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Big Bash LeagueMatch 31 · T20

Hobart Hurricanes beat Melbourne Stars by 59 runs

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

Melbourne Stars12617.1 ov
Hobart Hurricanes185/220 ov
Hobart Hurricanes won by 59 runs
Melbourne Renegades won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Hobart Hurricanes made 185 for 2 in 20 overs, D'Arcy Short 96 not out from 57 balls and Matthew Wade 41 from 38 balls.

Melbourne Stars were bowled out for 126, Seb Gotch 35 from 26 balls. Riley Meredith took 4 for 21.

Hobart Hurricanes won by 59 runs.

Key performers

Hobart Hurricanes innings

185/2(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Matthew Wade †c BR Dunk b TL O'Connellc BR Dunk b TL O'Connell413811107.89
D'Arcy Shortnot outnot out96*5784168.42
Jake Doranc & b L Bowec & b L Bowe780087.50
Ben McDermottnot outnot out27*1902142.11
Extras(b 1, lb 7, w 4, nb 2)(b 1, lb 7, w 4, nb 2)14
Total20 Ov (RR 9.25)20 Ov (RR 9.25)185/2
Fall of wickets: 95-1 (MS Wade, 11.3 ov), 138-2 (JR Doran, 14.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Dunk201809.0031100
Jackson Bird402706.75102021
Liam Plunkett4044011.0052220
Liam Bowe3038112.6752301
Tom O'Connell201718.5040100
Dwayne Bravo403208.0062000
Evan Gulbis10101.0050000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMS Wade 41(38) & DJM Short 48(31)9569
2ndJR Doran 7(8) & DJM Short 34(14)4320
3rdBR McDermott 27(19) & DJM Short 14(12)47*31

Melbourne Stars innings

126(17.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Evan Gulbisb J Bothab J Botha450080.00
Ben Dunkb DJM Shortb DJM Short201521133.33
Nick Larkinc J Botha b RP Meredithc J Botha b RP Meredith161330123.08
Nic Maddinsonlbw b J Bothalbw b J Botha671085.71
Seb Gotch †c J Botha b JC Archerc J Botha b JC Archer352621134.62
Dwayne Bravoc JC Archer b RP Meredithc JC Archer b RP Meredith191611118.75
Jonathan Merlorun outrun out11910122.22
Liam Plunkettc BR McDermott b RP Meredithc BR McDermott b RP Meredith11810137.50
Jackson Birdc JC Archer b RP Meredithc JC Archer b RP Meredith120050.00
Tom O'Connellnot outnot out0*1000.00
Liam Bowehit wicket b JC Archerhit wicket b JC Archer01000.00
Extras(lb 2, w 1)(lb 2, w 1)3
Total17.1 Ov (RR 7.34)17.1 Ov (RR 7.34) · Target 186 from 20 ov126
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (EP Gulbis, 1.1 ov), 40-2 (NCR Larkin, 5 ov), 45-3 (BR Dunk, 6.1 ov), 51-4 (NJ Maddinson, 7.2 ov), 94-5 (DJ Bravo, 12.2 ov), 106-6 (SE Gotch, 14.2 ov), 124-7 (LE Plunkett, 16.1 ov), 126-8 (J Merlo, 16.4 ov), 126-9 (JM Bird, 16.5 ov), 126-10 (L Bowe, 17.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Faulkner302508.3343000
Johan Botha402125.2581000
Jofra Archer3.102327.2692110
Riley Meredith402145.25133000
D'Arcy Short201618.0011000
Clive Rose1018018.0011200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEP Gulbis 4(5) & BR Dunk 1(2)57
2ndNCR Larkin 16(13) & BR Dunk 18(10)3523
3rdBR Dunk 1(3) & NJ Maddinson 4(4)57
4thSE Gotch 4(4) & NJ Maddinson 2(3)67
5thDJ Bravo 19(16) & SE Gotch 24(14)4330
6thSE Gotch 7(8) & J Merlo 5(4)1212
7thJ Merlo 6(3) & LE Plunkett 11(8)1811
8thJ Merlo 0(2) & JM Bird 1(1)23
9thJM Bird 0(1) & TL O'Connell 0(0)01
10thTL O'Connell 0(1) & L Bowe 0(1)02

Commentary

End of innings: MS 126 (17.1 ov)
17.1W
JC Archer to L Bowe, OUT
L Bowe hit wicket b JC Archer 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 126/10 (17.1 ov)
End of over 172 runs, 3 wktsMS 126/9W1Lb1WW0
TL O'Connell 0(1)L Bowe 0(0)RP Meredith 4-0-21-4
16.60
RP Meredith to TL O'Connell, no run
16.5W
RP Meredith to JM Bird, OUT
JM Bird c JC Archer b RP Meredith 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 126/9 (16.5 ov)
16.4W
RP Meredith to J Merlo, OUT
J Merlo run out 11(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 126/8 (16.4 ov)
16.31
RP Meredith to JM Bird, 1 run
16.21Lb
RP Meredith to J Merlo, 1 leg bye
16.1W
RP Meredith to LE Plunkett, OUT
LE Plunkett c BR McDermott b RP Meredith 11(8) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 124/7 (16.1 ov)
End of over 1613 runsMS 124/6414121
LE Plunkett 11(7)J Merlo 11(7)JP Faulkner 3-0-25-0
15.61
JP Faulkner to LE Plunkett, 1 run
15.52
JP Faulkner to LE Plunkett, 2 runs
15.41
JP Faulkner to J Merlo, 1 run
15.34
JP Faulkner to J Merlo, FOUR
15.21
JP Faulkner to LE Plunkett, 1 run
15.14
JP Faulkner to LE Plunkett, FOUR
End of over 156 runs, 1 wktMS 111/61W1Wd201
LE Plunkett 3(3)J Merlo 6(5)JC Archer 3-0-23-1
14.61
JC Archer to LE Plunkett, 1 run
14.50
JC Archer to LE Plunkett, no run
14.42
JC Archer to LE Plunkett, 2 runs
14.4Wd
JC Archer to LE Plunkett, wide
14.31
JC Archer to J Merlo, 1 run
14.2W
JC Archer to SE Gotch, OUT
SE Gotch c J Botha b JC Archer 35(26) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 106/6 (14.2 ov)
14.11
JC Archer to J Merlo, 1 run
End of over 146 runsMS 105/5002112
SE Gotch 35(25)J Merlo 4(3)J Botha 4-0-21-2
13.62
J Botha to SE Gotch, 2 runs
13.51
J Botha to J Merlo, 1 run
13.41
J Botha to SE Gotch, 1 run
13.32
J Botha to SE Gotch, 2 runs
13.20
J Botha to SE Gotch, no run