- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.1 and strikes first ball! Goes short to Khawaja on the legs, pulls this high to deep backward square, Larkin comes in initially before backpedaling toward the rope, takes an adventurous catch reaching back behind his head about four yards in from the rope. 56/19.3 charges the leggie but doesn't get to the pitch on middle stump and there's enough turn to create a skied chance over point on this attempted drive over mid-on. Coulter-Nile struggles to pig this up in the twilight but manages to locate it in the end for a simple catch on the ring. 61/219.3 on a hat-trick! Another cutter at 125 kph on a fullish length. Ferguson hasn't looked comfortable since being struck on the toe in Rauf's previous over. Ferguson shuffles well across his stumps mistimes this off his thigh and ricochets into the stumps. 144/419.2 another slower ball on the legs, skies this flick aiming for midwicket but it sails toward Lamichhane at deep fine leg. He comes in off the rope 15 yards and judges it fairly well, lunging forward at the end to claim this. Give an assist to Zampa for cutting the previous ball to a single to put Gilkes on strike. 144/319.4 a doubleheader double hat-trick! Good length ball skids on to beat Sams' flick across and pinned lbw in front of middle. Replays indicate Sams was struck high on the back leg in front of middle and leg with the ball tailing in. Very favorable decision on height and line but he's bowled very well today. 144/5Extras10 (b 5, lb 3, w 2)TOTAL145/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.25)Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Usman Khawaja, 8.1 ov), 2-61 (Alex Hales, 9.3 ov), 3-144 (Matthew Gilkes, 19.2 ov), 4-144 (Callum Ferguson, 19.3 ov), 5-144 (Daniel Sams, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB GJ Maxwell 3 0 18 0 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 DJ Worrall 2 0 19 0 9.50 5 3 0 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 23 3 5.75 11 1 1 2 0 S Lamichhane 4 0 39 0 9.75 6 3 2 0 0 A Zampa 4 0 22 1 5.50 7 0 0 0 0 NM Coulter-Nile 3 0 16 1 5.33 7 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.3 runout coming back for a non-existent second! Good length ball on the stumps, tuck and run into short midwicket. Morris charges across from mid-on and relays over the keeper's stumps with Maddinson four yards short trying to keep strike. Very poorly judged second run. 21/113.4 flighted full on middle, tries to heave for long-on against the turn but it goes off the splice toward long-off. Simple catch taken by Morris 10 yards in from the rope at head height. 103/45.4 tries to repeat the shot to a ball that was a touch straighter on middle. McAndrew runs 20 yards left this time and well in from the rope to take a simple catch. Coulter-Nile's pinch-hitting innings ends in six balls. Six and out. 48/27.3 drags on with a sweep! Flighted much more and wider on fifth stump, Larkin reaches out to cross bat this, not really on a sweepable length and the result is a bottom edge that cannons back onto leg stump. 60/3Extras6 (lb 2, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL148/4 (17.5 Overs, RR: 8.29)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Nic Maddinson, 3.3 ov), 2-48 (Nathan Coulter-Nile, 5.4 ov), 3-60 (Nick Larkin, 7.3 ov), 4-103 (Marcus Stoinis, 13.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DR Sams 4 0 36 1 9.00 7 4 1 0 0 CH Morris 3.5 0 29 0 7.56 9 4 0 0 0 CP Tremain 3 0 25 0 8.33 8 2 1 1 1 N McAndrew 3 0 23 0 7.66 7 3 0 2 0 JD Cook 2 0 18 1 9.00 4 1 1 0 0 AJ Nair 2 0 15 1 7.50 3 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
8 January 2020 - 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 - 41 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (UT Khawaja 29, AD Hales 21, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Sydney Thunder - 59/1 in 9.0 overs (AD Hales 25, CJ Ferguson 1)
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (CJ Ferguson 30, M Gilkes 18, Ex 5)
- Haris Rauf took a hat-trick with the wickets of 3-144 (Matthew Gilkes, 19.2 ov), 54-144 (Callum Ferguson, 19.3 ov), 4-144 (Daniel Sams, 19.4 ov)
- Innings Break: Sydney Thunder - 145/5 in 20.0 overs (CH Morris 0, AI Ross 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 2 wickets)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Melbourne Stars - 66/3 in 8.0 overs (MP Stoinis 28, GJ Maxwell 5)
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 3
- MP Stoinis: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 29 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
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