Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, Big Bash League 2018, 56th Match

The Stars win by 94 runs. How did that happen? The Stars get themselves into a semi-final against the Hurricanes on Thursday. The Sixers now have to travel to Melbourne to face the Renegades at Marvel Stadium on Friday because that 94-run defeat has dented their net run-rate so badly that they have finished third on the table behind the Renegades! That is the Sixers lowest score in BBL history. Just a stunning result for so many reasons. The Stars were 5 for 116 with 25 balls left in their batting innings and Glenn Maxwell changed the game with an innings of epic proportions. Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match for his 82 off 43 balls. He also took the key wicket of Moises Henriques and two excellent catches, one a stunner. The Stars head to Hobart with confidence. The Sixers must regroup after that. And they lose Tom Curran as he heads to the West Indies for England ODI duty. Thanks for your company from the MCG. Join us on Thursday from Hobart. Until then, goodbye.

13.4

Lamichhane to Pope, OUT, caught at cover! Tossed up on off, he just chips a drive straight to cover and the catch is taken easily! The Stars pull off a stunning performance!

L Pope c Stoinis b Lamichhane 5 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

13.3

Lamichhane to Pope, no run, full on off, he defends on the front foot to cover

13.2

Lamichhane to Pope, FOUR, tossed up outside off, he lofts a drive inside out over cover! What a shot from Pope! He hit that beautifully

13.1

Lamichhane to Pope, no run, leg break on off, he defends from the crease in hope, and it hits the middle of the bat

END OF OVER:
13 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 70/9 (99 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 14.14)

Steve O'Keefe11 (19b)
Lloyd Pope1 (1b)

Adam Zampa4-0-15-2
Sandeep Lamichhane3-0-7-2

12.6

Zampa to O'Keefe, no run, quicker and shorter on off, he's back and defending

12.5

Zampa to O'Keefe, no run, full into leg stump, he defends to midwicket

12.4

Zampa to O'Keefe, 2 runs, dropped at cover! Hard chance. Really tough. Full outside off and he hammer a drive in the air at cover, Bird jumps up and gets hands to it but can't hang on, they get two

12.3

Zampa to O'Keefe, no run, leg break outside off, he leans out and defends on the front foot

Melwyn: "The Stars have not only got themselves into the final but they've also done their cross town rivals a bigger favour by denying the sixers a home semi final."

12.2

Zampa to Pope, 1 run, full toss outside off, he drives easily to deep cover-point

Can the Pope provide a miracle?

Sixers INNINGS		R	B
DP Hughes	caught	12	9
JR Philippe	caught	9	8
JM Vince	caught	6	5
MC Henriques	caught	5	4
JC Silk	stumped	3	8
TK Curran	lbw	10	8
SA Abbott	caught	1	7
SNJ O'Keefe	not out	11	19
BJ Dwarshuis	caught	7	7
NM Lyon	run out	0	2
L Pope	caught	5	5
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	74 (all out; 13.4 ovs)

Stars BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
DJ Worrall	3.0	24	2	8.00	(2w)
JM Bird	2.0	15	1	7.50
GJ Maxwell	1.0	6	1	6.00
A Zampa	4.0	15	2	3.75
S Lamichhane	3.4	11	3	3.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	14	DP Hughes	JR Philippe
2nd	11	JM Vince	DP Hughes
3rd	7	MC Henriques	DP Hughes
4th	2	JC Silk	DP Hughes
5th	12	JC Silk	TK Curran
6th	4	SA Abbott	TK Curran
7th	0	SNJ O'Keefe	SA Abbott
8th	15	SNJ O'Keefe	BJ Dwarshuis
9th	2	SNJ O'Keefe	NM Lyon
10th	7	SNJ O'Keefe	L Pope

END OF OVER:
13 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 70/9 (99 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 14.14)

Match Coverage

Glenn Maxwell's brilliance carries Melbourne Stars into the knockouts

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

Big Bash League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
HH	14	10	4	20	0.603
MR	14	8	6	16	0.173
SS	14	8	6	16	0.047
MS	14	7	7	14	-0.062
BH	14	6	7	13	0.249
ST	14	6	7	13	0
AS	14	6	8	12	-0.473
PS	14	4	10	8	-0.502

END OF OVER:13 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 70/9 (99 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 14.14)

Glenn Maxwell's brilliance carries Melbourne Stars into the knockouts

END OF OVER:
13 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SS: 70/9 (99 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 14.14)