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In the 15th match of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21, Sydney Sixers defeated Melbourne Stars by one wicket.
The contest went to the wire and Sixers trumped Star𝓀s on t༺he second last ball of their chase to register a thrilling victory.
Sixers’ skipper Daniel Hughes played one of the finest innings in BBL h♌istory to take his side over the finish line. Chasing🍌 a challenging target of 194, Hughes smashed 6 fours and 7 sixes in his breathtaking knock of 96 off 51 balls.
Stars’ captain Glenn Maxwell was forced to bowl the last over in Nathan Coulter-Nile’s absence, who bowled just three overs before leaving the ground. Maxwell ended up conceding 20 ♛runs in the final over to hand Sixers a remarkable victory.
Earlier in the evening, Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran took the bowling att⭕ack of Stars to the cleaners. Both the players scored half-centuries and guided Stars to 193 in 20 overs.
While Maxi scored unbeaten 71 off 47 balls, Pooran smashed 65 from 26 deliveries. For Sixers, Liam Hatcher was the♔ most successful bowler, picking up three wickets for 33 runs.
With💮 three wins in four matches, Sixers have now acquired the top spot in the points table. On the other hand, Stars with two victories in 4 games, are sitting at the fourth position.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Daniel Hughes 👑
An absolute epic.
— Caden Helmers (@cadenhelmers)
Awesome! Congratulations, Sydney Sixers – and captain Daniel Hughes. 👏👏👏
— Jesse Hogan (@Jesse_Hogan)
Outrageous What a win!
— Ivan Spyrdz (@IvanSpyrdz)
What a win by the Sixers!! Great use of resources when it comes good … The back end of both the innings were incredible.
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar)
That’s gotta be the best game of ever
— Max Bryden (@max_smart)
Remarkable victory for Sydney Sixers – need 20 from 6 balls then 6,4,6,W, 4 and won the match with 1 wicket & 1 ball left. All thanks to Daniel Hughes for his terrific 96 runs. One of the great BBL match ever.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Wow wow wow wow wow wow
— Howie (@the_howie)
Absolute mayhem!
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
WHAT A WIN!!! 💗💗💗💗
— Ella 🦅🦅 (@ellapk3)
I can’t believe what I’ve just seen. Take 🔯a bow Daniel Hughes! Can’t believe I’m watching cricket well after midnight after starting at 10am but that was worth it!
— TomRehn9 (@tomrehn9)
Daniel Hughes guides Sydney Sixers to victory!
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What an amazing win . What a game of cricket. Daniel Hughes – Remember the name!
— Jason Ford (@TheFordFactor)
Wo🐽w!!! What a fini💙sh! I nearly went to bed. That was incredible. Daniel Hughes was amazing.
— Sami Dowd (@samidowd)
A moment of silence for all of those▨ who missed this epic encounterಌ between & .
Daniel Hughes what a freak!
— Yuvraj Nanda (@YuvrajNanda)
That was some game!!
Daniel Hughes take a bow 🔥🔥🔥— Dhruv Deepak (@DhruvDeepak6)
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Daniel Hughes 96 off 51, and it all came down to Nathan Coulter-Nile not being allowed/able to bowl it, and Maxwell had to bowl! Grea⛄test chase I’ve ever witnessed! Unreal now just need someone to get that elusive century!
— Karl Seed ⚡️ (@KarlSeed29)
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Not the biggest fan of the h✅it n giggle format, but that was one exciting game between the and .
Daniel Hughes… well played fella 
— Adam Hayward (@AdzSportz)
You beauty Daniel Hughes. One✤ of the great T20 innings o༒f all time
— Alex Duffell (@alex_duffell)
If you have stayed up until 1am to watch the BBL the Sixers and Stars made it worthwhile. What a gam💖e. Take a bow Daniel Huꦅghes
— Patrick Gray (@PatrickM_Gray)
Fell asleep with 4 wickets down, but woke up for the last over. Holy shiiiiiiiiiiite! So wortꩵh my sore neck. Well played !! Fantastic win
— Laura 🏆🏆 (@wantyrchokehold)
