Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers, 18th Match, Big Bash League in Melbourne, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Big Bash League

Venue:Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Date & Time:1 Jan 2026, 05:00 am LOCAL

MR164/9(20)

vs

SS168/4(19.1)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Sean Abbott

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tim Seifert	b Jack Edwards	8	6	1	0	133.00
Josh Brown	c Joel Davies b Hayden Kerr	43	19	3	4	226.00
Mohammad Rizwan	b Ben Dwarshuis	6	10	0	0	60.00
Oliver Peake	c Sean Abbott b Jack Edwards	13	14	0	1	93.00
Jake Fraser-McGurk	c Moises Henriques b Sean Abbott	38	29	4	0	131.00
Will Sutherland	b Ben Dwarshuis	6	4	1	0	150.00
Matthew Spoors	c Josh Philippe b Sean Abbott	0	1	0	0	0.00
Hassan Khan	c Sean Abbott b Hayden Kerr	39	29	1	3	134.00
Andrew Tye	c Babar Azam b Sean Abbott	2	3	0	0	67.00
Gurinder Sandhu	not out	5	4	0	0	125.00
Jason Behrendorff	not out	2	2	0	0	100.00

Total164/9 (20 Ov, RR: 8.20)

Fall of Wickets

10-1 (Seifert, 0.3 ov)54-2 (Brown, 0.8 ov)61-3 (Rizwan, 1.1 ov)94-4 (Peake, 1.9 ov)116-5 (Fraser-McGurk, 2.4 ov)151-6 (Sutherland, 2.9 ov)154-7 (Spoors, 3.1 ov)157-8 (Khan, 3.2 ov)157-9 (Tye, 3.1 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Sean Abbott	4	0	16	3	4.0
Jack Edwards	4	0	23	2	5.8
Ben Dwarshuis	4	0	47	2	11.8
Hayden Kerr	3	0	40	2	13.3
Joel Davies	3	0	26	0	8.7
Benjamin Manenti	2	0	11	0	5.5

Sydney Sixers - 2nd Innings168/4 (19.1)

Over 20

4 runs

19.14

Tye to Babar Azam, FOUR

driven through the covers

Over 19

6 runs

18.6

Sandhu to Babar Azam, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.5

Sandhu to Babar Azam, no run

beaten outside off

18.4

Sandhu to Babar Azam, no run

blocked solidly

18.3

Sandhu to Babar Azam, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

18.2

Sandhu to Babar Azam, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

18.1

Sandhu to Joel Davies, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 18

6 runs

17.6

Tye to Joel Davies, 1 run

rotates the strike

17.5

Tye to Babar Azam, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.4

Tye to Joel Davies, 1 run

worked away for one

17.3

Tye to Joel Davies, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

17.2

Tye to Babar Azam, 1 run

worked away for one

17.1

Tye to Babar Azam, no run

watchful defence

Over 17

17 runs

16.6

Khan to Joel Davies, no run

watchful defence

16.5

Khan to Joel Davies, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

16.44

Khan to Joel Davies, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

16.36

Khan to Joel Davies, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

16.2

Khan to Joel Davies, no run

blocked solidly

16.14

Khan to Babar Azam, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

16.1

Khan to Babar Azam, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

Over 16

17 runs

15.6

Behrendorff to Joel Davies, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.5

Behrendorff to Babar Azam, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

15.4

Behrendorff to Joel Davies, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.34

Behrendorff to Joel Davies, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

15.26

Behrendorff to Joel Davies, SIX

deposited into the crowd

15.14

Behrendorff to Joel Davies, FOUR

driven through the covers

Melbourne Renegades - 1st Innings164/9 (20)

Over 20

7 runs

19.6

Kerr to Gurinder Sandhu, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

19.5

Kerr to Gurinder Sandhu, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

19.4

Kerr to Jason Behrendorff, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

19.3

Kerr to Gurinder Sandhu, 1 run

nudged for a single

19.2

Kerr to Jason Behrendorff, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

19.1W

Kerr to Hassan Khan, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

Over 19

6 runs

18.6

Abbott to Gurinder Sandhu, no run

pushed to the fielder

18.5W

Abbott to Andrew Tye, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

18.4

Abbott to Andrew Tye, no ball

overstepped! Free hit coming up

18.4

Abbott to Andrew Tye, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

18.3W

Abbott to Matthew Spoors, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

18.2

Abbott to Hassan Khan, 1 run

rotates the strike

18.1

Abbott to Hassan Khan, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

Over 18

15 runs

17.6W

Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, OUT! Clean Bowled

through the gate, the stumps are disturbed

17.5

Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

17.46

Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan, SIX

launched over long-on

17.36

Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan, SIX

pulled into the stands

17.2

Dwarshuis to Will Sutherland, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

17.1

Dwarshuis to Hassan Khan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 17

13 runs

16.6

Davies to Hassan Khan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.5

Davies to Hassan Khan, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

16.4

Davies to Hassan Khan, no run

played and missed

16.34

Davies to Hassan Khan, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

16.26

Davies to Hassan Khan, SIX

lifted over cover for maximum

16.1

Davies to Hassan Khan, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 16

7 runs

15.64

Edwards to Will Sutherland, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

15.5

Edwards to Hassan Khan, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.4

Edwards to Will Sutherland, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

15.3

Edwards to Hassan Khan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

15.2

Edwards to Hassan Khan, no run

played and missed

15.1

Edwards to Hassan Khan, no run

played and missed