Na Maloom Afraad
Man of Tomorrow
THE FINAL
MELBOURNE STARS vs SYDNEY THUNDER
at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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Both the captains pose with the BBL trophy ahead of the toss.
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TOSS : MELBOURNE STARS WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST
MELBOURNE STARS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
0.2 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.3 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
0.4 Jacques Kallis to Luke Wright, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.5 Jacques Kallis to Luke Wright, , Wide, one run (1)
0.5 Jacques Kallis to Luke Wright, (0) Slog-sweep time! He completely misses it though, and is rapped on the pads. The bowler is appealing...and yup, he's got to go! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll get it next time!
Luke Wright lbw Jacques Kallis
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
Jacques Kallis strikes 1st over! Luke Wright is gone for a duck!
Code:
0.6 Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 1
Melbourne Stars 9/1 (RR : 9)
Marcus Stoinis 7 (3b)
Kevin Pietersen 1 (1b)
Jacques Kallis 1-0-9-1
1.1 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
1.2 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Very well bowled. (0)
1.3 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
1.4 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
1.5 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
1.6 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 2
Melbourne Stars 18/1 (RR : 9)
Marcus Stoinis 15 (8b)
Kevin Pietersen 2 (2b)
Shane Watson 1-0-9-0
2.1 Jacques Kallis to Kevin Pietersen, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
2.2 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Good running, two runs. (2)
2.3 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
2.4 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
2.5 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
2.6 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Melbourne Stars 29/1 (RR : 9.67)
Marcus Stoinis 25 (13b)
Kevin Pietersen 3 (3b)
Jacques Kallis 2-0-20-1
3.1 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, , Wide, one run (1)
3.1 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.2 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, (0) The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
Kevin Pietersen lbw Shane Watson
Runs : 3 Balls : 5 S/R : 60
Shane Watson bags Kevin Pietersen's wicket! KP's Big Bash is over
Code:
3.3 Shane Watson to David Hussey, (0) He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
David Hussey run out Usman Khawaja
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
A fantastic bit of fielding causes another wicket to fall for the Stars! Their captain, David Hussey has been ran out by Usman Khawaja
Code:
3.4 Shane Watson to Glenn Maxwell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.5 Shane Watson to Glenn Maxwell, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.6 Shane Watson to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 4
Melbourne Stars 31/3 (RR : 7.75)
Marcus Stoinis 25 (13b)
Glenn Maxwell 1 (3b)
Shane Watson 2-0-11-1
4.1 Jacques Kallis to Glenn Maxwell, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
4.2 Jacques Kallis to Glenn Maxwell, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
4.3 Jacques Kallis to Glenn Maxwell, , No Ball. Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
4.3 Jacques Kallis to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.4 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
4.5 Jacques Kallis to Glenn Maxwell, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
4.6 Jacques Kallis to Marcus Stoinis, That's a single. (1)
End of over 5
Melbourne Stars 44/3 (RR : 8.8)
Glenn Maxwell 11 (7b)
Marcus Stoinis 27 (15b)
Jacques Kallis 3-0-33-1
5.1 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.2 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.3 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
5.4 Shane Watson to Marcus Stoinis, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.5 Shane Watson to Glenn Maxwell, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
5.6 Shane Watson to Glenn Maxwell, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
End of over 6
Melbourne Stars 55/3 (RR : 9.17)
Glenn Maxwell 21 (9b)
Marcus Stoinis 28 (19b)
Shane Watson 3-0-22-1
6.1 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
6.2 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
6.3 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
6.4 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
6.5 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.6 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 7
Melbourne Stars 65/3 (RR : 9.29)
Marcus Stoinis 31 (22b)
Glenn Maxwell 28 (12b)
Fawad Ahmed 1-0-10-0
7.1 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.2 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
7.3 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
7.4 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.5 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
7.6 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 8
Melbourne Stars 71/3 (RR : 8.88)
Glenn Maxwell 29 (16b)
Marcus Stoinis 36 (24b)
Andre Russell 1-0-6-0
8.1 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
8.2 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, One more to the total. (1)
8.4 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
8.5 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.6 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Square drive, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
End of over 9
Melbourne Stars 83/3 (RR : 9.22)
Marcus Stoinis 45 (28b)
Glenn Maxwell 32 (18b)
Fawad Ahmed 2-0-22-0
That square drive earns Marcus Stoinis a boundary and takes him and Glenn Maxwell to the 50-run partnership mark
Code:
9.1 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.2 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.3 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
9.4 Clint McKay to Marcus Stoinis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
9.5 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.6 Clint McKay to Marcus Stoinis, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Melbourne Stars 86/3 (RR : 8.6)
Marcus Stoinis 46 (30b)
Glenn Maxwell 34 (22b)
Clint McKay 1-0-3-0
10.1 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.2 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
Text-book cover drive! Four more runs to Marcus Stoinis brings up his fifty! A terrific recovery has been made by these two batsmen
Code:
10.3 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.4 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.6 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 11
Melbourne Stars 92/3 (RR : 8.36)
Glenn Maxwell 35 (23b)
Marcus Stoinis 51 (35b)
Andre Russell 2-0-12-0
11.1 Clint McKay to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.2 Clint McKay to Marcus Stoinis, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.3 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
11.4 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
11.5 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
11.6 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Melbourne Stars 101/3 (RR : 8.42)
Glenn Maxwell 43 (27b)
Marcus Stoinis 52 (37b)
Clint McKay 2-0-12-0
12.1 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.2 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.3 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.4 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
12.5 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
12.6 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 13
Melbourne Stars 111/3 (RR : 8.54)
Marcus Stoinis 59 (40b)
Glenn Maxwell 46 (30b)
Fawad Ahmed 3-0-32-0
13.1 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.2 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Very well bowled. (0)
13.4 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Very well bowled. (0)
13.5 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.6 Clint McKay to Glenn Maxwell, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 14
Melbourne Stars 114/3 (RR : 8.14)
Marcus Stoinis 59 (40b)
Glenn Maxwell 49 (36b)
Clint McKay 3-0-15-0
14.1 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
Now Glenn Maxwell brings up his fifty! These two have saved Melbourne Stars from misery in front of their home crowd.
Code:
14.2 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.3 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.5 Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.6 Andre Russell to Marcus Stoinis, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 15
Melbourne Stars 122/3 (RR : 8.13)
Marcus Stoinis 62 (43b)
Glenn Maxwell 53 (39b)
Andre Russell 3-0-20-0
15.1 Fawad Ahmed to Glenn Maxwell, (0) Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, heís given him!
Glenn Maxwell lbw Fawad Ahmed
Runs : 53 Balls : 40 S/R : 132.5
Fawad Ahmed strikes at a crucial time! Glenn Maxwell's innings is over.
Code:
15.2 Fawad Ahmed to Peter Handscomb, Very well bowled. (0)
15.3 Fawad Ahmed to Peter Handscomb, , Wide, one run (1)
15.3 Fawad Ahmed to Peter Handscomb, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
15.4 Fawad Ahmed to Marcus Stoinis, (0) That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Marcus Stoinis run out Andre Russell
Runs : 62 Balls : 44 S/R : 140.9
Andre Russell easily runs Marcus Stoinis out! Melbourne Stars' innings have started to fall apart again!
Code:
15.5 Fawad Ahmed to James Faulkner, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
15.6 Fawad Ahmed to James Faulkner, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 16
Melbourne Stars 124/5 (RR : 7.75)
James Faulkner 0 (2b)
Peter Handscomb 1 (2b)
Fawad Ahmed 4-0-34-1
16.1 Clint McKay to Peter Handscomb, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
16.2 Clint McKay to Peter Handscomb, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
16.3 Clint McKay to James Faulkner, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
16.4 Clint McKay to James Faulkner, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
16.5 Clint McKay to James Faulkner, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
16.6 Clint McKay to James Faulkner, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Melbourne Stars 133/5 (RR : 7.82)
James Faulkner 8 (6b)
Peter Handscomb 2 (4b)
Clint McKay 4-0-24-0
17.1 Andre Russell to Peter Handscomb, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
17.2 Andre Russell to Peter Handscomb, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
17.3 Andre Russell to Peter Handscomb, , No Ball. Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
17.3 Andre Russell to Peter Handscomb, (0) The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!
Peter Handscomb run out Jacques Kallis
Runs : 4 Balls : 7 S/R : 57.14
Another run out! That's the third run out of the Stars' innings
Code:
17.4 Andre Russell to John Hastings, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
17.5 Andre Russell to John Hastings, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
17.6 Andre Russell to John Hastings, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 18
Melbourne Stars 138/6 (RR : 7.67)
John Hastings 2 (3b)
James Faulkner 8 (6b)
Andre Russell 4-0-25-0
18.1 Jacques Kallis to James Faulkner, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
18.2 Jacques Kallis to James Faulkner, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
18.3 Jacques Kallis to James Faulkner, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
18.4 Jacques Kallis to James Faulkner, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
18.5 Jacques Kallis to James Faulkner, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
18.6 Jacques Kallis to James Faulkner, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 19
Melbourne Stars 157/6 (RR : 8.26)
John Hastings 2 (3b)
James Faulkner 27 (12b)
Jacques Kallis 4-0-52-1
James Faulkner smashes 19 runs of the 19th over to give Stars' hopes of a large, defendable total
Code:
19.1 Shane Watson to James Faulkner, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
19.2 Shane Watson to John Hastings, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
19.3 Shane Watson to John Hastings, Very well bowled. (0)
19.4 Shane Watson to John Hastings, (0) The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!
John Hastings run out Chris Hartley
Runs : 2 Balls : 6 S/R : 33.33
Amazing piece of fielding by Chris Hartley! John Hastings has been ran out!
Code:
19.5 Shane Watson to Daniel Worrall, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
19.6 Shane Watson to Daniel Worrall, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
End of over 20
Melbourne Stars 164/7 (RR : 8.2)
Daniel Worrall 6 (2b)
James Faulkner 28 (13b)
Shane Watson 4-0-29-1
The final scorecard was :
Score: 164
Wickets : 7
Overs : 20.01st INNING's SCORECARDS
Code:
Melbourne Stars Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Marcus Stoinis run out (Russell) 62 44 7 2 140.9
Luke Wright lbw b Kallis 0 2 0 0 0.0
Kevin Pietersen lbw b Watson 3 5 0 0 60.0
David Hussey* run out (Khawaja) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Glenn Maxwell lbw b Ahmed 53 40 6 1 132.5
Peter Handscomb† run out (Kallis) 4 7 0 0 57.1
James Faulkner not out 28 13 1 3 215.4
John Hastings run out (Hartley) 2 6 0 0 33.3
Daniel Worrall not out 6 2 0 1 300.0
Ben Hilfenhaus
Adam Zampa
Total: 164/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.20
Extras : 6 No Balls : 3 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Sydney Thunder Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Shane Watson 4.0 0 29 1 7.25
Jacques Kallis 4.0 0 52 1 13.00
Andre Russell 4.0 0 25 0 6.25
Fawad Ahmed 4.0 0 34 1 8.50
Clint McKay 4.0 0 24 0 6.00
Total: 164/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.20
Extras : 6 No Balls : 3 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Daniel Worrall finished the innings with a six, but clearly Marcus Stoinis was the Star of Stars' innings
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SYDNEY THUNDER'S INNINGS - (Target: 165)
Code:
0.1 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.2 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
0.3 John Hastings to Aiden Blizzard, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
0.4 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.5 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.6 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 1
Sydney Thunder 6/0 (RR : 6) Required RR(8.32)
Usman Khawaja 5 (5b)
Aiden Blizzard 1 (1b)
John Hastings 1-0-6-0
1.1 James Faulkner to Aiden Blizzard, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.2 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, No shot offered. (0)
1.3 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, , No BallFired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.3 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.4 James Faulkner to Aiden Blizzard, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (4)
1.5 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
1.6 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 2
Sydney Thunder 13/0 (RR : 6.5) Required RR(8.39)
Usman Khawaja 6 (9b)
Aiden Blizzard 6 (3b)
James Faulkner 1-0-7-0
2.1 John Hastings to Aiden Blizzard, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scrable through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!
Aiden Blizzard run out Glenn Maxwell
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
Wicket! Glenn Maxwell runs Aiden Blizzard out!
Code:
2.2 John Hastings to Shane Watson, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
Shane Watson gets off the mark with a huge six over midwicket!
Code:
2.3 John Hastings to Shane Watson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
2.4 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
2.5 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
Usman Khawaja smashed a six on a juicy full toss. The scoreboard is ticking, Aiden Blizzard's run out hasn't made a difference in Sydney Thunder's approach
Code:
2.6 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 3
Sydney Thunder 32/1 (RR : 10.7) Required RR(7.76)
Usman Khawaja 18 (12b)
Shane Watson 7 (2b)
John Hastings 2-0-25-0
3.1 James Faulkner to Shane Watson, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.2 James Faulkner to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.3 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.4 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
3.5 James Faulkner to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.6 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
End of over 4
Sydney Thunder 41/1 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(7.69)
Usman Khawaja 25 (15b)
Shane Watson 9 (5b)
James Faulkner 2-0-16-0
4.1 John Hastings to Shane Watson, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
4.2 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
4.3 John Hastings to Shane Watson, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
4.4 John Hastings to Shane Watson, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (9)
4.5 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, , No BallHammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
4.5 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.6 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 5
Sydney Thunder 62/1 (RR : 12.4) Required RR(6.8)
Shane Watson 25 (8b)
Usman Khawaja 29 (18b)
John Hastings 3-0-46-0
5.1 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.2 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
5.3 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
Six! That six brings up the 50-run partnership between Usman Khawaja and Shane Watson
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5.4 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
5.5 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.6 James Faulkner to Usman Khawaja, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Sydney Thunder 70/1 (RR : 11.7) Required RR(6.71)
Usman Khawaja 37 (24b)
Shane Watson 25 (8b)
James Faulkner 3-0-24-0
6.1 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
6.2 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.3 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
6.4 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.6 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 7
Sydney Thunder 76/1 (RR : 10.9) Required RR(6.77)
Shane Watson 28 (11b)
Usman Khawaja 40 (27b)
Adam Zampa 1-0-6-0
7.1 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
7.2 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
7.3 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, Easy single. (1)
7.4 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
7.5 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, That's a single. (1)
End of over 8
Sydney Thunder 80/1 (RR : 10) Required RR(7)
Usman Khawaja 43 (30b)
Shane Watson 29 (14b)
Daniel Worrall 1-0-4-0
8.1 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.2 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.3 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
8.5 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
8.6 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 9
Sydney Thunder 84/1 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(7.27)
Shane Watson 30 (15b)
Usman Khawaja 46 (35b)
Adam Zampa 2-0-10-0
9.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
9.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
9.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 10
Sydney Thunder 88/1 (RR : 8.8) Required RR(7.6)
Usman Khawaja 48 (39b)
Shane Watson 32 (17b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 1-0-4-0
10.1 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.2 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.3 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.4 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
10.5 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
10.6 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 11
Sydney Thunder 95/1 (RR : 8.64) Required RR(7.67)
Usman Khawaja 49 (41b)
Shane Watson 38 (21b)
Daniel Worrall 2-0-11-0
11.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
11.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
Fifty for Usman Khawaja! Usman Khawaja has not disappointed #ThunderNation
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11.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, One more to the total. (1)
11.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 12
Sydney Thunder 107/1 (RR : 8.92) Required RR(7.13)
Usman Khawaja 56 (45b)
Shane Watson 43 (23b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2-0-16-0
12.1 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
12.2 Daniel Worrall to Shane Watson, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
12.3 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.4 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
12.5 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, Very well bowled. (0)
12.6 Daniel Worrall to Usman Khawaja, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 13
Sydney Thunder 110/1 (RR : 8.46) Required RR(7.71)
Usman Khawaja 58 (49b)
Shane Watson 44 (25b)
Daniel Worrall 3-0-14-0
13.1 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, Very well bowled. (0)
13.2 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, Very well bowled. (0)
13.3 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
13.4 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, That's a single. (1)
13.5 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
13.6 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 14
Sydney Thunder 113/1 (RR : 8.07) Required RR(8.5)
Usman Khawaja 60 (51b)
Shane Watson 45 (29b)
Adam Zampa 3-0-13-0
That cheeky couple brings up the 100-run partnership for the second wicket between Usman Khawaja and Shane Watson. Usman Khawaja gives Shane Watson a thumb sup!
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14.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to Shane Watson, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
14.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
14.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
14.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 15
Sydney Thunder 123/1 (RR : 8.2) Required RR(8.2)
Shane Watson 46 (30b)
Usman Khawaja 69 (56b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-26-0
15.1 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
15.2 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
15.3 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.4 Adam Zampa to Shane Watson, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, heís given him!
Shane Watson lbw Adam Zampa
Runs : 46 Balls : 31 S/R : 148.4
Adam Zampa provides the breakthrough Melbourne Stars needed. Is this the turning point of the match?
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15.5 Adam Zampa to Jacques Kallis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
15.6 Adam Zampa to Usman Khawaja, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 16
Sydney Thunder 135/2 (RR : 8.44) Required RR(7.25)
Usman Khawaja 80 (60b)
Jacques Kallis 1 (1b)
Adam Zampa 4-0-25-1
16.1 Ben Hilfenhaus to Jacques Kallis, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
16.2 Ben Hilfenhaus to Jacques Kallis, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
16.3 Ben Hilfenhaus to Jacques Kallis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
16.4 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.5 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
16.6 Ben Hilfenhaus to Usman Khawaja, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 17
Sydney Thunder 146/2 (RR : 8.59) Required RR(6)
Usman Khawaja 84 (63b)
Jacques Kallis 8 (4b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 4-0-37-0
17.1 Glenn Maxwell to Jacques Kallis, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!
Jacques Kallis b Glenn Maxwell
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
Jacques Kallis tries and misses the reverse sweep! He has been bowled by Glenn Maxwell
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17.2 Glenn Maxwell to Michael Hussey, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
17.3 Glenn Maxwell to Usman Khawaja, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
17.4 Glenn Maxwell to Usman Khawaja, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
17.5 Glenn Maxwell to Usman Khawaja, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
17.6 Glenn Maxwell to Michael Hussey, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 18
Sydney Thunder 158/3 (RR : 8.78) Required RR(3)
Michael Hussey 3 (2b)
Usman Khawaja 93 (66b)
Glenn Maxwell 1-0-12-1
18.1 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
18.2 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
18.3 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
Usman Khawaja has taken the match completely away from Melbourne Stars. Sydney Thunder needs 1 run to win from 9 balls with Usman Khawaja on 99*
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John Hastings to Usman Khawaja…………………………………………………………
John Hastings comes in and bowls!
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18.4 John Hastings to Usman Khawaja, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 170
Wickets : 3
Overs : 18.4
Usman Khawaja swings it away for a mighty six! It has been a one-man show here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Usman Khawaja has single handedly given Sydney Thunder the title!
2ND INNINGS' SCORECARDS - (Target: 165)
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Sydney Thunder Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Usman Khawaja not out 105 70 7 5 150.0
Aiden Blizzard run out (Maxwell) 6 4 0 0 150.0
Shane Watson lbw b Zampa 46 31 0 2 148.4
Jacques Kallis b Maxwell 8 5 0 1 160.0
Michael Hussey not out 3 2 0 0 150.0
Andre Russell
Ben Rohrer
Kurtis Patterson
Chris Hartley
Fawad Ahmed
Clint McKay
Total: 170/3 Overs: 18.4 Run Rate: 9.44
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Melbourne Stars Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Glenn Maxwell 1.0 0 12 1 12.00
James Faulkner 3.0 0 24 0 8.00
John Hastings 3.4 0 58 0 15.82
Daniel Worrall 3.0 0 14 0 4.67
Ben Hilfenhaus 4.0 0 37 0 9.25
Adam Zampa 4.0 0 25 1 6.25
Total: 170/3 Overs: 18.4 Run Rate: 9.44
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Melbourne Stars - 164/7 in 20.0 overs.
Sydney Thunder - 170/3 in 18.4 overs.
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Man of the Match - Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)
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SYDNEY THUNDER WINS THE 2015/16 EDITION OF KFC BIG BASH LEAGUE
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