Big Bash LeagueMatch 20 · T20
Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 8 wickets
Carrara Oval, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat.
Melbourne Stars137/217.2 ov
Sydney Thunder135/820 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Renegades won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 135 for 8 in 20 overs, Daniel Sams 42 from 25 balls and Joe Root 26 from 28 balls. Scott Boland took 2 for 28.
Melbourne Stars reached 137 for 2 in 17.2 overs, Nick Larkin 41 not out from 41 balls and Glenn Maxwell 41 not out from 31 balls.
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets.
Key performers
Sydney Thunder innings
135/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler †c EP Gulbis b SM Boland | c EP Gulbis b SM Boland | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Shane Watsonc BR Dunk b A Zampa | c BR Dunk b A Zampa | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Callum Fergusonc NCR Larkin b SM Boland | c NCR Larkin b SM Boland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Rootc GJ Maxwell b MP Stoinis | c GJ Maxwell b MP Stoinis | 26 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Jason Sanghac †SE Gotch b LE Plunkett | c †SE Gotch b LE Plunkett | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Daniel Samsc A Zampa b MP Stoinis | c A Zampa b MP Stoinis | 42 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 168.00 |
| Chris Greenc †SE Gotch b DJ Bravo | c †SE Gotch b DJ Bravo | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Gurinder Sandhunot out | not out | 3* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Jonathan Cookrun out | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Rainbirdnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 2, lb 1, w 5) | (b 2, lb 1, w 5) | 8 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 6.75) | 20 Ov (RR 6.75) | 135/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Fawad Ahmed
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (JC Buttler, 3.4 ov), 28-2 (CJ Ferguson, 3.5 ov), 49-3 (SR Watson, 7.5 ov), 70-4 (JJS Sangha, 12 ov), 71-5 (JE Root, 12.3 ov), 129-6 (DR Sams, 18.5 ov), 133-7 (CJ Green, 19.3 ov), 134-8 (JD Cook, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Beer | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Plunkett | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JC Buttler 18(17) & SR Watson 9(5) | 28 | 22 |
| 2nd | CJ Ferguson 0(1) & SR Watson 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | JE Root 16(16) & SR Watson 5(8) | 21 | 24 |
| 4th | JJS Sangha 10(15) & JE Root 10(10) | 21 | 25 |
| 5th | DR Sams 1(1) & JE Root 0(2) | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | CJ Green 13(14) & DR Sams 41(24) | 58 | 38 |
| 7th | GS Sandhu 2(2) & CJ Green 1(2) | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | GS Sandhu 1(2) & JD Cook 0(0) | 1 | 2 |
| 9th | GS Sandhu 0(1) & SL Rainbird 0(0) | 1* | 1 |
Melbourne Stars innings
137/2(17.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunkc JE Root b DR Sams | c JE Root b DR Sams | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 130.00 |
| Marcus Stoinisc GS Sandhu b Fawad Ahmed | c GS Sandhu b Fawad Ahmed | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 154.55 |
| Nick Larkinnot out | not out | 41* | 41 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Glenn Maxwellnot out | not out | 41* | 31 | 1 | 2 | 132.26 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 3) | (lb 5, w 3) | 8 | ||||
| Total17.2 Ov (RR 7.90) | 17.2 Ov (RR 7.90) · Target 136 from 20 ov | 137/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Seb Gotch, Dwayne Bravo, Evan Gulbis, Liam Plunkett, Adam Zampa, Scott Boland, Michael Beer
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (BR Dunk, 2.4 ov), 57-2 (MP Stoinis, 6.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rainbird | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Sams | 3.2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 8.40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Cook | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BR Dunk 13(10) & MP Stoinis 7(6) | 21 | 16 |
| 2nd | NCR Larkin 8(9) & MP Stoinis 27(16) | 36 | 25 |
| 3rd | GJ Maxwell 41(31) & NCR Larkin 33(32) | 80* | 63 |
Commentary
17.26
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, SIX
17.11
DR Sams to NCR Larkin, 1 run
End of over 174 runsMS 130/2Wd101010
GJ Maxwell 35(30)NCR Larkin 40(40)GS Sandhu 3-0-22-0
16.60
GS Sandhu to GJ Maxwell, no run
16.51
GS Sandhu to NCR Larkin, 1 run
16.40
GS Sandhu to NCR Larkin, no run
16.31
GS Sandhu to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
16.20
GS Sandhu to GJ Maxwell, no run
16.11
GS Sandhu to NCR Larkin, 1 run
16.1Wd
GS Sandhu to NCR Larkin, wide
End of over 166 runsMS 126/2111111
NCR Larkin 38(37)GJ Maxwell 34(27)CJ Green 3-0-18-0
15.61
CJ Green to NCR Larkin, 1 run
15.51
CJ Green to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
15.41
CJ Green to NCR Larkin, 1 run
15.31
CJ Green to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
15.21
CJ Green to NCR Larkin, 1 run
15.11
CJ Green to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
End of over 157 runsMS 120/2211111
GJ Maxwell 31(24)NCR Larkin 35(34)Fawad Ahmed 4-0-26-1
14.61
Fawad Ahmed to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
14.51
Fawad Ahmed to NCR Larkin, 1 run
14.41
Fawad Ahmed to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
14.31
Fawad Ahmed to NCR Larkin, 1 run
14.21
Fawad Ahmed to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
14.12
Fawad Ahmed to GJ Maxwell, 2 runs
End of over 146 runsMS 113/21Lb01211
GJ Maxwell 26(20)NCR Larkin 33(32)DR Sams 3-0-21-1
13.61
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
13.51
DR Sams to NCR Larkin, 1 run
13.42
DR Sams to NCR Larkin, 2 runs
13.31
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, 1 run