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Hurricanes vs Stars, 31st Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 14 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
31st Match (N), Melbourne, January 14, 2019, Big Bash League
(17.1/20 ov, T:186) 126

Hurricanes won by 59 runs

Player Of The Match
96* (57) & 1/16
d-arcy-short
Cricinfo's MVP
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Hobart Hurricanes win by 59 runs with a very convincing performance. It centered around D'Arcy Short's unbeaten 96 and then the Hurricanes impressive all-round attack was far too good for a Melbourne Stars side without a host of key names. The Hurricanes, a team that appears to have all bases covered, extend their lead at the top of the table while the Stars are heading south. That's all for today, we'll be back tomorrow for the ODI between Australia and India from Adelaide then the BBL resumes on Wednesday. For now, from Andrew McGlashan, it's goodnight.

17.1
W
Archer to Bowe, OUT

cleaned him up! At that's a good way to finish things. A yorker from Archer...well, actually, Bowes has smashed the stumps himself as he's gone so far back in his crease.

Liam Bowe hit wicket b Archer 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
end of over 172 runs • 3 wickets
MS: 126/9CRR: 7.41 RRR: 20.00
Tom O'Connell0 (1b)
Liam Bowe0 (0b)
Riley Meredith 4-0-21-4
James Faulkner 3-0-25-0

That's a superb display from Meredith as his fine tournament continues

16.6
Meredith to O’Connell, no run

goes for the yorker, low full toss outside off, driven to backward point

16.5
W
Meredith to Bird, OUT

caught at long leg...another for Meredith as he bangs in a short ball at 145kph, Bird hooks and gets a top edge, neatly taken coming in by Archer

Jackson Bird c Archer b Meredith 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
16.4
W
Meredith to Merlo, OUT

direct hit from Rose! Superb piece of work. Was given into the covers, a sliding save and he throws while kneeling on the ground with one-and-a-half stumps to aim at

Jonathan Merlo run out (Rose) 11 (9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 122.22
16.3
1
Meredith to Bird, 1 run

full outside off, drilled to mid-off

16.2
1lb
Meredith to Merlo, 1 leg bye

nips back and takes the back leg

16.1
W
Meredith to Plunkett, OUT

finds deep square leg as Plunkett picks him out as he pulls a short-of-a-length delivery

Liam Plunkett c McDermott b Meredith 11 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 137.5
end of over 1613 runs
MS: 124/6CRR: 7.75 RRR: 15.50
Liam Plunkett11 (7b 1x4)
Jonathan Merlo11 (7b 1x4)
James Faulkner 3-0-25-0
Jofra Archer 3-0-23-1
15.6
1
Faulkner to Plunkett, 1 run

short of a length and swung out to deep midwicket

15.5
2
Faulkner to Plunkett, 2 runs

comes down the pitch and drives down to long-off

15.4
1
Faulkner to Merlo, 1 run

length ball into the pads, worked into midwicket

15.3
4
Faulkner to Merlo, FOUR runs

back-of-the-hand slower and it's nailed along the ground through the covers, wide of the sweeper. Terrific shot

15.2
1
Faulkner to Plunkett, 1 run

slower ball outside off, played down to long-on

15.1
4
Faulkner to Plunkett, FOUR runs

swings hard outside off and gets a thick outside edge wide of the keeper to third man

end of over 156 runs • 1 wicket
MS: 111/6CRR: 7.40 RRR: 15.00
Liam Plunkett3 (3b)
Jonathan Merlo6 (5b)
Jofra Archer 3-0-23-1
Johan Botha 4-0-21-2
14.6
1
Archer to Plunkett, 1 run

shorter outside off, pulled to deep midwicket but not really out of the middle

14.5
Archer to Plunkett, no run

full and straight, driven in the air and it's just short of mid-off

14.4
2
Archer to Plunkett, 2 runs

short of a length at off stump, pulled into midwicket

14.4
1w
Archer to Plunkett, 1 wide

a bouncer over leg stump, called wide

14.3
1
Archer to Merlo, 1 run

full and straight, driven sweetly to mid-on

14.2
W
Archer to Gotch, OUT

loses control as he swings across the line of a short-of-a-length delivery and Botha settles underneath it

Seb Gotch c Botha b Archer 35 (26b 2x4 1x6) SR: 134.61
14.1
1
Archer to Merlo, 1 run

short of a length, straight, worked into midwicket

Win Probability
HH 100%
HHMS
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Over 18 • MS 126/10

Liam Bowe hit wicket b Archer 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
W
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HH14104200.603
MR1486160.173
SS1486160.047
MS147714-0.062
BH1467130.249
ST1467130.000
AS146812-0.473
PS144108-0.502