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Big Bash LeagueMatch 1 · T20

Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 1 wicket

Manuka Oval, Canberra, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.

Melbourne Stars122/820 ov
Sydney Thunder123/920 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 1 wicket
Perth Scorchers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 122 for 8 in 20 overs, Nick Larkin 25 from 26 balls. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 2 for 20.

Sydney Thunder reached 123 for 9 in 20 overs, Alex Ross 28 from 27 balls. Nathan Coulter-Nile took 3 for 19.

Sydney Thunder won by 1 wicket.

Key performers

Melbourne Stars innings

122/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Joe Clarke †c JJS Sangha b GS Sandhuc JJS Sangha b GS Sandhu111120100.00
Tom Rogersc CJ Green b DR Samsc CJ Green b DR Sams141011140.00
Joe Burnsretired hurtretired hurt18*1620112.50
Nick Larkinc AI Ross b Fazalhaq Farooqic AI Ross b Fazalhaq Farooqi25261096.15
Marcus Stoinisc Fazalhaq Farooqi b CJ Greenc Fazalhaq Farooqi b CJ Green01000.00
Hilton Cartwrightb Fazalhaq Farooqib Fazalhaq Farooqi12131092.31
Beau Websterc CJ Green b B Doggettc CJ Green b B Doggett490044.44
Luke Woodc RR Rossouw b GS Sandhuc RR Rossouw b GS Sandhu6110054.55
Nathan Coulter-Nilec B Doggett b DR Samsc B Doggett b DR Sams151101136.36
Trent Boultnot outnot out4*70057.14
Adam Zampanot outnot out4*60066.67
Extras(b 3, lb 2, w 3, nb 1)(b 3, lb 2, w 3, nb 1)9
Total20 Ov (RR 6.10)20 Ov (RR 6.10)122/8
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (JM Clarke, 3 ov), 31-2 (TF Rogers, 4.1 ov), 54-3 (MP Stoinis, 8.3 ov), 83-4 (HWR Cartwright, 12.3 ov), 84-5 (NCR Larkin, 12.5 ov), 93-6 (L Wood, 15.4 ov), 97-7 (BJ Webster, 16.3 ov), 115-8 (NM Coulter-Nile, 18.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Gurinder Sandhu402325.75152100
Fazalhaq Farooqi402025.00102000
Daniel Sams402125.2590100
Brendan Doggett302618.6742031
Chris Green401914.7581000
Jason Sangha10808.0000000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Clarke 11(11) & TF Rogers 13(7)2418
2ndTF Rogers 1(3) & JA Burns 5(4)77
3rdNCR Larkin 8(11) & JA Burns 13(12)2223
3rdNCR Larkin 1(2) & MP Stoinis 0(1)13
4thHWR Cartwright 12(13) & NCR Larkin 16(12)2924
5thBJ Webster 1(1) & NCR Larkin 0(1)12
6thL Wood 6(11) & BJ Webster 3(6)917
7thNM Coulter-Nile 4(3) & BJ Webster 0(2)45
8thTA Boult 4(6) & NM Coulter-Nile 11(8)1814
9thA Zampa 4(6) & TA Boult 0(1)7*7

Sydney Thunder innings

123/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Matthew Gilkes †c sub (BL Couch) b TA Boultc sub (BL Couch) b TA Boult02000.00
Alex Halesb NM Coulter-Nileb NM Coulter-Nile161211133.33
Rilee Rossouwc NM Coulter-Nile b TA Boultc NM Coulter-Nile b TA Boult01000.00
Jason Sanghab A Zampab A Zampa24252096.00
Alex Rossb A Zampab A Zampa282730103.70
Daniel Samsc TF Rogers b NM Coulter-Nilec TF Rogers b NM Coulter-Nile350060.00
Oliver Daviesb NM Coulter-Nileb NM Coulter-Nile111010110.00
Chris Greenc sub (BL Couch) b BJ Websterc sub (BL Couch) b BJ Webster17200085.00
Gurinder Sandhunot outnot out20*1621125.00
Fazalhaq Farooqib BJ Websterb BJ Webster01000.00
Brendan Doggettnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 1, w 2)(b 1, w 2)3
Total20 Ov (RR 6.15)20 Ov (RR 6.15) · Target 123 from 20 ov123/9
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (M Gilkes, 0.2 ov), 0-2 (RR Rossouw, 0.3 ov), 28-3 (AD Hales, 4.2 ov), 47-4 (JJS Sangha, 8.2 ov), 57-5 (DR Sams, 9.5 ov), 71-6 (O Davies, 12 ov), 89-7 (AI Ross, 14.4 ov), 115-8 (CJ Green, 19.1 ov), 115-9 (Fazalhaq Farooqi, 19.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Trent Boult402125.25101010
Luke Wood403609.0074100
Nathan Coulter-Nile401934.75111010
Beau Webster401924.75100100
Adam Zampa402726.7563000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stM Gilkes 0(2) & AD Hales 0(0)02
2ndRR Rossouw 0(1) & AD Hales 0(0)01
3rdJJS Sangha 11(11) & AD Hales 16(12)2823
4thAI Ross 6(10) & JJS Sangha 13(14)1924
5thDR Sams 3(5) & AI Ross 6(4)109
6thO Davies 11(10) & AI Ross 3(3)1413
7thAI Ross 13(10) & CJ Green 5(6)1816
8thGS Sandhu 14(13) & CJ Green 12(14)2627
9thFazalhaq Farooqi 0(1) & GS Sandhu 0(0)01
10thB Doggett 1(1) & GS Sandhu 6(3)8*4

Commentary

End of innings: ST 123/9 (20 ov)
End of over 208 runs, 2 wktsST 123/9WW1601b
GS Sandhu 20(16)B Doggett 1(1)BJ Webster 4-0-19-2
19.61b
BJ Webster to GS Sandhu, 1 bye
19.50
BJ Webster to GS Sandhu, no run
19.46
BJ Webster to GS Sandhu, SIX
19.31
BJ Webster to B Doggett, 1 run
19.2W
BJ Webster to Fazalhaq Farooqi, OUT
Fazalhaq Farooqi b BJ Webster 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 115/9 (19.2 ov)
19.1W
BJ Webster to CJ Green, OUT
CJ Green c sub (BL Couch) b BJ Webster 17(20) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 115/8 (19.1 ov)
End of over 197 runsST 115/7111040
GS Sandhu 14(13)CJ Green 17(19)L Wood 4-0-36-0
18.60
L Wood to GS Sandhu, no run
18.54
L Wood to GS Sandhu, FOUR
18.40
L Wood to GS Sandhu, no run
18.31
L Wood to CJ Green, 1 run
18.21
L Wood to GS Sandhu, 1 run
18.11
L Wood to CJ Green, 1 run
End of over 185 runsST 108/7011111
CJ Green 15(17)GS Sandhu 9(9)TA Boult 4-0-21-2
17.61
TA Boult to CJ Green, 1 run
17.51
TA Boult to GS Sandhu, 1 run
17.41
TA Boult to CJ Green, 1 run
17.31
TA Boult to GS Sandhu, 1 run
17.21
TA Boult to CJ Green, 1 run
17.10
TA Boult to CJ Green, no run
End of over 175 runsST 103/7101111
CJ Green 12(13)GS Sandhu 7(7)A Zampa 4-0-27-2
16.61
A Zampa to CJ Green, 1 run
16.51
A Zampa to GS Sandhu, 1 run
16.41
A Zampa to CJ Green, 1 run
16.31
A Zampa to GS Sandhu, 1 run
16.20
A Zampa to GS Sandhu, no run
16.11
A Zampa to CJ Green, 1 run
End of over 165 runsST 98/7210101
CJ Green 9(10)GS Sandhu 5(4)TA Boult 3-0-16-2