The Sydney Thunder beat the Sydney Sixers by four wickets to book a spot in the Big Bash grand final after a thrilling contest. The Thunder will face the Hurricanes in Hobart on Monday night.
Jack Edwards reacts with his head in his hands as batter Matthew Gilkes starts to stand up after sliding. Edwards appeared to knock the stumps before the ball hit, but Gilkes was given out anyway.The Sydney Thunder beat the Sydney Sixers by four wickets to book a spot in the Big Bash grand final. Sydney Thunder weathered a dramatic third-umpire decision to scramble into the BBL final, pipping the Sixers by four wickets in a topsy-turvy derby.
Billings finished 42 not out, but the contest's major talking point came when the zing bails courted controversy in unique fashion in the ninth over of the chase. "It's always better when you feel like you've got control and you're out there, you can do something about it. It's way worse watching," Billings said.
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