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Big Bash LeagueMatch 39 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 3 wickets

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

Melbourne Stars186/719.1 ov
Hobart Hurricanes185/720 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets
Adelaide Strikers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Hobart Hurricanes made 185 for 7 in 20 overs, Daniel Christian 56 from 37 balls and George Bailey 32 from 20 balls. John Hastings took 2 for 41.

Melbourne Stars reached 186 for 7 in 19.1 overs, Kevin Pietersen 46 from 23 balls and Ben Dunk 30 from 20 balls. Tymal Mills took 2 for 56.

Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Hobart Hurricanes innings

185/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Matthew Wade †c SE Gotch b JW Hastingsc SE Gotch b JW Hastings171130154.55
D'Arcy Shortlbw b BR Dunklbw b BR Dunk01000.00
George Baileyc DJ Worrall b EP Gulbisc DJ Worrall b EP Gulbis322031160.00
Ben McDermottlbw b L Bowelbw b L Bowe212120100.00
Daniel Christianc †PSP Handscomb b JW Hastingsc †PSP Handscomb b JW Hastings563742151.35
Simon Milenkoc JW Hastings b JP Faulknerc JW Hastings b JP Faulkner460066.67
Nathan Reardonrun outrun out322222145.45
Jofra Archernot outnot out7*300233.33
Cameron Boycenot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 10, nb 1)(b 1, lb 4, w 10, nb 1)16
Total20 Ov (RR 9.25)20 Ov (RR 9.25)185/7
Did not bat: Clive Rose, Tymal Mills
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (DJM Short, 0.4 ov), 53-2 (GJ Bailey, 5 ov), 57-3 (MS Wade, 5.2 ov), 101-4 (BR McDermott, 11.4 ov), 107-5 (S Milenko, 13.1 ov), 177-6 (DT Christian, 19.2 ov), 184-7 (NJ Reardon, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Dunk201919.5051110
Daniel Worrall201809.0041110
Jackson Coleman1016016.0023030
Evan Gulbis403619.0052110
John Hastings4041210.25103121
Liam Bowe402817.0092110
James Faulkner302217.3362010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMS Wade 1(3) & DJM Short 0(1)24
2ndGJ Bailey 32(20) & MS Wade 12(6)5126
3rdMS Wade 4(2) & BR McDermott 0(0)42
4thBR McDermott 21(21) & DT Christian 21(17)4438
5thS Milenko 4(6) & DT Christian 2(3)69
6thNJ Reardon 32(21) & DT Christian 33(17)7037
7thJC Archer 7(2) & NJ Reardon 0(1)73
8thJC Archer 0(1) & CJ Boyce 0(0)1*1

Melbourne Stars innings

186/7(19.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Peter Handscomb †c S Milenko b DT Christianc S Milenko b DT Christian790077.78
Ben Dunkc CA Rose b DJM Shortc CA Rose b DJM Short302022150.00
James Faulknerc S Milenko b CJ Boycec S Milenko b CJ Boyce161311123.08
Rob Quineyrun outrun out11901122.22
Kevin Pietersenc & b TS Millsc & b TS Mills462362200.00
John Hastingsc †MS Wade b TS Millsc †MS Wade b TS Mills20622333.33
Seb Gotchlbw b CA Roselbw b CA Rose161620100.00
Evan Gulbisnot outnot out19*1302146.15
Daniel Worrallnot outnot out13*820162.50
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)8
Total19.1 Ov (RR 9.70)19.1 Ov (RR 9.70) · Target 186 from 20 ov186/7
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (PSP Handscomb, 3.1 ov), 46-2 (BR Dunk, 6.1 ov), 56-3 (JP Faulkner, 7.2 ov), 71-4 (RJ Quiney, 9.2 ov), 104-5 (JW Hastings, 11 ov), 151-6 (KP Pietersen, 15.5 ov), 153-7 (SE Gotch, 16.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Clive Rose302317.6731100
Jofra Archer403508.7592122
Daniel Christian2.101717.8553000
Tymal Mills4056214.0086420
D'Arcy Short2021110.5051200
Cameron Boyce403218.0082200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPSP Handscomb 7(9) & BR Dunk 17(10)2519
2ndJP Faulkner 7(8) & BR Dunk 13(10)2118
3rdRJ Quiney 1(2) & JP Faulkner 9(5)107
4thRJ Quiney 10(7) & KP Pietersen 5(5)1512
5thJW Hastings 20(6) & KP Pietersen 11(4)3310
6thKP Pietersen 30(14) & SE Gotch 16(15)4729
7thEP Gulbis 2(2) & SE Gotch 0(1)23
8thDJ Worrall 13(8) & EP Gulbis 17(11)33*17

Commentary

End of innings: MS 186/7 (19.1 ov)
19.14
DT Christian to DJ Worrall, FOUR
End of over 198 runsMS 182/7110600
EP Gulbis 19(13)DJ Worrall 9(7)TS Mills 4-0-56-2
18.60
TS Mills to EP Gulbis, no run
18.50
TS Mills to EP Gulbis, no run
18.46
TS Mills to EP Gulbis, SIX
18.30
TS Mills to EP Gulbis, no run
18.21
TS Mills to DJ Worrall, 1 run
18.11
TS Mills to EP Gulbis, 1 run
End of over 1817 runsMS 174/7111Lb5Nb017Nb1
EP Gulbis 12(8)DJ Worrall 8(6)JC Archer 4-0-35-0
17.61
JC Archer to EP Gulbis, 1 runFree hit
17.67Nb
JC Archer to EP Gulbis, SIX
17.51
JC Archer to DJ Worrall, 1 run
17.40
JC Archer to DJ Worrall, no runFree hit
17.45Nb
JC Archer to DJ Worrall, FOUR
17.31Lb
JC Archer to EP Gulbis, 1 leg bye
17.21
JC Archer to DJ Worrall, 1 run
17.11
JC Archer to EP Gulbis, 1 run
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktMS 157/71W1111
EP Gulbis 4(4)DJ Worrall 2(2)CA Rose 3-0-23-1
16.61
CA Rose to EP Gulbis, 1 run
16.51
CA Rose to DJ Worrall, 1 run
16.41
CA Rose to EP Gulbis, 1 run
16.31
CA Rose to DJ Worrall, 1 run
16.2W
CA Rose to SE Gotch, OUT
SE Gotch lbw b CA Rose 16(16) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 153/7 (16.2 ov)
16.11
CA Rose to EP Gulbis, 1 run
End of over 1619 runs, 1 wktMS 152/64446W1
EP Gulbis 1(1)SE Gotch 16(15)TS Mills 3-0-48-2
15.61
TS Mills to EP Gulbis, 1 run
15.5W
TS Mills to KP Pietersen, OUT
KP Pietersen c & b TS Mills 46(23) [4s-6 6s-2] · FoW 151/6 (15.5 ov)
15.46
TS Mills to KP Pietersen, SIX
15.34
TS Mills to KP Pietersen, FOUR