The Sydney Sixers are 1-82 from 9 overs after being sent in by the Sydney Thunder at ENGIE Stadium.
Daniel Hughes looked good blasting five fours in his 25 of 15 balls, before he was bowled by Reece Topley.
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MATCH PREVIEW
David Warner and the Sydney Thunder host Moises Henriques and the Sydney Sixers in a blockbuster Sydney Smash at ENGIE Stadium.
The Thunder have won the bat flip and have sent the Sixers in.
The Thunder are coming off a first up loss to the Hurricanes, while the Sixers have lost their first two games to the Scorchers and the Strikers.
Warner Cameron Bancroft will lead the charge with the bat for the Thunder, while Daniel Sams and Chris Green will be the danger men with the ball.
For the Sixers Babar Azam and Josh Philippe hold the key with the bat, while Ben Dwarshuis and Jack Edwards will lead the hunt for wickets.
The seventh placed Thunder and the last placed Sixers desperately need a win to keep in touch with the top five.
It sets the cene for an epic derby in front of a packed house in the first Sydney Smash of BBLL15.
TEAMS
Sydney Thunder: David Warner (c), Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Shadab Khan, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Reece Topley
Sydney Sixers: Daniel Hughes, Babar Azam, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Joel Davies, Todd Murphy, Jafer Chohan, Kane Richardson