Cricket Australia Penalises Sydney Sixers Captain Moises Henriques

Cricket Australia suspended Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques for slow over rate in Big Bash League final on Wednesday. Henriques was handed a one-match ban at the KFC T20 Big Bash League final against Perth Scorchers. According to Cricket Australia, the Sixers was behind the required rate during their last-ball loss at Manuka Oval. This season, it has been the second time Sixers has been banned for slow over rate as Henriques was banned for the opening match of the next BBL.

Despite the penalty, Henriques will be eligible to play for the Champions League Twenty20 in India. The Cricket NSW CEO Andrew Jones took to Twitter and claimed that the Sixers will appeal.

However, according to a spokesperson, the club will consider their options next week. The Sixers has until Feb. 11 to appeal the decision. Each Sixers player was also fined $500, which can be reduced to $250 if the franchise will not appeal the decision.

The penalty added insult to Henriques, who missed a run out chance on the final ball of the over, which might have forced the match to Super Over. Furthermore, the 27-year-old was also at the centre of an error in the 18th over, which cost the team nine extra runs.

Just recently, the Portuguese-born Australian cricketer replaced the Shane Watson in the Australian squad for the tri-series cricket match against England. Watson was ruled out of the contest because he had tightness in this hamstring during training. Henriques and two other players were drafted into the Australia squad.

“Henriques will link up with the squad in Hobart on Thursday evening and, as a result, will miss the Sydney Sixers – Sydney Thunder KFC Big Bash League (KFC BBL) encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground,” a Cricket Australia release said.

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