Big Bash LeagueMatch 27 · T20
Adelaide Strikers beat Melbourne Stars by 41 runs
Adelaide Oval, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl.
Adelaide Strikers178/520 ov
Melbourne Stars13719.2 ov
Adelaide Strikers won by 41 runs
Melbourne Renegades won the title
Match report
From the scorecardMelbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Adelaide Strikers made 178 for 5 in 20 overs, Colin Ingram 57 from 41 balls and Travis Head 43 from 31 balls. Liam Plunkett took 4 for 36.
Melbourne Stars were bowled out for 137, Evan Gulbis 37 from 25 balls and Dwayne Bravo 33 from 23 balls. Ben Laughlin took 3 for 19.
Adelaide Strikers won by 41 runs.
Key performers
Adelaide Strikers innings
178/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Shortc BR Dunk b JM Bird | c BR Dunk b JM Bird | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jake Weatheraldc †SE Gotch b LE Plunkett | c †SE Gotch b LE Plunkett | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 88.24 |
| Travis Headc JM Bird b LE Plunkett | c JM Bird b LE Plunkett | 43 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 138.71 |
| Colin Ingramc EP Gulbis b LE Plunkett | c EP Gulbis b LE Plunkett | 57 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 139.02 |
| Rashid Khanb LE Plunkett | b LE Plunkett | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Jonathan Wellsnot out | not out | 32* | 14 | 4 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Harry Nielsen †not out | not out | 8* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 1, w 5, nb 1) | (b 2, lb 1, w 5, nb 1) | 9 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.90) | 20 Ov (RR 8.90) | 178/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (MW Short, 0.5 ov), 21-2 (J Weatherald, 4.1 ov), 95-3 (TM Head, 12.4 ov), 133-4 (Rashid Khan, 16.3 ov), 134-5 (CA Ingram, 16.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Bird | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Plunkett | 4 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Gulbis | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Dunk | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 12.75 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Liam Bowe | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MW Short 1(2) & J Weatherald 1(3) | 2 | 5 |
| 2nd | TM Head 5(6) & J Weatherald 14(14) | 19 | 20 |
| 3rd | TM Head 38(25) & CA Ingram 34(26) | 74 | 51 |
| 4th | CA Ingram 23(14) & Rashid Khan 13(9) | 38 | 23 |
| 5th | JW Wells 0(1) & CA Ingram 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | HJ Nielsen 8(7) & JW Wells 32(13) | 44* | 19 |
Melbourne Stars innings
137(19.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Gulbisb WA Agar | b WA Agar | 37 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 148.00 |
| Ben Dunkc MG Neser b B Laughlin | c MG Neser b B Laughlin | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Nick Larkinc JW Wells b LN O'Connor | c JW Wells b LN O'Connor | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nic Maddinsonc J Weatherald b LN O'Connor | c J Weatherald b LN O'Connor | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Seb Gotch †b B Laughlin | b B Laughlin | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Dwayne Bravoc MG Neser b Rashid Khan | c MG Neser b Rashid Khan | 33 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 143.48 |
| Jonathan Merlolbw b WA Agar | lbw b WA Agar | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Liam Plunkettb MG Neser | b MG Neser | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jackson Birdb B Laughlin | b B Laughlin | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Scott Bolandb MG Neser | b MG Neser | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Liam Bowenot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 4) | (lb 1, w 4) | 5 | ||||
| Total19.2 Ov (RR 7.09) | 19.2 Ov (RR 7.09) · Target 179 from 20 ov | 137 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 50-1 (BR Dunk, 5.2 ov), 52-2 (NCR Larkin, 6.2 ov), 57-3 (EP Gulbis, 7.3 ov), 65-4 (NJ Maddinson, 9 ov), 99-5 (SE Gotch, 13 ov), 105-6 (J Merlo, 13.5 ov), 111-7 (LE Plunkett, 15.1 ov), 117-8 (DJ Bravo, 16.3 ov), 134-9 (SM Boland, 18.4 ov), 137-10 (JM Bird, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Agar | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Laughlin | 3.2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5.70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liam O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.00 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | EP Gulbis 30(17) & BR Dunk 20(15) | 50 | 32 |
| 2nd | EP Gulbis 2(2) & NCR Larkin 0(4) | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | EP Gulbis 5(6) & NJ Maddinson 0(1) | 5 | 7 |
| 4th | SE Gotch 3(3) & NJ Maddinson 5(6) | 8 | 9 |
| 5th | DJ Bravo 26(14) & SE Gotch 8(10) | 34 | 24 |
| 6th | DJ Bravo 1(1) & J Merlo 4(4) | 6 | 5 |
| 7th | LE Plunkett 4(6) & DJ Bravo 2(2) | 6 | 8 |
| 8th | JM Bird 2(2) & DJ Bravo 4(6) | 6 | 8 |
| 9th | JM Bird 8(7) & SM Boland 6(6) | 17 | 13 |
| 10th | L Bowe 2(2) & JM Bird 0(2) | 3 | 4 |
Commentary
19.2W
B Laughlin to JM Bird, OUT
JM Bird b B Laughlin 10(11) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 137/10 (19.2 ov)
19.2Wd
B Laughlin to JM Bird, wide
19.11
B Laughlin to L Bowe, 1 run
End of over 198 runs, 1 wktMS 135/9214W10
JM Bird 10(10)L Bowe 1(1)MG Neser 4-0-32-2
18.60
MG Neser to JM Bird, no run
18.51
MG Neser to L Bowe, 1 run
18.4W
MG Neser to SM Boland, OUT
SM Boland b MG Neser 6(6) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 134/9 (18.4 ov)
18.34
MG Neser to SM Boland, FOUR
18.21
MG Neser to JM Bird, 1 run
18.12
MG Neser to JM Bird, 2 runs
End of over 187 runsMS 127/8Wd1Lb11021
JM Bird 7(7)SM Boland 2(4)B Laughlin 3-0-17-2
17.61
B Laughlin to JM Bird, 1 run
17.52
B Laughlin to JM Bird, 2 runs
17.40
B Laughlin to JM Bird, no run
17.31
B Laughlin to SM Boland, 1 run
17.21
B Laughlin to JM Bird, 1 run
17.11Lb
B Laughlin to SM Boland, 1 leg bye
17.1Wd
B Laughlin to SM Boland, wide
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktMS 120/820W1Wd01
SM Boland 1(2)JM Bird 3(3)Rashid Khan 4-0-18-1
16.61
Rashid Khan to SM Boland, 1 run
16.50
Rashid Khan to SM Boland, no run
16.5Wd
Rashid Khan to SM Boland, wide
16.41
Rashid Khan to JM Bird, 1 run
16.3W
Rashid Khan to DJ Bravo, OUT
DJ Bravo c MG Neser b Rashid Khan 33(23) [4s-1 6s-2] · FoW 117/8 (16.3 ov)
16.20
Rashid Khan to DJ Bravo, no run
16.12
Rashid Khan to DJ Bravo, 2 runs
End of over 164 runs, 1 wktMS 115/7W10111
DJ Bravo 31(20)JM Bird 2(2)MG Neser 3-0-24-1
15.61
MG Neser to DJ Bravo, 1 run
15.51
MG Neser to JM Bird, 1 run