Big Bash LeagueMatch 56 · T20
Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl.
Melbourne Stars177/620 ov
Sydney Sixers180/519.5 ov
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
Sydney Sixers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 177 for 6 in 20 overs, Glenn Maxwell 66 from 41 balls and Hilton Cartwright 38 not out from 19 balls. Ben Dwarshuis took 3 for 27.
Sydney Sixers reached 180 for 5 in 19.5 overs, Daniel Christian 49 not out from 23 balls and James Vince 46 from 32 balls.
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
177/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stoinisc JM Bird b BJ Dwarshuis | c JM Bird b BJ Dwarshuis | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Seb Gotch †c SNJ O'Keefe b SA Abbott | c SNJ O'Keefe b SA Abbott | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 115.38 |
| Nick Larkinlbw b BJ Dwarshuis | lbw b BJ Dwarshuis | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Glenn Maxwellb SA Abbott | b SA Abbott | 66 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 160.98 |
| Nic Maddinsonc †JR Philippe b CR Brathwaite | c †JR Philippe b CR Brathwaite | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146.67 |
| Hilton Cartwrightnot out | not out | 38* | 19 | 1 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nilec †JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis | c †JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Sam Rainbirdnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 1) | (lb 5, w 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.85) | 20 Ov (RR 8.85) | 177/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (MP Stoinis, 2.2 ov), 36-2 (SE Gotch, 5.3 ov), 46-3 (NCR Larkin, 7.4 ov), 90-4 (NJ Maddinson, 12 ov), 146-5 (GJ Maxwell, 17.4 ov), 157-6 (NM Coulter-Nile, 19 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Bird | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen O'Keefe | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ball | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MP Stoinis 12(9) & SE Gotch 6(5) | 18 | 14 |
| 2nd | NCR Larkin 8(11) & SE Gotch 9(8) | 18 | 19 |
| 3rd | NCR Larkin 4(7) & GJ Maxwell 6(6) | 10 | 13 |
| 4th | NJ Maddinson 22(15) & GJ Maxwell 18(11) | 44 | 26 |
| 5th | GJ Maxwell 42(24) & HWR Cartwright 13(10) | 56 | 34 |
| 6th | NM Coulter-Nile 5(4) & HWR Cartwright 6(4) | 11 | 8 |
| 7th | HWR Cartwright 19(5) & SL Rainbird 1(1) | 20* | 6 |
Sydney Sixers innings
180/5(19.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Philippe †c B Stanlake b SL Rainbird | c B Stanlake b SL Rainbird | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Vincec NM Coulter-Nile b NJ Maddinson | c NM Coulter-Nile b NJ Maddinson | 46 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 143.75 |
| Daniel Hughesc GJ Maxwell b B Stanlake | c GJ Maxwell b B Stanlake | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Moisés Henriquesrun out | run out | 38 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 131.03 |
| Jordan Silknot out | not out | 35* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Carlos Brathwaitec SL Rainbird b NM Coulter-Nile | c SL Rainbird b NM Coulter-Nile | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Daniel Christiannot out | not out | 49* | 23 | 5 | 2 | 213.04 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 1) | (b 4, lb 1, w 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total19.5 Ov (RR 9.08) | 19.5 Ov (RR 9.08) · Target 178 from 20 ov | 180/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (JR Philippe, 0.5 ov), 9-2 (DP Hughes, 1.2 ov), 84-3 (JM Vince, 9.5 ov), 101-4 (MC Henriques, 12.1 ov), 103-5 (CR Brathwaite, 13 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rainbird | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stanlake | 3.5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.70 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zahir Khan | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Maddinson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JR Philippe 1(2) & JM Vince 5(3) | 6 | 5 |
| 2nd | DP Hughes 3(3) & JM Vince 0(0) | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | JM Vince 41(29) & MC Henriques 28(22) | 75 | 51 |
| 4th | JC Silk 7(7) & MC Henriques 10(7) | 17 | 14 |
| 5th | CR Brathwaite 2(5) & JC Silk 0(0) | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | JC Silk 28(18) & DT Christian 49(23) | 77* | 41 |
Commentary
19.54
B Stanlake to DT Christian, FOUR
19.41
B Stanlake to JC Silk, 1 run
19.31
B Stanlake to DT Christian, 1 run
19.26
B Stanlake to DT Christian, SIX
19.10
B Stanlake to DT Christian, no run
End of over 1911 runsSS 168/5411212
JC Silk 34(24)DT Christian 38(19)SL Rainbird 4-0-39-1
18.62
SL Rainbird to JC Silk, 2 runs
18.51
SL Rainbird to DT Christian, 1 run
18.42
SL Rainbird to DT Christian, 2 runs
18.31
SL Rainbird to JC Silk, 1 run
18.21
SL Rainbird to DT Christian, 1 run
18.14
SL Rainbird to DT Christian, FOUR
End of over 1814 runsSS 157/5212441
DT Christian 30(15)JC Silk 31(22)NM Coulter-Nile 4-0-35-1
17.61
NM Coulter-Nile to DT Christian, 1 run
17.54
NM Coulter-Nile to DT Christian, FOUR
17.44
NM Coulter-Nile to DT Christian, FOUR
17.32
NM Coulter-Nile to DT Christian, 2 runs
17.21
NM Coulter-Nile to JC Silk, 1 run
17.12
NM Coulter-Nile to JC Silk, 2 runs
End of over 179 runsSS 143/5041211
JC Silk 28(20)DT Christian 19(11)SL Rainbird 3-0-28-1
16.61
SL Rainbird to JC Silk, 1 run
16.51
SL Rainbird to DT Christian, 1 run
16.42
SL Rainbird to DT Christian, 2 runs
16.31
SL Rainbird to JC Silk, 1 run
16.24
SL Rainbird to JC Silk, FOUR
16.10
SL Rainbird to JC Silk, no run
End of over 168 runsSS 134/5111410
DT Christian 16(9)JC Silk 22(16)Zahir Khan 3-0-20-0
15.60
Zahir Khan to DT Christian, no run
15.51
Zahir Khan to JC Silk, 1 run