Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, Big Bash League 2020, 19th Match

Thunder move past the Strikers into second place after today's win, just a bonus point adrift of the Sixers at the top of the table with both teams holding 4-1 records. Stars meanwhile are mired in fifth place and need to become better organized with bat and ball to close the deficit. Thanks for joining us today. Come back tomorrow for some more BBL action. Take care!

Man of the Match Alex Hales: "It's different [with the Powerplay rules] so to have two fewer overs is a different challenge. It's not been an easy start but today I was able to cash in. [The slog sweep] is something I was looking to do tonight. It's a true pitch and I struggled against Zampa last time. It's great to have the crowd in and great to have Sam [Billings] as part of the squad. Adam Milne bowls 150 kph as well."

10.37 pm Thunder had their foot on the throat of the Stars from the start and practically never let up from the moment Hales was slog sweeping with authority over the midwicket rope. Green and Sangha were superb with the ball in the chase. Hard to find fault with anything on the Thunder side of things. Stars batting strategy was muddled and something they need to work out. In spite of their firepower, they were miles off the target.

19.5

Tremain to Zampa, OUT, slower ball at 118 kph short and wide, Zampa tries to flay this down the ground but serves up a basic catch to mid-on. Stars finally put out of their misery.

A Zampa c Green b Tremain 23 (21b 2x4 1x6) SR: 109.52

19.4

Tremain to Zampa, FOUR, short on the stumps, top edges this over the keeper for a boundary.

19.3

Tremain to Stanlake, OUT, tame runout symbolizes the night for the Stars. Low full toss driven to extra cover on the ring. They set off for a non-existent run and Hales relays sharply to the bowler over the non-striker's stumps with Stanlake four yards short.

B Stanlake run out 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.2

Tremain to Zampa, 1 run, another slower ball lands full outside off, drags a drive over mid-on this time for a long single.

19.1

Tremain to Zampa, no run, slower ball lands full and wide, toe slapped well short of extra cover.

Tremain to bowl the last over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | MS: 139/8 (81 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.31, RRR: 81.00)

Billy Stanlake0 (2b)
Adam Zampa18 (17b)

Daniel Sams4-0-27-1
Adam Milne4-0-34-0

18.6

Sams to Stanlake, no run, knee high full toss on middle stump, prodded to extra cover.

18.5

Sams to Stanlake, no run, slower ball at 109 kph lands full and wide, left alone by Stanlake.

18.4

Sams to Zampa, 1 run, full and wide, punched through the ring for one this time.

18.3

Sams to Zampa, 2 runs, dropped! First blemish tonight for the Thunder. Slower ball lands full and wide outside off, Zampa miscues this over extra cover and Ferguson flubs a fairly basic chance shuffling to his left past the edge of the ring.

18.2

Sams to Zampa, no run, slower ball on middle stump lands short, swatted flat to mid-on.

18.1

Sams to Zampa, no run, yorker on the legs, flicked to short midwicket.

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | MS: 136/8 (84 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.55, RRR: 42.00)

Adam Zampa15 (13b)
Billy Stanlake0 (0b)

Adam Milne4-0-34-0
Tanveer Sangha4-0-17-2

17.6

Milne to Zampa, 1 run, wide yorker, slices this out to deep third man.

17.5

Milne to Zampa, no run, slower bouncer, goes to cut and toe slaps this into the ground, diving stop by the keeper.

17.4

Milne to Zampa, FOUR, full outside off, drives in the air through the gap between extra cover and mid-off.

17.3

Milne to Zampa, no run, short outside off, goes to slap and is beaten.

Just 15 sixes off the last 16 balls needed now....

17.2

Milne to Zampa, SIX, length ball on the body, heaves this flat over backward square leg and barely clears Davies leaping up at the rope.

17.1

Milne to Zampa, no run, short ball outside off, misses a punch on the up.

95 off 18 to win. Just 16 sixes needed to win this. Nothing is impossible....

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 125/8 (95 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 31.66)

Adam Zampa4 (7b)
Billy Stanlake0 (0b)

Tanveer Sangha4-0-17-2
Adam Milne3-0-23-0

16.6

Sangha to Zampa, 1 run, flighted full on middle, backs away from leg stump to drive in the air toward long-off.

16.5

Sangha to Hatcher, OUT, Green is all over the place tonight and pouches this at deep midwicket for his spin twin. Short ball on the stumps, Hatcher tries to swat this over midwicket but no power behind the shot, hangs up in the air long enough for Green to range 25 yards to his left and pull off a lunging grab.

LC Hatcher c Green b Sangha 9 (8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 112.50

16.4

Sangha to Zampa, 1 run, charges Sangha and beaten in flight with a ball dragged shorter and wider, toe slaps this over Sangha's head and lands well short of long-on.

Stars INNINGS		R	B
ADS Fletcher	caught	18	17
MP Stoinis	caught	27	15
HWR Cartwright	stumped	10	8
GJ Maxwell	caught	23	20
N Pooran	caught	6	8
NJ Maddinson	bowled	5	10
BR Dunk	caught	21	9
A Zampa	caught	23	21
LC Hatcher	caught	9	8
B Stanlake	run out	0	3
Zahir Khan	not out	0	0
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 1)
TOTAL	144 (all out; 19.5 ovs)

Thunder BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
AF Milne	4.0	34	0	8.50
DR Sams	4.0	27	1	6.75
CP Tremain	2.5	27	2	9.52
CJ Green	4.0	34	4	8.50
T Sangha	4.0	17	2	4.25
BCJ Cutting	1.0	4	0	4.00	(1w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	42	ADS Fletcher	MP Stoinis
2nd	5	ADS Fletcher	HWR Cartwright
3rd	14	GJ Maxwell	HWR Cartwright
4th	7	GJ Maxwell	N Pooran
5th	21	GJ Maxwell	NJ Maddinson
6th	4	GJ Maxwell	BR Dunk
7th	21	A Zampa	BR Dunk
8th	10	A Zampa	LC Hatcher
9th	16	A Zampa	B Stanlake
10th	4	A Zampa	Zahir Khan

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SS	14	9	5	36	0.257
PS	14	8	5	32	0.851
ST	14	8	6	31	0.949
BH	14	7	7	29	-0.286
AS	14	7	7	28	0.105
HH	14	7	7	28	-0.187
MS	14	5	8	24	0.14
MR	14	4	10	16	-1.727

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | MS: 139/8 (81 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.31, RRR: 81.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | MS: 136/8 (84 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.55, RRR: 42.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 125/8 (95 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 31.66)

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END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs | MS: 139/8 (81 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.31, RRR: 81.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | MS: 136/8 (84 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.55, RRR: 42.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 125/8 (95 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 31.66)

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END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | MS: 139/8 (81 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.31, RRR: 81.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | MS: 136/8 (84 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.55, RRR: 42.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 125/8 (95 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.35, RRR: 31.66)