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Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades 2026 Match 18 Full Commentary
Result · Jan 01 2026, Thu - 10:30 AM (IST)
Match 18, - Marvel Stadium
MELBOURNE RENEGADES164/9
SYDNEY SIXERS168/4
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining
CRR:8.77
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APPEAL! Hayden Kerr to Gurinder Sandhu. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Dwarshuis, by Philippe, appeal made for Run Out. Sydney Sixers have kept the Renegades to a par score after opting to bowl first. The innings had an early wobble with two quick wickets in the powerplay, but Josh Brown counterattacked brilliantly, finding the boundary at will before failing to convert his start. Jake Fraser-McGurk also looked threatening for a while, only to throw his wicket away during the power surge. The Sixers bowlers tightened the screws through the middle overs, but Hassan Khan provided late impetus with a handy knock at the death to lift his side to a competitive total. Can the Renegades finally snap their losing streak against the Sixers? Stay tuned for the chase.
Hayden Kerr to Gurinder Sandhu. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Manenti.
Hayden Kerr to Jason Behrendorff. Full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
Hayden Kerr to Gurinder Sandhu. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Dwarshuis.
Hayden Kerr to Jason Behrendorff. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Dwarshuis.
OUT! Caught. Hayden Kerr to Hassan Khan. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Abbott. The wickets are falling in no time.
Sean Abbott to Gurinder Sandhu. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Henriques.
OUT! Caught. Sean Abbott to Andrew Tye. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Azam. Abbott will be happy now with this wicket.
FREE HIT. Sean Abbott to Andrew Tye. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Silk, fielded by Henriques.
No ball Sean Abbott to Andrew Tye. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, hit pad to short extra cover and it was a no ball.
OUT! Caught. Sean Abbott to Matthew Spoors. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge, caught by Philippe. A gifted wicket for Abbott.
Sean Abbott to Hassan Khan. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump down the track flick, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Dwarshuis.
Sean Abbott to Hassan Khan. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, shy attempt by Azam, fielded by Philippe.
OUT! Bowled. Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge. Dwarshuis has something to say after leaking runs.
Ben Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
SIX! Ben Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
SIX! Ben Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Ben Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Kerr.
Ben Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Edwards.
Joel Davies to Hassan Khan. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Azam.
Joel Davies to Hassan Khan. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Silk.
Joel Davies to Hassan Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs, mis-fielded by Davies.
FOUR! Joel Davies to Hassan Khan. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Joel Davies to Hassan Khan. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Joel Davies to Hassan Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot flick, inside edge to point for no runs, fielded by Kerr.
FOUR! Jack Edwards to Will Sutherland. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Jack Edwards to Hassan Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Silk.
Jack Edwards to Will Sutherland. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
Jack Edwards to Hassan Khan. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot Slog, bottom edge in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Azam.
Jack Edwards to Hassan Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, shy attempt by Hughes.
FOUR! Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. It's a comfortable win for the Sydney Sixers as they pick up two valuable points and get their campaign off to a strong start in the new year. The Melbourne Renegades will have to wait longer to end their drought against the Sixers. Daniel Hughes provided a positive start to the chase, while Babar Azam anchored the innings at the other end. The Sixers batters stuck to their plans and executed them perfectly. At one stage, the contest was evenly poised, but Joel Davies turned the game decisively in Sydney's favour with a sensational display of hitting. Sean Abbott is the Player of the Match for his bowling performance.
Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Tye.
Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Sutherland.
Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Sutherland.
Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Fraser-McGurk.
Gurinder Sandhu to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Spoors, fielded by Sutherland.
Gurinder Sandhu to Joel Davies. Length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Spoors.
Andrew Tye to Joel Davies. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Fraser-McGurk.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Behrendorff.
Andrew Tye to Joel Davies. Slower ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Peake.
Andrew Tye to Joel Davies. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Brown.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Fraser-McGurk.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Hassan Khan to Joel Davies. Stock ball yorker, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Hassan Khan to Joel Davies. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Sutherland.
FOUR! Hassan Khan to Joel Davies. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
SIX! Hassan Khan to Joel Davies. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs.
Hassan Khan to Joel Davies. Stock length ball, off stump moves in front slog sweeping, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Hassan Khan to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Peake.
FOUR! Hassan Khan to Joel Davies. Stock ball half volley, wide down leg side moves in front sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Rizwan, fielded by Behrendorff.
Jason Behrendorff to Joel Davies. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, inside edge to short leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Behrendorff, fielded by Rizwan.
Jason Behrendorff to Babar Azam. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Fraser-McGurk.
Jason Behrendorff to Joel Davies. Full toss, to leg down the track working, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Spoors.
FOUR! Jason Behrendorff to Joel Davies. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
SIX! Jason Behrendorff to Joel Davies. Length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
FOUR! Jason Behrendorff to Joel Davies. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Fraser-McGurk.
Matthew Spoors to Joel Davies. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot working, in the air under control to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fraser-McGurk.
OUT! Caught. Matthew Spoors to Ben Dwarshuis. Googly length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Khan. The equation tightens after that wicket.
Matthew Spoors to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, off stump moves in front working, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run.
Matthew Spoors to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Seifert.