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Big Bash LeagueMatch 41 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Perth Scorchers by 10 runs

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

Melbourne Stars141/620 ov
Perth Scorchers131/920 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 10 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat. Melbourne Stars made 141 for 6 in 20 overs, Hilton Cartwright 58 not out from 56 balls and Glenn Maxwell 25 from 23 balls. Matthew Kelly took 3 for 27.

Perth Scorchers made 131 for 9 in 20 overs, Cameron Bancroft 32 from 44 balls. Nic Maddinson took 3 for 24.

Melbourne Stars won by 10 runs.

Key performers

Melbourne Stars innings

141/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hilton Cartwrightnot outnot out58*5670103.57
Marcus Stoinisc TH David b M Kellyc TH David b M Kelly670185.71
Nathan Coulter-Nilec CT Bancroft b M Kellyc CT Bancroft b M Kelly781087.50
Nic Maddinsonlbw b Fawad Ahmedlbw b Fawad Ahmed350060.00
Glenn Maxwellc †JP Inglis b M Kellyc †JP Inglis b M Kelly252321108.70
Nick Larkinb JA Richardsonb JA Richardson241830133.33
Seb Gotch †run outrun out2100200.00
Clint Hinchliffenot outnot out1*20050.00
Extras(lb 8, w 7)(lb 8, w 7)15
Total20 Ov (RR 7.05)20 Ov (RR 7.05)141/6
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (MP Stoinis, 1.5 ov), 26-2 (NM Coulter-Nile, 4.3 ov), 34-3 (NJ Maddinson, 7.3 ov), 81-4 (GJ Maxwell, 13.5 ov), 131-5 (NCR Larkin, 18.5 ov), 133-6 (SE Gotch, 19.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jhye Richardson402315.75153020
Matthew Kelly402736.75110130
Chris Jordan402506.25114000
Mitchell Marsh402807.0093020
Fawad Ahmed403017.50103100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHWR Cartwright 1(4) & MP Stoinis 6(7)911
2ndNM Coulter-Nile 7(8) & HWR Cartwright 7(8)1716
3rdHWR Cartwright 4(13) & NJ Maddinson 3(5)818
4thGJ Maxwell 25(23) & HWR Cartwright 18(15)4738
5thNCR Larkin 24(18) & HWR Cartwright 22(12)5030
6thSE Gotch 2(1) & HWR Cartwright 0(1)22
7thHWR Cartwright 6(3) & CD Hinchliffe 1(2)8*5

Perth Scorchers innings

131/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Josh Inglis †b DJ Worrallb DJ Worrall12920133.33
Liam Livingstonec HWR Cartwright b S Lamichhanec HWR Cartwright b S Lamichhane181411128.57
Cameron Bancroftc & b NJ Maddinsonc & b NJ Maddinson32442072.73
Mitchell Marshrun outrun out11910122.22
Kurtis Pattersonc NCR Larkin b GJ Maxwellc NCR Larkin b GJ Maxwell201720117.65
Tim Davidst †SE Gotch b NJ Maddinsonst †SE Gotch b NJ Maddinson11910122.22
Cameron Greenrun outrun out4400100.00
Chris Jordanc GJ Maxwell b CD Hinchliffec GJ Maxwell b CD Hinchliffe240050.00
Jhye Richardsonnot outnot out9*700128.57
Matthew Kellyst †SE Gotch b NJ Maddinsonst †SE Gotch b NJ Maddinson5310166.67
Fawad Ahmednot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 6.55)20 Ov (RR 6.55) · Target 142 from 20 ov131/9
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (JP Inglis, 2.2 ov), 46-2 (LS Livingstone, 6.4 ov), 62-3 (MR Marsh, 9.1 ov), 94-4 (CT Bancroft, 14.5 ov), 102-5 (KR Patterson, 16 ov), 113-6 (TH David, 17.2 ov), 115-7 (C Green, 17.5 ov), 121-8 (CJ Jordan, 18.5 ov), 129-9 (M Kelly, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Daniel Worrall301615.3391000
Nathan Coulter-Nile201206.0072000
Lance Morris1012012.0030101
Sandeep Lamichhane402917.2573010
Clint Hinchliffe301615.3350010
Nic Maddinson402436.0072010
Glenn Maxwell302016.6742000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJP Inglis 12(9) & LS Livingstone 3(5)1614
2ndCT Bancroft 13(18) & LS Livingstone 15(9)3026
3rdCT Bancroft 4(6) & MR Marsh 11(9)1615
4thKR Patterson 15(14) & CT Bancroft 15(20)3234
5thTH David 3(4) & KR Patterson 5(3)87
6thTH David 8(5) & C Green 3(3)118
7thCJ Jordan 1(2) & C Green 1(1)23
8thJA Richardson 5(4) & CJ Jordan 1(2)66
9thJA Richardson 3(2) & M Kelly 5(3)85
10thFawad Ahmed 1(1) & JA Richardson 1(1)2*2

Commentary

End of innings: PS 131/9 (20 ov)
End of over 208 runs, 1 wktPS 131/9114W11
JA Richardson 9(7)Fawad Ahmed 1(1)NJ Maddinson 4-0-24-3
19.61
NJ Maddinson to JA Richardson, 1 run
19.51
NJ Maddinson to Fawad Ahmed, 1 run
19.4W
NJ Maddinson to M Kelly, OUT
M Kelly st †SE Gotch b NJ Maddinson 5(3) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 129/9 (19.4 ov)
19.34
NJ Maddinson to M Kelly, FOUR
19.21
NJ Maddinson to JA Richardson, 1 run
19.11
NJ Maddinson to M Kelly, 1 run
End of over 197 runs, 1 wktPS 123/81121W2
JA Richardson 7(5)M Kelly 0(0)CD Hinchliffe 3-0-16-1
18.62
CD Hinchliffe to JA Richardson, 2 runs
18.5W
CD Hinchliffe to CJ Jordan, OUT
CJ Jordan c GJ Maxwell b CD Hinchliffe 2(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 121/8 (18.5 ov)
18.41
CD Hinchliffe to JA Richardson, 1 run
18.32
CD Hinchliffe to JA Richardson, 2 runs
18.21
CD Hinchliffe to CJ Jordan, 1 run
18.11
CD Hinchliffe to JA Richardson, 1 run
End of over 184 runs, 2 wktsPS 116/71W11W1
JA Richardson 1(1)CJ Jordan 1(2)NJ Maddinson 3-0-16-2
17.61
NJ Maddinson to JA Richardson, 1 run
17.5W
NJ Maddinson to CJ Jordan, OUT
C Green run out 4(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 115/7 (17.5 ov)
17.41
NJ Maddinson to C Green, 1 run
17.31
NJ Maddinson to CJ Jordan, 1 run
17.2W
NJ Maddinson to TH David, OUT
TH David st †SE Gotch b NJ Maddinson 11(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 113/6 (17.2 ov)
17.11
NJ Maddinson to C Green, 1 run
End of over 1710 runsPS 112/5211114
TH David 11(8)C Green 2(2)S Lamichhane 4-0-29-1
16.64
S Lamichhane to TH David, FOUR
16.51
S Lamichhane to C Green, 1 run
16.41
S Lamichhane to TH David, 1 run
16.31
S Lamichhane to C Green, 1 run
16.21
S Lamichhane to TH David, 1 run
16.12
S Lamichhane to TH David, 2 runs
End of over 167 runs, 1 wktPS 102/501411W
TH David 3(4)GJ Maxwell 3-0-20-1