- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 short on the stumps, backs away to uppercut over third man but is cramped for room and a thin edge goes through to the keeper. 40/33.2 flighted straighter and fuller on middle, Whiteman backs away again to drive but it straightens enough to clip the edge on the way to Clarke behind the stumps, who juggles initially before holding onto the chance on the second attempt. 24/14.5 bowled behind his legs! Gilkes shuffles way too far across his stumps to sweep with an open space tempting him behind square. But Qais pitches this far too full for the shot and middle stump is knocked back with a stock legbreak. Poor shot. 33/211.5 full just outside off. Billings wants to go inside out over cover but ends up slicing it due to the exaggerated legspin. Coulter-Nile at point runs back, and takes it from just outside the circle. Billings' horror outing ends for a 19-ball 9 65/419.5 rewarded for smart bowling as this short ball angles into Sams. Cramped, attempts the pull, and hit in the air. Qais at deep backward square runs in and takes an easy one. A deserved second wicket 149/5Extras4 (b 1, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL151/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.55)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Sam Whiteman, 3.2 ov), 2-33 (Matthew Gilkes, 4.5 ov), 3-40 (Alex Hales, 6.1 ov), 4-65 (Sam Billings, 11.5 ov), 5-149 (Daniel Sams, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NM Coulter-Nile 4 0 31 0 7.75 8 4 0 0 0 A Zampa 3 0 29 0 9.66 5 2 2 0 0 Qais Ahmad 4 0 17 2 4.25 13 0 1 1 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 7 1 7.00 2 1 0 0 0 AD Russell 4 0 38 0 9.50 10 3 3 0 0 BL Couch 4 0 26 2 6.50 9 0 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.2 short on the legs, heaved to deep midwicket but doesn't middle it as it climbs up the bat on him. Sams tracks 25 yards to his right and lunges with a tumbling effort to hold on to a sharp catch on the run. 83/32.1 edged and taken! McAndrew strikes first ball. Full just outside off. Clarke tries to pick it off his pads to the leg side but the ball swings away after pitching. Takes the edge as Clarke plays down the wrong line 15/14.2 the new bat brings a wicket! Between a good length and full. Larkin walks into a flick, and he meets the ball with hard hands. Straight to midwicket as the ball pops up. McAndrew takes a reverse-cup catch 24/211.3 flights this up full on fourth stump to tempt Maxwell into a heave across the line. Not full enough for the shot and it spins across to produce a top edge that swirls gently to long-off. Simple catch for Cutting 15 yards in from the rope. 83/4Extras13 (b 4, lb 4, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL155/4 (17.1 Overs, RR: 9.02)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Joe Clarke, 2.1 ov), 2-24 (Nick Larkin, 4.2 ov), 3-83 (Marcus Stoinis, 11.2 ov), 4-83 (Glenn Maxwell, 11.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DR Sams 3 0 36 0 12.00 6 3 2 1 1 GS Sandhu 3.1 0 27 0 8.52 9 2 1 3 0 N McAndrew 4 0 37 1 9.25 10 0 4 0 0 BCJ Cutting 2 0 17 1 8.50 4 3 0 0 0 T Sangha 4 1 20 2 5.00 14 0 2 0 0 CJ Green 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
12 December 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Stars 4, Sydney Thunder 0
Match Notes
- Melbourne Stars X Factor Subs: CD Hinchliffe and SL Rainbird
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sydney Thunder - 58/3 in 10.0 overs (SW Billings 7, AI Ross 10)
- Power Surge: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 16 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (AI Ross 30, DR Sams 22, Ex 0)
- AI Ross: 50 off 41 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sydney Thunder: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Sydney Thunder - 151/5 in 20.0 overs (AI Ross 77, BCJ Cutting 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (MP Stoinis 11, GJ Maxwell 37, Ex 3)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (MP Stoinis 11, GJ Maxwell 37, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Melbourne Stars - 77/2 in 10.0 overs (MP Stoinis 28, GJ Maxwell 38)
- Bash Points: Melbourne Stars 1, Sydney Thunder 0
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (80 balls), Extras 10
- Power Surge: Overs 13.1 - 15.0 (Batting side - 28 runs, 0 wicket)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (AD Russell 42, HWR Cartwright 6, Ex 6)
- Melbourne Stars: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 12
Match Coverage
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