- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.4 leading edge caught at point! Well bowled slower ball. It was a leg cutter, back of a length, he tried to close the face to work through the leg side, got a leading edge and it ballooned to Gulbis at point. Very simple catch. 28/17.5 caught at long off! Good catch by Dunk low down running in. It was tossed up outside off, he lofted a drive flat down to long off, Dunk was slow moving in and had to dive forward but took a very good catch low to the ground 49/33.5 caught at backward point! Another slower ball, 117kph, good length, wide of off, he threw the hands through it trying to square drive on the up, he sliced a catch to Larkin at backward point and another easy catch 28/212.3 caught at midwicket! Oh no! Good length on middle and leg, he set himself to loft this over midwicket, mistimed it off the inside half the bat straight to Maxwell at midwicket and he took the catch moving easily to his right 71/511.6 top edge caught by the keeper Gotch running back! Back of a length ball banged in, he tried to pull, got a top edge that flew straight up, Gotch ran to his left and camped under it and took a comfortable catch 70/418.5 caught at deep point! Stoinis gets lucky there. That was a thigh high full toss, he slices this flat and hard to deep point but straight at Zampa and he holds onto a good catch! If it was hit 10m either side it was six 129/619.3 top edge skied straight up to the keeper! Brilliant slower ball. He tried to swing it away, but got underneath it and hit it straight up, Gotch barely had to move as it fell straight into his gloves 133/719.5 run out trying to pinch two! Dunk gets it done. It was a slower ball chipped in the air down to long off, Dunk runs in to try and take the catch, he got it on the half volley diving forward, they try for a second run but Dunk 's throw is a touch wide but Bravo gathers easily and takes the bails off as he is well short 134/8Extras8 (b 2, lb 1, w 5)TOTAL135/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.75)Did not bat: Fawad AhmedFall of wickets: 1-28 (Jos Buttler, 3.4 ov), 2-28 (Callum Ferguson, 3.5 ov), 3-49 (Shane Watson, 7.5 ov), 4-70 (Jason Sangha, 11.6 ov), 5-71 (Joe Root, 12.3 ov), 6-129 (Daniel Sams, 18.5 ov), 7-133 (Chris Green, 19.3 ov), 8-134 (Jonathan Cook, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Boland 4 0 28 2 7.00 12 4 0 2 0 A Zampa 3 0 22 1 7.33 6 2 0 0 0 MA Beer 2 0 12 0 6.00 4 0 0 0 0 LE Plunkett 3 0 23 1 7.66 5 0 2 0 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 29 2 7.25 10 0 2 2 0 DJ Bravo 4 0 18 1 4.50 10 0 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.4 caught at cover! Great catch by Root! 132kph full outside off, he drives hard but hits it in the air to cover, Root is forced to dive forward but holds onto the catch just above the grass! Great catch. Never easy to move forward like that 21/16.5 sliced to backward point! A mistake from Stoinis. It was a shorter leg break, he gave himself room to thump this off the back foot and sliced a thick edge that balloons to Sandhu at backward point. Simple catch for Sandhu. Handy wicket for the Thunder 57/2Extras8 (lb 5, w 3)TOTAL137/2 (17.2 Overs, RR: 7.9)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Ben Dunk, 2.4 ov), 2-57 (Marcus Stoinis, 6.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Rainbird 2 0 16 0 8.00 4 2 0 0 0 GS Sandhu 3 0 22 0 7.33 7 3 0 1 0 DR Sams 3.2 0 28 1 8.40 8 2 1 1 0 JD Cook 2 0 22 0 11.00 4 4 0 0 0 Fawad Ahmed 4 0 26 1 6.50 6 0 1 1 0 CJ Green 3 0 18 0 6.00 5 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.15 start, First Session 17.15-18.35, Interval 18.35-18.55, Second Session 18.55- 21.15
Match days
05 January 2019 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Thunder 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (DR Sams 33, CJ Green 13, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Sydney Thunder - 135/8 in 20.0 overs (GS Sandhu 3, SL Rainbird 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 1
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (NCR Larkin 22, GJ Maxwell 24, Ex 4)
- Total attendance: 8,511
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMaxwell, Stoinis and Larkin lift Stars to second
After their bowlers limited Thunder to 135, Stars' top-order polished the chase off in 17.2 overs