Big Bash LeagueMatch 16 · T20
Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 6 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl.
Sydney Thunder168/420 ov
Melbourne Stars166/820 ov
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets
Perth Scorchers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Stars made 166 for 8 in 20 overs, Kevin Pietersen 60 from 37 balls and Glenn Maxwell 34 from 22 balls. Shane Watson took 3 for 23.
Sydney Thunder reached 168 for 4 in 20 overs, Eoin Morgan 71 not out from 50 balls and Kurtis Patterson 28 from 18 balls. Ben Hilfenhaus took 2 for 39.
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets.
Key performers
Melbourne Stars innings
166/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwellc KR Patterson b SR Watson | c KR Patterson b SR Watson | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 154.55 |
| Luke Wrightc & b Fawad Ahmed | c & b Fawad Ahmed | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 208.33 |
| Kevin Pietersenc & b SR Watson | c & b SR Watson | 60 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 162.16 |
| David Husseyb Fawad Ahmed | b Fawad Ahmed | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| James Faulknerb CJ Green | b CJ Green | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Marcus Stoinisnot out | not out | 12* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sam Harper †b CJ Green | b CJ Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adam Zampac BJ Rohrer b SR Watson | c BJ Rohrer b SR Watson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausc BJ Rohrer b PJ Cummins | c BJ Rohrer b PJ Cummins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Scott Bolandnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 4) | (b 1, lb 1, w 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 166/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Michael Beer
Fall of wickets: 49-1 (GJ Maxwell, 5 ov), 67-2 (LJ Wright, 6.4 ov), 91-3 (DJ Hussey, 10.2 ov), 147-4 (KP Pietersen, 15.2 ov), 158-5 (JP Faulkner, 17.1 ov), 158-6 (SB Harper, 17.2 ov), 161-7 (A Zampa, 19 ov), 163-8 (BW Hilfenhaus, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GJ Maxwell 34(22) & LJ Wright 14(8) | 49 | 30 |
| 2nd | KP Pietersen 7(6) & LJ Wright 11(4) | 18 | 10 |
| 3rd | DJ Hussey 15(11) & KP Pietersen 9(11) | 24 | 22 |
| 4th | JP Faulkner 9(10) & KP Pietersen 44(20) | 56 | 30 |
| 5th | MP Stoinis 8(6) & JP Faulkner 3(5) | 11 | 11 |
| 6th | SB Harper 0(1) & MP Stoinis 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | A Zampa 2(8) & MP Stoinis 1(2) | 3 | 10 |
| 8th | MP Stoinis 1(1) & BW Hilfenhaus 0(1) | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | SM Boland 0(1) & MP Stoinis 2(3) | 3* | 4 |
Sydney Thunder innings
168/4(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtis Pattersonc †SB Harper b SM Boland | c †SB Harper b SM Boland | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Aiden Blizzardb BW Hilfenhaus | b BW Hilfenhaus | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Shane Watsonc †SB Harper b BW Hilfenhaus | c †SB Harper b BW Hilfenhaus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Eoin Morgannot out | not out | 71* | 50 | 5 | 3 | 142.00 |
| Ben Rohrerb A Zampa | b A Zampa | 20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 105.26 |
| Pat Cumminsnot out | not out | 22* | 20 | 1 | 1 | 110.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 8, w 8, nb 1) | (b 2, lb 8, w 8, nb 1) | 19 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.40) | 20 Ov (RR 8.40) · Target 167 from 20 ov | 168/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 38-1 (KR Patterson, 4.2 ov), 42-2 (AC Blizzard, 5.1 ov), 43-3 (SR Watson, 5.4 ov), 85-4 (BJ Rohrer, 12.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beer | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | KR Patterson 28(18) & AC Blizzard 4(8) | 38 | 26 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 3(2) & AC Blizzard 1(3) | 4 | 5 |
| 3rd | EJG Morgan 1(2) & SR Watson 0(1) | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | BJ Rohrer 20(19) & EJG Morgan 15(24) | 42 | 43 |
| 5th | PJ Cummins 22(20) & EJG Morgan 55(24) | 83* | 43 |
Commentary
End of over 2017 runsST 168/41Lb16126
EJG Morgan 71(50)PJ Cummins 22(20)BW Hilfenhaus 4-0-39-2
19.66
BW Hilfenhaus to EJG Morgan, SIX
19.52
BW Hilfenhaus to EJG Morgan, 2 runs
19.41
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, 1 run
19.36
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, SIX
19.21
BW Hilfenhaus to EJG Morgan, 1 run
19.11Lb
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, 1 leg bye
End of over 1910 runsST 151/4101b206
EJG Morgan 62(47)PJ Cummins 15(17)SM Boland 4-0-29-1
18.66
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, SIX
18.50
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, no run
18.42
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, 2 runs
18.31b
SM Boland to PJ Cummins, 1 bye
18.20
SM Boland to PJ Cummins, no run
18.11
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, 1 run
End of over 187 runsST 141/4101Lb104
PJ Cummins 15(15)EJG Morgan 53(43)BW Hilfenhaus 3-0-23-2
17.64
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, FOUR
17.50
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, no run
17.41
BW Hilfenhaus to EJG Morgan, 1 run
17.31Lb
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, 1 leg bye
17.20
BW Hilfenhaus to PJ Cummins, no run
17.11
BW Hilfenhaus to EJG Morgan, 1 run
End of over 1714 runsST 134/41Wd41Nb141
EJG Morgan 51(41)PJ Cummins 11(11)SM Boland 3-0-20-1
16.61
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, 1 run
16.54
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, FOUR
FIFTY for EJG Morgan (50 off 40)
16.41
SM Boland to PJ Cummins, 1 runFree hit
16.4Nb
SM Boland to PJ Cummins, no ball
16.31
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, 1 run
16.24
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, FOUR
16.2Wd
SM Boland to EJG Morgan, wide