Sydney Sixers 1st Team in to Semis

Cape Town: Shane Watson (47 off 38) and Brad Haddin (32 off 21) helped Sydney Sixers reach Champions League Twenty20 semifinals after registering comfortable five-wicket victory over Highveld Lions at Newlands in Cape Town.

Steven Smith also played a fine cameo as he scored run-a-ball 25 not out to take Sydney to a victory target of 138 with one over to spare.

Haddin resurrected the Sixers chase after losing three quick wickets, smacking three consecutive sixes in the 14th over to turn the momentum in Sydney's way.

Aaron Phangiso gave Sydney Sixers triple blows by removing Michael Lumb, Dominic Thornely and Shane Watson in quick succession.

Phangiso struck on the successive deliveries to remove Lumb and Thornely. In his next over, Phangiso got the big fish as he dismissed Shane Watson to leave Sydney tottering at 74/3 in 10.5 overs.

Lumb and Watson added 60-run opening stand in 8.3 overs to lay the foundation for Sydney.

Earlier, pacers produced the fine bowling display to help Sydney Sixers restrict Highveld Lions to 137/9.

Sydney's pace battery shared eight wickets between them as Mitchell Starc led the chart with three wickets while Josh Hazlewood, Shane Watson took two wickets apiece and Moises Henriques claimed one.

For Highveld Lions, Gulam Bodi led from the front as he notched up a 32-ball fifty. He made 61 off 44 to guide Lions to challenging total.

Bodi held the one end for Lions as wickets kept falling from the other end. Sydney pacers produced a clinical display of bowling as they reduced Lions to 91/4 in 13.3 overs.

Highveld Lions suffered the second blow in the form of Quinton de Kock. Shane Watson dismissed De Kock who contributed only four runs in the 32 runs second wicket stand with Gulam Bodi.

Sydney Sixers' Josh Hazlewood struck to dismiss Alviro Petersen after Highveld Lions posted 25 runs in 2 overs.

Gulam Bodi gave Lions blistering start after Sydney Sixers' skipper Brad Haddin won the toss and decided to field. Bodi hammered two fours and a six in the first two overs to give Lions early momentum.

Brief scores
Highveld Lions 137 for 9 (Bodi 61, Starc 3-19)
Sydney Sixers 141 for 5 (Watson 47, Haddin 32, Phangiso 3-14)
Result Sydney Sixers won by five wickets 
Points Sydney Sixers 4, Highveld Lions 0
MOM Mitchell Starc (Sydney Sixers)