Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, Big Bash League 2017, 33rd Match

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9pm So the Thunder move up to fifth position. And they have a positive net run rate. Thunder give themselves a chance and remain in contention for the playoffs. What a dominant performance! That was a ruthless demolition of the Stars in front of their home crowd. Thunder made this seem like a 200 pitch but it looked far from it when the Stars batted with the ball stopping and run-scoring proving extremely hard. But Thunder's batsmen adjusted by moving around the crease to throw the bowlers off their lengths, piercing gaps and manipulating field placements.

16.1

4lb

Coleman to Rohrer, 4 leg byes, is that the game? Yes, it is. Short of a length, angling into leg and he tries to pull. But he's tucked up and the ball goes off the pad to deep fine leg

Three needed off four overs.

END OF OVER:
16 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 145/3 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.06, RRR: 0.75)

Shane Watson49 (28b)
Ben Rohrer0 (0b)

John Hastings4-0-32-1
Jackson Coleman2-0-22-0

15.6

Hastings to Watson, FOUR, walks across and swats this fullish length ball away with a neat paddle over the keeper. One-bounce over fine leg

15.5

Hastings to Watson, FOUR, full on the pads, clipped uppishly between midwicket and long-on. Beats both fielders into the boundary

15.4

Hastings to Watson, 2 runs, short and wide, slapped through point and sweeper gets around and slides to his left to pull it back

15.3

Hastings to Watson, no run, short over middle, gets under it

15.2

Hastings to Green, OUT, short ball, could have been the slower one and Green drags a pull straight to mid-off. What an antithetical innings from Green to the rest of the Thunder batting performance! Four off 13

CJ Green c Dunk b Hastings 4 (13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 30.76

15.1

Hastings to Watson, 1 run, back of a length, angling into him, tucked up and he squeezes it out behind square on the leg side

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | ST: 134/2 (14 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.93, RRR: 2.80)

Shane Watson38 (23b)
Chris Green4 (12b)

Jackson Coleman2-0-22-0
John Hastings3-0-21-0

14.6

Coleman to Watson, 1 run, full, slower ball, Watson goes for a big heave and skies it in the air off the splice. Lands short of sweeper cover rushing forward

14.5

Coleman to Watson, FOUR, short of a length, slanted across, slaps it over mid-off inside the circle

14.4

Coleman to Watson, SIX, short and sitting up nicely on middle and off, pulled muscularly a good fifteen rows into the deep midwicket stands

14.3

Coleman to Green, 1 run, whips a fuller ball off the inside of the bat to square leg

14.2

Coleman to Green, no run, short, tries to pull and misses

14.1

Coleman to Watson, 1 run, short of a length, angled across outside off, punched off the backfoot to sweeper cover

END OF OVER:
14 | 5 Runs | ST: 121/2 (27 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 4.50)

Chris Green3 (10b)
Shane Watson26 (19b)

John Hastings3-0-21-0
Liam Bowe4-0-30-2

13.6

Hastings to Green, no run, back of a length, punched to mid-off

13.5

Hastings to Watson, 1 run, fullish, slower outside off, whipped into the leg side

13.4

Hastings to Green, 1 run, rushes in to catch another pull but the ball drops short

13.3

Hastings to Watson, 1 run, . Coleman again, this time he puts down a sitter. Short ball, Watson is rushed into a pull and Coleman rushes into it with hard hands and lets it pop out

13.2

Hastings to Watson, 2 runs, short of a length outside off, mistimes a pull over midwicket

13.1

Hastings to Watson, no run, short of a length on off, punched into the covers

END OF OVER:
13 | 11 Runs | ST: 116/2 (32 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 8.92, RRR: 4.57)

Chris Green2 (8b)
Shane Watson22 (15b)

Liam Bowe4-0-30-2
John Hastings2-0-16-0

12.6

Bowe to Green, no run, stands tall and punches this down the ground

12.5

Bowe to Watson, 1 run, fuller, carved away through the covers

12.4

Bowe to Green, 1 run, stays back and punches a length ball to the right of the bowler

12.3

Bowe to Watson, 1 run, fuller, drilled away to deep square leg

12.2

Bowe to Watson, SIX, too short and sitting up nicely, Watson picks it early and shifts back before muscling a pull over deep midwcicket

12.1

Bowe to Watson, 2 runs, full on the pads, clipped away to backward square leg

Thunder INNINGS		R	B
UT Khawaja	caught	44	26
JM Vince	stumped	40	29
SR Watson	not out	49	28
CJ Green	caught	4	13
BJ Rohrer	not out	0	1
CJ Ferguson
AJ Nair
JS Lenton
MJ McClenaghan
GS Sandhu
Fawad Ahmed
EXTRAS	(lb 9, w 3)
TOTAL	149 (3 wkts; 16.1 ovs)

Stars BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
DJ Worrall	3.0	32	0	10.66	(2w)
JR Coleman	2.1	22	0	10.15	(1w)
JP Faulkner	2.0	14	0	7.00
JW Hastings	4.0	32	1	8.00
L Bowe	4.0	30	2	7.50
EP Gulbis	1.0	10	0	10.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	85	UT Khawaja	JM Vince
2nd	17	SR Watson	JM Vince
3rd	33	SR Watson	CJ Green
4th	14	SR Watson	BJ Rohrer

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	10	8	2	16	0.154
AS	10	7	3	14	0.801
MR	10	6	4	12	0.297
HH	10	5	5	10	-0.291
SS	10	4	6	8	0.331
ST	10	4	6	8	-0.039
BH	10	4	6	8	-0.437
MS	10	2	8	4	-0.926

END OF OVER:
16 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 145/3 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.06, RRR: 0.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | ST: 134/2 (14 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.93, RRR: 2.80)

END OF OVER:
14 | 5 Runs | ST: 121/2 (27 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 4.50)

END OF OVER:
13 | 11 Runs | ST: 116/2 (32 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 8.92, RRR: 4.57)

Match Coverage

Thunder's batting might keeps them alive

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

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END OF OVER:16 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 145/3 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.06, RRR: 0.75)

END OF OVER:15 | 13 Runs | ST: 134/2 (14 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.93, RRR: 2.80)

END OF OVER:14 | 5 Runs | ST: 121/2 (27 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 4.50)

END OF OVER:13 | 11 Runs | ST: 116/2 (32 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 8.92, RRR: 4.57)

Thunder's batting might keeps them alive

END OF OVER:
16 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ST: 145/3 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.06, RRR: 0.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | ST: 134/2 (14 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.93, RRR: 2.80)

END OF OVER:
14 | 5 Runs | ST: 121/2 (27 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 4.50)

END OF OVER:
13 | 11 Runs | ST: 116/2 (32 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 8.92, RRR: 4.57)