Daniel Hughes and Daniel Christian produced match-winning performances to help the Sydney Sixers prevail over the Sydney Thunder in a rain-curtailed Sydney Derby. The game was reduced to 16 overs per side after rain played spoilsport and the Sixers posted a good total of 168/4 in 16 overs on the board batting first.
Hughes hammered the opponents all around the park and notched up a 26-ball 50 which included five maximums and a four. Later, Christian chipped in with a brisk and unbeaten knock of 41 runs off 17 deliveries.
Chris Green was the pick of the bowlers for his side after he returned with figures of 1/19 in 6 overs while Daniel Sams scalped a couple at the cost of 29 runs in 3 overs.
In reply, the Thunder team lost wickets at regular intervals but Jason Sangha held the fort strong at one end before he departed for a 30-ball 47. The Sydney Thunder team couldn’t really get back into the groove despite a 28 off 11 from Sams. His innings consisted of four sixes during the course.
Sydney Thunder were eventually bundled out for 142 in 15.1 overs to lose the match by 30 runs (D/L Method). Hayden Karr bagged a three-wicket haul for his team while Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott and Lloyd Pope had two wickets each.
Christian later talked about the bowling attack and how the rain helped the wicket to skid.
“I was lukcy it came off tonight, the boys set a really good platform and the rain helped the wicket to skid on particularly towards the end. We bowled really well and everyone chipped in. It was a fantastic team effort. We got good depth and confidence in each other,” he said after the match.