MR vs SS

That brings an end to our coverage of this New Year clash from the Big Bash League. It was a game filled with momentum shifts, standout individual performances, and a clinical finish from the visitors.
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Sean Abbott (Player of the Match, 3/16 off 4 overs): "I felt that it was a bowler-friendly wicket up front in the 1st innings. The Renegades boys played well to score runs in the first few overs. But then, our batters knocked it off with some ease. It wasn't an easy chase, but they made it look rather straightforward in the end. I'm getting my way back to full fitness, hope to be cent percent fit real soon with the training and recovery." 

Sydney Sixers chase down the target in 19.1 overs, finishing on 168/4 at a healthy 8.77 RPO, sealing a composed and clinical run chase.
Batting Highlights:
Babar Azam 58 (46)* | Joel Davies 34 (15)* | Daniel Hughes 30 (23)
Bowling Figures (Renegades):
Gurinder Sandhu 2/23 (4) | Will Sutherland 1/27 (4) | Matthew Spoors 1/14 (2)
The Sixers built their chase around a calm and assured innings from Babar Azam, who anchored the innings beautifully, finding gaps rather than taking unnecessary risks. His unbeaten 58 ensured the asking rate never spiraled out of control.
At the top, Daniel Hughes provided a steady start, while Moises Henriques chipped in with a brisk cameo to keep the scoreboard moving through the middle overs. With the finish line in sight, Joel Davies turned on the afterburners, striking at over 220, closing the chase in emphatic fashion.
From the bowling side, Gurinder Sandhu was the standout for the Renegades, picking up two wickets and keeping things tight early on. However, the lack of sustained pressure in the death overs allowed the Sixers to cruise home with five balls to spare.

19.1 Andrew Tye to Babar Azam, SYDNEY SIXERS WIN COMFORTABLY IN THE END! FOUR RUNS TO END THE MATCH. Good length and just outside off. A smack on the up off the front foot and over it went, past the left of mid-off. 

The Sixers are 1 run away from victory at this point . Babar Azam has stood like a wall and made sure that the fall of wickets at the other end does not impact his game. He has completed his 50 and lead his team to a win

18.5 Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam, full toss on middle-stump from wide of the crease. Clipped away to wide mid-on on this occasion. No run again. 

18.3 Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam, pitched up and slow around off-stump. Lofted off the front foot over mid-off off the front foot for another couple. 

18.1 Gurinder Sandhu to Joel Davies, over the wicket, pitched up around off-stump. Davies drives it firmly down to long-off for a single only. 

17.6 Andrew Tye to Joel Davies, full and slow outside off. Davies drives it firmly to wide long-off off the front foot for a run to keep strike. 

17.3 Andrew Tye to Joel Davies, dug in short on leg-and-middle. Davies goes across again and hooks it off the back foot. But he didn't get hold of it. Two runs taken to fine-leg.