Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers – Big Bash League, 2012/13 – Live Cricket Score and Match Update – Sixers win by 5 wickets
An unbeaten half-ton from Michael Lumb propelled the Sydney Sixers to a 5-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat, in their Big Bash League match, played today on January 7 at the Gabba.
The match kicked off with Heat winning the toss and choosing to bat first, but the Sixers’ http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 (4-0-29-1) all joined forces to ensure that the Heat were kept down to
a low total.
The hosts appeared off to a poor start as they lost opener and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joe-Burns-c67125 (27) stepped in to steady the team’s innings with a second-wicket partnership worth 48
runs.
Hazlewood broke it up in the 10th over with the dismissal of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Lynn-c1246 (3) were unable to display any staying power at
the crease, and were sent packing swiftly, by O’Keefe and Feldman respectively.
Heat remained mediocre with the bat, and while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/NM-Hauritz-c2122 (16*) all managed to reach double digits, they were unable to contribute much, and the hosts eventually posted a final total of 127
for 9 by the end of 20 overs.
Cutting (3-0-9-2) and Christian (3-0-21-2), assisted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alister-McDermott-c43674 (2-0-17-1), attempted a defence of their team total, but their efforts went in vain, and the target posed little to no trouble for the Sixers.
The chase was driven entirely by opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moises-Henriques-c2021 (12) were the only other batsmen who managed
to reach double figures, while the rest – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Austin-Hughes-c52229 (7), and Steve O’Keefe (1*) – failed to contribute much.
However, their small contributions sufficed, and guided by Lumb’s half-century, the Sixers managed to reach 128 in the end, with 5 wickets still in hand, and 6 balls remaining.
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