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Big Bash LeagueMatch 45 · T20

Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by 21 runs

Sydney Cricket Ground, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl.

Sydney Sixers143/414 ov
Melbourne Stars125/514 ov
Sydney Sixers won by 21 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Sixers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Sydney Sixers made 143 for 4 in 14 overs, Moisés Henriques 72 from 31 balls and James Vince 41 not out from 22 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane took 2 for 38.

Melbourne Stars made 125 for 5 in 14 overs, Marcus Stoinis 62 from 37 balls. Ben Dwarshuis took 2 for 20.

Sydney Sixers won by 21 runs (DLS method).

Key performers

Sydney Sixers innings

143/4(14 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Josh Philippe †c CD Hinchliffe b S Lamichhanec CD Hinchliffe b S Lamichhane10140071.43
Daniel Hughesst †SE Gotch b S Lamichhanest †SE Gotch b S Lamichhane14152093.33
James Vincenot outnot out41*2212186.36
Moisés Henriquesc NJ Maddinson b DJ Worrallc NJ Maddinson b DJ Worrall723128232.26
Tom Curranrun outrun out230066.67
Extras(lb 1, w 2, nb 1)(lb 1, w 2, nb 1)4
Total14 Ov (RR 10.21)14 Ov (RR 10.21)143/4
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (DP Hughes, 4.4 ov), 26-2 (JR Philippe, 5 ov), 140-3 (MC Henriques, 13.2 ov), 143-4 (TK Curran, 14 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Daniel Worrall301515.0081000
Glenn Maxwell201105.5041000
Sandeep Lamichhane3038212.6741400
Clint Hinchliffe201909.5020100
Jonathan Merlo2021010.5030200
Lance Morris2038019.0002321
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJR Philippe 10(13) & DP Hughes 14(15)2528
2ndJM Vince 1(1) & JR Philippe 0(1)12
3rdJM Vince 39(20) & MC Henriques 72(31)11450
4thTK Curran 2(3) & JM Vince 1(1)34

Melbourne Stars innings

125/5(14 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Stoinisc MC Henriques b NM Lyonc MC Henriques b NM Lyon623734167.57
Hilton Cartwrightc †JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuisc †JR Philippe b BJ Dwarshuis211031210.00
Nic Maddinsonb BJ Dwarshuisb BJ Dwarshuis16180088.89
Glenn Maxwellc MC Henriques b TK Curranc MC Henriques b TK Curran12132092.31
Nick Larkinc DP Hughes b TK Curranc DP Hughes b TK Curran3300100.00
Seb Gotch †not outnot out3*300100.00
Jonathan Merlonot outnot out2*100200.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)(b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)6
Total14 Ov (RR 8.93)14 Ov (RR 8.93) · Target 147 from 14 ov125/5
Fall of wickets: 35-1 (HWR Cartwright, 3.1 ov), 84-2 (NJ Maddinson, 9.4 ov), 109-3 (MP Stoinis, 11.4 ov), 120-4 (NCR Larkin, 13.1 ov), 120-5 (GJ Maxwell, 13.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jackson Bird2029014.5033210
Stephen O'Keefe302307.6751010
Ben Dwarshuis312026.6792001
Nathan Lyon302819.3372200
Tom Curran302327.6770110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMP Stoinis 13(9) & HWR Cartwright 21(10)3519
2ndNJ Maddinson 16(18) & MP Stoinis 31(21)4939
3rdGJ Maxwell 5(6) & MP Stoinis 18(7)2512
4thGJ Maxwell 7(6) & NCR Larkin 3(3)119
5thGJ Maxwell 0(1) & SE Gotch 0(0)01
6thSE Gotch 3(3) & J Merlo 2(1)5*4

Commentary

End of innings: MS 125/5 (14 ov)
End of over 145 runs, 2 wktsMS 125/5WW0212
J Merlo 2(1)SE Gotch 3(3)TK Curran 3-0-23-2
13.62
TK Curran to J Merlo, 2 runs
13.51
TK Curran to SE Gotch, 1 run
13.42
TK Curran to SE Gotch, 2 runs
13.30
TK Curran to SE Gotch, no run
13.2W
TK Curran to GJ Maxwell, OUT
GJ Maxwell c MC Henriques b TK Curran 12(13) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 120/5 (13.2 ov)
13.1W
TK Curran to NCR Larkin, OUT
NCR Larkin c DP Hughes b TK Curran 3(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 120/4 (13.1 ov)
End of over 1310 runsMS 120/3121240
GJ Maxwell 12(12)NCR Larkin 3(2)BJ Dwarshuis 3-1-20-2
12.60
BJ Dwarshuis to GJ Maxwell, no run
12.54
BJ Dwarshuis to GJ Maxwell, FOUR
12.42
BJ Dwarshuis to GJ Maxwell, 2 runs
12.31
BJ Dwarshuis to NCR Larkin, 1 run
12.22
BJ Dwarshuis to NCR Larkin, 2 runs
12.11
BJ Dwarshuis to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
End of over 1217 runs, 1 wktMS 110/3466W01Lb
GJ Maxwell 5(8)NCR Larkin 0(0)NM Lyon 3-0-28-1
11.61Lb
NM Lyon to GJ Maxwell, 1 leg bye
11.50
NM Lyon to GJ Maxwell, no run
11.4W
NM Lyon to MP Stoinis, OUT
MP Stoinis c MC Henriques b NM Lyon 62(37) [4s-3 6s-4] · FoW 109/3 (11.4 ov)
11.36
NM Lyon to MP Stoinis, SIX
11.26
NM Lyon to MP Stoinis, SIX
11.14
NM Lyon to MP Stoinis, FOUR
FIFTY for MP Stoinis (50 off 34)
End of over 114 runsMS 93/2Wd010011
MP Stoinis 46(33)GJ Maxwell 5(6)TK Curran 2-0-18-0
10.61
TK Curran to MP Stoinis, 1 run
10.51
TK Curran to GJ Maxwell, 1 run
10.40
TK Curran to GJ Maxwell, no run
10.30
TK Curran to GJ Maxwell, no run
10.21
TK Curran to MP Stoinis, 1 run
10.10
TK Curran to MP Stoinis, no run
10.1Wd
TK Curran to MP Stoinis, wide