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Lions 137 for 9 (Bodi 61, Symes 23, Starc 3-19, Hazlewood 2-18) v Sydney Sixers
Josh Hazlewood brought Sixers back with timely strikes © Getty Images
Gulam Bodi and Jean Symes continued in the same form that had helped Lions win their previous match, against Chennai Super Kings, but Sydney Sixers wove a comeback around the two to restrict Lions to 137. Lions were 57 for 1 after seven overs with Bodi exploiting both his favourite areas - midwicket and extra cover - but the other Lions batsmen struggled to get a move on. Not only were they guilty of going slow, they also got out after eating up those deliveries.
It was not the two leading Sixers pace bowlers that slowed down Lions, but the medium-pace of Shane Watson and Josh Hazlewood that took the wickets to keep pegging Lions back. Bodi, on the other hand, kept hitting the ball over midwicket and extra cover. Pat Cummins' first over went for 14, and Mitchell Starc went for a huge six in his first.
Hazlewood, though, got Alviro Petersen in his first, and Watson did that to Quinton de Kock in his second. De Kock, who scored a fifty against Mumbai Indians, managed just four off 14. Neil Mckenzie started calmly again, but couldn't kick on, and went back for 17 off 16 when Hazlewood when he opened the face to hazlewood in the 11th over, managing only an edge. Zander de Bruyn made it worse with four off 10, and Lions were now just 91 for 4 in the 14th ove.r
Symes and Bodi pushed Lions back on track a 29-run partnership in 3.4 overs, but Starc came back with both their wickets in the 18th over. Lions were pulled back again, and Sixers were left with a middling total to chase.
Josh Hazlewood brought Sixers back with timely strikes © Getty Images
Gulam Bodi and Jean Symes continued in the same form that had helped Lions win their previous match, against Chennai Super Kings, but Sydney Sixers wove a comeback around the two to restrict Lions to 137. Lions were 57 for 1 after seven overs with Bodi exploiting both his favourite areas - midwicket and extra cover - but the other Lions batsmen struggled to get a move on. Not only were they guilty of going slow, they also got out after eating up those deliveries.
It was not the two leading Sixers pace bowlers that slowed down Lions, but the medium-pace of Shane Watson and Josh Hazlewood that took the wickets to keep pegging Lions back. Bodi, on the other hand, kept hitting the ball over midwicket and extra cover. Pat Cummins' first over went for 14, and Mitchell Starc went for a huge six in his first.
Hazlewood, though, got Alviro Petersen in his first, and Watson did that to Quinton de Kock in his second. De Kock, who scored a fifty against Mumbai Indians, managed just four off 14. Neil Mckenzie started calmly again, but couldn't kick on, and went back for 17 off 16 when Hazlewood when he opened the face to hazlewood in the 11th over, managing only an edge. Zander de Bruyn made it worse with four off 10, and Lions were now just 91 for 4 in the 14th ove.r
Symes and Bodi pushed Lions back on track a 29-run partnership in 3.4 overs, but Starc came back with both their wickets in the 18th over. Lions were pulled back again, and Sixers were left with a middling total to chase.