The win meant the Sixers (5-2) leapfrogged city rivals the Sydney Thunder (5-1) at the top of the table although the latter has a game in hand.<\/p>\n
Fourth placed Adelaide (3-4) scored 4-150 batting first but the outstanding Rashid Khan (3-18) was their only threat with the ball.<\/p>\n
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When Khan took his third wicket the Sixers had some slight speed wobbles but the experienced James Vince (45 not out) and Jordan Silk (38 not out) ensured a comfortable victory with two overs to spare.<\/p>\n
Former Australian stars Mark Waugh and Brad Haddin both took aim at Adelaide's lacklustre performance.<\/p>\n
"Their ground fielding was awful and their intensity," Waugh, an outstanding fielder, said on Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n
"It's a bit of a sign of how your team culture is when you're not lively in the field and not supporting each other so worrying signs for the Strikers in the field."<\/p>\n
Haddin, the fielding coach for IPL outfit Sunrisers Hyderabad, concurred.<\/p>\n
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"You judge a team and their identity on them doing the little things well and creating an aggressive environment with their presence in the field," Haddin said.<\/p>\n
"And tonight they just looked scared.<\/p>\n
"They played scared with the bat, a little bit with the ball but especially in the field."<\/p>\n
On current form, an all-Sydney BBL final is a real possibility this season.<\/p>\n
"Both teams are playing well, they've both got great sides and they look the two finalists a long way out," Waugh said.<\/p>\n
"A lot can change but I like the look of both teams."<\/p>\n
Haddin praised the Thunder's planning and execution under pressure.<\/p>\n
He also said youngsters Ollie Davies and Tanveer Sangha had given the Thunder some real X-factor.<\/p>\n
"But the Sixers get back (Mitchell) Starc, Moises (Henriques), (Sean) Abbott.<\/p>\n
"They'll be worthy opponents," the former Sixers star quipped of the Thunder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"