Sydney Sixers win the first KFC Big Bash T20 League

The clash of the Titans - Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers, as expectd, was full of action and drama.

Throughout the series, most of the teams decided to bat on winning the toss - same was the case today as Perth Scorchers chose to bat first. Gibbs and Ronchi both lost their wickets to Bret Lee early on but North, Marsh and Collingwood got their team up to a respectable score of 156/5.

For the Sydney Sixers, their openers did exactly what was the doctor ordered - Henriques hit a solid 70 of just 41 balls including 4 sixes while Keefe did great to support him scoring 48 of 46 balls. A quick fire 21 of 11 balls by Smith helped finish the job as the Sixers reached their target in 18.4 overs with a four.

Sydney Sixers win the first edition of the KFC T20 Big Bash League in style by 7 wickets. Great stuff .....

Sydney Sixers beat Perth Scorchers by just 1 run

Sydney Sixers won the toss and had elected to bat. While the Sixers lost Hadding and Lumb early on, the middle order did the trick for them. Maddison, Henriques and Smith scored 49, 31 and 51 respectively. The rest of the team failed to deliver as the Sixers scored 176 all out in 20 overs.

For Perth Scorchers, there was only one problem - North who took 52 balls to score his 59. When chasing a target such as 176, this is not acceptable. Both the Marsh brothers and Collingwood got out early  while Katich and Ronchi did some fast last minute hitting to get the Scorchers closer to the Sixers score. However, needing 12 runs in the last over, the Scorchers failed yet again inspite of wides and no-balls by Lee.

Sydney Sixers won the match by one run.

Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Renegades in a thriller

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat first. Finch and Hodge did a fabulous job as openers and got through an opening partnership of 126 runs which included 4 sixes and 13 fours. Afridi managed to score 18 runs of 10 balls which included 2 huge sixes. The Renegades managed to score 173/4 in thier allotted 20 overs. Krejza did the trick for the Hurricanes as he took 3 wickets while conceding 39 runs in his 4 overs.

For the Hurricanes, Cosgrove lost his wicket early but the rest of the team did well to score at the required rate. Wells was the highest scorer with 72 runs of 61 balls while Birt, Shah and Jaques scored 25, 49 and 12* respectively. While Nannes and Herrick bowled well, neither of the other bowlers managed to control the run-rate. The Hurricanes achieved the target of 174 runs in 19.5 overs in a thriller that went until the last few balls. Shah scored 49 in just 30 balls to take his team home.

Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Renegades by 7 wickets.

Brisbaine Heat beat Melbourne Renegades in a close encounter

Brisbaine Heat, who elected to bat first, did their job well by scoring 168/7, thanks to the efforts of Hayden, Lynn, Van Der Merwe and Vettori who scored 28, 34, 36 and 40 respectively.  Afridi did the trick for the Renegades as he took the wickets of the middle order of Lynn, Christian and Forrest.

The Renegades lost Hodge early but Afridi's quick 26 and Finch's 72 of just 46 balls helped them reach a respectable score. None of the other batsmen delivered and the Renegades managed to score 156/9 in their allotted 20 overs. McDermott and Neser took 3 wickets each  which Christian took 1. The run out of Finch was probably the turning point of the game.

Brisbaine Heat beat Melbourne Renegades by 12 runs.

Perth Scorchers destroy Sydney Thunder in a one sided affair

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. Everyone was expecting Gayle to fire but unlike his previous matches, he just managed to score 20 in 16 balls. The rest of the team however, continued with their past record and fell like a deck of cards. Armstrong remained the top scorer with 25 runs. The whole team was bundled out for 99 in 19.2 overs. Coulter-Nile took 3 wickets including Gayle's crucial wicket, Hogg took 2 wickets and Rimmington took 1.

For Perth Scorchers, Ronchi failed to score while North and Marsh did the job in just 14.1 overs by scoring 38 and 64 respectively. Marsh was in an exceptionally good form and hit 5 sixes.

Perth Scorchers beat Sydney Thunder by 9 wickets in a totally one sided game.