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The Sydney Sixers ended second on the BBL|13 table, with their bowling the most impressive aspect of their season, an elite bowling side, The Sixers made sure they were never out-bowled through the season.
The runners-up where they lost out to a fine performance from the Brisbane Heat with Josh Brown leading the batting charge while Spencer Johnson did what Spencer Johnson does, take an impressive match haul once more.
What went right for the Sydney Sixers?
The Sydney Sixers fed off the pace bowling against each team, with all of their capable batters striking at over 120 against pace, with six batters striking at more than 130, making sure they never slowed down.
James Vince excelled against pace and spin, averaging a humongous 120 against spin, while still being able to strike at 120, while his strike rate rose up to 130.5 against the pacers.
Steve O’Keefe and Todd Murphy were crucial in their spin bowling effort, where they averaged 26.83 but only conceded their runs at 6.2 runs an over, effectively choking whoever they were bowling to.
Their pace department fared well and was a standout, taking 62 out of the 74 wickets they picked, with a bowling average of 21.1 and an economy of 8.19!
Ben Dwarshius and Jackson Bird in particular were spectacular with the ball, averaging under 20 and had economies under 8 to go with.
Dan Hughes was impressive, scoring 221 runs in just 7 games, at an average of 36.83 and a strike rate of 130!
What went wrong for the Sydney Sixers?
Not a lot went wrong for the Sixers, but their batting against spin was suspect, while they averaged 30.06 per wicket lost against spin, they only scored at 6.81 an over.
Against pace, their run rate was quite better, at 8.02, but their batting average was low, at 19.16, highlighting they were there looking to score quickly, not bat time.
Their captain, Moises Henriques has struggled for form recently, while his average has remained consistent around 33 in the last three years, it is his strike rate that is of concern. In BBL|11, he struck at 133.3, in BBL|12 his strike rate went down a bit to 130.74 and concernedly his strike rate has dipped to 117.35 in BBL|13.
Players to watch out for!
Daniel Hughes: Coming off a very strong season for the Sussex Sharks, these are his numbers for them –
- Batting Average: 39.73
- Strike Rate: 167.89
- Dot Percentage: 38.59%
- Boundary Percentage: 28.45%
Jafer Chohan: The ex-SACA, now Yorkshire leg spinner has enjoyed a rapid rise in domestic cricket with Adil Rashid behind his story and his bowling speaks for itself.
- Bowling Average: 23.14
- Economy Rate: 7.74
- Balls per Wicket: 18.18
- Dot Ball Percentage: 32.5%
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