Big Bash LeaguePlayoffs · Challenger · T20
Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 28 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat.
Melbourne Stars194/220 ov
Sydney Thunder166/820 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 28 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardMelbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat. Melbourne Stars made 194 for 2 in 20 overs, Marcus Stoinis 83 from 54 balls and Nick Larkin 83 not out from 49 balls. Chris Morris took 2 for 30.
Sydney Thunder made 166 for 8 in 20 overs, Alex Ross 58 from 38 balls and Arjun Nair 30 from 17 balls. Haris Rauf took 3 for 17.
Melbourne Stars won by 28 runs.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
194/2(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stoinisb CH Morris | b CH Morris | 83 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 153.70 |
| Nic Maddinsonc DR Sams b CH Morris | c DR Sams b CH Morris | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nick Larkinnot out | not out | 83* | 49 | 9 | 3 | 169.39 |
| Glenn Maxwellnot out | not out | 4* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 9, w 3) | (b 1, lb 9, w 3) | 13 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.70) | 20 Ov (RR 9.70) | 194/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Seb Gotch, Peter Handscomb, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint Hinchliffe, Adam Zampa, Daniel Worrall, Haris Rauf
Fall of wickets: 38-1 (NJ Maddinson, 3.3 ov), 155-2 (MP Stoinis, 16.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Cook | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tremain | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjun Nair | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MP Stoinis 19(10) & NJ Maddinson 11(11) | 38 | 21 |
| 2nd | MP Stoinis 64(44) & NCR Larkin 50(36) | 117 | 80 |
| 3rd | GJ Maxwell 4(6) & NCR Larkin 33(13) | 39* | 19 |
Sydney Thunder innings
166/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawajab NM Coulter-Nile | b NM Coulter-Nile | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 153.33 |
| Alex Halesrun out | run out | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Callum Fergusonc SE Gotch b Haris Rauf | c SE Gotch b Haris Rauf | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Alex Rossc NJ Maddinson b A Zampa | c NJ Maddinson b A Zampa | 58 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 152.63 |
| Chris Morrisb Haris Rauf | b Haris Rauf | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 131.25 |
| Arjun Nairc †PSP Handscomb b A Zampa | c †PSP Handscomb b A Zampa | 30 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 176.47 |
| Daniel Samsc NCR Larkin b NM Coulter-Nile | c NCR Larkin b NM Coulter-Nile | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jay Lenton †c NJ Maddinson b Haris Rauf | c NJ Maddinson b Haris Rauf | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Nathan McAndrewnot out | not out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Chris Tremainnot out | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 1) | (lb 4, w 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 20 Ov (RR 8.30) · Target 195 from 20 ov | 166/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Jonathan Cook
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (AD Hales, 2.5 ov), 33-2 (UT Khawaja, 4.1 ov), 41-3 (CJ Ferguson, 5.3 ov), 86-4 (CH Morris, 10.4 ov), 144-5 (AI Ross, 16.3 ov), 150-6 (AJ Nair, 16.5 ov), 154-7 (DR Sams, 18.1 ov), 165-8 (JS Lenton, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Worrall | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Hinchliffe | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UT Khawaja 13(9) & AD Hales 8(8) | 21 | 17 |
| 2nd | UT Khawaja 10(6) & CJ Ferguson 2(2) | 12 | 8 |
| 3rd | AI Ross 3(3) & CJ Ferguson 5(5) | 8 | 8 |
| 4th | CH Morris 21(16) & AI Ross 24(15) | 45 | 31 |
| 5th | AJ Nair 24(15) & AI Ross 31(20) | 58 | 35 |
| 6th | AJ Nair 6(2) & DR Sams 0(0) | 6 | 2 |
| 7th | DR Sams 3(6) & JS Lenton 1(2) | 4 | 8 |
| 8th | JS Lenton 9(5) & N McAndrew 0(2) | 11 | 7 |
| 9th | N McAndrew 1(1) & CP Tremain 0(3) | 1* | 4 |
Commentary
End of over 202 runs, 1 wktST 166/81LbW1000
CP Tremain 0(3)N McAndrew 1(3)Haris Rauf 4-0-17-3
19.60
Haris Rauf to CP Tremain, no run
19.50
Haris Rauf to CP Tremain, no run
19.40
Haris Rauf to CP Tremain, no run
19.31
Haris Rauf to N McAndrew, 1 run
19.2W
Haris Rauf to JS Lenton, OUT
JS Lenton c NJ Maddinson b Haris Rauf 10(7) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 165/8 (19.2 ov)
19.11Lb
Haris Rauf to N McAndrew, 1 leg bye
End of over 1910 runs, 1 wktST 164/7W4211Lb2
JS Lenton 10(6)N McAndrew 0(1)NM Coulter-Nile 4-0-29-2
18.62
NM Coulter-Nile to JS Lenton, 2 runs
18.51Lb
NM Coulter-Nile to N McAndrew, 1 leg bye
18.41
NM Coulter-Nile to JS Lenton, 1 run
18.32
NM Coulter-Nile to JS Lenton, 2 runs
18.24
NM Coulter-Nile to JS Lenton, FOUR
18.1W
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, OUT
DR Sams c NCR Larkin b NM Coulter-Nile 3(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 154/7 (18.1 ov)
End of over 183 runsST 154/6101001
DR Sams 3(5)JS Lenton 1(2)Haris Rauf 3-0-16-2
17.61
Haris Rauf to DR Sams, 1 run
17.50
Haris Rauf to DR Sams, no run
17.40
Haris Rauf to DR Sams, no run
17.31
Haris Rauf to JS Lenton, 1 run
17.20
Haris Rauf to JS Lenton, no run
17.11
Haris Rauf to DR Sams, 1 run
End of over 1716 runs, 2 wktsST 151/626WdW6W1
DR Sams 1(1)JS Lenton 0(0)A Zampa 4-0-43-2
16.61
A Zampa to DR Sams, 1 run
16.5W
A Zampa to AJ Nair, OUT
AJ Nair c †PSP Handscomb b A Zampa 30(17) [4s-3 6s-2] · FoW 150/6 (16.5 ov)
16.46
A Zampa to AJ Nair, SIX
16.3W
A Zampa to AI Ross, OUT
AI Ross c NJ Maddinson b A Zampa 58(38) [4s-3 6s-3] · FoW 144/5 (16.3 ov)
16.3Wd
A Zampa to AI Ross, wide
16.26
A Zampa to AI Ross, SIX
16.12
A Zampa to AI Ross, 2 runs