BBL 10: Sydney Sixers batsman James Vince falls agonisingly short of century during final

Nathan Williamson

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BBL 10: Sydney Sixers batsman James Vince falls agonisingly short of century during final image

English international and Sydney Sixers batsman James Vince has once again fallen agonisingly short of a century, dismissed for 95 in their final against the Perth Scorchers.

Vince was looking to go one better than the qualifying final, stranded on 98 after Andrew Tye bowled a wide with the Sixers needing one run for victory.

Sent into bat by the Scorchers, Vince and BBL Player of the Tournament Josh Philippe got the defending champions off to the perfect start as they smash the bowlers around the SCG.

However, the pair would be involved in a comical run-out, leaving both batters at the same end, with Philippe forced to depart.

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Needing a big inning after the disastrous run-out,  Vince would take advantage of the powerplay, hitting Behrendorff for 13 runs off the fourth over.

He would continue to smash Behrendorff and the Scorchers bowlers around the park, eventually bringing up his fifty after just 31 balls.



Looking to accelerate the run-rate, Vince looked set to be dismissed for 82 after skying a shot off the bowling of Aaron Hardie.

Fortunately for the Sixers, Mitch March would fail to take the tough chance, allowing Vince to enter the nineties.


He would then recieve another life at the end of the over, with Cameron Bancroft unable to take a diving attempt at deep point.

Unfortunately for Vince, it would be third time unlucky as he looked to cut a ball from Fawad Ahmed in the next over, picking out Marsh at backward point as he was forced to depart for 95.


 


The dismissal would leave him just six runs short of claiming the golden cap as leading run-scorer, with countryman Alex Hales retaining the honour.

The Sixers would get to 6/188 thanks to some late hitting by Dan Christian and Jordan Silk.

Nathan Williamson