'Four-fa will suffiiice, Garry': Henriques

Sixers off-spinner Nathan Lyon has revealed that he requested to bowl the Super Over in his team's dramatic semi-final conclusion at the Gabba on Wednesday night. 

Lyon, who took 4-23 in a match-winning spell against Brisbane Heat to help put his side through to Saturday's final against Perth Scorchers, said he approached Sixers captain Moises Henriques immediately after the thrilling tie. 

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"I actually went to Moises and I said, 'If you're looking for someone to bowl it, I'm happy to do it," he told bigbash.com.au. "'I'll do my best to win you a game of cricket'.

"He said, 'I'd like you to do it, but I'm going to go with my gut and get Sean Abbott to bowl it' – and lucky he did."

Defending a mammoth 22 runs, Abbott conceded 15 to ensure victory for the Sixers in an instant BBL classic.

Lyon was instrumental in the outcome, finding turn and bounce on the Gabba pitch and accounting for four of the Heat's top six, including master blaster Brendon McCullum.

"I love playing cricket here – it's a great place to play," said the Test spinner post-match as the 'Niiiiiiice Garry' calls continued to be shouted in his direction – be it from those wearing magenta or teal. 

"And for the ball to come out really well, and play such a role in this win, it's pretty special."

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The last time Lyon took part in a limited-overs knockout game, he was Player of the Match with 4-10 from 10 overs. 

Bowling for New South Wales against Queensland in the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup final last October, the tweaker recorded the most economical 10-over figures in the state's history.

Since then, a Test summer has been and gone, and the 'Niiiiiiice Garry' craze has transformed the 29-year-old into a veritable cult figure on the country's cricket landscape. 

But what hasn't changed is the off-spinner's ability to make an impact on the big stage. 

The performance has already provoked calls for his return to the limited-overs teams, where his appearances have been sporadic since his ODI debut in March 2012.

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In that time, Lyon has played 13 ODIs and taken a passable 17 wickets, including a best of 4-44. He's been experimented with on three separate occasions, with his longest run a six-match stint on tours of Zimbabwe and the UAE between August and October 2014. 

In T20Is, he's bowled precisely one over – that coming in his only match, against India almost exactly one year ago.  

Lyon hasn't been selected in the forthcoming ODI tour of New Zealand, and he won't play in Australia's T20I series against Sri Lanka next month for the simple reason that he will be in India with the Test squad. 

Yet he would have been hard-pressed to sneak into either XI anyway, with the frontline spinner's spot currently occupied by leg-spinner Adam Zampa.

That situation has done zero to dampen his ambition. 

"I want to play all three formats, there's no point hiding that," said Lyon, who has consistently stated that goal every time his name returns to the selection mix. 

"I want to be the No.1 spinner for Australia in all three formats, that's my goal. 

"I'll just keep ticking the boxes and keep trying to get better.

"If I can keep putting my hand up for selection and hopefully get picked up in that squad, that would be fantastic."