Melbourne Stars survive late meltdown to go top of BBL table
Needing 20 off 23 with nine wickets in hand, they lost 6 for 19 and revived memories of their collapse in last year's final
01/01Result
19th Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 2 2020
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
143/7 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
01/01Result
19th Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 2 2020
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
143/7 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
NCR Larkin
65(45) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %67%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 14 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
MP Stoinis
58(51) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- straight drive
- 14 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Haris Rauf
- O4
- M0
- R24
- W3
- Eco6.00
| 1W | ||||
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
DR Sams
- O4
- M1
- R25
- W3
- Eco6.25
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
2 January 2020 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Thunder 0
Scorecard Summary
SYDNEY THUNDER 142/7 (20 OVERS)
- Alex Ross40 (32)
- Matthew Gilkes28 (27)
- Glenn Maxwell2/17 (3)
- Haris Rauf3/24 (4)
MELBOURNE STARS 143/7 (19.4 OVERS)
- Marcus Stoinis58 (51)
- Nick Larkin65 (45)
- Nathan McAndrew2/22 (3.4)
- Daniel Sams3/25 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @saurabh_42
That's all we have for you from this game, but the BBL is stil going on, so hop on over to our Renegades v Sixers live coverage. Not just a double header today, but a Melbourne v Sydney double header.
7.09 pm: Nick Larkin has been named Man of the Match for his superb knock of 65 off 45. Ensured Stars didn't allow the required rate to balloon upwards while Stoinis was struggling to get a move on, and then brought them to the doorstep of victory. They stumbled through it, true, but it was a fine hand by Larkin.
7.02 pm: Close run thing in the end, but the Stars held their nerve, just about. They were 123 for 1 in 16.1 overs, strolling easily to the target with 20 needed off 23. They contrived to bring that to 1 needed off 3 while losing six wickets in three overs. But eventually, they had enough to get over the line. Fine innings by Larkin and a steady hand by Stoinis. Before that, Haris Rauf led the way with the ball, bowling with fire and accuracy, to keep Thunder down to what proved to be a gettable total - just. With that Stars also go to the top of the table.
19.4
1
McAndrew to Zampa, 1 run, Zampa's done it for Stars. Finally. Full ball tailing into him, he nudges it past square leg and they scamper the winning run comfortably.
1 needed off 3. Adam Zampa to face hat-trick ball. midwicket, square leg, straight mid-on, regular mid-on. Ring on the offside. Fine leg back
19.3
W
McAndrew to Hinchliffe, OUT, trapped him lbw Oh my word, this is a thriller like no other. Length ball, jagged in and hit him on the knee roll of the back leg. Terrible choice of shot, trying to swipe across the line. The umpire takes an age to raise his finger, but he does it eventually. Stars fleetingly would have thought they won it by running a leg-bye. Not quite yet.
CD Hinchliffe lbw b McAndrew 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Hinchliffe is the new batsman. Just one to win. But tension's rising.
19.2
W
McAndrew to Coulter-Nile, OUT, caught at mid-on. Ho ho ho, this match is not over yet folks. Full and straight delivery, NCN, moved across and flicked it off his toes, timed it well actually. but there is a wide mid-on in place - in addition to the shorter, straighter mid-on, and he picks him out perfectly.
NM Coulter-Nile c Morris b McAndrew 5 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33
Scores tied.
19.1
1
McAndrew to Handscomb, 1 run, yorker on the fifth stump, he shuffles across and taps it towards square leg. They sneak a quick single
We're down to the final over. McAndrew to bowl. Only two needed. But can Stars get those two runs without implosions? 8 fielders in the circle.
END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs | MS: 141/5 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.42, RRR: 2.00)
- Nathan Coulter-Nile5 (5b)
- Peter Handscomb3 (4b)
- Chris Morris4-0-24-2
- Daniel Sams4-1-25-3
18.6
0
Morris to Coulter-Nile, no run, full ball tailing in, inside edges the flick onto pad. No run.
18.5
0
Morris to Coulter-Nile, no run, nails the yorker on middle stump, the batsman digs it back out to the bowler's right. A very straight and short mid-on fields
packed ring on the offside.
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