Riki Wessels hit a match winning 50 as Sydney Sixers beat city rivals Sydney Thunder to go top of the Big Bash League.

The Nottinghamshire batsman impressed in his second game for the Sixers, hitting five fours and two sixes in a 33-ball innings as they won by 16 runs at Stadium Australia.

Notts team-mate Michael Lumb also played his part with 27 from 20 balls at the top of order in a total of 180 for seven from their 20 overs.

Aiden Blizzard did his best to make a fight of Thunder's chase - his unbeaten 42-ball 80 featured six fours and four sixes.

Experienced bowler, and former Outlaw, Dirk Nannes removed Nic Maddinson for 12, but Lumb avenged his fellow opener when he blasted three fours and a six in the space of six deliveries. 

Nannes eventually saw Lumb hole out at square leg with a slow bouncer, but Wessels and Sixers' captain Moises Henriques put on 51.

Wessels began steadily but then hit South African legend Jacques Kallis for 12 in an over. With the wind in his sails he pushed on before lofting Nathan Hauritz to Gurinder Sandhu at long-off.

 

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