Big Bash LeagueFinal · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 3 wickets in the final
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.
Melbourne Stars176/920 ov
Sydney Thunder181/719.3 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Sydney Thunder won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 176 for 9 in 20 overs, Kevin Pietersen 74 from 39 balls. Shane Watson took 2 for 17.
Sydney Thunder reached 181 for 7 in 19.3 overs, Usman Khawaja 70 from 40 balls and Jacques Kallis 28 from 27 balls. Marcus Stoinis took 3 for 30.
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
176/9(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stoinisc AD Russell b SR Watson | c AD Russell b SR Watson | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Luke Wrightb SR Watson | b SR Watson | 23 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 95.83 |
| Kevin Pietersenc & b CJ Green | c & b CJ Green | 74 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 189.74 |
| Peter Handscomb †c MEK Hussey b CJ Green | c MEK Hussey b CJ Green | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| David Husseyb JH Kallis | b JH Kallis | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Rob Quineyc & b AD Russell | c & b AD Russell | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Evan Gulbisc CJ Green b CJ McKay | c CJ Green b CJ McKay | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 145.45 |
| Adam Zamparun out (BJ Rohrer) | run out (BJ Rohrer) | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daniel Worrallrun out (†CD Hartley) | run out (†CD Hartley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 4, w 7) | (b 4, w 7) | 11 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.80) | 20 Ov (RR 8.80) | 176/9 | ||||
Did not bat: Michael Beer
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (MP Stoinis, 1.2 ov), 50-2 (LJ Wright, 7 ov), 85-3 (PSP Handscomb, 10.4 ov), 131-4 (DJ Hussey, 14.5 ov), 139-5 (KP Pietersen, 16 ov), 144-6 (RJ Quiney, 16.2 ov), 176-7 (A Zampa, 19.4 ov), 176-8 (EP Gulbis, 19.5 ov), 176-9 (DJ Worrall, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Russell | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MP Stoinis 5(8) & LJ Wright 0(0) | 6 | 8 |
| 2nd | LJ Wright 23(24) & KP Pietersen 18(10) | 44 | 34 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 25(13) & PSP Handscomb 9(9) | 35 | 22 |
| 4th | DJ Hussey 21(14) & KP Pietersen 25(11) | 46 | 25 |
| 5th | RJ Quiney 2(2) & KP Pietersen 6(5) | 8 | 7 |
| 6th | RJ Quiney 0(2) & EP Gulbis 0(0) | 5 | 2 |
| 7th | A Zampa 15(10) & EP Gulbis 16(10) | 32 | 20 |
| 8th | EP Gulbis 0(1) & BW Hilfenhaus 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | BW Hilfenhaus 0(1) & DJ Worrall 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
Sydney Thunder innings
181/7(19.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawajac DJ Worrall b DJ Hussey | c DJ Worrall b DJ Hussey | 70 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 175.00 |
| Jacques Kallisc KP Pietersen b A Zampa | c KP Pietersen b A Zampa | 28 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 103.70 |
| Shane Watsonc DJ Hussey b MP Stoinis | c DJ Hussey b MP Stoinis | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Michael Husseyb A Zampa | b A Zampa | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Andre Russellc †PSP Handscomb b MP Stoinis | c †PSP Handscomb b MP Stoinis | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Ben Rohrernot out | not out | 13* | 9 | 0 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Aiden Blizzardrun out (MA Beer) | run out (MA Beer) | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Chris Greenc DJ Hussey b MP Stoinis | c DJ Hussey b MP Stoinis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Chris Hartley †not out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 3, w 8, nb 1) | (lb 3, w 8, nb 1) | 12 | ||||
| Total19.3 Ov (RR 9.28) | 19.3 Ov (RR 9.28) · Target 177 from 20 ov | 181/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 86-1 (JH Kallis, 9.1 ov), 94-2 (SR Watson, 10.3 ov), 123-3 (UT Khawaja, 13.3 ov), 142-4 (MEK Hussey, 15.3 ov), 146-5 (AD Russell, 16.3 ov), 163-6 (AC Blizzard, 18 ov), 172-7 (CJ Green, 18.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Worrall | 3.3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 12.00 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Beer | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Gulbis | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.50 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UT Khawaja 52(28) & JH Kallis 28(27) | 86 | 55 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 6(7) & UT Khawaja 1(1) | 8 | 8 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 8(8) & UT Khawaja 17(11) | 29 | 18 |
| 4th | AD Russell 9(5) & MEK Hussey 10(7) | 19 | 12 |
| 5th | BJ Rohrer 3(3) & AD Russell 1(3) | 4 | 6 |
| 6th | AC Blizzard 16(7) & BJ Rohrer 1(2) | 17 | 9 |
| 7th | CJ Green 8(5) & BJ Rohrer 0(0) | 9 | 5 |
| 8th | BJ Rohrer 9(4) & CD Hartley 0(0) | 9* | 4 |
Commentary
19.36
DJ Worrall to BJ Rohrer, SIX
19.20
DJ Worrall to BJ Rohrer, no run
19.12
DJ Worrall to BJ Rohrer, 2 runs
End of over 1910 runs, 1 wktST 173/7Wd4220W1
BJ Rohrer 5(6)CD Hartley 0(0)MP Stoinis 4-0-30-3
18.61
MP Stoinis to BJ Rohrer, 1 run
18.5W
MP Stoinis to CJ Green, OUT
CJ Green c DJ Hussey b MP Stoinis 8(5) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 172/7 (18.5 ov)
18.40
MP Stoinis to CJ Green, no run
18.32
MP Stoinis to CJ Green, 2 runs
18.22
MP Stoinis to CJ Green, 2 runs
18.14
MP Stoinis to CJ Green, FOUR
18.1Wd
MP Stoinis to CJ Green, wide
End of over 1811 runs, 1 wktST 163/601406W
BJ Rohrer 4(5)MA Beer 3-0-25-0
17.6W
MA Beer to AC Blizzard, OUT
AC Blizzard run out (MA Beer) 16(7) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 163/6 (18 ov)
17.56
MA Beer to AC Blizzard, SIX
17.40
MA Beer to AC Blizzard, no run
17.34
MA Beer to AC Blizzard, FOUR
17.21
MA Beer to BJ Rohrer, 1 run
17.10
MA Beer to BJ Rohrer, no run
End of over 177 runs, 1 wktST 152/510W024
AC Blizzard 6(3)BJ Rohrer 3(3)MP Stoinis 3-0-20-2
16.64
MP Stoinis to AC Blizzard, FOUR
16.52
MP Stoinis to AC Blizzard, 2 runs
16.40
MP Stoinis to AC Blizzard, no run
16.3W
MP Stoinis to AD Russell, OUT
AD Russell c †PSP Handscomb b MP Stoinis 10(8) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 146/5 (16.3 ov)
16.20
MP Stoinis to AD Russell, no run
16.11
MP Stoinis to BJ Rohrer, 1 run
End of over 165 runs, 1 wktST 145/411W111
BJ Rohrer 2(2)AD Russell 10(6)A Zampa 4-0-32-2
15.61
A Zampa to BJ Rohrer, 1 run
15.51
A Zampa to AD Russell, 1 run
15.41
A Zampa to BJ Rohrer, 1 run