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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 Stars on the second last ball of their chase to register a thrilling victory.
Sixers’ skipper Daniel Hughes played one of the finest innings in BBL history 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 attack 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:
http://twitter.com/cadenhelmers/status/1342834124415877121
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)
http://twitter.com/the_howie/status/1342833229863112704
Absolute mayhem!
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
WHAT A WIN!!! 💗💗💗💗
— Ella 🦅🦅 (@ellakasmar)
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!
SCORECARD:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
What an amazing win . What a game of cricket. Daniel Hughes – Remember the name!
— Jason Ford (@TheFordFactor)
Wow!!! What a finish! 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 encounter between & .
Daniel Hughes what a freak!
— Yuvraj Nanda (@YuvrajNanda)
That was some game!!
Daniel Hughes take a bow 🔥🔥🔥— Dhruv Deepak (@DhruvDeepak6)
http://twitter.com/rickdog_04/status/1342833876629012483
http://twitter.com/mowerofgrass/status/1342833745934618624
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! Greatest chase I’ve ever witnessed! Unreal now just need someone to get that elusive century!
— Karl Seed ⚡️ (@KarlSeed29)
http://twitter.com/Mad_Dog_here/status/1342830934018588673
Not the biggest fan of the hit n giggle format, but that was one exciting game between the and .
Daniel Hughes… well played fella 
— Adam Hayward (@adamkhayward)
You beauty Daniel Hughes. One of the great T20 innings of 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 game. Take a bow Daniel Hughes
— Patrick Gray (@PatrickM_Gray)
Fell asleep with 4 wickets down, but woke up for the last over. Holy shiiiiiiiiiiite! So worth my sore neck. Well played !! Fantastic win
— Laura 🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@wantyrchokehold)
