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7PM — A child throws their cap, branded with the home team’s colours, to the ground and stamps on it. Heated discussions on the train—it was the bowling; no, it was the fielding. Who said cricket fans weren’t emotional?

After scoring 173 runs in their innings, Melbourne Stars lost the BBL match to the Sydney Sixes by six wickets with only one ball to spare. It could have gone either way, but a couple of boundaries (a home run for you Americans) put Sydney within reach of winning.

In the last over, Sydney needed another eleven runs. Scoring three runs from the first two balls, then six from the third, it looked like Sydney would swing it home. But a questionable wicket (that’s a strikeout if you’re American) added some late drama to the game. But Dan Christian stepped up and wacked it away for four.

Who said cricket was a boring sport?