Thunder's batting might keeps them alive
Chasing just 148 after a disciplined bowling performance, Thunder's top three of Usman Khawaja, James Vince and Shane Watson crushed the Stars bowlers, who were defending an under-par total
20/01Result
33rd Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 20 2018
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
149/3 (16.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
20/01Result
33rd Match (D/N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 20 2018
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
149/3 (16.1/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
PSP Handscomb
57(44) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 12 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
SR Watson
49(28) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %71%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 19 runs
- 1x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
20 January 2018 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Thunder 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Scorecard Summary
MELBOURNE STARS 147/6 (20 OVERS)
- Peter Handscomb57 (44)
- Seb Gotch31 (25)
- Gurinder Sandhu1/26 (4)
- Chris Green2/27 (4)
SYDNEY THUNDER 149/3 (16.1 OVERS)
- Shane Watson*49 (28)
- Usman Khawaja44 (26)
- John Hastings1/32 (4)
- Liam Bowe2/30 (4)
Scorer: @Cricket_Lama | Commentator: Akshay Gopalakrishnan
Alright then, that's all we have from this game. But don't go anywhere. The BBL moves from the bottom half to the top half of the table as the Hobart Hurricanes clash against the Perth Scorchers. The Scorchers are fielding first. So do switch over there. Goodbye and thanks for your company!
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
4
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
4
Hastings to Watson, FOUR, full on the pads, clipped uppishly between midwicket and long-on. Beats both fielders into the boundary
15.4
2
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
0
Hastings to Watson, no run, short over middle, gets under it
15.2
W
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
Match Coverage
All Match NewsThunder's batting might keeps them alive
Chasing just 148 after a disciplined bowling performance, Thunder's top three of Usman Khawaja, James Vince and Shane Watson crushed the Stars bowlers, who were defending an under-par total
