Nic Maddinson the unlikely bowling star as Perth Scorchers fold
Hilton Cartwright held the Stars together before Glenn Maxwell marshalled his team brilliantly
18/01Result
41st Match, Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 18 2020
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
131/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
18/01Result
41st Match, Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 18 2020
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
131/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
HWR Cartwright
58(56) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 15 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
CT Bancroft
32(44) 2x4 - 0x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 13 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
18 January 2020 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 2, Perth Scorchers 0
Scorecard Summary
MELBOURNE STARS 141/6 (20 OVERS)
- Glenn Maxwell25 (23)
- Hilton Cartwright*58 (56)
- Matthew Kelly3/27 (4)
- Jhye Richardson1/23 (4)
PERTH SCORCHERS 131/9 (20 OVERS)
- Cameron Bancroft32 (44)
- Kurtis Patterson20 (17)
- Nic Maddinson3/24 (4)
- Daniel Worrall1/16 (3)
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | PS: 131/9 (11 runs required, RR: 6.55)
- Jhye Richardson9 (7b)
- Fawad Ahmed1 (1b)
- Nic Maddinson4-0-24-3
- Clint Hinchliffe3-0-16-1
Melbourne Stars win by 10 wins in a brilliant defensive effort on a slow pitch. Nic Maddinson the story of the day with the ball, some brilliant captaincy from Glenn Maxwell, but the Perth Scorchers will need a long, hard look at themselves. They have had an awful travel schedule, but have produced two awful batting displays in the last few days. They need to pull it together to avoid slipping out of the finals. The Stars, meanwhile, are flying high.
James: "Every single over after the powerplay was spin. The Stars knew their strategy, and got it right."
Waseem: "This is brave captaincy. I mean how many times you have seen spinners and part-timers bowling during complete last 10 overs of T20 innings."
I'll wrap things up there for this match. You can head over and follow all the action from the second game of the day: the Sydney derby. I'll be back tomorrow, thanks for joining us. see you soon
19.6
1
Maddinson to Richardson, 1 run, a big swing, takes the toe end into the off side
19.5
1
Maddinson to Fawad Ahmed, 1 run, pulled down the ground, straight to long-on. That's the game
Fawad Ahmed has hit a few sixes this season...needs two to force a Super Over!
19.4
W
Maddinson to Kelly, OUT, that's another for Maddinson! Holds his nerve, fires it between the inside edge and the pads as he comes down the pitch. A little juggle from Gotch, but it's all good
M Kelly st †Gotch b Maddinson 5 (3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66
13 off 3
19.3
4
Maddinson to Kelly, FOUR, finds the boundary! Clubbed from outside off and splits the gap perfectly between long-on and deep midwicket
19.2
1
Maddinson to Richardson, 1 run, short and very slow, almost dips under Richardson's bat, he swipes across the line
19.1
1
Maddinson to Kelly, 1 run, dragged down short, pulled to deep midwicket
So it's down to 19 needed off the last over. It's been a poor chase from the Scorchers, but superb stuff from the Stars. Who'd have thought Maddinson would be in this position?
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Nic Maddinson the unlikely bowling star as Perth Scorchers fold
Hilton Cartwright held the Stars together before Glenn Maxwell marshalled his team brilliantly
