Big Bash LeagueMatch · T20
Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 4 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl.
Melbourne Stars135/619.1 ov
Hobart Hurricanes134/820 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets
Brisbane Heat won the title
Match report
From the scorecardMelbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Hobart Hurricanes made 134 for 8 in 20 overs, Tim Paine 46 from 46 balls and George Bailey 28 from 26 balls. Clint McKay took 3 for 25.
Melbourne Stars reached 135 for 6 in 19.1 overs, Rob Quiney 35 from 31 balls and Brad Hodge 34 from 30 balls. Ben Laughlin took 3 for 14.
Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets.
Key performers
Hobart Hurricanes innings
134/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pontingc JP Faulkner b CJ McKay | c JP Faulkner b CJ McKay | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Tim Paine †c GJ Maxwell b CJ McKay | c GJ Maxwell b CJ McKay | 46 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Travis Birtc †PSP Handscomb b CJ McKay | c †PSP Handscomb b CJ McKay | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Owais Shahlbw b JP Faulkner | lbw b JP Faulkner | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| George Baileyc JP Faulkner b CL White | c JP Faulkner b CL White | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Scott Styrisc RJ Quiney b JP Faulkner | c RJ Quiney b JP Faulkner | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 141.18 |
| Evan Gulbisb SL Malinga | b SL Malinga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Ben Laughlinb SL Malinga | b SL Malinga | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Michael Hogannot out | not out | 5* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Xavier Dohertynot out | not out | 4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 6) | (lb 1, w 6) | 7 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 6.70) | 20 Ov (RR 6.70) | 134/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Doug Bollinger
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (RT Ponting, 1.1 ov), 21-2 (TR Birt, 3.3 ov), 25-3 (OA Shah, 4.5 ov), 71-4 (GJ Bailey, 11.5 ov), 99-5 (TD Paine, 15.4 ov), 119-6 (EP Gulbis, 17.2 ov), 125-7 (SB Styris, 18.3 ov), 127-8 (B Laughlin, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Wright | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RT Ponting 8(6) & TD Paine 1(1) | 9 | 7 |
| 2nd | TD Paine 4(9) & TR Birt 3(5) | 12 | 14 |
| 3rd | TD Paine 3(5) & OA Shah 1(3) | 4 | 8 |
| 4th | GJ Bailey 28(26) & TD Paine 17(16) | 46 | 42 |
| 5th | TD Paine 21(15) & SB Styris 7(8) | 28 | 23 |
| 6th | EP Gulbis 6(4) & SB Styris 14(6) | 20 | 10 |
| 7th | B Laughlin 2(4) & SB Styris 3(3) | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | MG Hogan 2(3) & B Laughlin 0(1) | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | XJ Doherty 4(3) & MG Hogan 3(2) | 7* | 5 |
Melbourne Stars innings
135/6(19.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Quineyc OA Shah b B Laughlin | c OA Shah b B Laughlin | 35 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 112.90 |
| Luke Wrightc SB Styris b DE Bollinger | c SB Styris b DE Bollinger | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Brad Hodgec SB Styris b MG Hogan | c SB Styris b MG Hogan | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 113.33 |
| David Husseyc †TD Paine b B Laughlin | c †TD Paine b B Laughlin | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Cameron Whitec TR Birt b B Laughlin | c TR Birt b B Laughlin | 22 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 104.76 |
| Glenn Maxwellc XJ Doherty b DE Bollinger | c XJ Doherty b DE Bollinger | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 158.33 |
| James Faulknernot out | not out | 6* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Peter Handscomb †not out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, nb 1) | (lb 2, nb 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total19.1 Ov (RR 7.04) | 19.1 Ov (RR 7.04) · Target 135 from 20 ov | 135/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (LJ Wright, 2.1 ov), 62-2 (RJ Quiney, 10 ov), 77-3 (BJ Hodge, 11.2 ov), 90-4 (DJ Hussey, 14 ov), 120-5 (GJ Maxwell, 17.4 ov), 127-6 (CL White, 18.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bollinger | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hogan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Doherty | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Laughlin | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Styris | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Gulbis | 3.1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8.84 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RJ Quiney 4(8) & LJ Wright 1(5) | 5 | 13 |
| 2nd | RJ Quiney 31(23) & BJ Hodge 25(24) | 57 | 47 |
| 3rd | BJ Hodge 9(6) & DJ Hussey 5(2) | 15 | 8 |
| 4th | CL White 5(7) & DJ Hussey 8(9) | 13 | 16 |
| 5th | CL White 11(10) & GJ Maxwell 19(12) | 30 | 22 |
| 6th | CL White 6(4) & JP Faulkner 1(1) | 7 | 5 |
| 7th | JP Faulkner 5(3) & PSP Handscomb 2(2) | 8* | 4 |
Commentary
19.2Nb
EP Gulbis to JP Faulkner, no ball
19.14
EP Gulbis to JP Faulkner, FOUR
End of over 195 runs, 1 wktMS 130/611W120
PSP Handscomb 2(2)JP Faulkner 2(2)B Laughlin 4-0-14-3
18.60
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, no run
18.52
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, 2 runs
18.41
B Laughlin to JP Faulkner, 1 run
18.3W
B Laughlin to CL White, OUT
CL White c TR Birt b B Laughlin 22(21) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 127/6 (18.3 ov)
18.21
B Laughlin to JP Faulkner, 1 run
18.11
B Laughlin to CL White, 1 run
End of over 1814 runs, 1 wktMS 125/5144W41
CL White 21(19)JP Faulkner 0(0)DE Bollinger 4-2-22-2
17.61
DE Bollinger to CL White, 1 run
17.54
DE Bollinger to CL White, FOUR
17.4W
DE Bollinger to GJ Maxwell, OUT
GJ Maxwell c XJ Doherty b DE Bollinger 19(12) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 120/5 (17.4 ov)
17.34
DE Bollinger to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
17.24
DE Bollinger to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
17.11
DE Bollinger to CL White, 1 run
End of over 176 runsMS 111/4111210
GJ Maxwell 11(9)CL White 15(16)EP Gulbis 3-0-23-0
16.60
EP Gulbis to GJ Maxwell, no run
16.51
EP Gulbis to CL White, 1 run
16.42
EP Gulbis to CL White, 2 runs
16.31
EP Gulbis to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
16.21
EP Gulbis to CL White, 1 run
16.11
EP Gulbis to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
End of over 166 runsMS 105/4040011
GJ Maxwell 9(6)CL White 11(13)SB Styris 2-0-27-0
15.61
SB Styris to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
15.51
SB Styris to CL White, 1 run
15.40
SB Styris to CL White, no run
15.30
SB Styris to CL White, no run
15.24
SB Styris to CL White, FOUR