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Big Bash LeagueMatch 7 · T20

Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 4 runs - Commentary

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
End of innings: ST 161/5 (20 ov)
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
16.11
AD Russell to M Gilkes, 1 run
End of over 163 runs, 1 wktST 124/41010W1
M Gilkes 50(44)AI Ross 0(0)BL Couch 3-0-23-1
15.61
BL Couch to M Gilkes, 1 run
FIFTY for M Gilkes (50 off 44)
15.5W
BL Couch to DR Sams, OUT
DR Sams c †JM Clarke b BL Couch 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 123/4 (15.5 ov)
15.40
BL Couch to DR Sams, no run
15.31
BL Couch to M Gilkes, 1 run
15.20
BL Couch to M Gilkes, no run
15.11
BL Couch to DR Sams, 1 run
End of over 153 runs, 1 wktST 121/3W200Wd00
M Gilkes 48(41)DR Sams 0(0)Qais Ahmad 3-0-23-1
14.60
Qais Ahmad to M Gilkes, no run
14.50
Qais Ahmad to M Gilkes, no run
14.5Wd
Qais Ahmad to M Gilkes, wide
14.40
Qais Ahmad to M Gilkes, no run
14.30
Qais Ahmad to M Gilkes, no run
14.22
Qais Ahmad to M Gilkes, 2 runs
14.1W
Qais Ahmad to SW Billings, OUT
SW Billings c GJ Maxwell b Qais Ahmad 43(31) [4s-2 6s-2] · FoW 118/3 (14.1 ov)
End of over 148 runsST 118/2112211
SW Billings 43(30)M Gilkes 46(36)A Zampa 3-0-25-1
13.61
A Zampa to SW Billings, 1 run
13.51
A Zampa to M Gilkes, 1 run
13.42
A Zampa to M Gilkes, 2 runs
13.32
A Zampa to M Gilkes, 2 runs
13.21
A Zampa to SW Billings, 1 run
13.11
A Zampa to M Gilkes, 1 run
End of over 1316 runsST 110/2404206
SW Billings 41(28)M Gilkes 40(32)BL Couch 2-0-20-0
12.66
BL Couch to SW Billings, SIX
12.50
BL Couch to SW Billings, no run
12.42
BL Couch to SW Billings, 2 runs
12.34
BL Couch to SW Billings, FOUR
12.20
BL Couch to SW Billings, no run
12.14
BL Couch to SW Billings, FOUR