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Big Bash LeagueMatch 15 · T20

Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Stars by 9 wickets

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

Melbourne Stars141/720 ov
Brisbane Heat144/114.4 ov
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets
Adelaide Strikers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Brisbane Heat won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 141 for 7 in 20 overs, Glenn Maxwell 50 from 39 balls and Kevin Pietersen 30 from 25 balls. Mitchell Swepson took 3 for 14.

Brisbane Heat reached 144 for 1 in 14.4 overs, Chris Lynn 63 not out from 46 balls and Brendon McCullum 61 from 30 balls.

Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets.

Key performers

Melbourne Stars innings

141/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben Dunk †lbw b Yasir Shahlbw b Yasir Shah5500100.00
Luke Wrightst †JJ Peirson b MJ Swepsonst †JJ Peirson b MJ Swepson19212090.48
Kevin Pietersenc B Doggett b MJ Swepsonc B Doggett b MJ Swepson302530120.00
Glenn Maxwellc B Doggett b MT Steketeec B Doggett b MT Steketee503951128.21
Marcus Stoinisrun outrun out450080.00
Rob Quineyc & b MJ Swepsonc & b MJ Swepson02000.00
James Faulknernot outnot out20*2010100.00
John Hastingsc BB McCullum b BCJ Cuttingc BB McCullum b BCJ Cutting02000.00
Adam Zampanot outnot out4*300133.33
Extras(lb 2, w 5, nb 2)(lb 2, w 5, nb 2)9
Total20 Ov (RR 7.05)20 Ov (RR 7.05)141/7
Did not bat: Liam Bowe, Michael Beer
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (BR Dunk, 2.1 ov), 55-2 (LJ Wright, 7.5 ov), 63-3 (KP Pietersen, 9.3 ov), 80-4 (MP Stoinis, 12.4 ov), 82-5 (RJ Quiney, 13.2 ov), 124-6 (GJ Maxwell, 18 ov), 125-7 (JW Hastings, 18.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Yasir Shah401614.00100010
Mark Steketee403619.0075020
Brendan Doggett403508.7562110
Cameron Gannon2024012.0023001
Mitchell Swepson401433.50110010
Ben Cutting201417.0041001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBR Dunk 5(5) & LJ Wright 7(8)1213
2ndKP Pietersen 29(22) & LJ Wright 12(13)4334
3rdGJ Maxwell 5(7) & KP Pietersen 1(3)810
4thGJ Maxwell 12(14) & MP Stoinis 4(5)1719
5thGJ Maxwell 2(2) & RJ Quiney 0(2)24
6thJP Faulkner 8(12) & GJ Maxwell 31(16)4228
7thJP Faulkner 1(1) & JW Hastings 0(2)13
8thA Zampa 4(3) & JP Faulkner 11(7)16*9

Brisbane Heat innings

144/1(14.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Lynnnot outnot out63*4673136.96
Brendon McCullumc RJ Quiney b L Bowec RJ Quiney b L Bowe613073203.33
Joe Burnsnot outnot out18*1230150.00
Extras(b 1, w 1)(b 1, w 1)2
Total14.4 Ov (RR 9.82)14.4 Ov (RR 9.82) · Target 142 from 20 ov144/1
Fall of wickets: 101-1 (BB McCullum, 10.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Faulkner201407.0042000
Michael Beer2.4028010.5054100
Adam Zampa402807.00113100
John Hastings2022011.0032100
Marcus Stoinis2030015.0033210
Liam Bowe2021110.5053100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCA Lynn 39(34) & BB McCullum 61(30)10164
2ndCA Lynn 24(12) & JA Burns 18(12)43*24

Commentary

End of innings: BH 144/1 (14.4 ov)
14.44
MA Beer to CA Lynn, FOUR
14.31
MA Beer to JA Burns, 1 run
14.21
MA Beer to CA Lynn, 1 run
14.10
MA Beer to CA Lynn, no run
End of over 148 runsBH 138/1114011
CA Lynn 58(43)JA Burns 17(11)A Zampa 4-0-28-0
13.61
A Zampa to CA Lynn, 1 run
13.51
A Zampa to JA Burns, 1 run
13.40
A Zampa to JA Burns, no run
13.34
A Zampa to JA Burns, FOUR
13.21
A Zampa to CA Lynn, 1 run
13.11
A Zampa to JA Burns, 1 run
End of over 1320 runsBH 130/141Wd6044
CA Lynn 56(41)JA Burns 11(7)MP Stoinis 2-0-30-0
12.64
MP Stoinis to CA Lynn, FOUR
12.54
MP Stoinis to CA Lynn, FOUR
FIFTY for CA Lynn (52 off 40)
12.40
MP Stoinis to CA Lynn, no run
12.36
MP Stoinis to CA Lynn, SIX
12.3Wd
MP Stoinis to CA Lynn, wide
12.21
MP Stoinis to JA Burns, 1 run
12.14
MP Stoinis to JA Burns, FOUR
End of over 128 runsBH 110/1111041
JA Burns 6(5)CA Lynn 42(37)JP Faulkner 2-0-14-0
11.61
JP Faulkner to JA Burns, 1 run
11.54
JP Faulkner to JA Burns, FOUR
11.40
JP Faulkner to JA Burns, no run
11.31
JP Faulkner to CA Lynn, 1 run
11.21
JP Faulkner to JA Burns, 1 run
11.11
JP Faulkner to CA Lynn, 1 run
End of over 1115 runs, 1 wktBH 102/1644W10
JA Burns 0(1)CA Lynn 40(35)L Bowe 2-0-21-1
10.60
L Bowe to JA Burns, no run
10.51
L Bowe to CA Lynn, 1 run