BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Lumb	lbw b Beer	15	12	-	1	1	125.00

Brad Haddin †	c Beer b Maxwell	2	4	-	0	0	50.00

Nic Maddinson	b Zampa	25	21	-	0	2	119.04

Moises Henriques (c)	retired hurt	41	34	-	4	0	120.58
Jordan Silk	lbw b Hilfenhaus	35	28	-	1	1	125.00

Johan Botha	c Wright b Hilfenhaus	5	12	-	0	0	41.66

Sean Abbott	c Wright b Boland	7	7	-	0	0	100.00

Trent Lawford	not out	3	2	-	0	0	150.00
Steve O'Keefe	not out	2	1	-	0	0	200.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 2)	4
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 6.95)	139/6
Did not bat: Doug Bollinger, Jackson Bird
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Michael Lumb, 2.2 ov), 2-18 (Brad Haddin, 3.1 ov), 3-78 (Nic Maddinson, 10.6 ov), 3-88* (Moises Henriques, retired hurt), 4-110 (Johan Botha, 16.6 ov), 5-130 (Jordan Silk, 18.6 ov), 6-134 (Sean Abbott, 19.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Beer	4	0	16	1	4.00	9	0	0	0	0
2.2 to MJ Lumb, Beer strikes in his second over! Nice and full, pitches on leg stump and raps the pad as Lumb goes low and does not connect with an expansive sweep. The tracker shows that the ball would have missed the off stump but Lumb has to depart.... 16/1
James Faulkner	1	0	13	0	13.00	3	1	1	0	0
Glenn Maxwell	4	0	35	1	8.75	4	1	2	0	0
3.1 to BJ Haddin, Maxi gets Haddin first ball! Flighted and outside off, Haddin throws his hands at it and slices it into the lap of backward point off a thick outside edge. Beer in action again. Loose, loose stroke from Haddin. 18/2
Scott Boland	4	0	26	1	6.50	9	2	0	0	0
19.3 to SA Abbott, Abbott steps away outside leg, Boland bangs it short. Abbott swings and miscues it to cover, where Wright settles under it. 134/6
Adam Zampa	4	0	23	1	5.75	8	1	0	0	0
10.6 to NJ Maddinson, bowled'em! The slog-sweep does him in, this time! Slides a bit low. Maddinson shuffles away a bit and misses the big hit. Zampa hits the leg stump as the ball dips under the swinging bat. 78/3
Ben Hilfenhaus	3	0	25	2	8.33	8	1	1	2	1
16.6 to J Botha, Hilfy gets his first wicket of the tournament. Awaycutter outside off, sticks in the pitch and foils Botha's hit. Hilfy found some extra bounce there as well. Carved into the hands of Wright at cover. 110/4 18.6 to JC Silk, Hilfy pins Silk lbw! The bowler looks for a yorker and ends up delivering a full toss. Silk targets the leg side and misses. Trapped in front of the leg stump. 130/5

Melbourne Stars (T: 140 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Marcus Stoinis	b O'Keefe	0	3	-	0	0	0.00

Luke Wright	c O'Keefe b Bird	8	15	-	1	0	53.33

Glenn Maxwell	c Lumb b Bollinger	50	36	-	5	0	138.88

Peter Handscomb	c Botha b Abbott	52	40	-	4	1	130.00

David Hussey (c)	not out	24	15	-	1	1	160.00
James Faulkner	c †Haddin b Bollinger	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Tom Triffitt †	not out	4	2	-	1	0	200.00
Extras	(lb 4, w 1)	5
TOTAL	18.4 Ov (RR: 7.66)	143/5
Did not bat: Michael Beer, Scott Boland, Ben Hilfenhaus, Adam Zampa
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Marcus Stoinis, 0.3 ov), 2-21 (Luke Wright, 4.2 ov), 3-104 (Glenn Maxwell, 14.4 ov), 4-136 (Peter Handscomb, 17.3 ov), 5-138 (James Faulkner, 18.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Steve O'Keefe	4	0	24	1	6.00	6	1	0	0	0
0.3 to MP Stoinis, bowled im. Big wicket for Sixers. Stoinis chooses the wrong option and has to go. A flat delivery outside off, Stoinis gives himself a touch of room and looks to flay through cover but the ball skids on - like new balls tend to - and takes the inside edge before clattering into the stumps. 0/1
Jackson Bird	3	1	13	1	4.33	12	2	0	0	0
4.2 to LJ Wright, O'Keefe steadies under the catch at mid-off! Bird follows the maiden with a wicket. Full and aimed at off, Wright wants to launch it down the ground. He does not connect well enough as the bat twists in his hand. Wright skewers it to mid-off. 21/2
Doug Bollinger	3.4	0	31	2	8.45	7	4	0	1	0
14.4 to GJ Maxwell, Maxi holes out to deep square leg. He gets a bit of a send-off from Sixers. Fuller and on the stumps, Maxi shows off his wrists again, but swats it straight down the throat of Lumb. 104/3 18.1 to JP Faulkner, full and slants away outside off Faulkner swings and top-edges it behind. Haddin snaffles it. Faulkner bags a golden duck. Some consolation for Sixers. 138/5
Trent Lawford	2	0	21	0	10.50	3	1	1	0	0
Johan Botha	2	0	18	0	9.00	2	2	0	0	0
Sean Abbott	4	0	32	1	8.00	7	2	1	0	0
17.3 to PSP Handscomb, Maxi, 50 and out. Handscomb gets to his 50 and falls. He steps out, Abbott slips in a slower ball. Chipped to long-on for a dolly catch. Both Maxi and Handscomb have done their jobs, though. 136/4

MATCH FLOW

MATCH DETAILS

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	Sydney Sixers, elected to bat first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2015/16
Player Of The Match	Glenn Maxwell
Hours of play (local time)	19.10 start, First Session 19.10-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.40, Second Session 20.40-21.55
Match days	27 December 2015 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Geoff Joshua Sam Nogajski
TV Umpire	Simon Fry
Reserve Umpire	Simon Lightbody
Match Referee	Daryl Harper
Points	Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Sixers 0

Win Probability

MS 100%

SSMS

100%50%100%

Over 19 • MS 143/5

James Faulkner c †Haddin b Bollinger 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Stars won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

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Stars Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
SNJ O'Keefe	4	0	24	1	6
JM Bird	3	1	13	1	4.33
DE Bollinger	3.4	0	31	2	8.45
TL Lawford	2	0	21	0	10.5
J Botha	2	0	18	0	9
SA Abbott	4	0	32	1	8

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