Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers – Big Bash League, 2012/13 – Match Update – Strikers demolish Sixers by 9 wickets
An unbeaten half-century from wicketkeeper batsman Tim Ludeman enabled the Adelaide Strikers to claim a comfortable 9-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers, in their Big Bash League match at the Adelaide Oval on December 23. Defending champions the Sixers, meanwhile,
continued their downward spiral and registered their third consecutive defeat in the tournament, slipping down to second last on the points table, while the Strikers are currently at number 2.
The match commenced with the Sixers winning the toss and choosing to bat first – however, the openers got the team off to a shaky start. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harold-William-Stephenson-c61707 O’Keefe (4) were both sent packing early, the former off Brad Young, and the latter run out
by Johan Botha. However, Steven Smith (58) attempted to remedy the damage with a 63-run partnership with wicketkeeper skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 (22).
Haddin was dislodged by Matt Johnston in the 12th over, but Steven Smith was joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SPD-Smith-c2555 was eventually run
out by the Strikers’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SW-Tait-c2616 (3-0-13-2).
By the end of 20 overs, with 6 wickets down and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 (2*) at the crease, the Sixers managed to post a final total of 135.
The target, however, did not pose too steep a challenge for the Strikers, and the Sixers' bowlers remained powerless to intervene, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Feldman-c1854 (1-0-14-0) proving particularly expensive.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Ludeman-c2672 (71*) got the Adelaide Strikers off to a steady start with an opening partnership that yielded a whopping 125 runs.
With the chase more than half-way complete, Klinger was stumped by Haddin off O’Keefe in the 16th over. However, Ludeman remained unfazed and powered on, and his final unbeaten 11-run partnership with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matt-Johnston-c1920 (3*) saw the team home safe,
enabling them to reach 136 with 9 wickets still in hand, and 25 balls remaining.
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