- BATSMENRB4s6sSR16.5 plays on trying to paddle again! He stepped outside off, to a full ball and tried to paddle it fine again but paddled it onto the top of off! 155/23.3 caught at deep square! 122kph, slower ball, he didn't pick it, it was back of a length and in the slot but he got under a pull shot hitting it high to deep square and Sams comes 20 metres in off the rope to catch it well 38/1Extras13 (b 1, lb 9, w 3)TOTAL194/2 (20 Overs, RR: 9.7)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Nic Maddinson, 3.3 ov), 2-155 (Marcus Stoinis, 16.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JD Cook 3 0 36 0 12.00 4 3 2 0 0 CP Tremain 4 0 31 0 7.75 9 4 0 0 0 DR Sams 4 0 41 0 10.25 6 3 2 1 0 CH Morris 4 0 30 2 7.50 9 2 1 1 0 N McAndrew 2 0 17 0 8.50 5 3 0 0 0 AJ Nair 3 0 29 0 9.66 5 3 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.1 Bowled him! Khawaja backed away to try and loft down the ground, Coulter-Nile delivered a length off cutter, he got a little inside edge but it crashed into the stumps. He completely lost his shape trying to go with an angled bat 33/22.5 Has Hales run himself out? Yes he has! He drives to Coulter-Nile at mid on and takes him on, the pick up and release was sensational and he produces a direct hit at the non-striker's and Hales was just short! His bat was almost on the line when the stumps lit up. Superb fielding. The Stars are on in the field 21/15.3 caught down leg off the glove! A short ball down leg, he tries to pull but it just got on him too quickly, it came off the glove and Gotch moved to his left and took the catch comfortably 41/316.3 great catch by Maddinson at deep midwicket! Ross went again, it was 100kph, into his hitting arc but he swatted this flat to the long boundary, Maddinson had to run a fair way to his right but he took an excellent diving catch 144/510.4 Bowled him! Morris backs away too far, Rauf goes full, straight and fast and it crashes into leg stump! He was beaten for pace 86/416.5 holes out to long off! A touch slower with some turn, he skipped down to go again, he sliced it high to long off and Handscomb took the catch easily well inside the rope 150/618.1 Caught at deep square! Banged in slower ball, he rocked back and hits this high to forward of square, it's a huge hit but it still falls short of the long boundary and Larkin takes good catch just inside the rope 154/719.2 caught at deep midwicket! Maddinson had two bites but hung on! A length slower ball, Lenton takes a big swing and launches it high to deep midwicket, Maddinson runs in and calls Maxwell out, he needs to bites but doesn't panic and holds on 165/8Extras5 (lb 4, w 1)TOTAL166/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.3)Did not bat: JD CookFall of wickets: 1-21 (Alex Hales, 2.5 ov), 2-33 (Usman Khawaja, 4.1 ov), 3-41 (Callum Ferguson, 5.3 ov), 4-86 (Chris Morris, 10.4 ov), 5-144 (Alex Ross, 16.3 ov), 6-150 (Arjun Nair, 16.5 ov), 7-154 (Daniel Sams, 18.1 ov), 8-165 (Jay Lenton, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Worrall 4 0 29 0 7.25 10 2 1 0 0 GJ Maxwell 2 0 19 0 9.50 1 1 0 0 0 NM Coulter-Nile 4 0 29 2 7.25 10 2 1 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 17 3 4.25 13 1 0 0 0 A Zampa 4 0 43 2 10.75 7 2 3 1 0 CD Hinchliffe 1 0 10 0 10.00 1 0 1 0 0 MP Stoinis 1 0 15 0 15.00 0 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Melbourne Stars advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.40 start, First Session 19.40-21.10, Interval 21.10-21.30, Second Session 21.30-23.00
Match days
6 February 2020 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 9
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (MP Stoinis 26, NCR Larkin 22, Ex 2)
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 10
- MP Stoinis: 50 off 41 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 71 balls (MP Stoinis 49, NCR Larkin 48, Ex 3)
- Melbourne Stars: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 11
- NCR Larkin: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Melbourne Stars - 194/2 in 20.0 overs (NCR Larkin 83, GJ Maxwell 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 0
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 0
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 1
- AI Ross: 50 off 35 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (AI Ross 25, AJ Nair 24, Ex 2)
- Sydney Thunder: 150 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 3
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