Big Bash LeagueMatch 7 · T20
Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 4 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.
Melbourne Stars165/420 ov
Sydney Thunder161/520 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs
Perth Scorchers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 165 for 4 in 20 overs, Nick Larkin 52 not out from 43 balls and Hilton Cartwright 42 from 30 balls. Tanveer Sangha took 2 for 29.
Sydney Thunder made 161 for 5 in 20 overs, Matthew Gilkes 56 from 49 balls and Sam Billings 43 from 31 balls. Nathan Coulter-Nile took 2 for 27.
Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
165/4(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Stoinisrun out (AI Ross/N McAndrew/CJ Green) | run out (AI Ross/N McAndrew/CJ Green) | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Joe Clarke †c AI Ross b N McAndrew | c AI Ross b N McAndrew | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Glenn Maxwellb T Sangha | b T Sangha | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nick Larkinnot out | not out | 52* | 43 | 5 | 0 | 120.93 |
| Hilton Cartwrightc BCJ Cutting b T Sangha | c BCJ Cutting b T Sangha | 42 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 140.00 |
| Andre Russellnot out | not out | 17* | 9 | 2 | 0 | 188.89 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 8, nb 3) | (lb 1, w 8, nb 3) | 12 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.25) | 20 Ov (RR 8.25) | 165/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (JM Clarke, 3 ov), 31-2 (MP Stoinis, 4.3 ov), 61-3 (GJ Maxwell, 9.3 ov), 141-4 (HWR Cartwright, 17.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Daniel Sams | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12.50 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Nathan McAndrew | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tanveer Sangha | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Cutting | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MP Stoinis 2(6) & JM Clarke 13(12) | 18 | 18 |
| 2nd | MP Stoinis 11(7) & GJ Maxwell 2(2) | 13 | 9 |
| 3rd | GJ Maxwell 14(14) & NCR Larkin 14(16) | 30 | 30 |
| 4th | HWR Cartwright 42(30) & NCR Larkin 34(22) | 80 | 49 |
| 5th | NCR Larkin 4(5) & AD Russell 17(9) | 24* | 14 |
Sydney Thunder innings
161/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Haleslbw b A Zampa | lbw b A Zampa | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sam Whitemanb NM Coulter-Nile | b NM Coulter-Nile | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Matthew Gilkesc †JM Clarke b NM Coulter-Nile | c †JM Clarke b NM Coulter-Nile | 56 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Sam Billings †c GJ Maxwell b Qais Ahmad | c GJ Maxwell b Qais Ahmad | 43 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 138.71 |
| Daniel Samsc †JM Clarke b BL Couch | c †JM Clarke b BL Couch | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Alex Rossnot out | not out | 17* | 11 | 1 | 0 | 154.55 |
| Ben Cuttingnot out | not out | 12* | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 10) | (lb 2, w 10) | 12 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.05) | 20 Ov (RR 8.05) · Target 166 from 20 ov | 161/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (AD Hales, 2 ov), 29-2 (SM Whiteman, 3.1 ov), 118-3 (SW Billings, 14.1 ov), 123-4 (DR Sams, 15.5 ov), 135-5 (M Gilkes, 17.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qais Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brody Couch | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton Cartwright | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AD Hales 10(10) & SM Whiteman 5(2) | 20 | 12 |
| 2nd | SM Whiteman 5(6) & M Gilkes 4(1) | 9 | 7 |
| 3rd | SW Billings 43(31) & M Gilkes 42(35) | 89 | 66 |
| 4th | M Gilkes 3(7) & DR Sams 1(3) | 5 | 10 |
| 5th | M Gilkes 7(6) & AI Ross 3(3) | 12 | 9 |
| 6th | BCJ Cutting 12(8) & AI Ross 14(8) | 26* | 16 |
Commentary
End of over 206 runsST 161/5121110
BCJ Cutting 12(8)AI Ross 17(11)A Zampa 4-0-31-1
19.60
A Zampa to BCJ Cutting, no run
19.51
A Zampa to AI Ross, 1 run
19.41
A Zampa to BCJ Cutting, 1 run
19.31
A Zampa to AI Ross, 1 run
19.22
A Zampa to AI Ross, 2 runs
19.11
A Zampa to BCJ Cutting, 1 run
End of over 1912 runsST 155/5421410
AI Ross 13(8)BCJ Cutting 10(5)AD Russell 4-0-40-0
18.60
AD Russell to AI Ross, no run
18.51
AD Russell to BCJ Cutting, 1 run
18.44
AD Russell to BCJ Cutting, FOUR
18.31
AD Russell to AI Ross, 1 run
18.22
AD Russell to AI Ross, 2 runs
18.14
AD Russell to AI Ross, FOUR
End of over 189 runs, 1 wktST 143/51W4013
AI Ross 6(4)BCJ Cutting 5(3)NM Coulter-Nile 4-1-27-2
17.63
NM Coulter-Nile to AI Ross, 3 runs
17.51
NM Coulter-Nile to BCJ Cutting, 1 run
17.40
NM Coulter-Nile to BCJ Cutting, no run
17.34
NM Coulter-Nile to BCJ Cutting, FOUR
17.2W
NM Coulter-Nile to M Gilkes, OUT
M Gilkes c †JM Clarke b NM Coulter-Nile 56(49) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 135/5 (17.2 ov)
17.11
NM Coulter-Nile to AI Ross, 1 run
End of over 1710 runsST 134/41111WdWd22
M Gilkes 56(48)AI Ross 2(2)AD Russell 3-0-28-0
16.62
AD Russell to M Gilkes, 2 runs
16.52
AD Russell to M Gilkes, 2 runs
16.5Wd
AD Russell to M Gilkes, wide
16.5Wd
AD Russell to M Gilkes, wide
16.41
AD Russell to AI Ross, 1 run
16.31
AD Russell to M Gilkes, 1 run
16.21
AD Russell to AI Ross, 1 run