Big Bash LeagueMatch 33 · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.
Melbourne Stars147/620 ov
Sydney Thunder149/316.1 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Strikers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 147 for 6 in 20 overs, Peter Handscomb 57 from 44 balls and Seb Gotch 31 from 25 balls. Chris Green took 2 for 27.
Sydney Thunder reached 149 for 3 in 16.1 overs, Shane Watson 49 not out from 28 balls and Usman Khawaja 44 from 26 balls. Liam Bowe took 2 for 30.
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
147/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Handscomb †c & b MJ McClenaghan | c & b MJ McClenaghan | 57 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 129.55 |
| Ben Dunkc CJ Green b SR Watson | c CJ Green b SR Watson | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Kevin Pietersenc †JS Lenton b CJ Green | c †JS Lenton b CJ Green | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Glenn Maxwellb Fawad Ahmed | b Fawad Ahmed | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Seb Gotchc UT Khawaja b GS Sandhu | c UT Khawaja b GS Sandhu | 31 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 124.00 |
| James Faulknerb CJ Green | b CJ Green | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| John Hastingsnot out | not out | 9* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Evan Gulbisnot out | not out | 13* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 162.50 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 6) | (lb 1, w 6) | 7 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.35) | 20 Ov (RR 7.35) | 147/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (BR Dunk, 3.1 ov), 52-2 (KP Pietersen, 6.3 ov), 55-3 (GJ Maxwell, 7.2 ov), 104-4 (PSP Handscomb, 14.3 ov), 123-5 (SE Gotch, 16.4 ov), 124-6 (JP Faulkner, 17.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PSP Handscomb 16(9) & BR Dunk 12(10) | 29 | 19 |
| 2nd | PSP Handscomb 10(9) & KP Pietersen 12(11) | 23 | 20 |
| 3rd | GJ Maxwell 1(3) & PSP Handscomb 2(2) | 3 | 5 |
| 4th | SE Gotch 18(19) & PSP Handscomb 29(24) | 49 | 43 |
| 5th | SE Gotch 13(6) & JP Faulkner 5(7) | 19 | 13 |
| 6th | JW Hastings 0(2) & JP Faulkner 0(2) | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | EP Gulbis 13(8) & JW Hastings 9(8) | 23* | 16 |
Sydney Thunder innings
149/3(16.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawajac KP Pietersen b L Bowe | c KP Pietersen b L Bowe | 44 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 169.23 |
| James Vincest †PSP Handscomb b L Bowe | st †PSP Handscomb b L Bowe | 40 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 137.93 |
| Shane Watsonnot out | not out | 49* | 28 | 5 | 2 | 175.00 |
| Chris Greenc BR Dunk b JW Hastings | c BR Dunk b JW Hastings | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Ben Rohrernot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 9, w 3) | (lb 9, w 3) | 12 | ||||
| Total16.1 Ov (RR 9.22) | 16.1 Ov (RR 9.22) · Target 148 from 20 ov | 149/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Callum Ferguson, Arjun Nair, Jay Lenton, Mitchell McClenaghan, Gurinder Sandhu, Fawad Ahmed
Fall of wickets: 85-1 (UT Khawaja, 8.2 ov), 102-2 (JM Vince, 10.3 ov), 135-3 (CJ Green, 15.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Worrall | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackson Coleman | 2.1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 10.15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hastings | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Bowe | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Gulbis | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | UT Khawaja 44(26) & JM Vince 33(24) | 85 | 50 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 10(8) & JM Vince 7(5) | 17 | 13 |
| 3rd | CJ Green 4(13) & SR Watson 29(16) | 33 | 29 |
| 4th | SR Watson 10(4) & BJ Rohrer 0(1) | 14* | 5 |
Commentary
16.14Lb
JR Coleman to BJ Rohrer, 4 leg byes
End of over 1611 runs, 1 wktST 145/31W0244
SR Watson 49(28)BJ Rohrer 0(0)JW Hastings 4-0-32-1
15.64
JW Hastings to SR Watson, FOUR
15.54
JW Hastings to SR Watson, FOUR
15.42
JW Hastings to SR Watson, 2 runs
15.30
JW Hastings to SR Watson, no run
15.2W
JW Hastings to CJ Green, OUT
CJ Green c BR Dunk b JW Hastings 4(13) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 135/3 (15.2 ov)
15.11
JW Hastings to SR Watson, 1 run
End of over 1513 runsST 134/2101641
SR Watson 38(23)CJ Green 4(12)JR Coleman 2-0-22-0
14.61
JR Coleman to SR Watson, 1 run
14.54
JR Coleman to SR Watson, FOUR
14.46
JR Coleman to SR Watson, SIX
14.31
JR Coleman to CJ Green, 1 run
14.20
JR Coleman to CJ Green, no run
14.11
JR Coleman to SR Watson, 1 run
End of over 145 runsST 121/2021110
CJ Green 3(10)SR Watson 26(19)JW Hastings 3-0-21-0
13.60
JW Hastings to CJ Green, no run
13.51
JW Hastings to SR Watson, 1 run
13.41
JW Hastings to CJ Green, 1 run
13.31
JW Hastings to SR Watson, 1 run
13.22
JW Hastings to SR Watson, 2 runs
13.10
JW Hastings to SR Watson, no run
End of over 1311 runsST 116/2261110
CJ Green 2(8)SR Watson 22(15)L Bowe 4-0-30-2
12.60
L Bowe to CJ Green, no run
12.51
L Bowe to SR Watson, 1 run
12.41
L Bowe to CJ Green, 1 run
12.31
L Bowe to SR Watson, 1 run
12.26
L Bowe to SR Watson, SIX
12.12
L Bowe to SR Watson, 2 runs