01/01Result
19th Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 2 2020
Stars won by 3 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Nick Larkin
Nick LarkinMelbourne Stars
01/01Result
19th Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 2 2020
Stars won by 3 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Nick Larkin
Nick LarkinMelbourne Stars

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs | ST: 142/7 | RR: 7.10

  • Arjun Nair17 (11b)
  • Chris Green2 (2b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-24-3
  • Dale Steyn4-0-24-0

Innings break Great finish for the Thunder. They wanted 145 at the time out and got 142. Arjun Nair did very well in the last over. A useful 17 off 11 after Alex Ross provided the backbone of the innings with 40 off 32. Rauf was outstanding but just missed his mark there in the last over and the Stars were a little untidy in the field. Some dropped catches and missed run outs let the Thunder off the hook. Tricky chase coming on a difficult pitch. Saurabh Somani will take over the commentary.

19.6
4
Haris Rauf to Nair, FOUR, paddled to fine leg! Skilful shot. Angled down leg, he stepped inside the line to paddle ramp it and he beat fine leg!
19.5
2lb
Haris Rauf to Nair, 2 leg byes, missed run out! That was a length ball, 147kph, he tries to pull, it comes off off the thigh guard, Hinchliffe runs in, gathers and throws but the throw was really poor and wide of the stump

50th dot ball of the innings

19.4
0
Haris Rauf to Nair, no run, swings and misses and it just whizzed past off stump
19.3
4
Haris Rauf to Nair, FOUR, flicked wide of fine leg! This was angled into leg at 145kph, he set himself and flicked it with the angled to the rope
19.2
0
Haris Rauf to Nair, no run, 140kph, angled down leg, he swings at it and misses. They appeal but it's not out but not called a wide. Not sure what it hit
19.1
2
Haris Rauf to Nair, 2 runs, 146kph, speared into leg a huge appeal for lbw not out is the call, umpire says he got an inside edge, it runs to fine third man

Can Haris Rauf get another five-for?

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | ST: 130/7 | RR: 6.84

  • Arjun Nair7 (5b)
  • Chris Green2 (2b)
  • Dale Steyn4-0-24-0
  • Haris Rauf3-0-14-3
18.6
1
Steyn to Nair, 1 run, 141kph, fuller on off, he pushes at it, chipping it towards mid on for a single
18.5
2
Steyn to Nair, 2 runs, 141kph, chest high short ball, he controls a pull wide of fine leg to the gap for two

N Aslam: "Harris Rauf just bawled 11 overs in this BBL with 10 wickets ..... Wow that's crazy ..... great effort by the young lad ... "

18.4
0
Steyn to Nair, no run, 142kph, shorter length wide of off, he tries to late but but misses

Usman Dewan: "How is Hari Rauf not in Pakistan's International Team :s?"

18.3
4
Steyn to Nair, FOUR, edged to fine third man! Too quick. It was a length ball, shaping away, he nudges at it and gets a thick edge that races to the rope

Five men in the circle

18.2
0
Steyn to Nair, no run, 141kph, good length on off, he shuffles down and defends
18.1
1
Steyn to Green, 1 run, 143kph, back of a length, he late cuts wide of third man and Rauf does a great job to keep it to one

Now Dale Steyn

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 122/7 | RR: 6.77

  • Chris Green1 (1b)
  • Haris Rauf3-0-14-3
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-24-0
17.6
W
Haris Rauf to Ross, OUT, Bowled him! 147kph top of off! Way too quick. Back of a length off, he's caught on the crease, plays all around it. Ross was blown away by how quick that was.

AI Ross b Haris Rauf 40 (32b 2x4 2x6) SR: 125.00

17.5
1
Haris Rauf to Green, 1 run, 147kph angled into middle, he defends this to midwicket and pinches a single
17.4
W
Haris Rauf to Sams, OUT, Bowled him! Middle stump is flattened! 143kph, fired into middle, he tried to swing this over midwicket and was beaten by raw pace!

DR Sams b Haris Rauf 13 (16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 81.25

17.3
0
Haris Rauf to Sams, no run, beaten flashing at a cut outside off
17.2
4
Haris Rauf to Sams, FOUR, shovelled through midwicket with the bottom hand! Powerful shot. It was full into leg stump and he smashed it along the ground to the midwicket rope
17.1
1
Haris Rauf to Ross, 1 run, 139kph low full toss on middle, he drives to long on

Peter Handcomb on the mic: "It's not a free-flowing wicket so it could be a tricky chase"

17.1
1w
Haris Rauf to Ross, 1 wide, this is angled down leg, it comes off the pad and is called wide! That clearly touched the pad

Haris Rauf

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | ST: 115/5 | RR: 6.76

  • Daniel Sams9 (13b)
  • Alex Ross39 (30b)
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-24-0
  • Adam Zampa4-0-33-1
16.6
2
Coulter-Nile to Sams, 2 runs, short ball, he hammers a pull forward of square and the man in the deep has to make a diving save
16.5
1lb
Coulter-Nile to Ross, 1 leg bye, length ball, comes off thigh guard and Handscomb dropped it down leg. They pinch a leg bye. He might have got an inside edge as well but he dropped it anyway
16.4
1
Coulter-Nile to Sams, 1 run, 135kph, low full toss, tailing in, he whips this behind square to the sweeper
16.3
1
Coulter-Nile to Ross, 1 run, 135kph, full on middle, he checks a drive straight of mid on for a single

Glenn: "Surely Chris Green should be promoted above Daniel Sams. "

16.2
1
Coulter-Nile to Sams, 1 run, 137kph, length ball, he sets himself, miscues in the air but it drops just short of Dunk on the circle at mid on

Stars 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0MP StoinisNJ Maddinson
2nd123MP StoinisNCR Larkin
3rd8MP StoinisGJ Maxwell
4th2GJ MaxwellPSP Handscomb
5th0PSP HandscombBR Dunk
6th9NM Coulter-NilePSP Handscomb
7th0PSP HandscombCD Hinchliffe
8th1PSP HandscombA Zampa

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS14104200.526
SS1494190.269
AS1485170.564
HH146713-0.355
ST146713-0.446
PS146812-0.023
BH146812-0.237
MR143116-0.348