END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs | MS: 132/8 (24 runs required, RR: 6.60)

  • Brody Couch4 (6b)
  • Adam Zampa1 (1b)
  • Peter Siddle4-0-22-1
  • Henry Thornton4-0-26-4

1.20 pm Impressive win for the Strikers, especially considering they did it without Rashid Khan. They churned through their innings without really looking like they were setting an imposing total and then their bowlers won them the game in the first 7 overs making it 37 for 4 and Stars struggled to get any momentum going.

That's it for coverage from this match. Come back later tonight for the second half of today's BBL doubleheader. I'm Peter Della Penna, take care!

19.6
1
Siddle to Couch, 1 run, full on off stump, goes to heave down the ground and inside edges this into the pads before it trickles away toward silly mid-off.
19.5
2
Siddle to Couch, 2 runs, full in the slot on off stump, miscues a heave down the ground to long-on for two.
19.4
0
Siddle to Couch, no run, another bouncer ducked under by Couch over leg stump this time.
19.3
0
Siddle to Couch, no run, bouncer over off stump, Couch ducks under this 127 kph ball.
19.2
1
Siddle to Zampa, 1 run, full on fifth stump, flicks through midwicket for one.
19.1
1b
Siddle to Couch, 1 bye, short on fourth stump, goes to cut and misses, keeper fumbles to allow a bye.

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | MS: 127/8 (29 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 29.00)

  • Brody Couch1 (1b)
  • Henry Thornton4-0-26-4
  • Harry Conway4-0-26-1

4 for 26 for Thornton, career-best BBL figures. He attacked the stumps for all his wickets. No real swing, but his pace was too much to handle.

18.6
W
Thornton to Rainbird, OUT, full and straight at 134 kph, Rainbird backs away trying to heave over the leg side. It was in the slot to hit but its too fast for Rainbird to catch up to and leg stump is knocked over.

SL Rainbird b Thornton 1 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

18.5
1
Thornton to Couch, 1 run, length ball again on middle, flicked into midwicket for one.
18.4
1
Thornton to Rainbird, 1 run, length ball on fifth stump, toe-slapped to mid-on.
18.3
0
Thornton to Rainbird, no run, length ball on off stump, goes to swat this and misses as it just clears off stump.

Both sides continue to struggle mightily capitalizing on full tosses today.

18.2
W
Thornton to Cartwright, OUT, shin high full toss on middle, Cartwright swats this flat to Short at cow corner who takes a catch at head height five yards in from the rope. He got plenty of mustard behind the shot, but just no elevation.

HWR Cartwright c Short b Thornton 49 (57m 35b 2x4 3x6) SR: 140.00

18.1
4
Thornton to Cartwright, FOUR, length ball on off stump, pulls this flat and firm through the leg side and a weak effort on the boundary allows it to reach the rope.

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 121/6 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.72, RRR: 17.50)

  • Sam Rainbird0 (1b)
  • Hilton Cartwright45 (33b)
  • Harry Conway4-0-26-1
  • Fawad Ahmed4-0-33-1
17.6
0
Conway to Rainbird, no run, slower ball is a knee high full toss at 101 kph, miscues this struggling to keep his hands back and it flutters to the edge of the 30-yard circle over midwicket. They turn down the single so that Cartwright can keep the strike for next over.
17.5
W
Conway to Hinchliffe, OUT, full length ball on the legs, heaves this trying to clear deep square leg but that's the deepest side of the ground today and Kelly is underneath it easily five yards inside the rope and takes a catch crouching on his knees to get his head in line and takes it with hands in front of his face.

CD Hinchliffe c Kelly b Conway 15 (17m 12b 0x4 1x6) SR: 125.00

17.4
1
Conway to Cartwright, 1 run, wide yorker on sixth stump, jammed back through Conway's hands to long-off.
17.3
1
Conway to Hinchliffe, 1 run, good length ball well down leg, goes to pull and tickles it fine but the keeper dives down the leg side to turn a four into one.
17.2
1
Conway to Cartwright, 1 run, slower ball lands full on sixth stump, driven to long-on.
17.1
1
Conway to Hinchliffe, 1 run, slower ball on a good length on fourth stump, punched into the off side for one.

END OF OVER:
17 | 22 Runs | MS: 117/5 (39 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.88, RRR: 13.00)

  • Hilton Cartwright43 (31b)
  • Clint Hinchliffe13 (9b)
  • Fawad Ahmed4-0-33-1
  • Henry Thornton3-0-20-2

Where was this aggression all innings from the Stars? Cartwright stirs the match back to life with 22 runs in that over including three sixes, but is it too late?

16.6
6
Fawad Ahmed to Cartwright, SIX, one more charge by Cartwright to a full ball on leg stump and carts this high over long-on into the sixth row.
16.5
2
Fawad Ahmed to Cartwright, 2 runs, good length ball on middle, swatted to wide long-on for a pair.
16.4
6
Fawad Ahmed to Cartwright, SIX, shot of the day! Premeditates a reverse sweep/pull standing upright to a good length ball on middle and clobbers it over backward point into the 10th row of the stands.

Stars 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st21GJ MaxwellJM Clarke
2nd11BJ WebsterJM Clarke
3rd1MP StoinisBJ Webster
4th4BJ WebsterHWR Cartwright
5th42JA BurnsHWR Cartwright
6th42HWR CartwrightCD Hinchliffe
7th4SL RainbirdHWR Cartwright
8th2SL RainbirdBL Couch
9th5A ZampaBL Couch

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS14113400.926
SS1494351.027
ST1495350.725
AS1468280.237
HH147727-0.332
MS147726-0.222
BH1431116-0.91
MR1431016-1.477