Big Bash LeagueMatch · T20
Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets
Stadium Australia, Sydney, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat.
Sydney Thunder155/620 ov
Melbourne Stars156/319.1 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Perth Scorchers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 155 for 6 in 20 overs, Michael Hussey 66 from 48 balls and Eoin Morgan 31 from 23 balls. John Hastings took 3 for 31.
Melbourne Stars reached 156 for 3 in 19.1 overs, Brad Hodge 64 not out from 36 balls and Matthew Wade 44 from 40 balls.
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
Sydney Thunder innings
155/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughesc CL White b JW Hastings | c CL White b JW Hastings | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshanc †MS Wade b JW Hastings | c †MS Wade b JW Hastings | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Husseyrun out (†MS Wade/GJ Maxwell) | run out (†MS Wade/GJ Maxwell) | 66 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 137.50 |
| Eoin Morganc GJ Maxwell b JM Bird | c GJ Maxwell b JM Bird | 31 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 134.78 |
| Kurtis Pattersonc GJ Maxwell b JW Hastings | c GJ Maxwell b JW Hastings | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 163.64 |
| Jason Florosc JW Hastings b CJ McKay | c JW Hastings b CJ McKay | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Ryan Carters †not out | not out | 3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Scott Coytenot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 1) | (b 1, lb 1, w 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.75) | 20 Ov (RR 7.75) | 155/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (TM Dilshan, 1.4 ov), 25-2 (DP Hughes, 5.1 ov), 82-3 (EJG Morgan, 12.3 ov), 123-4 (KR Patterson, 16.2 ov), 135-5 (MEK Hussey, 17.4 ov), 153-6 (JS Floros, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Bird | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hastings | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Wright | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DP Hughes 6(6) & TM Dilshan 0(4) | 6 | 10 |
| 2nd | MEK Hussey 9(11) & DP Hughes 10(10) | 19 | 21 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 25(21) & EJG Morgan 31(23) | 57 | 44 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 22(12) & KR Patterson 18(11) | 41 | 23 |
| 5th | MEK Hussey 10(4) & JS Floros 2(4) | 12 | 8 |
| 6th | JS Floros 16(10) & RGL Carters 2(2) | 18 | 12 |
| 7th | RGL Carters 1(1) & SJ Coyte 0(1) | 2* | 2 |
Melbourne Stars innings
156/3(19.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wrightc EJG Morgan b DP Nannes | c EJG Morgan b DP Nannes | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Cameron Whitec KR Patterson b LW Feldman | c KR Patterson b LW Feldman | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 131.25 |
| Matthew Wade †c EJG Morgan b GS Sandhu | c EJG Morgan b GS Sandhu | 44 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 110.00 |
| Brad Hodgenot out | not out | 64* | 36 | 4 | 5 | 177.78 |
| David Husseynot out | not out | 16* | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123.08 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 1) | (lb 1, w 1) | 2 | ||||
| Total19.1 Ov (RR 8.14) | 19.1 Ov (RR 8.14) · Target 156 from 20 ov | 156/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Glenn Maxwell, John Hastings, Lasith Malinga, Marcus Stoinis, Clint McKay, Jackson Bird
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (LJ Wright, 2.1 ov), 51-2 (CL White, 7.3 ov), 89-3 (MS Wade, 13.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nannes | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Feldman | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Coyte | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3.1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 9.47 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LJ Wright 9(10) & CL White 6(3) | 17 | 13 |
| 2nd | MS Wade 19(19) & CL White 15(13) | 34 | 32 |
| 3rd | MS Wade 25(21) & BJ Hodge 13(14) | 38 | 35 |
| 4th | DJ Hussey 16(13) & BJ Hodge 51(22) | 67* | 35 |
Commentary
19.11
TM Dilshan to DJ Hussey, 1 run
End of over 1914 runsMS 155/3641111
DJ Hussey 15(12)BJ Hodge 64(36)SJ Coyte 4-0-45-0
18.61
SJ Coyte to DJ Hussey, 1 run
18.51
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, 1 run
18.41
SJ Coyte to DJ Hussey, 1 run
18.31
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, 1 run
18.24
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, FOUR
18.16
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, SIX
End of over 1811 runsMS 141/3413201
BJ Hodge 52(32)DJ Hussey 13(10)GS Sandhu 4-0-31-1
17.61
GS Sandhu to BJ Hodge, 1 run
17.50
GS Sandhu to BJ Hodge, no run
17.42
GS Sandhu to BJ Hodge, 2 runs
FIFTY for BJ Hodge (51 off 30)
17.33
GS Sandhu to DJ Hussey, 3 runs
17.21
GS Sandhu to BJ Hodge, 1 run
17.14
GS Sandhu to BJ Hodge, FOUR
End of over 174 runsMS 130/3101011
BJ Hodge 44(27)DJ Hussey 10(9)DP Nannes 4-0-15-1
16.61
DP Nannes to BJ Hodge, 1 run
16.51
DP Nannes to DJ Hussey, 1 run
16.40
DP Nannes to DJ Hussey, no run
16.31
DP Nannes to BJ Hodge, 1 run
16.20
DP Nannes to BJ Hodge, no run
16.11
DP Nannes to DJ Hussey, 1 run
End of over 1616 runsMS 126/3461104
BJ Hodge 42(24)DJ Hussey 8(6)SJ Coyte 3-0-31-0
15.64
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, FOUR
15.50
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, no run
15.41
SJ Coyte to DJ Hussey, 1 run
15.31
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, 1 run
15.26
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, SIX
15.14
SJ Coyte to BJ Hodge, FOUR

