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Thunder vs Stars, 20th Match at Carrara, BBL, Jan 05 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
20th Match (D/N), Carrara, January 05, 2019, Big Bash League
(17.2/20 ov, T:136) 137/2

Stars won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
34 (22) & 2/29
marcus-stoinis
Cricinfo's MVP
92.46 ptsImpact List
daniel-sams
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Melbourne Stars win by eight wickets with 16 balls to spare. That was a clinic from Maxwell and Larkin. They did that on cruise control. Never took a risk. The Thunder had no answer at all. Marcus Stoinis got them off to a good start and the Stars never looked back. The Thunder will rue their batting display. Batting first may have been an error as well but they really lost their way in the middle overs. Marcus Stoinis is Player of the Match for his 2 for 29 and 34 off 22 balls. He will now leave for Australia ODI duty as will Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa. That concludes our coverage from the Gold Coast. But the BBL action continues tonight with Perth Scorchers hosting Brisbane Heat at Perth Stadium.

17.2
6
Sams to Maxwell, SIX runs

launches this over deep midwicket! What a way to end it! Good length outside off and he just stepped forward and smeared it over deep midwicket! He is some player

Sanjay: "Sandeep playing bpl because he had already signed bpl before bbl"

17.1
1
Sams to Larkin, 1 run

130kph, thigh high full toss, he pushes it straight of mid off

Sams is back

end of over 174 runs
MS: 130/2CRR: 7.64 RRR: 2.00
Glenn Maxwell35 (30b 1x4 1x6)
Nick Larkin40 (40b 1x4 1x6)
Gurinder Sandhu 3-0-22-0
Chris Green 3-0-18-0
16.6
Sandhu to Maxwell, no run

slower ball, he tried to end it one blow, heaving over midwicket, but got through the shot and got it off the toe-end of the bat

16.5
1
Sandhu to Larkin, 1 run

134kph, short ball, pulled with control to deep square leg

Ron: "@Jeff.. Delhi Daredevils is Delhi Capitals now mate !!" True

16.4
Sandhu to Larkin, no run

110kph, slower ball back of a length, he turns this off the back foot to midwicket

Stephen Jones: "12 singles on the trot , bring the field up and at least make the stars work for the victory ." This has been very easy batting

16.3
1
Sandhu to Maxwell, 1 run

134kph, short ball, skidded on quicker, he pulls awkwardly forward of square

16.2
Sandhu to Maxwell, no run

114kph. full outside off, he drives easily to cover

16.1
1
Sandhu to Larkin, 1 run

109kph slower ball on off, he turns this off the front foot to midwicket

Jeff: "@saiful-BD he already has an IPL team mate. Delhi daredevils "

16.1
1w
Sandhu to Larkin, 1 wide

angled way down the leg side and called wide

Sandhu is back

end of over 166 runs
MS: 126/2CRR: 7.87 RRR: 2.50
Nick Larkin38 (37b 1x4 1x6)
Glenn Maxwell34 (27b 1x4 1x6)
Chris Green 3-0-18-0
Fawad Ahmed 4-0-26-1

Khem: "Maxwell playing well.who will replace him during odi"s" Nic Maddinson is close to coming back from his broken wrist. Travis Dean and Jonathan Merlo are there other back-up bats.

15.6
1
Green to Larkin, 1 run

short into leg stump, he's back and whipping this through forward square

15.5
1
Green to Maxwell, 1 run

full on leg stump, he clips this off his toes through midwicket to the man in the deep

15.4
1
Green to Larkin, 1 run

tossed up outside off, he slog sweeps along the ground to deep midwicket

15.3
1
Green to Maxwell, 1 run

fired into leg stump, he turns this behind square to the sweeper at deep backward square

15.2
1
Green to Larkin, 1 run

full outside off, he whips this with control through midwicket to the sweeper

15.1
1
Green to Maxwell, 1 run

full toss, driven to long on

Green around the wicket

end of over 157 runs
MS: 120/2CRR: 8.00 RRR: 3.20
Glenn Maxwell31 (24b 1x4 1x6)
Nick Larkin35 (34b 1x4 1x6)
Fawad Ahmed 4-0-26-1
Daniel Sams 3-0-21-1

saiful-BD: "With all due respect, and coming from a Bangladeshi fan as well, why would you leave the BBL to play in the lesser-viewed BPL? Wouldn't the BBL lead to better chances of being scouted by the IPL in the future, due to the quality of players? " I don't know the reason. I think he had committed to the BPL before he signed with the BBL. But I'm not 100 per cent sure.

14.6
1
Fawad to Maxwell, 1 run

drifting into leg, he clips this easily against the turn through midwicket to the sweeper

14.5
1
Fawad to Larkin, 1 run

full top spinner, he picks it and drives easily to long off

14.4
1
Fawad to Maxwell, 1 run

80kph full toss, he whips this straight to deep midwicket

14.3
1
Fawad to Larkin, 1 run

76kph, shorter ball outside off, he cuts to deep point

14.2
1
Fawad to Maxwell, 1 run

full toss, leg stump, he drives to long on

14.1
2
Fawad to Maxwell, 2 runs

full outside leg, he pushes this nicely into the gap and midwicket and call two straight away. Superb running and placement

Fawad is back

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Stars won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
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