Big Bash LeagueMatch · T20
Melbourne Stars beat Adelaide Strikers by 8 runs
Adelaide Oval, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat.
Adelaide Strikers167/420 ov
Melbourne Stars175/820 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs
Brisbane Heat won the title
Match report
From the scorecardMelbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat. Melbourne Stars made 175 for 8 in 20 overs, Brad Hodge 88 from 58 balls. Shaun Tait took 2 for 36.
Adelaide Strikers made 167 for 4 in 20 overs, Kieron Pollard 65 not out from 43 balls and Callum Ferguson 35 from 28 balls. James Faulkner took 2 for 32.
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
175/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Quineyb BE Young | b BE Young | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 183.33 |
| Brad Hodgec CJ Ferguson b MJ Johnston | c CJ Ferguson b MJ Johnston | 88 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 151.72 |
| James Faulknerc M Klinger b KA Pollard | c M Klinger b KA Pollard | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90.91 |
| David Husseyc NJ Reardon b J Botha | c NJ Reardon b J Botha | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 154.55 |
| Cameron Whiteb SW Tait | b SW Tait | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Glenn Maxwellb SW Tait | b SW Tait | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 220.00 |
| Peter Handscomb †not out | not out | 7* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| John Hastingsrun out (J Botha) | run out (J Botha) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Clive Rosec CJ Ferguson b KW Richardson | c CJ Ferguson b KW Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Clint McKaynot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 3, w 4) | (lb 3, w 4) | 7 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.75) | 20 Ov (RR 8.75) | 175/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga
Fall of wickets: 46-1 (RJ Quiney, 5 ov), 103-2 (JP Faulkner, 11.4 ov), 142-3 (BJ Hodge, 15 ov), 145-4 (DJ Hussey, 15.5 ov), 157-5 (GJ Maxwell, 17 ov), 170-6 (CL White, 18.5 ov), 171-7 (JW Hastings, 19.2 ov), 174-8 (CA Rose, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Richardson | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Tait | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Johnston | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 14.50 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Young | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Boyce | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RJ Quiney 22(12) & BJ Hodge 22(18) | 46 | 30 |
| 2nd | BJ Hodge 43(29) & JP Faulkner 10(11) | 57 | 40 |
| 3rd | BJ Hodge 23(11) & DJ Hussey 16(9) | 39 | 20 |
| 4th | CL White 2(3) & DJ Hussey 1(2) | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | CL White 1(2) & GJ Maxwell 11(5) | 12 | 7 |
| 6th | CL White 10(8) & PSP Handscomb 2(3) | 13 | 11 |
| 7th | JW Hastings 0(2) & PSP Handscomb 1(1) | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | PSP Handscomb 3(2) & CA Rose 0(1) | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | PSP Handscomb 1(1) & CJ McKay 0(0) | 1* | 1 |
Adelaide Strikers innings
167/4(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Klingerb SL Malinga | b SL Malinga | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 107.69 |
| Tim Ludeman †c GJ Maxwell b JP Faulkner | c GJ Maxwell b JP Faulkner | 30 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 142.86 |
| Callum Fergusonc CJ McKay b JP Faulkner | c CJ McKay b JP Faulkner | 35 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Nathan Reardonc RJ Quiney b JW Hastings | c RJ Quiney b JW Hastings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kieron Pollardnot out | not out | 65* | 43 | 5 | 4 | 151.16 |
| Matt Johnstonnot out | not out | 8* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 7) | (lb 1, w 7) | 8 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.35) | 20 Ov (RR 8.35) · Target 176 from 20 ov | 167/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (M Klinger, 5 ov), 55-2 (TP Ludeman, 6.2 ov), 70-3 (NJ Reardon, 8.4 ov), 110-4 (CJ Ferguson, 15.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Rose | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Hastings | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Klinger 14(13) & TP Ludeman 22(17) | 37 | 30 |
| 2nd | TP Ludeman 8(4) & CJ Ferguson 9(4) | 18 | 8 |
| 3rd | CJ Ferguson 8(7) & NJ Reardon 7(7) | 15 | 14 |
| 4th | KA Pollard 20(22) & CJ Ferguson 18(17) | 40 | 39 |
| 5th | KA Pollard 45(21) & MJ Johnston 8(8) | 57* | 29 |
Commentary
End of over 2018 runsAS 167/4114606
KA Pollard 65(43)MJ Johnston 8(8)CA Rose 3-0-32-0
19.66
CA Rose to KA Pollard, SIX
19.50
CA Rose to KA Pollard, no run
19.46
CA Rose to KA Pollard, SIX
19.34
CA Rose to KA Pollard, FOUR
FIFTY for KA Pollard (53 off 40)
19.21
CA Rose to MJ Johnston, 1 run
19.11
CA Rose to KA Pollard, 1 run
End of over 1914 runsAS 149/41213Wd241
KA Pollard 48(38)MJ Johnston 7(7)SL Malinga 4-0-29-1
18.61
SL Malinga to KA Pollard, 1 run
18.54
SL Malinga to KA Pollard, FOUR
18.42
SL Malinga to KA Pollard, 2 runs
18.43Wd
SL Malinga to KA Pollard, 3 wides
18.31
SL Malinga to MJ Johnston, 1 run
18.22
SL Malinga to MJ Johnston, 2 runs
18.11
SL Malinga to KA Pollard, 1 run
End of over 1817 runsAS 135/4264122
MJ Johnston 4(5)KA Pollard 40(34)JW Hastings 4-0-37-1
17.62
JW Hastings to MJ Johnston, 2 runs
17.52
JW Hastings to MJ Johnston, 2 runs
17.41
JW Hastings to KA Pollard, 1 run
17.34
JW Hastings to KA Pollard, FOUR
17.26
JW Hastings to KA Pollard, SIX
17.12
JW Hastings to KA Pollard, 2 runs
End of over 173 runsAS 118/401001Lb1
KA Pollard 27(30)MJ Johnston 0(3)CJ McKay 4-0-27-0
16.61
CJ McKay to KA Pollard, 1 run
16.51Lb
CJ McKay to MJ Johnston, 1 leg bye
16.40
CJ McKay to MJ Johnston, no run
16.30
CJ McKay to MJ Johnston, no run
16.21
CJ McKay to KA Pollard, 1 run
16.10
CJ McKay to KA Pollard, no run



