Overview
- Smith reached a 41-ball hundred and finished with 100 from 42 deliveries, steering the Sixers to a five-wicket win in pursuit of 190.
- David Warner’s unbeaten 110 for the Thunder was his 10th T20 century, moving him past Virat Kohli and taking him beyond 14,000 career T20 runs.
- Smith and Babar Azam added 141 for the first wicket, featuring a BBL-record 32-run over off Ryan Hadley and a 107-metre six onto the SCG roof.
- The Sixers sealed victory with 2.4 overs remaining after a brief late wobble, moving up to fourth on the table as the Thunder stayed bottom with their eighth defeat.
- Mitchell Starc ended an 11-year BBL absence by conceding 15 in his first over before removing Matthew Gilkes, while Sam Curran led Sixers’ bowling with 3 for 28.