- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 Cleaned him up! Hard length ball attacking the stumps, plays it late off the front foot, gets beaten by the pace and hits the off stump 17/15.6 Weatherald has holed out! Short of a length ball, tries to clear the mid wicket fences, miscued the shot and finds the outfield fielder at mid wicket 56/214.4 Duckett takes a blinder! Overpitched delivery wide outside off, Short battered the ball over short extra cover, Duckett sprang into the air and grabbed it with one hand. Both D'Arcy Short and the live broadcast commentators were astonished! 115/410.1 Fuller length on the fourth stump line, plays the lap scoop and failed to connect, edges it straight back to the wicket keeper. Soft dismissal 85/318.2 Squares him up! Yorker delivery in the block-hole, plays across the line, tickles off the front pad and crashed onto the stumps! 151/617.5 Quicker delivery darted on the stumps, plays it across the line and misses the line of the ball, crashed onto the stumps. After taking his first BBL wicket, debutant Warren is thrilled! 151/5Extras10 (b 1, lb 3, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL165/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Matthew Short, 2.1 ov), 2-56 (Jake Weatherald, 5.6 ov), 3-85 (Ollie Pope, 10.1 ov), 4-115 (D'Arcy Short, 14.4 ov), 5-151 (James Bazley, 17.5 ov), 6-151 (Alex Ross, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AF Milne 4 0 32 2 8.00 10 3 1 1 0 PM Siddle 4 0 21 2 5.25 13 2 0 2 0 GJ Maxwell 2 0 12 1 6.00 7 2 0 1 0 TK Curran 4 0 46 0 11.50 6 4 3 1 0 D Warren 4 0 39 1 9.75 8 3 2 0 1 MP Stoinis 2 0 11 0 5.50 4 1 0 0 0
20/12Result
6th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 20 2024
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![Adelaide Strikers]( "Adelaide Strikers")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
150/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
20/12Result
6th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 20 2024
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![Adelaide Strikers]( "Adelaide Strikers")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
150/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.2 Pope gets the danger man! Fuller length tossed up on the stumps, charges forward and tries to play through the backward point region, beaten by the flight and bowled him! 112/70.3 Flighted delivery on the stumps, defends off the front foot, hits the front pad first, massive appeal by the Strikers and given! Duckett departs for a golden duck 1/15.1 Boyce strikes with the first ball! Tossed up fuller length on the stumps, plays it across the line to clear the in-field, skids on, misses the line of the ball and hits the top of the leg stump 45/26.3 Pace on delivery targeting the stumps, Maxwell plays across the line and gets beaten by the pace, thuds the back pad, looks plumb in the naked eye, loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger 62/38.3 Back of a length ball with the arm on the stands, plays across the line and misses the line of the ball, crashed onto the middle stump 72/411.4 Good length ball on middle-off, advances forward and defends off the front foot, stayed low and goes through the bat-pad, the bails are flying 85/513.5 Nicked through to Pope! Back of a length around off, shuffles across and attempts to play the ramp shot, tickles off the glove, straightforward catch for the wicket keeper behind the stumps 105/618.6 Banged in short pitched ball outside off, slices it high in the air towards deep backward point region, Ross completes the catch 137/917.3 Flighted delivery outside off, moves away to make room, plays it inside-out and finds the long off fielder near the ropes, Milne departs 126/8Extras8 (lb 4, w 4)TOTAL150/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Ben Duckett, 0.3 ov), 2-45 (Marcus Stoinis, 5.1 ov), 3-62 (Glenn Maxwell, 6.3 ov), 4-72 (Thomas Rogers, 8.3 ov), 5-85 (Hilton Cartwright, 11.4 ov), 6-105 (Beau Webster, 13.5 ov), 7-112 (Sam Harper, 15.2 ov), 8-126 (Adam Milne, 17.3 ov), 9-137 (Tom Curran, 18.6 ov)
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.45 start, First Session 18.45-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.35, Second Session 20.35-22.05
Match days
20 December 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Adelaide Strikers 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- Adelaide Strikers: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Adelaide Strikers - 85/2 in 10.0 overs (DJM Short 49, OJ Pope 8)
- DJM Short: 50 off 33 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Adelaide Strikers: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 2: Overs 13.1 - 15.0 (Batting side - 22 runs, 1 wicket)
- Adelaide Strikers: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Adelaide Strikers - 165/6 in 20.0 overs (J Overton 6, L Scott 8)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.3: Review by Adelaide Strikers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MW Graham-Smith, Batter - MP Stoinis (Struck down)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Melbourne Stars - 79/4 in 10.0 overs (SB Harper 26, HWR Cartwright 2)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 13.1 - 15.0 (Batting side - 17 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 7
- Melbourne Stars: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 8
Match Coverage
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