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Big Bash LeagueMatch 2 · T20

Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by 15 runs

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

Brisbane Heat206/720 ov
Melbourne Stars191/620 ov
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
Adelaide Strikers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Brisbane Heat made 206 for 7 in 20 overs, Alex Ross 51 from 36 balls and Joe Burns 50 from 28 balls. Marcus Stoinis took 3 for 38.

Melbourne Stars made 191 for 6 in 20 overs, Marcus Stoinis 99 from 51 balls and James Faulkner 47 not out from 38 balls. Shadab Khan took 2 for 41.

Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs.

Key performers

Brisbane Heat innings

206/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
James Peirsonc JW Hastings b MA Beerc JW Hastings b MA Beer150020.00
Brendon McCullum †c GJ Maxwell b MP Stoinisc GJ Maxwell b MP Stoinis402242181.82
Sam Heazlettc JW Hastings b MA Beerc JW Hastings b MA Beer141110127.27
Joe Burnsc †BR Dunk b MP Stoinisc †BR Dunk b MP Stoinis502843178.57
Alex Rossc KP Pietersen b SM Bolandc KP Pietersen b SM Boland513612141.67
Ben Cuttingrun outrun out351832194.44
Mark Steketeec EP Gulbis b MP Stoinisc EP Gulbis b MP Stoinis02000.00
Shadab Khannot outnot out0*000-
Josh Lalornot outnot out6*210300.00
Extras(lb 3, w 2, nb 4)(lb 3, w 2, nb 4)9
Total20 Ov (RR 10.30)20 Ov (RR 10.30)206/7
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (JJ Peirson, 1.3 ov), 57-2 (SD Heazlett, 6 ov), 61-3 (BB McCullum, 6.3 ov), 143-4 (JA Burns, 14.2 ov), 194-5 (AI Ross, 18.5 ov), 199-6 (MT Steketee, 19.3 ov), 200-7 (BCJ Cutting, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Faulkner10707.0041001
Michael Beer402125.2570000
Scott Boland3048116.0035310
John Hastings3048016.0065311
Marcus Stoinis403839.5092201
Adam Zampa302408.0021001
Evan Gulbis10909.0030100
Glenn Maxwell10808.0000000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJJ Peirson 1(5) & BB McCullum 6(5)89
2ndSD Heazlett 14(11) & BB McCullum 34(16)4927
3rdJA Burns 3(3) & BB McCullum 0(1)43
4thJA Burns 47(25) & AI Ross 33(23)8247
5thAI Ross 18(13) & BCJ Cutting 29(15)5127
6thMT Steketee 0(2) & BCJ Cutting 5(2)54
7thBCJ Cutting 1(1) & Shadab Khan 0(0)11
8thJK Lalor 6(2) & Shadab Khan 0(0)6*2

Melbourne Stars innings

191/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben Dunk †c MJ Swepson b JK Lalorc MJ Swepson b JK Lalor02000.00
Luke Wrightb Shadab Khanb Shadab Khan191520126.67
Kevin Pietersenc †BB McCullum b B Doggettc †BB McCullum b B Doggett10901111.11
Glenn Maxwellc B Doggett b Shadab Khanc B Doggett b Shadab Khan8501160.00
Marcus Stoinisrun outrun out995166194.12
James Faulknernot outnot out47*3812123.68
Evan Gulbisc B Doggett b MT Steketeec B Doggett b MT Steketee01000.00
John Hastingsnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 2, w 5, nb 1)(lb 2, w 5, nb 1)8
Total20 Ov (RR 9.55)20 Ov (RR 9.55) · Target 207 from 20 ov191/6
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (BR Dunk, 0.2 ov), 16-2 (KP Pietersen, 2.4 ov), 38-3 (GJ Maxwell, 4.3 ov), 53-4 (LJ Wright, 6.5 ov), 190-5 (MP Stoinis, 19.4 ov), 190-6 (EP Gulbis, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Josh Lalor403418.5073100
Mark Steketee403919.7572140
Brendan Doggett302719.0061100
Shadab Khan4041210.2581400
Mitchell Swepson402606.5070111
Ben Cutting1022022.0012200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBR Dunk 0(2) & LJ Wright 0(0)02
2ndKP Pietersen 10(9) & LJ Wright 3(5)1614
3rdGJ Maxwell 8(5) & LJ Wright 14(6)2211
4thMP Stoinis 13(10) & LJ Wright 2(4)1514
5thJP Faulkner 46(37) & MP Stoinis 86(41)13777
6thEP Gulbis 0(1) & JP Faulkner 0(0)01
7thJP Faulkner 1(1) & JW Hastings 0(0)1*1

Commentary

End of innings: MS 191/6 (20 ov)
End of over 208 runs, 2 wktsMS 191/6222WW1
JP Faulkner 47(38)JW Hastings 0(0)MT Steketee 4-0-39-1
19.61
MT Steketee to JP Faulkner, 1 run
19.5W
MT Steketee to EP Gulbis, OUT
EP Gulbis c B Doggett b MT Steketee 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 190/6 (19.5 ov)
19.4W
MT Steketee to MP Stoinis, OUT
MP Stoinis run out 99(51) [4s-6 6s-6] · FoW 190/5 (19.4 ov)
19.32
MT Steketee to MP Stoinis, 2 runs
19.22
MT Steketee to MP Stoinis, 2 runs
19.12
MT Steketee to MP Stoinis, 2 runs
End of over 1917 runsMS 183/4641411
MP Stoinis 92(47)JP Faulkner 46(37)JK Lalor 4-0-34-1
18.61
JK Lalor to MP Stoinis, 1 run
18.51
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, 1 run
18.44
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, FOUR
18.31
JK Lalor to MP Stoinis, 1 run
18.24
JK Lalor to MP Stoinis, FOUR
18.16
JK Lalor to MP Stoinis, SIX
End of over 189 runsMS 166/4301122
JP Faulkner 41(35)MP Stoinis 80(43)B Doggett 3-0-27-1
17.62
B Doggett to JP Faulkner, 2 runs
17.52
B Doggett to JP Faulkner, 2 runs
17.41
B Doggett to MP Stoinis, 1 run
17.31
B Doggett to JP Faulkner, 1 run
17.20
B Doggett to JP Faulkner, no run
17.13
B Doggett to MP Stoinis, 3 runs
End of over 178 runsMS 157/4202112
JP Faulkner 36(31)MP Stoinis 76(41)JK Lalor 3-0-17-1
16.62
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, 2 runs
16.51
JK Lalor to MP Stoinis, 1 run
16.41
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, 1 run
16.32
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, 2 runs
16.20
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, no run
16.12
JK Lalor to JP Faulkner, 2 runs
End of over 168 runsMS 149/4411002
MP Stoinis 75(40)JP Faulkner 29(26)Shadab Khan 4-0-41-2