SS vs BH

10:43 PM local time (5:13 PM IST): So, Sydney Sixers move to 6 points and go to 4th in the standings with a game in hand, while Brisbane Heat stay on 6 points and slip down to 5th. But this was most definitely a nail-biter! The action now shifts to the Adelaide Oval as Adelaide Strikers host Sydney Thunder tomorrow, with the first ball to be bowled at 7:15 PM local time (1:45 PM IST). This is Datrim, Soorya and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Player of the Match [Joel Davies from Sydney Sixers, 35 off 26, 2-19]: "Yeah, I think I haven't played a game like this before. It was scrappy, but we liked it. (About conditions) We were fortunate to bowl first, so we didn't have the dew to contend with. With the bat, we were in some early trouble but recovered nicely. Fast bowlers set the tone early on, which made my job a lot easier. (About the batting collapse during the run chase) When I was there with Moses, we just had a plan to hang around and take the game deep. And when Hayden came out, it was all about batting sensibly and going at a run-a-ball."

10:31 PM local time (5:01 PM IST): Sydney Sixers win by 3 wickets with 8 balls to spare! 

Joel Davies - 35* (26) and 2/19 (4)
Jack Wildermuth 31 (17) | Matthew Kuhnemann - 2/14 (4)

What a humdinger of an innings! It looked like a straightforward run chase at the halfway stage. Yes, there were indications of a tricky pitch for batting, but even then, chasing down 114 runs was not supposed to be an issue. 

However, credit must be given to Brisbane Heat for making life as tough as possible for the Sydney Sixers batters! After the fall of the first wicket, they made it increasingly tough to score and kept taking wickets. 

Spin made a statement, with Matthew Kuhnemann and Matt Renshaw taking 3 wickets, giving away only 27 runs from 7 overs! Xavier Bartlett, Jack Wildermuth and youngster Ollie Patterson chipped in with 4 wickets among them and some big names in the hosts' batting line-up kept falling to some really good deliveries. 

When all looked done and dusted for the team in magenta, a match-winning 8th wicket partnership between two young guns - Joel Davies and Hayden Kerr - showed the depth and capability of this batting unit! 

Soaking up the pressure, they kept scoring in ones and twos to keep up with the asking rate and then, when the opportunity presented itself, pressed hard to get those boundaries. 

Finally, what came about was an unbeaten 62-run stand, that got the job done with calmness and more than an over to go! 

18.4 Ollie Patterson to Hayden Kerr, SIX! Kerr finishes off in style! Sensational win from the Sixers tonight! Back of a length ball on off. Kerr throws the kitchen sink at this one and hoicks it many a mile over cow corner for half a dozen. Sydney Sixers win by 3 wickets!

18.2 Ollie Patterson to Joel Davies, FOUR! Sixers are getting themselves closer to the finishing line! Overpitched half volley outside off. Davies reaches out for it and guides it away through extra cover for a boundary. 

18.1 Ollie Patterson to Joel Davies, Length ball on middle. Davies works it away to deep midwicket and sprints hard to complete the second run. 

Ollie Patterson [3.0-0-17-2] comes back into the attack.

The Power Surge has been activated! 

Now, we are down to the final two overs of the innings. It's make or break time for both teams! 

17.5 Xavier Bartlett to Hayden Kerr, Good length ball around off. Kerr gets a thick inside edge onto his front pad and rushes through to steal a quick single.