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In the final match of Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21, Sydney Sixers defeated Perth Scorchers to grab their third BBL title.
Sixers’ opener James Vince demolished Scorchers’ bowlers all around the ground to score a breathtaking knock of 95 runs from 60 deliveries. The right-handed batsman smashed 10 fours and three humungous sixes during his inspirational inning.
Apart from Vince, skipper Moises Henriques (18), Dan Christian (20), and Jordan Silk (17) also made contributions to take the team’s total to 188/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
For Scorchers, Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye picked up two wicke🥃ts each while Fawad Ahmed bag𓄧ged one scalp.
In reply, the Ashton Turner-led side cou﷽ld only manage to reach 16♔1/9 in their allotted 20 overs, losing the contest by 27 runs.
Liam Livingstone with 45 from 35 balls was their highest scorer. Apart from Livingstone, Cameron Bancroft scored 30 off 19 while Aaron Hardie smashed 26 off 13 deliveries.
For the defending champions, Ben Dwarshuis picked up a maximum of three wickets. Jackson Bird, Sean Abbott, and Christian bagged two scalps each.
Year-wise BBL Champions:
- 2011/12: Sydney Sixers
- 2012/13: Brisbane Heat
- 2013/14: Perth Scorchers
- 2014/15: Perth Scorchers
- 2015/16: Sydney Thunder
- 2016/17: Perth Scorchers
- 2017/18: Adelaide Strikers
- 2018/19: Melbourne Renegades
- 2019/20: Sydney Sixers
- 2020/21: Sydney Sixers*
Here is how Twitter reacted:
🏆 Your |10 CHAMPIONS!!! 🙌🙌🙌
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL)
The are CHAMPIONS!
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)
Congratulations to the for a wonderful year. Glad your fans could be in the stands to wi🦩tness your victory. Enjoy the spoils. be proud, you have yet again shown the West gives there best. We will be back as strong as ever next year
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
Pre🐼tty incredible effort this from the Sydney Sixers. Easily their best title. The only side in any Australiaཧn sport to win a title during COVID where everyone else has had home games before the final besides them.
— Scott Bailey (@ScottBaileyAAP)
SIXERS 🔥 congratulations boys! Back to back titles! What a match to be at! The atmosphere was incredible – pumping at our amazing . James Vince was awesome. The team absolutely schooling the fielding. Bloody brilliant! How good to be a part of it!
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
2011-12 : Champions
2019-20 : Champions
2020-21 : ChampionsSydney Sixers has defended the Big Bash title, beating Perth Scorchers by 28 runs in the final of – total team effort lead by Josh Philippe with bat and James Vince coming into party late end of the tournament.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Wherever he goes, titles follow.
T20 title number n𓃲ine for , in his first 🌊season in Magenta. meanwhile: 1 , 1 title.
— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge)
BBL Champions
2011/12: Sixers
2012/13: Heat
2013/14: Scorchers
2014/15: Scorchers
2015/16: Thunder
2016/17: Scorchers
2017/18: Strikers
2018/19: Renegades
2019/20: Sixers
2020/21: Sixers— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
🏆 BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS!
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL)
🏆 BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS! 🏆
🀅Huge congratulations to & who have claim💖ed their second consecutive BBL title with today’s victory! 🙌👏
— Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket)
And the Sixers go back-to-back. Great story
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket)
How it started… How it's going…
— Jon Hotten (@theoldbatsman)
That old saying about a champion team rings true for . Just the oꦏne player in the national T20 team for NZ tour. Three titles, a Champions League trophy, they’ve been a well c𒆙oached and well run club from day dot.
— Andrew Wu (@wutube)
🏅 |10 Player of the Final 🙌
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL)
