Big Bash LeagueMatch 36 · T20
Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, . Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl.
Sydney Sixers190/517.3 ov
Melbourne Stars189/520 ov
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Strikers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 189 for 5 in 20 overs, Glenn Maxwell 84 from 47 balls and Rob Quiney 36 from 23 balls. Carlos Brathwaite took 2 for 31.
Sydney Sixers reached 190 for 5 in 17.3 overs, Joe Denly 72 not out from 45 balls and Nic Maddinson 61 from 26 balls. Evan Gulbis took 2 for 22.
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
189/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Handscomb †c MC Henriques b CR Brathwaite | c MC Henriques b CR Brathwaite | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Ben Dunkb BJ Dwarshuis | b BJ Dwarshuis | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Glenn Maxwellc SA Abbott b CR Brathwaite | c SA Abbott b CR Brathwaite | 84 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 178.72 |
| Rob Quineyst †PM Nevill b NM Lyon | st †PM Nevill b NM Lyon | 36 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 156.52 |
| Seb Gotchc JC Silk b JL Denly | c JC Silk b JL Denly | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| James Faulknernot out | not out | 21* | 17 | 1 | 0 | 123.53 |
| Evan Gulbisnot out | not out | 14* | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 4, w 7) | (b 6, lb 4, w 7) | 17 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.45) | 20 Ov (RR 9.45) | 189/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (BR Dunk, 3 ov), 18-2 (PSP Handscomb, 3.3 ov), 137-3 (RJ Quiney, 13.2 ov), 142-4 (SE Gotch, 14.1 ov), 161-5 (GJ Maxwell, 17 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Abbott | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Denly | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisés Henriques | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PSP Handscomb 8(8) & BR Dunk 7(10) | 18 | 18 |
| 2nd | PSP Handscomb 0(3) & GJ Maxwell 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | RJ Quiney 36(23) & GJ Maxwell 74(36) | 119 | 59 |
| 4th | SE Gotch 2(3) & GJ Maxwell 3(2) | 5 | 5 |
| 5th | JP Faulkner 7(8) & GJ Maxwell 7(9) | 19 | 17 |
| 6th | JP Faulkner 14(9) & EP Gulbis 14(9) | 28* | 18 |
Sydney Sixers innings
190/5(17.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Denlynot out | not out | 72* | 45 | 6 | 3 | 160.00 |
| Daniel Hughesc EP Gulbis b JP Faulkner | c EP Gulbis b JP Faulkner | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nic Maddinsonlbw b JW Hastings | lbw b JW Hastings | 61 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 234.62 |
| Moisés Henriquesc JP Faulkner b EP Gulbis | c JP Faulkner b EP Gulbis | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 161.54 |
| Johan Bothab EP Gulbis | b EP Gulbis | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Carlos Brathwaitec GJ Maxwell b JW Hastings | c GJ Maxwell b JW Hastings | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Peter Nevill †not out | not out | 4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 5) | (lb 2, w 5) | 7 | ||||
| Total17.3 Ov (RR 10.86) | 17.3 Ov (RR 10.86) · Target 190 from 20 ov | 190/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (DP Hughes, 1 ov), 115-2 (NJ Maddinson, 9.4 ov), 154-3 (MC Henriques, 13.5 ov), 176-4 (J Botha, 16.2 ov), 186-5 (CR Brathwaite, 17.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Faulkner | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Worrall | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13.00 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Beer | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Hastings | 3.3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7.71 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Gulbis | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Bowe | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JL Denly 4(2) & DP Hughes 2(4) | 7 | 6 |
| 2nd | NJ Maddinson 61(26) & JL Denly 44(26) | 108 | 52 |
| 3rd | MC Henriques 21(13) & JL Denly 17(12) | 39 | 25 |
| 4th | J Botha 14(10) & JL Denly 7(5) | 22 | 15 |
| 5th | CR Brathwaite 9(6) & JL Denly 0(0) | 10 | 6 |
| 6th | PM Nevill 4(1) & JL Denly 0(0) | 4* | 1 |
Commentary
17.34
JW Hastings to PM Nevill, FOUR
17.2W
JW Hastings to CR Brathwaite, OUT
CR Brathwaite c GJ Maxwell b JW Hastings 9(6) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 186/5 (17.2 ov)
17.14
JW Hastings to CR Brathwaite, FOUR
End of over 177 runs, 1 wktSS 182/41WWd0401
CR Brathwaite 5(4)JL Denly 72(45)EP Gulbis 3-0-22-2
16.61
EP Gulbis to CR Brathwaite, 1 run
16.50
EP Gulbis to CR Brathwaite, no run
16.44
EP Gulbis to CR Brathwaite, FOUR
16.30
EP Gulbis to CR Brathwaite, no run
16.3Wd
EP Gulbis to CR Brathwaite, wide
16.2W
EP Gulbis to J Botha, OUT
J Botha b EP Gulbis 14(10) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 176/4 (16.2 ov)
16.11
EP Gulbis to JL Denly, 1 run
End of over 1616 runsSS 175/3Wd164022
J Botha 14(9)JL Denly 71(44)DJ Worrall 3-0-39-0
15.62
DJ Worrall to J Botha, 2 runs
15.52
DJ Worrall to J Botha, 2 runs
15.40
DJ Worrall to J Botha, no run
15.34
DJ Worrall to J Botha, FOUR
15.26
DJ Worrall to J Botha, SIX
15.11
DJ Worrall to JL Denly, 1 run
15.1Wd
DJ Worrall to JL Denly, wide
End of over 155 runsSS 159/3221000
J Botha 0(4)JL Denly 70(43)JP Faulkner 3-0-35-1
14.60
JP Faulkner to J Botha, no run
14.50
JP Faulkner to J Botha, no run
14.40
JP Faulkner to J Botha, no run
14.31
JP Faulkner to JL Denly, 1 run
14.22
JP Faulkner to JL Denly, 2 runs
14.12
JP Faulkner to JL Denly, 2 runs
End of over 145 runs, 1 wktSS 154/31121W0
J Botha 0(1)JL Denly 65(40)EP Gulbis 2-0-15-1
13.60
EP Gulbis to J Botha, no run
13.5W
EP Gulbis to MC Henriques, OUT
MC Henriques c JP Faulkner b EP Gulbis 21(13) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 154/3 (13.5 ov)