- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 Wade falls early! Length delivery in the channel and this moves away late. By then, though, Wade is committed to his charge and slog over the leg side. Slices it terribly and Cartwright completes the catch comfortably on the deep point fence! 6/112.3 huge appeal, and that looks very straight! Darted in on a length on middle and leg. Jewell plays the trajectory and goes back to a ball he could have been forward to. He is rushed into his stroke and gets pinned on the back pad, even before the bat can come down. Jewell does not bother with the review, and the Hurricanes are losing momentum! 94/45.1 oh, what have you done, Mac Wright?! Proper buffet ball. A loopy full toss on off stump and 99 times out of 100, Wright would have thumped this into the stands. Today, though, he shanks it completely and hits it in the general direction of Stoinis at wide long on. Stoinis judges it to perfection, dives low to his right and snaffles up the chance. The third umpire is looking at how high the full toss is and if it is a No ball. Reckons the ball is dipping enough, and Wright has to go! 43/210.6 holes out to long on! Dangles the carrot on leg stump, and Hain bites. Gives himself room, looking to go over long on but does not get the timing he is after. Arrows it towards Rogers at long on, who takes a fairly regulation catch, well inside the fence! 86/313.5 Anderson perishes too! The Hurricanes are being blown away! Given a hint of air outside off, and Anderson's eyes light up. He thinks he can smash this over long on but loses his shape in that pursuit. Cuts across the ball and offers the tamest of catches to Maxwell at backward point! 98/612.6 massive appeal, and Maxwell has two in the over! Or does he? David has reviewed this instantly! Full and angled into off stump. David plonks his front foot and then plays all over it. Gets rapped on the front pad and looked straight enough. David immediately reviewing, though, could mean he has gotten a scratch to it. Oh, there is nothing on UltraEdge. Three reds on Ball Tracking, and David has to walk back. Takes a review along with him too! 96/516.5 straight up, and Rauf has the last laugh! Takes pace off considerably, and Chaudhary, like Jordan earlier in the over, does not pick it. Way too early into his attempted lofted stroke over mid off. Clinks right off the bottom of the bat and Paris does the rest inside the ring. Vital wicket in the context of the game! 132/718.6 Rauf gets Jordan! Hard length, angling into leg stump. Jordan tries to help it fine but the extra pace and the bounce hassles him. Skews off the top edge in the end and Imad gobbles up the chance at fine leg! 146/918.1 timberrr! Length delivery slanted into leg stump. Dooley, rather ambitiously, looks for the lap rather than getting Jordan back on strike. Makes a hash of it and misses it completely. The ball smashes into the top of leg stump, and Rauf now has two! 144/819.4 safe on the catch, but Ellis has been run out! Confusion and chaos everywhere! Hard length outside off. Ellis has another massive hack across the line and slices it. Deep backward point looks at short third for a brief moment, and that hesitation means he cannot get to the catch. Ellis, though, wants to get back on strike and hares for the second. Puts in the dive but is at least a yard short as the keeper gathers the throw and takes off the bails! 155/10Extras5 (lb 1, w 4)TOTAL155 all out (19.4 Overs, RR: 7.88)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Matthew Wade, 0.6 ov), 2-43 (Macalister Wright, 5.1 ov), 3-86 (Sam Hain, 10.6 ov), 4-94 (Caleb Jewell, 12.3 ov), 5-96 (Tim David, 12.6 ov), 6-98 (Corey Anderson, 13.5 ov), 7-132 (Nikhil Chaudhary, 16.5 ov), 8-144 (Patrick Dooley, 18.1 ov), 9-146 (Chris Jordan, 18.6 ov), 10-155 (Nathan Ellis, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JS Paris 3.4 0 31 1 8.45 11 6 0 2 0 Imad Wasim 3 0 16 1 5.33 8 1 0 0 0 MP Stoinis 1 0 14 0 14.00 2 1 1 0 0 Haris Rauf 3 0 24 3 8.00 8 1 2 1 0 Usama Mir 4 0 24 1 6.00 7 2 0 0 0 GJ Maxwell 4 0 29 3 7.25 6 1 1 1 0 BJ Webster 1 0 16 0 16.00 0 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 Harper bites the dust! Hard length on leg stump, and this seems to come onto Harper quicker than he expects. He swipes across the line and the ball spoons up off the top edge. Anderson settles himself at fine leg and snares the chance. Best possible start for the Hurricanes! 1/10.4 two in the over for Meredith! Stars in all sorts of trouble! Banged in short on leg stump, and the ball climbs onto Stoinis. He is cramped for room too and in the end, he gloves his attempted pull straight to the keeper. What a start for the Hurricanes! 1/21.4 goes through him like hot knife through butter! Length delivery on middle and off stump. Cartwright is caught on the crease and his feet are rooted to the turf. Has a hopeful waft at it but by then, the ball has screamed past the bat and disturbed the stumps. The Stars are 6-3, and staring down the barrel! 6/3Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL67/3 (6.3 Overs, RR: 10.3)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Sam Harper, 0.1 ov), 2-1 (Marcus Stoinis, 0.4 ov), 3-6 (Hilton Cartwright, 1.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RP Meredith 2 0 15 2 7.50 7 1 1 1 0 NT Ellis 2 0 13 1 6.50 8 1 0 1 0 CJ Jordan 1 0 16 0 16.00 1 0 2 0 0 PG Dooley 1 0 17 0 17.00 1 2 1 1 0 CJ Anderson 0.3 0 4 0 8.00 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
28 December 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 2, Hobart Hurricanes 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
- Hobart Hurricanes: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Hobart Hurricanes - 80/2 in 10.0 overs (CP Jewell 39, SR Hain 7)
- Over 12.6: Review by Hobart Hurricanes (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SJ Nogajski, Batter - TH David (Struck down)
- Hobart Hurricanes: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 2: Overs 16.1 - 18.0 (Batting side - 23 runs, 1 wicket)
- Hobart Hurricanes: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Hobart Hurricanes - 155/10 in 19.4 overs (RP Meredith 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 2.0 (Mandatory - 12 runs, 3 wickets)
- Wet Ground: Melbourne Stars - 0/0
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (GJ Maxwell 29, TF Rogers 15, Ex 8)
- Rain: Melbourne Stars - 0/0
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAll-round Maxwell lifts Melbourne Stars to fourth
He picked up three wickets and then scored an unbeaten 35 off 18 balls to take his side home in a rain-curtailed match