Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, Big Bash League 2011, (N) at Melbourne

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | ST: 154/4 | RR: 8.10

Ben Dunk19 (21b)
David Warner102 (51b)

David Hussey2-0-22-0
Luke Wright4-0-35-1

Warner gets a hug from Gayle as he is walking back to the hut. He looks to be in menacing touch. He has all but sealed the opening spot in the Boxing day Test then. Except for Faulkner, every bowler was taken for runs by Warner. Dunk, the non-striker echoes the popular sentiment when he says "Unfortunately for Thunder, Warner, won't be available for the length of the tournament"

A feedbacker weirdly named Fedexrafa asks if it was three T20 hundreds on the trot for Warner. He seems to have forgotten the ducks in the two match series in South Africa

Warner, predictably, has been awarded the Man of the match. That's it from all of us here. Please do join us for the Adelaide Strikers V Melbourne Renegades game tomorrow

18.6

Hussey to Dunk, FOUR, fuller on the leg stump. Dunk lofts it to deep midwicket for a boundary and Thunder seal two points from this game

18.5

Hussey to Dunk, no run, comes forward and turns it to short fine-leg

18.4

Hussey to Warner, 1 run, drives it to long-off for a single

18.3

Hussey to Warner, 2 runs, hundreds of successive innings for Warner as he pulls a full-toss to deep midwicket for a couple. The boos early in the evening have converted to cheers. He has won the crowd over then

18.2

Hussey to Warner, no run, fuller ball outside the off stump. Warner drives it back to the bowler

18.1

Hussey to Warner, 2 runs, on the leg stump. Warner turns it to deep midwicket and gets a couple

Hussey comes back into the attack now

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | ST: 145/4 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 4.50)

David Warner97 (47b)
Ben Dunk15 (19b)

Luke Wright4-0-35-1
Jade Dernbach4-0-36-0

17.6

Wright to Warner, 1 run, short ball on the middle stump. Warner pulls it to deep midwicket for a single

17.5

Wright to Dunk, 1 run, fuller ball outside the off stump. Dunk comes forward and drives it to long-off for a single

17.4

Wright to Dunk, no run, on the leg stump and slower in pace as he is hit on the pads

17.3

Wright to Warner, 1 run, drives it to long-off for a single

17.2

Wright to Warner, SIX, comes down the track and converts the intended yorker to a full toss and smashes it over midwicket for his sixth six of the innings

17.1

Wright to Warner, 2 runs, fuller ball outside the off stump. Warner comes down the track and slices it to sweeper cover for a couple

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | ST: 134/4 (20 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 6.66)

David Warner87 (43b)
Ben Dunk14 (17b)

Jade Dernbach4-0-36-0
Luke Wright3-0-24-1

16.6

Dernbach to Warner, 1 run, short ball. Dernbach shortens the length a touch and Warner plays the similar dab to deep midwicket, this time for a single

16.5

Dernbach to Warner, 2 runs, short on the off stump. Warner's bat at the moment is a magnet for the ball as he allows the ball to come on and dabs it to deep midwicket for a couple

16.4

Dernbach to Dunk, 1 run, pushes it to leg side for a single

16.3

Dernbach to Warner, 1 run, drives it to point for a single

Thunder INNINGS		R	B
DA Warner	not out	102	51
CH Gayle	bowled	4	4
UT Khawaja	caught wk	3	7
DLR Smith	caught	21	24
CA Philipson	caught	2	7
BR Dunk	not out	19	21
SJ Coyte
SA Abbott
LA Doran
DE Bollinger
FH Edwards
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 2)
TOTAL	154 (4 wkts; 19 ovs)

Stars BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
JP Faulkner	4.0	20	2	5.00	(2w)
JW Dernbach	4.0	36	0	9.00
CJ McKay	3.0	21	1	7.00
LJ Wright	4.0	35	1	8.75
DJ Hussey	2.0	22	0	11.00
SK Warne	2.0	19	0	9.50

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	CH Gayle	DA Warner
2nd	19	UT Khawaja	DA Warner
3rd	44	DLR Smith	DA Warner
4th	17	CA Philipson	DA Warner
5th	68	DA Warner	BR Dunk

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	7	5	2	10	0.626
HH	7	5	2	10	0.569
SS	7	5	2	10	0.262
MS	7	4	3	8	0.254
BH	7	3	4	6	0.324
AS	7	2	5	4	-0.338
MR	7	2	5	4	-0.582
ST	7	2	5	4	-1.25

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | ST: 154/4 | RR: 8.10

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | ST: 145/4 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 4.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | ST: 134/4 (20 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 6.66)

Match Coverage

Warner ton powers Thunder home

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END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | ST: 154/4 | RR: 8.10

END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | ST: 145/4 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 4.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs | ST: 134/4 (20 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 6.66)

Warner ton powers Thunder home

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | ST: 154/4 | RR: 8.10

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | ST: 145/4 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 4.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | ST: 134/4 (20 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 6.66)