- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.6 uses his feet but beaten by a quicker and flatter ball again with the length dragged back a fraction on middle stump, tries to drive straight over Maxwell but goes off the splice fluttering to mid-off where Larkin takes a simple catch at waist height shuffling in from the ring. 48/31.3 length ball on sixth stump, tries to pull this through the leg side but instead skies this a mile high towards deep midwicket. Stoinis runs in 15 yards from the rope moving to his left and takes this confidently with fingers pointed up and palms out while tumbling left. 8/10 on difficulty due to the height and swirl but he was very composed in holding on. 10/13.5 gone! Tremendous athletic effort from the Pakistani quick! Green tried to tip and run into the off side. Haris scoops off his own bowling chasing into short cover, spins, turns and fires at the non-striker's end to nail the top of the stumps with Green three inches short. 39/27.3 full and wide to encourage the drive, can't control it though as it flies off the edge toward Worrall at backward point. Wasn't coming at a very fast pace and leaped up with two hands over his head to take the catch. Probably made it more theatrical than it needed to be. 7/10 on difficulty due to the lack of pace coming off the bat. It was dipping by the time it reached him on the edge of the ring. 58/411.4 full on the stumps, clipped through midwicket. They try to come back for a non-existent second. Sharp relay to Gotch over the striker's stumps on the fly rather than the one-bounce style that's in vogue, gets him a full yard short. 76/79.1 angled across a good length on fourth stump, not much footwork trying to cut through point and cramped for room on the shot, thick edge through to Gotch behind the stumps. 64/59.5 yorkers through this over, finally gets the radar right on the stumps. Morgan tried to drive this through mid-on instead of focusing on keeping it out and pays the price. 68/612.3 lusty slog from Jordan after looking uncomfortable the previous two balls. Ball pitched on a fullish length but he had to reach out a long way to heave this straight for long-on, too far underneath it to get the distance and taken at long-on 10 yards in from the rope. 79/812.4 on a hat-trick! Googly spins back in from a good length on fourth stump, pokes forward and bowled through the gate. 79/913.5 knee high full toss on the stumps, Fawad backs away to create room through the off side and misses. Bowled halfway up the stumps. Poor ball but too much heat on it for a tailender. 86/10Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL86 all out (13.5 Overs, RR: 6.21)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Liam Livingstone, 1.3 ov), 2-39 (Cameron Green, 3.5 ov), 3-48 (Josh Inglis, 4.6 ov), 4-58 (Mitchell Marsh, 7.3 ov), 5-64 (Tim David, 9.1 ov), 6-68 (Jaron Morgan, 9.5 ov), 7-76 (Cameron Bancroft, 11.4 ov), 8-79 (Chris Jordan, 12.3 ov), 9-79 (Jhye Richardson, 12.4 ov), 10-86 (Fawad Ahmed, 13.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Worrall 2 0 14 0 7.00 7 3 0 0 0 NM Coulter-Nile 2 0 17 1 8.50 4 1 1 0 0 Haris Rauf 2.5 0 23 1 8.11 9 0 2 2 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 8 1 8.00 2 1 0 0 0 S Lamichhane 3 1 7 2 2.33 11 0 0 0 0 JR Coleman 3 0 16 3 5.33 6 0 0 4 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.4 back of a length on fifth stump, goes to pull again but skies this over the pitch. Marsh settles under it at short mid-on just adjacent to the pitch, takes it easily with fingers pointed to the sky, palms out. 47/18.5 short of a length again on fourth stump, goes for another back foot punch, this time the thinnest edge of the over bobbled by Inglis as it clangs off his chest before settling back into his gloves. 56/2Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL89/2 (12 Overs, RR: 7.41)Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Hilton Cartwright, 7.4 ov), 2-56 (Ben Dunk, 8.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Richardson 4 0 15 0 3.75 14 1 0 0 0 JS Paris 2 0 21 0 10.50 4 4 0 0 0 CJ Jordan 1 0 9 0 9.00 3 2 0 0 0 Fawad Ahmed 3 0 25 1 8.33 7 3 1 0 0 MR Marsh 2 0 15 1 7.50 5 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Perth Scorchers , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
15 January 2020 - day/night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 2, Perth Scorchers 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 3 wickets)
- Perth Scorchers: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Perth Scorchers - 60/4 in 8.0 overs (CT Bancroft 3, TH David 1)
- Innings Break: Perth Scorchers - 86/10 in 13.5 overs (JS Paris 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 0 wicket)
- Strategic Timeout: Melbourne Stars - 47/1 in 8.0 overs (MP Stoinis 24, BR Dunk 0)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 4
Match Coverage
All Match NewsStars romp home after swatting aside feeble Scorchers
A near flawless display was set up by sustained bowling and scintillating fielding, to reinforce Stars' favourites status
Fantasy Picks: Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell can go big at batting-friendly Perth Stadium
Our fantasy-team suggestions for the Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars clash in Perth