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Big Bash LeagueMatch 14 · T20

Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 18 runs

Manuka Oval, Canberra, . Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl.

Sydney Thunder182/820 ov
Melbourne Stars164/820 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs
Hobart Hurricanes won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. Sydney Thunder made 182 for 8 in 20 overs, Sam Billings 72 from 39 balls and Jason Sangha 33 from 27 balls. Beau Webster took 3 for 42.

Melbourne Stars made 164 for 8 in 20 overs, Ben Duckett 67 from 49 balls. Wes Agar took 3 for 25.

Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs.

Key performers

Sydney Thunder innings

182/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Cameron Bancroftb Usama Mirb Usama Mir211621131.25
David Warnerb BJ Websterb BJ Webster191521126.67
Jason Sanghac GJ Maxwell b PM Siddlec GJ Maxwell b PM Siddle332730122.22
Oliver Daviesc & b Usama Mirc & b Usama Mir01000.00
Sam Billings †b PM Siddleb PM Siddle723992184.62
Sherfane Rutherfordc †SB Harper b JS Parisc †SB Harper b JS Paris240050.00
Chris Greenc HWR Cartwright b BJ Websterc HWR Cartwright b BJ Webster6310200.00
Daniel Samsb BJ Websterb BJ Webster16821200.00
Tom Andrewsnot outnot out3*50060.00
Lockie Fergusonnot outnot out1*20050.00
Extras(lb 5, w 4)(lb 5, w 4)9
Total20 Ov (RR 9.10)20 Ov (RR 9.10)182/8
Did not bat: Wes Agar
Fall of wickets: 41-1 (DA Warner, 4.5 ov), 45-2 (CT Bancroft, 5.3 ov), 45-3 (O Davies, 5.4 ov), 105-4 (JJS Sangha, 13 ov), 138-5 (SE Rutherford, 15.5 ov), 151-6 (CJ Green, 16.4 ov), 162-7 (SW Billings, 17.4 ov), 177-8 (DR Sams, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Joel Paris402917.25104000
Glenn Maxwell1011011.0012000
Brody Couch302508.3352100
Peter Siddle403328.25124120
Beau Webster4042310.5071320
Usama Mir403729.2566000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCT Bancroft 20(14) & DA Warner 19(15)4129
2ndJJS Sangha 3(2) & CT Bancroft 1(2)44
3rdO Davies 0(1) & JJS Sangha 0(0)01
4thSW Billings 25(19) & JJS Sangha 30(25)6044
5thSW Billings 31(13) & SE Rutherford 2(4)3317
6thCJ Green 6(3) & SW Billings 7(2)135
7thDR Sams 1(1) & SW Billings 9(5)116
8thTD Andrews 0(4) & DR Sams 15(7)1511
9thLH Ferguson 1(2) & TD Andrews 3(1)5*3

Melbourne Stars innings

164/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sam Harper †c DA Warner b LH Fergusonc DA Warner b LH Ferguson4310133.33
Ben Duckettc †SW Billings b DR Samsc †SW Billings b DR Sams674990136.73
Marcus Stoinisc LH Ferguson b CJ Greenc LH Ferguson b CJ Green221721129.41
Glenn Maxwellc WA Agar b JJS Sanghac WA Agar b JJS Sangha6410150.00
Hilton Cartwrightb TD Andrewsb TD Andrews171220141.67
Beau Websterc †SW Billings b WA Agarc †SW Billings b WA Agar201630125.00
Jonathan Merloc †SW Billings b WA Agarc †SW Billings b WA Agar340075.00
Usama Mirc †SW Billings b WA Agarc †SW Billings b WA Agar4210200.00
Joel Parisnot outnot out5*400125.00
Brody Couchnot outnot out8*91088.89
Extras(lb 1, w 7)(lb 1, w 7)8
Total20 Ov (RR 8.20)20 Ov (RR 8.20) · Target 183 from 20 ov164/8
Did not bat: Peter Siddle
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (SB Harper, 0.3 ov), 64-2 (MP Stoinis, 7.3 ov), 71-3 (GJ Maxwell, 8.2 ov), 107-4 (HWR Cartwright, 12.3 ov), 129-5 (BM Duckett, 15.2 ov), 147-6 (J Merlo, 17.2 ov), 151-7 (Usama Mir, 17.4 ov), 152-8 (BJ Webster, 18 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lockie Ferguson402716.75133020
Wes Agar402536.25124000
Daniel Sams302719.0042010
Chris Green4041110.2566100
Tom Andrews403218.0084000
Jason Sangha0.509110.8011000
Oliver Davies0.102012.0000000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSB Harper 4(3) & BM Duckett 0(0)53
2ndMP Stoinis 22(17) & BM Duckett 31(25)5942
3rdGJ Maxwell 6(4) & BM Duckett 1(1)75
4thHWR Cartwright 17(12) & BM Duckett 19(13)3625
5thBJ Webster 6(7) & BM Duckett 16(10)2217
6thJ Merlo 3(4) & BJ Webster 14(8)1812
7thUsama Mir 4(2) & BJ Webster 0(0)42
8thJS Paris 1(1) & BJ Webster 0(1)12
9thJS Paris 4(3) & BL Couch 8(9)12*12

Commentary

End of innings: MS 164/8 (20 ov)
End of over 208 runsMS 164/8114020
BL Couch 8(9)JS Paris 5(4)WA Agar 4-0-25-3
19.60
WA Agar to BL Couch, no run
19.52
WA Agar to BL Couch, 2 runs
19.40
WA Agar to BL Couch, no run
19.34
WA Agar to BL Couch, FOUR
19.21
WA Agar to JS Paris, 1 run
19.11
WA Agar to BL Couch, 1 run
End of over 194 runsMS 156/8100012
JS Paris 4(3)BL Couch 1(4)LH Ferguson 4-0-27-1
18.62
LH Ferguson to JS Paris, 2 runs
18.51
LH Ferguson to BL Couch, 1 run
18.40
LH Ferguson to BL Couch, no run
18.30
LH Ferguson to BL Couch, no run
18.20
LH Ferguson to BL Couch, no run
18.11
LH Ferguson to JS Paris, 1 run
End of over 186 runs, 3 wktsMS 152/81W4W1W
JS Paris 1(1)WA Agar 3-0-17-3
17.6W
WA Agar to BJ Webster, OUT
BJ Webster c †SW Billings b WA Agar 20(16) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 152/8 (18 ov)
17.51
WA Agar to JS Paris, 1 run
17.4W
WA Agar to Usama Mir, OUT
Usama Mir c †SW Billings b WA Agar 4(2) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 151/7 (17.4 ov)
17.34
WA Agar to Usama Mir, FOUR
17.2W
WA Agar to J Merlo, OUT
J Merlo c †SW Billings b WA Agar 3(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 147/6 (17.2 ov)
17.11
WA Agar to BJ Webster, 1 run
End of over 1714 runsMS 146/5120443
BJ Webster 19(14)J Merlo 3(3)LH Ferguson 3-0-23-1
16.63
LH Ferguson to BJ Webster, 3 runs
16.54
LH Ferguson to BJ Webster, FOUR
16.44
LH Ferguson to BJ Webster, FOUR
16.30
LH Ferguson to BJ Webster, no run
16.22
LH Ferguson to BJ Webster, 2 runs
16.11
LH Ferguson to J Merlo, 1 run
End of over 165 runs, 1 wktMS 132/52W101Lb1
J Merlo 2(2)BJ Webster 6(9)DR Sams 3-0-27-1