Nic Maddinson smashes Sydney Sixers into Big Bash League final

By Daniel Lane
Updated January 25 2015 - 7:08am, first published 5:15am

Nic Maddinson had threatened to tear apart numerous Big Bash League bowling attacks this season only to fall short. But he delivered - and how - in Saturday night's semi-final, when he plundered 85 against the top-of-the-table Adelaide Strikers with a brutal knock that dented reputations and laid the foundation for a comprehensive 87-run victory.