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Big Bash LeagueMatch 3 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 22 runs

Manuka Oval, Canberra, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat.

Melbourne Stars169/820 ov
Sydney Thunder147/920 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 22 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bat. Melbourne Stars made 169 for 8 in 20 overs, Marcus Stoinis 61 from 37 balls and Glenn Maxwell 39 from 29 balls. Daniel Sams took 2 for 24.

Sydney Thunder made 147 for 9 in 20 overs, Callum Ferguson 54 from 35 balls and Alex Hales 46 from 41 balls. Liam Hatcher took 3 for 28.

Melbourne Stars won by 22 runs.

Key performers

Melbourne Stars innings

169/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Stoinisc DR Sams b JD Cookc DR Sams b JD Cook613762164.86
Andre Fletcher †lbw b T Sanghalbw b T Sangha121011120.00
Glenn Maxwelllbw b CJ Greenlbw b CJ Green392940134.48
Hilton Cartwrightc JD Cook b N McAndrewc JD Cook b N McAndrew9801112.50
Ben Dunkc CJ Green b T Sanghac CJ Green b T Sangha161201133.33
Nick Larkinb DR Samsb DR Sams151400107.14
Clint Hinchliffelbw b CJ Greenlbw b CJ Green120050.00
Adam Zampab DR Samsb DR Sams350060.00
Liam Hatchernot outnot out2*200100.00
Billy Stanlakenot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 8)(lb 2, w 8)10
Total20 Ov (RR 8.45)20 Ov (RR 8.45)169/8
Did not bat: Dilbar Hussain
Fall of wickets: 41-1 (ADS Fletcher, 4.3 ov), 97-2 (MP Stoinis, 10.4 ov), 118-3 (HWR Cartwright, 13.2 ov), 133-4 (GJ Maxwell, 14.4 ov), 154-5 (BR Dunk, 17.2 ov), 162-6 (CD Hinchliffe, 18.1 ov), 166-7 (NCR Larkin, 19.2 ov), 167-8 (A Zampa, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jonathan Cook403318.2570220
Daniel Sams302428.0081200
Chris Green4042210.5064100
Nathan McAndrew403619.0095040
Tanveer Sangha402626.5071010
Ben Cutting10606.0010000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMP Stoinis 29(17) & ADS Fletcher 12(10)4127
2ndGJ Maxwell 19(17) & MP Stoinis 32(20)5637
3rdGJ Maxwell 11(8) & HWR Cartwright 9(8)2116
4thGJ Maxwell 9(4) & BR Dunk 4(4)158
5thNCR Larkin 7(8) & BR Dunk 12(8)2116
6thNCR Larkin 7(3) & CD Hinchliffe 1(2)85
7thA Zampa 3(4) & NCR Larkin 1(3)47
8thLC Hatcher 1(1) & A Zampa 0(1)12
9thB Stanlake 1(1) & LC Hatcher 1(1)2*2

Sydney Thunder innings

147/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Usman Khawajac BR Dunk b Dilbar Hussainc BR Dunk b Dilbar Hussain7710100.00
Alex Halesc HWR Cartwright b CD Hinchliffec HWR Cartwright b CD Hinchliffe464142112.20
Callum Fergusonc †ADS Fletcher b LC Hatcherc †ADS Fletcher b LC Hatcher543561154.29
Alex Rossc CD Hinchliffe b HWR Cartwrightc CD Hinchliffe b HWR Cartwright181511120.00
Ben Cuttingc sub (TL O'Connell) b LC Hatcherc sub (TL O'Connell) b LC Hatcher270028.57
Daniel Samsc MP Stoinis b LC Hatcherc MP Stoinis b LC Hatcher01000.00
Chris Greenc sub (TL O'Connell) b HWR Cartwrightc sub (TL O'Connell) b HWR Cartwright560083.33
Nathan McAndrewc BR Dunk b A Zampac BR Dunk b A Zampa6410150.00
Baxter Holt †c LC Hatcher b A Zampac LC Hatcher b A Zampa130033.33
Jonathan Cooknot outnot out2*200100.00
Tanveer Sanghanot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 7.35)20 Ov (RR 7.35) · Target 170 from 20 ov147/9
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (UT Khawaja, 2.1 ov), 90-2 (AD Hales, 12.1 ov), 115-3 (CJ Ferguson, 14.5 ov), 120-4 (BCJ Cutting, 16.3 ov), 120-5 (DR Sams, 16.4 ov), 135-6 (AI Ross, 18.2 ov), 137-7 (CJ Green, 18.4 ov), 145-8 (N McAndrew, 19.3 ov), 145-9 (BJ Holt, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Glenn Maxwell1011011.0012000
Billy Stanlake403408.50105100
Dilbar Hussain1.501116.0051010
Clint Hinchliffe201819.0033000
Adam Zampa401022.50150000
Liam Hatcher402837.0071130
Hilton Cartwright3.1034210.7431201
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stUT Khawaja 7(7) & AD Hales 13(6)2113
2ndCJ Ferguson 34(25) & AD Hales 33(35)6960
3rdCJ Ferguson 20(10) & AI Ross 4(6)2516
4thAI Ross 3(3) & BCJ Cutting 2(7)510
5thDR Sams 0(1) & AI Ross 0(0)01
6thCJ Green 3(4) & AI Ross 11(6)1510
7thCJ Green 2(2) & N McAndrew 0(0)22
8thN McAndrew 6(4) & BJ Holt 1(2)85
9thBJ Holt 0(1) & JD Cook 0(0)01
10thJD Cook 2(2) & T Sangha 0(0)2*2

Commentary

End of innings: ST 147/9 (20 ov)
End of over 203 runs, 2 wktsST 147/901WW20
JD Cook 2(2)T Sangha 0(0)A Zampa 4-0-10-2
19.60
A Zampa to JD Cook, no run
19.52
A Zampa to JD Cook, 2 runs
19.4W
A Zampa to BJ Holt, OUT
BJ Holt c LC Hatcher b A Zampa 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 145/9 (19.4 ov)
19.3W
A Zampa to N McAndrew, OUT
N McAndrew c BR Dunk b A Zampa 6(4) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 145/8 (19.3 ov)
19.21
A Zampa to BJ Holt, 1 run
19.10
A Zampa to BJ Holt, no run
End of over 1910 runs, 2 wktsST 144/71W2W05Nb2
N McAndrew 6(3)BJ Holt 0(0)HWR Cartwright 3.1-0-34-2
18.62
HWR Cartwright to N McAndrew, 2 runsFree hit
18.65Nb
HWR Cartwright to N McAndrew, FOUR
18.50
HWR Cartwright to N McAndrew, no run
18.4W
HWR Cartwright to CJ Green, OUT
CJ Green c sub (TL O'Connell) b HWR Cartwright 5(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 137/7 (18.4 ov)
18.32
HWR Cartwright to CJ Green, 2 runs
18.2W
HWR Cartwright to AI Ross, OUT
AI Ross c CD Hinchliffe b HWR Cartwright 18(15) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 135/6 (18.2 ov)
18.11
HWR Cartwright to CJ Green, 1 run
End of over 1812 runsST 134/5604101
CJ Green 2(3)AI Ross 18(14)B Stanlake 4-0-34-0
17.61
B Stanlake to CJ Green, 1 run
17.50
B Stanlake to CJ Green, no run
17.41
B Stanlake to AI Ross, 1 run
17.34
B Stanlake to AI Ross, FOUR
17.20
B Stanlake to AI Ross, no run
17.16
B Stanlake to AI Ross, SIX
End of over 174 runs, 2 wktsST 122/511WW11Lb
AI Ross 7(10)CJ Green 1(1)LC Hatcher 4-0-28-3
16.61Lb
LC Hatcher to AI Ross, 1 leg bye
16.51
LC Hatcher to CJ Green, 1 run
16.4W
LC Hatcher to DR Sams, OUT
DR Sams c MP Stoinis b LC Hatcher 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 120/5 (16.4 ov)
16.3W
LC Hatcher to BCJ Cutting, OUT
BCJ Cutting c sub (TL O'Connell) b LC Hatcher 2(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 120/4 (16.3 ov)
16.21
LC Hatcher to AI Ross, 1 run
16.11
LC Hatcher to BCJ Cutting, 1 run