If the Sydney Sixers are to overcome their Big Bash three-peat, Ben Dwarshuis and his fast-paced attack, it will probably have something to do with it.
Defending just 150 on Tuesday night at Geelong - a total that looked par - Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Sean Abbott and Hayden Kerr spoke from the start and took nine wickets between them, rolling the Melbourne Renegades for 105. Did.
After taking the first five wickets of his T20 career, Dwarshui said the quartet worked closely to get the best out of each other.
"Obviously we have a great captain (Moises Henriques) and he marshalls his troops really well and he reads the game really well and knows each of his bowlers really well ,” he told Channel Seven.
"The wicket was a little low and a little slow at the end... mainly trying to hit the wicket hard and a few deliveries short.
"(I) made that work for a bit but credit to our bowlers at the top, they set the tone quickly."
Kerr (17 wickets) and Abbott (15) both sit inside this season's top-five wicket-takers and Dwarshui (12) is finding form in a hurry, asking the Sixers tough for either side to knock the final. are ready for. time.
But as the "challenging season" enters its most critical phase, Dwarshui said it was most important to enjoy the things on the ground.
“Sports together, a lot of travel, a little uncertainty about what the hub is going to look like and things like that – it’s just about finding someone close on the team, a mate and chatting with you,” he said.
"Once you get on the field, just enjoy it. Every time you step on the field, it's good."