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  • 2011/12 KFC Big Bash League

    Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers - Final

    January 28, 2012, 8:00PM AET WACA Ground, Perth

    Match Status: Completed
    Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets

  • Sydney Sixers 3/158 (18.5)
  • Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20.0)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Graph
  • Current Run Rate: 8.39
BatsmenRB4s6sS/R
SPD Smith*211140190.91
BJ Rohrer3200150.00
This Partnership:24 Runs From 13 Balls (R/R: 11.08)

BowlersOMRWEcon
BM Edmondson*3.503027.83
NJ Rimmington3.0036012.00

Last Wicket:O'Keefe, 48 (c:Rimmington b:Edmondson, Over: 16.4)
Last 5 overs:1 . 1 . . 6 | 1 . 1wd 1 1 . . | 1wd . W . W . 1 | 4 4 2 . 4 1 | 1 2 1 . 4
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19th Over
MATCH RESULT: Sydney Sixers 3/158 (Henriques 70, O'Keefe 48, Smith 21*, Edmondson 2/30, Hogg 1/29) df. Perth Scorchers 5/156 (Marsh 77*, Collingwood 32, North 22, Lee 2/21, Starc 2/40) by 7 wickets. MOM: Moises Henriques (SYS). POS: David Hussey (MLS).
And that concludes our coverage of the 'Big Final' and the 2011/12 KFC Big Bash League. Stay tuned for more Domestic and International Cricket as the Summer of Cricket continues. Cheers from the WACA!
Congratulations to the Sydney Sixers, the inaugural winners of the KFC Big Bash League!
David Hussey has been named Player of the Series for his 243 runs and 8 wickets. But the Big Bash Trophy is in the arms of Steven Smith and the Sydney Sixers who pose for the cameras, no doubt jubilant!
Nathan Coulter-Nile was economical and Brad Hogg did his thing once again but it was never enough after Man of the Match Moises Henriques and Stephen O'Keefe's century opening stand.
Their captain Steven Smith guided them home with a cameo and they reached the target with 7 balls to spare and 7 wickets to spare.
And with wickets in hand, they could afford a slight wobble with the win in sight after Edmondson picked up two wickets in the 17th over to put a scare through the Sixers' camp.
He swung freely, and with his partner Stephen O'Keefe rotating the strike, they set it all up with an opening stand of 110 in 50 minutes off 73 deliveries.
Chasing 157 runs to win, they started out slowly but kept their wickets intact and Henriques accelerated the run chase to set up the win.
The Sydney Sixers have flown over to Perth, and batting second, have won the inaugural KFC Big Bash League here at the WACA.
Over 18.5: Edmondson to Smith, FOUR, that's it! full ball on off stump, mid on and mid off are up and he drives it back past the bowler to the straight boundary, Sixers win by 7 wickets!
Over 18.4: Edmondson to Smith, no run, good yorker, full and straight, digs it out back to the bowler - 3 needed from 8
Over 18.3: Edmondson to Rohrer, one run, MISSED RUN OUT, full and wide, cuts it to Gibbs at backward point, superb dive to his right, recovers, throws at the non-striker's end but it was wide and the run out goes begging! - 3 needed from 9
Over 18.2: Edmondson to Rohrer, two runs, full toss on off, stands there and punches it out to deep cover, good placement allows the second, just 4 needed now from 10 deliveries
Over 18.1: Edmondson to Smith, one run, short ball outside off, pushes it gently towards point for an easy single - 6 required from 11 deliveries
 18th Over
Ben Edmondson to bowl the penultimate over of the final from the Members End.
Over 17.6: Rimmington to Smith, one run, full and wide and he square drives it out to deep cover, just the single this time but that'll do, 150 up (80m 108b) - 3/150 (Smith 16*, Rohrer 0*) require 7 runs to win from 12 deliveries
Over 17.5: Rimmington to Smith, FOUR, low full toss wide of off, gets a thick inside edge, past the keepr for a huge boundary! - 8 needed from 13 deliveries
Over 17.4: Rimmington to Smith, no run, short of a length ball just outside off, plays it late, to the right of the keeeper who gathers, they decline the single
Over 17.3: Rimmington to Smith, two runs, pitched up outside off and he just eases that one through the cover gap, out to the sweeper, they take him on and beat the throw!
Over 17.2: Rimmington to Smith, FOUR, and again, a huge boundary, short and down leg side, fine leg was up and it beats him and finds the rope once more - 14 needed from 16 now!
Over 17.1: Rimmington to Smith, FOUR, slower ball outside off and the captain comes to the party, opens the face and guides it past short third man for a boundary!
 17th Over
Nathan Rimmington entrusted with the ball, He replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile at the Prindiville Stand End.
Over 16.6: Edmondson to Smith, one run, full ball and he chips it off his toes, just bounces in front of Marsh at deep mid wicket, suddenly the Sixers are panicking! - 3/135 (Smith 1*, Rohrer 0*) require 22 runs to win from 18 deliveries
Over 16.5: Edmondson to Smith, no run, MISSED RUN OUT, full toss on the stumps, hit to North at mid wicket, Rohrer was backing up, North with the flick at the stumps just misses, Rohrer was gone!
O'Keefe c Rimmington b Edmondson 48 (72m 46b 3x4 2x6). Partnership of 0 (1m 2b). FOW 3/134 with Ben Rohrer in.
Over 16.4: Edmondson to O'Keefe, no run, OUT, another! full and on leg, he's shuffled well across, tries the ramp shot, one time too many, skies to Rimmington running back at short fine leg, comfortable catch!
Over 16.3: Edmondson to O'Keefe, no run, full and wide of off and he swings and misses at that one, a dot!
Maddinson c North b Edmondson 10 (17m 13b 1x4 0x6). Partnership of 24 (17m 25b). FOW 2/134 with Steven Smith in.
Over 16.2: Edmondson to Maddinson, no run, OUT, pitched up on leg, he creates room and swings across his body but it's high on the bat, into orbit and North takes a wonderful catch, that was up there for an eternity!
Over 16.1: Edmondson to Maddinson, no run, backs away now so he fires it in towards the body, cramped for room, can only defend back to the bowler
Over 16.1: Edmondson to Maddinson, wide, that's a terrible ball, comes out all wrong, way down leg side, that was two wides!

Perth Scorchers: Herschelle Gibbs, Marcus North (c), Paul Collingwood, Mitchell Marsh, Simon Katich, Luke Ronchi (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Nathan Rimmington, Brad Hogg, Michael Beer, Ben Edmondson, Tom Beaton (12th)

Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques, Steve O'Keefe, Nic Maddinson, Steven Smith (c), Ben Rohrer, Dominic Thornely, Peter Nevill (wk), Ian Moran, Brett Lee, Mitchell Starc, Stuart MacGill, Michael Lumb (12th)

Umpires: Reiffel, PR (AUS), Ward, JD (AUS)
Third Umpire: Martell, MD (AUS)
Match Refree: Evans, RJ (AUS)