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Big Bash LeagueMatch 4 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 38 runs

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

Melbourne Stars183/520 ov
Hobart Hurricanes145/920 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 38 runs
Perth Scorchers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 183 for 5 in 20 overs, Joe Clarke 101 not out from 66 balls. Riley Meredith took 2 for 38.

Hobart Hurricanes made 145 for 9 in 20 overs, Matthew Wade 35 from 35 balls. Luke Wood took 3 for 25.

Melbourne Stars won by 38 runs.

Key performers

Melbourne Stars innings

183/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Joe Clarke †not outnot out101*6694153.03
Tom Rogersc TH David b Shadab Khanc TH David b Shadab Khan201321153.85
Beau Websterc PG Dooley b RP Meredithc PG Dooley b RP Meredith242221109.09
Marcus Stoinisb PG Dooleyb PG Dooley02000.00
Hilton Cartwrightc & b RP Meredithc & b RP Meredith171310130.77
Nick Larkinrun out (†MS Wade)run out (†MS Wade)4400100.00
Luke Woodnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 7, w 10)(lb 7, w 10)17
Total20 Ov (RR 9.15)20 Ov (RR 9.15)183/5
Fall of wickets: 54-1 (TF Rogers, 5.4 ov), 105-2 (BJ Webster, 11.5 ov), 106-3 (MP Stoinis, 12.3 ov), 163-4 (HWR Cartwright, 18.1 ov), 182-5 (NCR Larkin, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Joel Paris4043010.7585200
Paddy Dooley402716.7590120
Shadab Khan402917.2573000
Riley Meredith403829.5074110
Nathan Ellis403909.7572230
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Clarke 32(21) & TF Rogers 20(13)5434
2ndBJ Webster 24(22) & JM Clarke 21(15)5137
3rdMP Stoinis 0(2) & JM Clarke 1(2)14
4thHWR Cartwright 17(13) & JM Clarke 33(21)5734
5thNCR Larkin 4(4) & JM Clarke 13(6)1910
6thJM Clarke 1(1) & L Wood 0(0)1*1

Hobart Hurricanes innings

145/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben McDermottc NCR Larkin b L Woodc NCR Larkin b L Wood171120154.55
D'Arcy Shortc †JM Clarke b A Zampac †JM Clarke b A Zampa151510100.00
Matthew Wade †c HWR Cartwright b NM Coulter-Nilec HWR Cartwright b NM Coulter-Nile353511100.00
Shadab Khanc TF Rogers b NM Coulter-Nilec TF Rogers b NM Coulter-Nile7100070.00
Tim Davidc sub (TL O'Connell) b L Woodc sub (TL O'Connell) b L Wood241721141.18
Asif Alic HWR Cartwright b A Zampac HWR Cartwright b A Zampa460066.67
James Neeshamc NCR Larkin b L Woodc NCR Larkin b L Wood161130145.45
Joel Parisc sub (CD Hinchliffe) b TA Boultc sub (CD Hinchliffe) b TA Boult560083.33
Nathan Ellisc TA Boult b A Zampac TA Boult b A Zampa01000.00
Paddy Dooleynot outnot out5*510100.00
Riley Meredithnot outnot out7*310233.33
Extras(lb 7, w 3)(lb 7, w 3)10
Total20 Ov (RR 7.25)20 Ov (RR 7.25) · Target 184 from 20 ov145/9
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (BR McDermott, 3.1 ov), 43-2 (DJM Short, 5.5 ov), 71-3 (Shadab Khan, 9.5 ov), 92-4 (MS Wade, 13.1 ov), 97-5 (Asif Ali, 14.2 ov), 122-6 (JDS Neesham, 17.1 ov), 131-7 (TH David, 18 ov), 132-8 (NT Ellis, 18.2 ov), 134-9 (JS Paris, 19.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Trent Boult4041110.2587010
Luke Wood402536.25100120
Beau Webster402105.2540000
Adam Zampa402736.7592100
Nathan Coulter-Nile402426.0082000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBR McDermott 17(11) & DJM Short 5(8)2519
2ndMS Wade 7(9) & DJM Short 10(7)1816
3rdShadab Khan 7(10) & MS Wade 21(14)2824
4thTH David 10(8) & MS Wade 7(12)2120
5thAsif Ali 4(6) & TH David 1(1)57
6thJDS Neesham 16(11) & TH David 7(6)2517
7thJS Paris 3(3) & TH David 6(2)95
8thJS Paris 1(1) & NT Ellis 0(1)12
9thPG Dooley 1(3) & JS Paris 1(2)25
10thRP Meredith 7(3) & PG Dooley 4(2)11*5

Commentary

End of innings: HH 145/9 (20 ov)
End of over 2011 runs, 1 wktHH 145/9W42104
PG Dooley 5(5)RP Meredith 7(3)TA Boult 4-0-41-1
19.64
TA Boult to PG Dooley, FOUR
19.50
TA Boult to PG Dooley, no run
19.41
TA Boult to RP Meredith, 1 run
19.32
TA Boult to RP Meredith, 2 runs
19.24
TA Boult to RP Meredith, FOUR
19.1W
TA Boult to JS Paris, OUT
JS Paris c sub (CD Hinchliffe) b TA Boult 5(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 134/9 (19.1 ov)
End of over 193 runs, 1 wktHH 134/81W0011
JS Paris 5(5)PG Dooley 1(3)A Zampa 4-0-27-3
18.61
A Zampa to JS Paris, 1 run
18.51
A Zampa to PG Dooley, 1 run
18.40
A Zampa to PG Dooley, no run
18.30
A Zampa to PG Dooley, no run
18.2W
A Zampa to NT Ellis, OUT
NT Ellis c TA Boult b A Zampa 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 132/8 (18.2 ov)
18.11
A Zampa to JS Paris, 1 run
End of over 189 runs, 2 wktsHH 131/7W0216W
JS Paris 3(3)L Wood 4-0-25-3
17.6W
L Wood to TH David, OUT
TH David c sub (TL O'Connell) b L Wood 24(17) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 131/7 (18 ov)
17.56
L Wood to TH David, SIX
17.41
L Wood to JS Paris, 1 run
17.32
L Wood to JS Paris, 2 runs
17.20
L Wood to JS Paris, no run
17.1W
L Wood to JDS Neesham, OUT
JDS Neesham c NCR Larkin b L Wood 16(11) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 122/6 (17.1 ov)
End of over 1715 runsHH 122/52Lb44014
TH David 18(15)JDS Neesham 16(10)TA Boult 3-0-30-0
16.64
TA Boult to TH David, FOUR
16.51
TA Boult to JDS Neesham, 1 run
16.40
TA Boult to JDS Neesham, no run
16.34
TA Boult to JDS Neesham, FOUR
16.24
TA Boult to JDS Neesham, FOUR
16.12Lb
TA Boult to JDS Neesham, 2 leg byes
End of over 165 runsHH 107/5120011
JDS Neesham 7(5)TH David 14(14)L Wood 3-0-16-1