BBL 2019-20, most runs, wickets after December 28: Ferguson on top, Sixers bowles dominate after Sydney Smash

Spectators at the Saturday’s Sydney Smash got their money worth, for the result was as close as any. After a tie, Sydney Thunder needed a six off the last ball to win in the Super Over; Alex Hales got a four off Tom Curran, and Sydney Sixers got their 2 points to replace the Thunder at the top spot of the BBL 2019-20 points table.

Thunder might have lost the match, but their captain Callum Ferguson got a 42-ball 52 to secure top spot on the runs chart. Despite his failure (11 in 17), Josh Philippe of the Sixers reached fifth place.

Player	Team	R	Ave	SR	100	50
Callum Ferguson	Thunder	156	78.00	145.8	0	2
Jake Weatherald	Strikers	146	48.67	167.8	0	1
Alex Carey	Strikers	145	48.33	133.0	0	1
Jonathan Wells	Strikers	141	–	162.1	0	2
Josh Philippe	Sixers	140	35.00	122.8	0	1
Shaun Marsh	Renegades	134	44.66	132.7	0	1
Marcus Stoinis	Stars	130	65.00	125.0	0	1
Glenn Maxwell	Stars	128	42.67	191.0	0	1
Matt Renshaw	Heat	125	62.50	134.4	0	1
D’Arcy Short	Hurricanes	120	40.00	127.7	0	2

Four Sixers bowlers feature in the top ten in the wickets chart: Sean Abbott (4-0-28-2) extended his lead at the top; at second place is Curran (4-0-23-2); and Ben Dwarshuis (4-0-38-0) and Benjamin Manenti (did not play) are joint seventh.

Daniel Sams (4-0-24-1) is the only one from Thunder to feature in the top ten. He is at fifth spot.

Player	Team	W	Ave	Econ	4WI
Sean Abbott	Sixers	11	13.45	7.40	0
Tom Curran	Sixers	8	20.50	8.63	0
Haris Rauf	Stars	7	6.71	5.87	1
Riley Meredith	Hurricanes	7	9.00	5.25	0
Daniel Sams	Thunder	7	15.00	7.87	0
Chris Jordan	Scorchers	7	17.14	8.00	0
Qais Ahmed	Hurricanes	6	11.50	5.75	1
Adam Zampa	Stars	6	14.17	7.08	0
Benjamin Manenti	Sixers	6	14.50	7.90	0
Ben Dwarshuis	Sixers	6	21.83	6.83	0