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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 scorecard

Sydney 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)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daniel Hughesc CL White b JW Hastingsc CL White b JW Hastings161620100.00
Tillakaratne Dilshanc †MS Wade b JW Hastingsc †MS Wade b JW Hastings04000.00
Michael Husseyrun out (†MS Wade/GJ Maxwell)run out (†MS Wade/GJ Maxwell)664861137.50
Eoin Morganc GJ Maxwell b JM Birdc GJ Maxwell b JM Bird312312134.78
Kurtis Pattersonc GJ Maxwell b JW Hastingsc GJ Maxwell b JW Hastings181102163.64
Jason Florosc JW Hastings b CJ McKayc JW Hastings b CJ McKay181421128.57
Ryan Carters †not outnot out3*300100.00
Scott Coytenot outnot out0*1000.00
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)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jackson Bird401714.25142000
John Hastings403137.75103110
Glenn Maxwell301705.6770100
Lasith Malinga403308.2582100
Clint McKay4043110.7542300
Luke Wright1012012.0002000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDP Hughes 6(6) & TM Dilshan 0(4)610
2ndMEK Hussey 9(11) & DP Hughes 10(10)1921
3rdMEK Hussey 25(21) & EJG Morgan 31(23)5744
4thMEK Hussey 22(12) & KR Patterson 18(11)4123
5thMEK Hussey 10(4) & JS Floros 2(4)128
6thJS Floros 16(10) & RGL Carters 2(2)1812
7thRGL Carters 1(1) & SJ Coyte 0(1)2*2

Melbourne Stars innings

156/3(19.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luke Wrightc EJG Morgan b DP Nannesc EJG Morgan b DP Nannes9102090.00
Cameron Whitec KR Patterson b LW Feldmanc KR Patterson b LW Feldman211630131.25
Matthew Wade †c EJG Morgan b GS Sandhuc EJG Morgan b GS Sandhu444041110.00
Brad Hodgenot outnot out64*3645177.78
David Husseynot outnot out16*1310123.08
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 ov156/3
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (LJ Wright, 2.1 ov), 51-2 (CL White, 7.3 ov), 89-3 (MS Wade, 13.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dirk Nannes401513.75141010
Luke Feldman403418.5073100
Gurinder Sandhu403117.7584000
Scott Coyte4045011.2545200
Tillakaratne Dilshan3.103009.4771300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLJ Wright 9(10) & CL White 6(3)1713
2ndMS Wade 19(19) & CL White 15(13)3432
3rdMS Wade 25(21) & BJ Hodge 13(14)3835
4thDJ Hussey 16(13) & BJ Hodge 51(22)67*35

Commentary

End of innings: MS 156/3 (19.1 ov)
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