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Big Bash LeagueMatch 28 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 6 wickets

Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl.

Melbourne Stars148/417.5 ov
Sydney Thunder145/520 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Sydney Sixers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Sydney Thunder made 145 for 5 in 20 overs, Matthew Gilkes 41 from 35 balls and Callum Ferguson 35 from 27 balls. Haris Rauf took 3 for 23.

Melbourne Stars reached 148 for 4 in 17.5 overs, Glenn Maxwell 59 not out from 37 balls and Marcus Stoinis 50 from 44 balls.

Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

Sydney Thunder innings

145/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Usman Khawajac NCR Larkin b NM Coulter-Nilec NCR Larkin b NM Coulter-Nile332730122.22
Alex Halesc NM Coulter-Nile b A Zampac NM Coulter-Nile b A Zampa26282092.86
Callum Fergusonb Haris Raufb Haris Rauf352731129.63
Matthew Gilkes †c S Lamichhane b Haris Raufc S Lamichhane b Haris Rauf413512117.14
Chris Morrisnot outnot out0*000-
Daniel Samslbw b Haris Rauflbw b Haris Rauf01000.00
Alex Rossnot outnot out0*2000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 3, w 2)(b 5, lb 3, w 2)10
Total20 Ov (RR 7.25)20 Ov (RR 7.25)145/5
Fall of wickets: 56-1 (UT Khawaja, 8.1 ov), 61-2 (AD Hales, 9.3 ov), 144-3 (M Gilkes, 19.2 ov), 144-4 (CJ Ferguson, 19.3 ov), 144-5 (DR Sams, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Glenn Maxwell301806.0031000
Daniel Worrall201909.5053000
Haris Rauf402335.75111120
Sandeep Lamichhane403909.7563200
Adam Zampa402215.5070000
Nathan Coulter-Nile301615.3371000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stUT Khawaja 33(27) & AD Hales 23(22)5649
2ndAD Hales 3(6) & CJ Ferguson 2(2)58
3rdCJ Ferguson 33(24) & M Gilkes 41(35)8359
4thCJ Ferguson 0(1) & CH Morris 0(0)01
5thDR Sams 0(1) & CH Morris 0(0)01
6thAI Ross 0(2) & CH Morris 0(0)1*2

Melbourne Stars innings

148/4(17.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nic Maddinsonrun outrun out131220108.33
Marcus Stoinisc CH Morris b JD Cookc CH Morris b JD Cook504441113.64
Nathan Coulter-Nilec N McAndrew b DR Samsc N McAndrew b DR Sams11611183.33
Nick Larkinb AJ Nairb AJ Nair6410150.00
Glenn Maxwellnot outnot out59*3781159.46
Peter Handscomb †not outnot out3*50060.00
Extras(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)(lb 2, w 3, nb 1)6
Total17.5 Ov (RR 8.30)17.5 Ov (RR 8.30) · Target 146 from 20 ov148/4
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (NJ Maddinson, 3.3 ov), 48-2 (NM Coulter-Nile, 5.4 ov), 60-3 (NCR Larkin, 7.3 ov), 103-4 (MP Stoinis, 13.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Daniel Sams403619.0074100
Chris Morris3.502907.5794000
Chris Tremain302508.3382111
Nathan McAndrew302307.6773020
Jonathan Cook201819.0041100
Arjun Nair201517.5032000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNJ Maddinson 13(12) & MP Stoinis 7(9)2121
2ndNM Coulter-Nile 11(6) & MP Stoinis 15(7)2713
3rdMP Stoinis 5(7) & NCR Larkin 6(4)1211
4thGJ Maxwell 20(16) & MP Stoinis 23(21)4337
5thGJ Maxwell 39(21) & PSP Handscomb 3(5)45*25

Commentary

End of innings: MS 148/4 (17.5 ov)
17.54
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
17.40
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, no run
17.30
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, no run
17.20
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, no run
17.10
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, no run
End of over 179 runsMS 144/4202041
GJ Maxwell 55(32)PSP Handscomb 3(5)DR Sams 4-0-36-1
16.61
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
16.54
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
16.40
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, no run
16.32
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, 2 runs
FIFTY for GJ Maxwell (50 off 29)
16.20
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, no run
16.12
DR Sams to GJ Maxwell, 2 runs
End of over 1616 runsMS 135/4124441
GJ Maxwell 46(26)PSP Handscomb 3(5)CH Morris 3-0-25-0
15.61
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
15.54
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
15.44
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
15.34
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
15.22
CH Morris to GJ Maxwell, 2 runs
15.11
CH Morris to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
End of over 1514 runsMS 119/40012Lb05Nb6
GJ Maxwell 31(21)PSP Handscomb 2(4)CP Tremain 3-0-25-0
14.66
CP Tremain to GJ Maxwell, SIXFree hit
14.65Nb
CP Tremain to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
14.50
CP Tremain to GJ Maxwell, no run
14.42Lb
CP Tremain to GJ Maxwell, 2 leg byes
14.31
CP Tremain to PSP Handscomb, 1 run
14.20
CP Tremain to PSP Handscomb, no run
14.10
CP Tremain to PSP Handscomb, no run
End of over 144 runs, 1 wktMS 105/4101W11
PSP Handscomb 1(1)GJ Maxwell 21(17)JD Cook 2-0-18-1
13.61
JD Cook to PSP Handscomb, 1 run