India, Jan. 17 -- The Sydney Sixers sealed a five-wicket win over the Sydney Thunder in the Moore Park derby on Friday, with Steve Smith's blistering century anchoring their Big Bash League (BBL) chase. Smith added a century partnership with Babar Azam that laid the foundation for the victory, but it was the drama involving the two star batters, just before the power surge, that drew more attention than the result itself.

Although Smith later clarified that his decision to deny Babar a single was purely tactical, a fresh video that surfaced on social media added another layer to the episode, with Thunder spinner Chris Green heard rubbing salt into Babar's wounds during the broadcast.

Batting on 47 off 36 balls in the 11th over, Babar en...