Game on here, you'd think! The Stars did alright after a poor start with the ball. Roy and Munro were excellent, the rest (apart from Livingstone) kept a good tempo. A bad day for Zampa and maybe even Coulter-Nile today. We'll be back with the chase very soon. Stick around.

Hamza: "An extremely lopsided spell from NCN- 12 off the first 2 overs, 37 off the next!"

Shaun: "though i largely agree with iguana's point, there has been some very close games. stars v sixers was a classic, heat lost two games by a couple of runs, renegades incredible win in the derby plus there was hales' ton yesterday which was a treat to us all"

Steve: "Toner...not being harsh on the players. Just simply saying it's not quite been as good quality as previous years. The explanation as to why requires in an depth analysis but the yes sure the pandemic will have played a large part."

Abhijato: "The quality of cricket hasn't necessarily always been bad, but it certainly doesn't justify the length of the tournament akin to say an IPL."

Toner: "let's not be too harsh on the players. the pandemic forced a lot of them to be in lockdown, so not many chances to play cricket and improve your skills. for them to at least put a show on for us is enough for me."

Steve: "I agree Iguana....the quality hasn't been as good as previous years yet....but there's still time. "

Laura: "to iguana - yeap, when the team placed fourth can still qualify despite losing more games than winning, then you know it has not been the best quality cricket overall."

Rise: "Philippe - been excellent this BBL to get retained by RCB ahead of Finch :) Hope finchy doesn't mind that in terms of selecting Josh for Aus T20 :P"

Turner.

shaun: "well said @iguana. i was gonna reply along the same lines too"

iguana: "i beg to differ, faisal. a lot of games this season have been atrociously one sided. the batting has at times been poor, bowling have been wayward. yes, they have been good performances all round namely phillipe, hales etc but considering the standard of umpiring has also dropped even further, it has all lead to a perceived notion that it has been competitive. a close race to playoffs does not necessarily mean exciting cricket."

kent: "just realised both bash games are in melbn today. how far apart are they? -- A ten-minute drive, under 6 kms

Faisal Jaan: "I've following BBL for the last decade or so, but none had been as competitive as this edition. It is amazing to realize that barring MR, every team can still qualify for the remaining three spots, considering SS has already qualified. Such competitiveness. "

A solid Power Surge: 28 off two overs, with no wickets.