SS vs AS

10:53 PM local time (5:23 PM IST): So that is all that we have from the SCG today. Now, the action shifts to the Ekana in Lucknow where India take on South Africa from 7:00 PM IST. You can catch all the action from that T20I right here. For now, this is the trio of Sourabh, Soorya and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Jamie Overton is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance. Here's what he has to say: I'd like to think so (that it was in control for most times) but most games you want to go over the line. Nice to get over the line. We were happy halfway. It was a bit stoppy at times and a bit of extra bounce. If we can get off to a good start, try and assess the conditions and smack it at the back end (it would go well). Absolutely (love being back at the Strikers). Love playing in Australia. One of my favorite places in the world.

10:43 PM local time (5:13 PM IST): Adelaide Strikers win by 3 wickets with 4 balls to spare!

Liam Scott 51 (32) | Luke Wood - 3/26 (4)
Josh Philippe 46 (28) | Jack Edwards - 2/27 (4)

Was this an easy run chase? Definitely not! Was this a spirited run chase? Yes, that it was! On many an occasion, we've seen Sydney Sixers defend a score like this at the SCG. Tonight, the Adelaide Strikers batting line-up looked thin too. So, to knock the hosts over on their home ground, that too after eight years, is something to cherish of course!

The Sixers did chip away with wickets, as you would expect. The two big guns - Matthew Short and Chris Lynn - both were dismissed rather cheaply, up front. Jason Sangha and Alex Ross tried to get good scores in, but that didn't happen. Harry Nielsen had to hang around and bat till the end, he couldn't. 

So, some brave efforts had to come from elsewhere. And up stepped Liam Scott, Jamie Overton and number 8 Luke Wood! Scott scored a highly impressive half-century, Overton batted through the tough times and took the team within touching distance of the finish line and Wood himself scored an unbeaten 18 off 14 balls to finish things off! 

It was tight, undoubtedly, but the Strikers showed that they mean business. The determination was there and so was the game awareness. The tried and tested formulae of Moises Henriques' Sixers failed tonight, in front of their home fans! 

It's not often that the Sixers lose two games in a row to begin a season, so, they have to do something about it next, on Saturday against their city rivals, Sydney Thunder. 

19.2 Hayden Kerr to Luke Wood, WOOD SEALS THE GAME! The Strikers open their campaign with a win! Full outside the off stump and he swings up and over wide mid-off. Not middled at all but he gets enough on it to clear the inner ring as it rolls into the outfield. Easy brace and that will do quite nicely. Adelaide Strikers win a close one by 3 wickets - their first win over the Sixers at the SCG in eight years!

19.1 Hayden Kerr to Hasan Ali, SWATTED HIGH BUT SAFE! And a run out appeal that has been referred upstairs! Banged into the deck at the stumps as Hasan backs away and swats it wildly. Scuffed off the top-edge as it soars over mid-on who runs after it beyond the ring. The ball drops safely before Hasan dashes across for the third run and puts in a despairing dive as Kerr collects the ball and then reaches backwards to dislodge the bails.

Ahh - Hasan is in by bare margins! Just in the nick of time and it knocks another run off the deficit too. The dive works - NOT OUT!

Hayden Kerr [2.0-0-18-1] comes back into the attack.

So, only 5 runs are required off 6 balls. Should be a stroll? Well, it doesn't always go that way, does it? 

18.6 Mitchell Perry to Hasan Ali, low full toss with a bit of tail around off. Hasan works it down to long on for a single that keeps him on strike

Unnecessary you would say, but, Overton was trying to get the job over and done with. Most teams would have done that, to be honest. But, he perhaps picked the wrong area with mid-off pushed back. 

18.5 Mitchell Perry to Jamie Overton, GONE! OVERTON CANNOT FINISH IT OFF! Very full outside off and he looks to shovel out a swing over mid-off. The man was out in the deep but halfway inside the ropes as Overton arrows it down to Kerr who makes no mistake. A good hand from Overton but will it be enough?

18.3 Mitchell Perry to Jamie Overton, FOUR! BEATS THE DIVE! Full outside off and Overton walks across before picking it up with a swing over mid-wicket. The man out in the deep runs in with a dive before it just falls short and goes through him to the fence. The Strikers are one hit away!

18.1 Mitchell Perry to Luke Wood, very full outside off. Wood looks to drill it through the covers before getting an inside edge past his stumps for one

Mitchell Perry [3.0-0-31-0] comes back into the attack.

This is the over to risk things a little more, from the Strikers point of view. Instead of taking it really deep, try and ease the pressure in this over and reach nearer to the finish line.