Marquee man Babar Azam has finally hit form as Josh Philippe came agonisingly close to a first BBL century in the Sydney Sixers' 47-run defeat of rivals the Sydney Thunder.
The perennial heavyweight Sixers had been staring down the possibility of a 0-3 start to the summer on Saturday night before Philippe, who fell four short of a century, and Pakistan great Azam put on a 140-run stand to kickstart their season.
