into bat and he too strived to time the ball on this sluggish surface. Hence, Scorchers only managed to bag 63 runs at the halfway stage. Hayden Kerr soon attained his second breakthrough as he dismissed Turner 23(16) with an off-cutter. However, Eskinazi kept marching on and brought up his maiden Big Bash half-century.
Eskinazi was assisted by Nick Hobson, who flashed his pyrotechnic abilities and secured a quickfire 27(18) before Abbott once again swung the pendulum in favor of the Sixers by dismissing Hobson. Following that, Daniel Christian delivered a remarkable penultimate over. Eventually, the Scorchers required 16 from the last over, which turned out to be a little too much for them. Sean Abbott was once again the pick of the bowlers for the Sixers and completed his stint with the figures of 3/18.
Earlier in the day, after being invited to bat first Sydney Sixers registered 151/5 on the board. Steve Smith, on his return to the Big Bash, spearheaded the batting attack alongside Josh Philippe, and the duo stitched a 52-run opening partnership. The right-hander Smith was the first one to start the assault while Philippe took the back seat.