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Big Bash LeagueMatch 19 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl.

Brisbane Heat149/720 ov
Melbourne Stars153/518.1 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Hobart Hurricanes won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Brisbane Heat made 149 for 7 in 20 overs, Max Bryant 77 not out from 48 balls. Mark Steketee took 2 for 42.

Melbourne Stars reached 153 for 5 in 18.1 overs, Daniel Lawrence 64 not out from 38 balls and Marcus Stoinis 62 from 48 balls. Xavier Bartlett took 4 for 10.

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets.

Key performers

Brisbane Heat innings

149/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tom Banton †c GJ Maxwell b MT Steketeec GJ Maxwell b MT Steketee131111118.18
Colin Munroc DW Lawrence b MT Steketeec DW Lawrence b MT Steketee170014.29
Nathan McSweeneyb PM Siddleb PM Siddle9151060.00
Matt Renshawc GJ Maxwell b JS Parisc GJ Maxwell b JS Paris9601150.00
Max Bryantnot outnot out77*4846160.42
Paul Walterc GJ Maxwell b Usama Mirc GJ Maxwell b Usama Mir211821116.67
Will Prestwidgec GJ Maxwell b DW Lawrencec GJ Maxwell b DW Lawrence4100040.00
Xavier Bartlettrun out (†SB Harper)run out (†SB Harper)6600100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 6, nb 1)(lb 2, w 6, nb 1)9
Total20 Ov (RR 7.45)20 Ov (RR 7.45)149/7
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (C Munro, 2 ov), 21-2 (T Banton, 3.2 ov), 33-3 (MT Renshaw, 5 ov), 39-4 (NA McSweeney, 7.1 ov), 68-5 (PI Walter, 12.1 ov), 106-6 (W Prestwidge, 16.1 ov), 149-7 (XC Bartlett, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Joel Paris402015.00141101
Mark Steketee4042210.50131450
Marcus Stoinis402807.0092100
Peter Siddle403418.50132300
Usama Mir301715.6782000
Daniel Lawrence10616.0010000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stT Banton 6(6) & C Munro 1(7)1012
2ndT Banton 7(5) & NA McSweeney 4(3)118
3rdMT Renshaw 9(6) & NA McSweeney 1(4)1210
4thNA McSweeney 4(8) & M Bryant 1(5)613
5thPI Walter 21(18) & M Bryant 8(12)2930
6thW Prestwidge 4(10) & M Bryant 34(14)3824
7thXC Bartlett 6(6) & M Bryant 34(17)4323

Melbourne Stars innings

153/5(18.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben Duckettc †T Banton b XC Bartlettc †T Banton b XC Bartlett01000.00
Tom Rogersc †T Banton b SH Johnsonc †T Banton b SH Johnson671085.71
Sam Harper †b XC Bartlettb XC Bartlett8110072.73
Daniel Lawrencenot outnot out64*3872168.42
Marcus Stoinisc SH Johnson b XC Bartlettc SH Johnson b XC Bartlett6248100129.17
Glenn Maxwellc MT Renshaw b XC Bartlettc MT Renshaw b XC Bartlett01000.00
Hilton Cartwrightnot outnot out1*30033.33
Extras(lb 4, w 8)(lb 4, w 8)12
Total18.1 Ov (RR 8.42)18.1 Ov (RR 8.42) · Target 150 from 20 ov153/5
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (BM Duckett, 0.1 ov), 14-2 (SB Harper, 3 ov), 14-3 (TF Rogers, 3.1 ov), 146-4 (MP Stoinis, 17.1 ov), 146-5 (GJ Maxwell, 17.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Xavier Bartlett401042.50170010
Spencer Johnson402817.00144030
Will Prestwidge3.102507.8963000
Matthew Kuhnemann3033011.0031210
Paul Walter2031015.5027000
Mitchell Swepson2022011.0003000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBM Duckett 0(1) & TF Rogers 0(0)01
2ndSB Harper 8(11) & TF Rogers 6(6)1417
3rdTF Rogers 0(1) & DW Lawrence 0(0)01
4thMP Stoinis 62(48) & DW Lawrence 59(36)13284
5thGJ Maxwell 0(1) & DW Lawrence 0(0)01
6thHWR Cartwright 1(3) & DW Lawrence 5(2)7*5

Commentary

End of innings: MS 153/5 (18.1 ov)
18.14
W Prestwidge to DW Lawrence, FOUR
End of over 183 runs, 2 wktsMS 149/5WWWd0110
HWR Cartwright 1(3)DW Lawrence 60(37)XC Bartlett 4-0-10-4
17.60
XC Bartlett to HWR Cartwright, no run
17.51
XC Bartlett to DW Lawrence, 1 run
17.41
XC Bartlett to HWR Cartwright, 1 run
17.30
XC Bartlett to HWR Cartwright, no run
17.3Wd
XC Bartlett to HWR Cartwright, wide
17.2W
XC Bartlett to GJ Maxwell, OUT
GJ Maxwell c MT Renshaw b XC Bartlett 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 146/5 (17.2 ov)
17.1W
XC Bartlett to MP Stoinis, OUT
MP Stoinis c SH Johnson b XC Bartlett 62(48) [4s-10 6s-0] · FoW 146/4 (17.1 ov)
End of over 1712 runsMS 146/31041Wd14
DW Lawrence 59(36)MP Stoinis 62(47)SH Johnson 4-0-28-1
16.64
SH Johnson to DW Lawrence, FOUR
16.51
SH Johnson to MP Stoinis, 1 run
16.5Wd
SH Johnson to MP Stoinis, wide
16.41
SH Johnson to DW Lawrence, 1 run
16.34
SH Johnson to DW Lawrence, FOUR
16.20
SH Johnson to DW Lawrence, no run
16.11
SH Johnson to MP Stoinis, 1 run
End of over 1618 runsMS 134/3122166
DW Lawrence 50(32)MP Stoinis 60(45)MP Kuhnemann 3-0-33-0
15.66
MP Kuhnemann to DW Lawrence, SIX
FIFTY for DW Lawrence (50 off 32)
15.56
MP Kuhnemann to DW Lawrence, SIX
15.41
MP Kuhnemann to MP Stoinis, 1 run
15.32
MP Kuhnemann to MP Stoinis, 2 runs
15.22
MP Kuhnemann to MP Stoinis, 2 runs
15.11
MP Kuhnemann to DW Lawrence, 1 run
End of over 157 runsMS 116/30042Wd010
MP Stoinis 55(42)DW Lawrence 37(29)SH Johnson 3-0-16-1
14.60
SH Johnson to MP Stoinis, no run
14.51
SH Johnson to DW Lawrence, 1 run
14.40
SH Johnson to DW Lawrence, no run
14.42Wd
SH Johnson to MP Stoinis, 2 wides