Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers, 18th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (Melbourne Renegades 164/9, Sydney Sixers 168/4).
- Melbourne Renegades: 164/9 (20 ov)
- Sydney Sixers: 168/4 (19.1 ov)
Match report
Melbourne Renegades (MR) faced Sydney Sixers (SS) in the 18th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne. Play began on Thursday, 1 January 2026 at 05:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were S Patel and Stephen Dionysius, with Bob Parry as match referee.
Melbourne Renegades made 164/9 in 20 overs, with Josh Brown top-scoring on 43 from 19 balls. Sean Abbott was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 16. Sydney Sixers made 168/4 in 19.1 overs, with Babar Azam top-scoring on 58 not out from 46 balls. Gurinder Sandhu was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23.
Result: Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Sean Abbott was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Melbourne Renegades · 1st innings: 164/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Brown | c Joel Davies b Hayden Kerr | 43 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 226.32 |
| Tim Seifert | b Jack Edwards | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | b Ben Dwarshuis | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | c Moises Henriques b Sean Abbott | 38 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 131.03 |
| Oliver Peake | c Sean Abbott b Jack Edwards | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Hassan Khan | c Sean Abbott b Hayden Kerr | 39 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 134.48 |
| Will Sutherland | b Ben Dwarshuis | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Matthew Spoors | c Josh Philippe b Sean Abbott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Tye | c Babar Azam b Sean Abbott | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Jason Behrendorff | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 2
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Jack Edwards | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 11.75 |
| Hayden Kerr | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 13.33 |
| Joel Davies | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Benjamin Manenti | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
Sydney Sixers · 1st innings: 168/4 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes | c Mohammad Rizwan b Gurinder Sandhu | 30 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 130.43 |
| Babar Azam | not out | 58 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 126.09 |
| Josh Philippe | c Hassan Khan b Will Sutherland | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Moises Henriques | c Hassan Khan b Gurinder Sandhu | 23 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 127.78 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | c Hassan Khan b Matthew Spoors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Davies | not out | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 226.67 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Benjamin Manenti, Sean Abbott, Hayden Kerr
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Jason Behrendorff | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
| Will Sutherland | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Hassan Khan | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Andrew Tye | 3.1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 12.32 |
| Matthew Spoors | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (SS, Andrew Tye): 4 runs, 168/4 – 4
- Over 19 (SS, Gurinder Sandhu): 6 runs, 164/4 – 1 • • 2 2 1
- Over 18 (SS, Andrew Tye): 6 runs, 158/4 – 1 1 1 2 1 •
- Over 17 (SS, Hassan Khan): 17 runs, 152/4 – • 2 4 6 • 1 3wd
- Over 16 (SS, Jason Behrendorff): 17 runs, 135/4 – 1 1 1 4 6 4
- Over 15 (SS, Matthew Spoors): 10 runs, 118/4 – 1 W 1 • 2 6