98 Vince not out helps Sydney Sixers reach Big Bash final

An unbeaten 98 batter off James Vince’s 53 balls from ENGLAND helped the Sydney Sixers defeat Perth Scorchers to reach the Big Bash League final.

The opener struck 14 four and one six as the Sixers chased 168 with nine wickets in hand and three overs to spare.

But he was denied a century’s opportunity when Andrew Tye bowled wide with the level of scores in Canberra.

When asked if Tye had done it deliberately, Vince said: “I guess only he will know.”

He told BT Sport: “A hundred would have been nice but I’m just happy to be there at the end and be in the final.”

Scorchers, who finished second behind the Sixers in the league stage, have another chance to qualify for the final at the SCG on Feb. 6.

They play Knockout winners today between the Brisbane Heat or Sydney Thunder in the Challenger on Thursday to decide who will face the Sixers.

Vince, who was dropped by Australian bowler Tye on 23, shared an opening stand of 92 in 8.1 overs with Josh Philippe, who made 45 off 25 balls.

Vince added another 76 with Daniel Hughes, and Jyhe Richardson struck for four in the 17th over to tie the scores and spark ironic boos from Sixers fans at the Manuka Oval.

Hughes was booed after opting not to score the final three balls of the match, but Tye bounced down the leg off the first ball of the Sixers’ next victory.

The Scorchers total of 167-6 was built around Josh Inglis’s unbeaten 69 off 41 balls, while Liam Livingstone of England and Jason Roy made 15 and three respectively at the top of the order. (BBC Sport)

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