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Vince's tasteful century drives Sydney Sixers to record victory
James Vince's bursting century assisted Sydney Sixers with pulling off one of the most predominant BBL pursues ever, pulling in 195 with 11 balls to beat the hapless Melbourne Stars.
In a showcase of force and accuracy, Vince hit 101 from 58 balls at the SCG to prevail upon the skirmish of the Brits the similarly hard-hitting Ben Duckett.
The fruitful pursue was the eighth greatest ever in the 14-year history of the BBL, and the greatest in any match at the SCG. It additionally kept Melbourne Stars winless after four games with their finals trusts blurring quick, while Sixers stay undefeated after three matches.
In any case, for stages on Boxing Day, the Stars seemed the group on top before a horde of 23,212.
Duckett was all power for the guests, carrying his mix of Bazball to the Huge Slam with 68 from 29 balls. Britain's destroyer turned out to be just the second player in BBL history to hit six fours in an over, releasing a whirlwind of pull shots and converse compasses off spinner Akeal Hosein.
He likewise took to individual spinner Todd Murphy, sending off a major trudge clear for six to raise his 50 years off 22 balls.
Jackson Bird copped comparative treatment with two straight fours and a six on the following ball, prior to having the left-given opener got at profound third man.
Glenn Maxwell additionally hit 32 off 17 for the Stars, who were at one phase 126 for 3 after 10.2 overs before Murphy and Ben Dwarshuis fixed them back.
And keeping in mind that the Stars took just 16 from their two power flood overs and fell away late, Sixers did the inverse with the bat.
After Josh Philippe and Vince put on 83 for the principal wicket inside eight overs, the hosts went even speedier in the last part of their innings. Jordan Silk and Vince took 35 off their two power flood overs from Peter Siddle and Maxwell, with Vince specifically pursuing the last option.
He hit four sixes altogether, with two falling off Maxwell, one profound over midwicket off Tom Curran and another when he hit fingerspinner Doug Warren back to front over cover.
The opener arrived at the rope one more multiple times in his thump, enrolling a bigger number of limits than he specked balls to keep the Sixers' pursuit well and really on target.
The 57-ball century made Vince just the second player to raise three figures in Sixers tones, after barely passing up a major opportunity 100 in the 2021 last.