If Sydney Sixers' super over saviour Moises Henriques hasn't had the disastrous final ball of the 2014-15 BBL final playing in his mind, he's a funny way of showing it.
Wednesday night's thrilling victory against the Brisbane at the Gabba secured the Sydney Sixers their second BBL final appearance in three years.
Last time around, it ended in disaster.
After Brett Lee had taken wickets on the second and third-last balls of the final over, Henriques fumbled a run-out opportunity off the final delivery that would have ensured a super over showdown.
Instead, the Scorchers ran out victors to claim their second straight title.
And when asked on Wednesday night if the Sixers were looking forward to extracting some revenge over their western rivals, Henriques had only one thought.
"Hopefully I can pick up the ball behind the stumps a bit cleaner this time," he said.
If nothing else, the Sixers skipper showed he was the most determined to win his way through to a shot at redemption on Wednesday night.
He produced not one, but two captain's knocks in the most thrilling game of the BBL season.
After Nathan Lyon spun through the Heat top order to restrict them to 9-167, Henriques came to the wicket at 2-34 and the visitors in danger of crumbling.
However, from there he exploded, whacking 64 off just 34 balls to put the Sixers in control.
His knock included five fours and three sixes, while he pummelled spinners Samuel Badree and Marnus Labuschagne to all ends of the ground.
His dismissal sparked a collapse, as the Sixers looked set to bow out of the tournament before they somehow scrambled to a tie and tee up the extra over.
Henriques then he blasted 18 from five balls off Ben Cutting in the tiebreaker to guide his side to a seven-run win and into the final.
"All you try and do is watch the ball and hopefully a ball comes in the length that you can hit," he said.
"I know Cutsy was bowling a lot of slower balls so I was trying to watch for the into the wicket slower ball.
"Then he ended up going a couple of full-pace ones I was able to take advantage of."
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