Sixers won the battle of nerves against the Titans here last night. Needing eight runs from the final over to reach the target of 164, Sixers' Pat Cummins steered the team home for a bye off the last delivery as the Big Bash Champions won the most thrilling match of an otherwise drab Twenty20 competition.
"The Titans were terrific opposition and they played great cricket throughout the tournament. It's just that we were lucky to sneak home in the end," said Smith.
"We started beautifully with the bat; we were flowing and had 70-odd runs in seven overs, chasing 164. We were cruising before the fall of wickets put us on the back foot. There were a few occasions where we struck back in and they got back into it again. There was never any moment where we thought we had the match in our hands.
"We did our best to let them back in the game and it was a very tight finish. You couldn't have asked for a better spectacle. We just managed to scrape back home in the end," he added after his team's two-wicket win off the last ball. MORE
