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Stars vs Heat, 42nd Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 27 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
42nd Match (N), Melbourne, January 27, 2019, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:135) 129/8

Stars won by 5 runs

Player Of The Match
43 (29) & 4/21
marcus-stoinis
Cricinfo's MVP
180.36 ptsImpact List
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end of over 208 runs • 1 wicket
BH: 129/8CRR: 6.45 
Mitchell Swepson6 (2b 1x4)
Josh Lalor1 (4b)
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-25-1
Marcus Stoinis 4-0-21-4

That's all from us for tonight. See you soon.

Dan: "Maxwell is proving himself to be the best white ball captain around. Stoinis did well, so did Bravo, but Maxwell's captaincy won that game."

10.30pm What a win for Stars. At one stage, it looked like Heat were cruising towards victory; they needed 35 off 30 with six wickets in hand. But they couldn't find those couple of boundaries when needed and in the end, left it too late. Stoinis starred with 4 for 21, while Bravo was also magnificent at the death. In the end, Heat fell short by five runs.

19.6
2
Dwayne Bravo to Swepson, 2 runs

length ball, angled across, lofted towards the left of long-off, they come back for the second but that won't do

19.5
4
Dwayne Bravo to Swepson, FOUR runs

fuller on the stumps, backs away and throws his bat at it, gets it between backward point and short third man for four

19.4
1lb
Dwayne Bravo to Lalor, 1 leg bye

another slower one on the pads, looks to hoick it away, misses. Will get a leg-bye though

19.3
W
Dwayne Bravo to Lalor, OUT

another slower one outside leg, Lalor moves outside the line of the ball and looks to hit it towards long-off, misses. Doggett charges down to steal a bye but Lalor is unmoved. An underarm throw to Bravo who breaks the stumps

Brendan Doggett run out (†Handscomb/Bravo) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
19.2
Dwayne Bravo to Lalor, no run

slower one down the leg side, Lalor moves across and looks to scoop, cannot get bat on it

19.1
1
Dwayne Bravo to Doggett, 1 run

a high full toss on the stumps, slashed towards deep point

14 needed from the last over

end of over 194 runs • 2 wickets
BH: 121/7CRR: 6.36 RRR: 14.00
Josh Lalor1 (1b)
Marcus Stoinis 4-0-21-4
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-18-1
18.6
W
Stoinis to Cutting, OUT

a slower on, fuller around off, looks to go big but ends up skying it towards mid-off, Jackson Bird settles under

Ben Cutting c Bird b Stoinis 6 (10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60
18.5
Stoinis to Cutting, no run

down the leg side, goes for the pull, the ball brushes the gloves and goes to the keeper on one bounce

18.4
1
Stoinis to Lalor, 1 run

short of length outside off, pulls it towards deep backward square leg

18.3
1
Stoinis to Cutting, 1 run

short of length outside off, dragged towards long-on but only a single

18.3
1w
Stoinis to Cutting, 1 wide

a slower bouncer, goes for the pull but misses, called a wide for height

18.2
W
Stoinis to Peirson, OUT

slower one on the stumps, looks to go over long-on, doesn't get the power behind it and Maxwell takes it easily at long-on

Jimmy Peirson c Maxwell b Stoinis 26 (23b 2x4 0x6) SR: 113.04
18.1
1
Stoinis to Cutting, 1 run

short of length around off, clubbed towards long-on

end of over 185 runs
BH: 117/5CRR: 6.50 RRR: 9.00
Ben Cutting4 (6b)
Jimmy Peirson26 (22b 2x4)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-18-1
Marcus Stoinis 3-0-17-2
17.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to Cutting, 1 run

fuller around off, driven towards long-off for one more

17.5
1
Dwayne Bravo to Peirson, 1 run

length on middle and leg, swats it towards deep square leg, only a single

17.4
1
Dwayne Bravo to Cutting, 1 run

a low full toss on the stumps, sweeps it towards deep square leg

17.3
Dwayne Bravo to Cutting, no run

dropped! Short of length outside off, goes for the cut, but ends up hitting it straight to O'Connell who grasses the chance

17.2
1lb
Dwayne Bravo to Peirson, 1 leg bye

length on the pads from around the wicket, misses the flick but gets a leg bye

17.1
1
Dwayne Bravo to Cutting, 1 run

a yorker on the stumps, digs it out towards short midwicket

23 needed off 18

end of over 177 runs • 1 wicket
BH: 112/5CRR: 6.58 RRR: 7.66
Ben Cutting1 (2b)
Jimmy Peirson25 (20b 2x4)
Marcus Stoinis 3-0-17-2
Adam Zampa 4-1-17-1
16.6
1
Stoinis to Cutting, 1 run

length outside off, guided towards third man for one

Win Probability
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Over 20 • BH 129/8

Brendan Doggett run out (†Handscomb/Bravo) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
W
Stars won by 5 runs
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HH14104200.603
MR1486160.173
SS1486160.047
MS147714-0.062
BH1467130.249
ST1467130.000
AS146812-0.473
PS144108-0.502