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Big Bash LeagueMatch · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 5 wickets

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

Melbourne Stars135/519.1 ov
Hobart Hurricanes131/920 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Perth Scorchers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Hobart Hurricanes made 131 for 9 in 20 overs, Travis Birt 31 from 23 balls and Ben Dunk 30 from 30 balls. Marcus Stoinis took 2 for 12.

Melbourne Stars reached 135 for 5 in 19.1 overs, Luke Wright 52 from 36 balls. Ben Laughlin took 2 for 28.

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets.

Key performers

Hobart Hurricanes innings

131/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim Paine †c LJ Wright b DJ Husseyc LJ Wright b DJ Hussey01000.00
Ben Dunkc LJ Wright b MP Stoinisc LJ Wright b MP Stoinis303030100.00
Jonathan Wellsc JM Muirhead b JW Hastingsc JM Muirhead b JW Hastings191830105.56
Shoaib Malikrun out (SM Boland)run out (SM Boland)0000-
Travis Birtc SM Boland b MP Stoinisc SM Boland b MP Stoinis312322134.78
Aiden Blizzardnot outnot out28*2421116.67
Dimitri Mascarenhasc JM Muirhead b JW Hastingsc JM Muirhead b JW Hastings8140057.14
Ben Laughlinc DJ Hussey b SM Bolandc DJ Hussey b SM Boland130033.33
Ben Hilfenhausc MP Stoinis b SM Bolandc MP Stoinis b SM Boland01000.00
Cameron Boycec DJ Hussey b JM Birdc DJ Hussey b JM Bird8610133.33
Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 2)(b 1, lb 3, w 2)6
Total20 Ov (RR 6.55)20 Ov (RR 6.55)131/9
Did not bat: Doug Bollinger
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (TD Paine, 0.1 ov), 31-2 (JW Wells, 4.3 ov), 41-3 (Shoaib Malik, 5.2 ov), 84-4 (TR Birt, 11.5 ov), 84-5 (BR Dunk, 12 ov), 107-6 (AD Mascarenhas, 16.3 ov), 111-7 (B Laughlin, 17.3 ov), 116-8 (BW Hilfenhaus, 18 ov), 131-9 (CJ Boyce, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
David Hussey401914.75122010
Jackson Bird403318.2574000
John Hastings401523.75162000
Scott Boland403729.2583210
Luke Wright10707.0010000
Marcus Stoinis201226.0060100
James Muirhead10404.0030000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTD Paine 0(1) & BR Dunk 0(0)01
2ndJW Wells 19(18) & BR Dunk 9(8)3126
3rdBR Dunk 9(5) & Shoaib Malik 0(0)105
4thBR Dunk 12(16) & TR Birt 31(23)4339
5thBR Dunk 0(1) & AC Blizzard 0(0)01
6thAC Blizzard 14(13) & AD Mascarenhas 8(14)2327
7thAC Blizzard 2(3) & B Laughlin 1(3)46
8thAC Blizzard 5(2) & BW Hilfenhaus 0(1)53
9thCJ Boyce 8(6) & AC Blizzard 7(6)1512

Melbourne Stars innings

135/5(19.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Cameron Whitec TR Birt b AD Mascarenhasc TR Birt b AD Mascarenhas450080.00
Luke Wrightlbw b B Laughlinlbw b B Laughlin523652144.44
Rob Quineyb Shoaib Malikb Shoaib Malik131220108.33
Brad Hodgec BR Dunk b BW Hilfenhausc BR Dunk b BW Hilfenhaus12260046.15
David Husseynot outnot out19*1800105.56
Marcus Stoinisc BR Dunk b B Laughlinc BR Dunk b B Laughlin10901111.11
Peter Handscomb †not outnot out13*910144.44
Extras(lb 1, w 11)(lb 1, w 11)12
Total19.1 Ov (RR 7.04)19.1 Ov (RR 7.04) · Target 132 from 20 ov135/5
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (CL White, 1.1 ov), 31-2 (RJ Quiney, 4.3 ov), 73-3 (BJ Hodge, 11.1 ov), 101-4 (LJ Wright, 14.2 ov), 117-5 (MP Stoinis, 16.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus403518.7575020
Dimitri Mascarenhas402716.75112020
Shoaib Malik302016.6770130
Doug Bollinger412005.00100100
Ben Laughlin402827.0080100
Cameron Boyce0.104024.0001000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCL White 4(5) & LJ Wright 1(2)67
2ndRJ Quiney 13(12) & LJ Wright 6(8)2520
3rdBJ Hodge 12(26) & LJ Wright 26(14)4240
4thLJ Wright 19(12) & DJ Hussey 8(7)2819
5thMP Stoinis 10(9) & DJ Hussey 6(6)1615
6thDJ Hussey 5(5) & PSP Handscomb 13(9)18*14

Commentary

End of innings: MS 135/5 (19.1 ov)
19.14
CJ Boyce to PSP Handscomb, FOUR
End of over 197 runsMS 131/5201121
PSP Handscomb 9(8)DJ Hussey 19(18)B Laughlin 4-0-28-2
18.61
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
18.52
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, 2 runs
18.41
B Laughlin to DJ Hussey, 1 run
18.31
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
18.20
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, no run
18.12
B Laughlin to PSP Handscomb, 2 runs
End of over 185 runsMS 124/5111011
PSP Handscomb 3(3)DJ Hussey 18(17)DE Bollinger 4-1-20-0
17.61
DE Bollinger to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
17.51
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, 1 run
17.40
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, no run
17.31
DE Bollinger to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
17.21
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, 1 run
17.11
DE Bollinger to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
End of over 1710 runs, 1 wktMS 119/56110W2
DJ Hussey 16(14)PSP Handscomb 0(0)B Laughlin 3-0-21-2
16.62
B Laughlin to DJ Hussey, 2 runs
16.5W
B Laughlin to MP Stoinis, OUT
MP Stoinis c BR Dunk b B Laughlin 10(9) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 117/5 (16.5 ov)
16.40
B Laughlin to MP Stoinis, no run
16.31
B Laughlin to DJ Hussey, 1 run
16.21
B Laughlin to MP Stoinis, 1 run
16.16
B Laughlin to MP Stoinis, SIX
End of over 165 runsMS 109/4100211
MP Stoinis 3(5)DJ Hussey 13(12)DE Bollinger 3-1-15-0
15.61
DE Bollinger to MP Stoinis, 1 run
15.51
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, 1 run
15.42
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, 2 runs
15.30
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, no run
15.20
DE Bollinger to DJ Hussey, no run
15.11
DE Bollinger to MP Stoinis, 1 run