Big Bash LeagueMatch 56 · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.
Melbourne Stars119/720 ov
Sydney Thunder120/718.5 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Perth Scorchers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 119 for 7 in 20 overs, Hilton Cartwright 36 from 36 balls and Tom Rogers 35 from 36 balls. Usman Qadir took 3 for 24.
Sydney Thunder reached 120 for 7 in 18.5 overs, Daniel Sams 28 from 18 balls. Adam Zampa took 3 for 25.
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
119/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Clarke †c †M Gilkes b GS Sandhu | c †M Gilkes b GS Sandhu | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tom Rogersc CJ Green b Usman Qadir | c CJ Green b Usman Qadir | 35 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 97.22 |
| Campbell Kellawayc AI Ross b DR Sams | c AI Ross b DR Sams | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Marcus Stoinisc sub (JA Davies) b Usman Qadir | c sub (JA Davies) b Usman Qadir | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Hilton Cartwrightc JJS Sangha b CJ Green | c JJS Sangha b CJ Green | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Beau Websterc CJ Green b Usman Qadir | c CJ Green b Usman Qadir | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nick Larkinnot out | not out | 5* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nilec JJS Sangha b CJ Green | c JJS Sangha b CJ Green | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luke Woodnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(w 3) | (w 3) | 3 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 5.95) | 20 Ov (RR 5.95) | 119/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (JM Clarke, 0.4 ov), 23-2 (C Kellaway, 3.5 ov), 35-3 (MP Stoinis, 6 ov), 84-4 (TF Rogers, 13.2 ov), 112-5 (BJ Webster, 18 ov), 112-6 (HWR Cartwright, 18.1 ov), 112-7 (NM Coulter-Nile, 18.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurinder Sandhu | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Sams | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Usman Qadir | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cutting | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sangha | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JM Clarke 4(4) & TF Rogers 0(0) | 4 | 4 |
| 2nd | C Kellaway 13(12) & TF Rogers 4(7) | 19 | 19 |
| 3rd | MP Stoinis 8(7) & TF Rogers 4(6) | 12 | 13 |
| 4th | TF Rogers 27(23) & HWR Cartwright 22(21) | 49 | 44 |
| 5th | BJ Webster 14(14) & HWR Cartwright 14(14) | 28 | 28 |
| 6th | HWR Cartwright 0(1) & NCR Larkin 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | NM Coulter-Nile 0(3) & NCR Larkin 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | L Wood 1(1) & NCR Larkin 5(7) | 7* | 8 |
Sydney Thunder innings
120/7(18.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Gilkes †c †JM Clarke b BJ Webster | c †JM Clarke b BJ Webster | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 74.07 |
| David Warnerc TF Rogers b L Wood | c TF Rogers b L Wood | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jason Sanghast †JM Clarke b A Zampa | st †JM Clarke b A Zampa | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Oliver Daviesc L Wood b NM Coulter-Nile | c L Wood b NM Coulter-Nile | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Alex Rossb A Zampa | b A Zampa | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Daniel Samsb A Zampa | b A Zampa | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Ben Cuttingrun out (L Wood) | run out (L Wood) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Chris Greennot out | not out | 6* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Nathan McAndrewnot out | not out | 12* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 4) | (lb 7, w 4) | 11 | ||||
| Total18.5 Ov (RR 6.37) | 18.5 Ov (RR 6.37) · Target 120 from 20 ov | 120/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (DA Warner, 1.3 ov), 31-2 (JJS Sangha, 6 ov), 41-3 (M Gilkes, 9 ov), 49-4 (O Davies, 10 ov), 60-5 (AI Ross, 11.5 ov), 80-6 (BCJ Cutting, 14.4 ov), 104-7 (DR Sams, 16.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Hatcher | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Wood | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.61 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Gilkes 0(6) & DA Warner 2(3) | 4 | 9 |
| 2nd | JJS Sangha 10(11) & M Gilkes 16(16) | 27 | 27 |
| 3rd | M Gilkes 4(5) & O Davies 5(13) | 10 | 18 |
| 4th | O Davies 3(4) & AI Ross 5(2) | 8 | 6 |
| 5th | AI Ross 9(9) & DR Sams 1(2) | 11 | 11 |
| 6th | BCJ Cutting 9(9) & DR Sams 7(8) | 20 | 17 |
| 7th | CJ Green 3(4) & DR Sams 20(8) | 24 | 12 |
| 8th | N McAndrew 12(10) & CJ Green 3(3) | 16* | 13 |
Commentary
18.54
L Wood to N McAndrew, FOUR
18.42
L Wood to N McAndrew, 2 runs
18.32
L Wood to N McAndrew, 2 runs
18.21
L Wood to CJ Green, 1 run
18.11Lb
L Wood to N McAndrew, 1 leg bye
End of over 183 runsST 110/7002010
CJ Green 5(6)N McAndrew 4(6)LC Hatcher 4-1-18-0
17.60
LC Hatcher to CJ Green, no run
17.51
LC Hatcher to N McAndrew, 1 run
17.40
LC Hatcher to N McAndrew, no run
17.32
LC Hatcher to N McAndrew, 2 runs
17.20
LC Hatcher to N McAndrew, no run
17.10
LC Hatcher to N McAndrew, no run
End of over 1710 runs, 1 wktST 107/7016W12
CJ Green 5(5)N McAndrew 1(1)A Zampa 4-0-25-3
16.62
A Zampa to CJ Green, 2 runs
16.51
A Zampa to N McAndrew, 1 run
16.4W
A Zampa to DR Sams, OUT
DR Sams b A Zampa 28(18) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 104/7 (16.4 ov)
16.36
A Zampa to DR Sams, SIX
16.21
A Zampa to CJ Green, 1 run
16.10
A Zampa to CJ Green, no run
End of over 1615 runsST 97/621144Wd2
DR Sams 22(16)CJ Green 2(2)NM Coulter-Nile 4-0-29-1
15.62
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, 2 runs
15.6Wd
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, wide
15.54
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, FOUR
15.44
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, FOUR
15.31
NM Coulter-Nile to CJ Green, 1 run
15.21
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, 1 run
15.12
NM Coulter-Nile to DR Sams, 2 runs
End of over 159 runs, 1 wktST 82/6610W11
DR Sams 9(11)CJ Green 1(1)L Wood 3-0-24-1
14.61
L Wood to DR Sams, 1 run

