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Stars vs Strikers, 39th Match at Moe, BBL, Jan 23 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
39th Match (N), Moe, January 23, 2019, Big Bash League
(19.4/20 ov, T:168) 123

Stars won by 44 runs

Player Of The Match
72* (53)
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The Stars win by 44 runs. That was a clinical display of defensive bowling. The Strikers were building at 3 for 97 but the Stars used the conditions very well, bowling loads of slower ball cutters into the slow surface and it led to a collapse. The Strikers lost 7 for 26 to be all out for 123. Stoinis, Plunkett and Bravo bagged three wickets each. The Stars are on a roll. They move up into 4th on the BBL table. The Strikers have lost three in a row and slump to 6th on the table. Ben Dunk is named Player of the Match for his 72 not out. Thanks for your company this afternoon. Up next, the Sixers host the Hurricanes at the SCG. Goodbye for now.

19.4
W
Dwayne Bravo to Laughlin, OUT

chopped on! Bravo ends it. Good length outside off, Laughlin tries to launch it down the ground, gets a thick inside edge and it cannons into off stump!

Ben Laughlin b Bravo 14 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 140
19.3
4
Dwayne Bravo to Laughlin, FOUR runs

full toss outside off, he slices a nice square drive past backward point! Nice shot from Laughlin picking the gap

19.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Stanlake, 1 run

slower ball, he drags this around the corner to wide fine leg

19.1
1
Dwayne Bravo to Laughlin, 1 run

full and tailing into leg, he thumps this to deep midwicket, he wants two but it's not on

end of over 197 runs
AS: 117/9CRR: 6.15 RRR: 51.00
Ben Laughlin9 (7b 1x4)
Billy Stanlake2 (4b)
Marcus Stoinis 4-0-20-3
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-16-2
18.6
1
Stoinis to Laughlin, 1 run

slower ball, back of a length, he pulls this firmly to deep midwicket

18.5
4
Stoinis to Laughlin, FOUR runs

lofted high over mid on! It only just pitched short of the rope! Mid on was up, slower ball in the slot and he swings through the line and crunched it.

18.4
1
Stoinis to Stanlake, 1 run

fuller on leg, he pushes on the front foot to mid on for a single

18.3
Stoinis to Stanlake, no run

shorter slower ball, he swings hard, almost swings himself off his feet, but misses

18.2
Stoinis to Stanlake, no run

slower ball, 106kph on off, he defends this to point

18.1
1
Stoinis to Laughlin, 1 run

good length outside off, he stands up and carves this out to deep cover-point

end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket
AS: 110/9CRR: 6.11 RRR: 29.00
Ben Laughlin3 (4b)
Billy Stanlake1 (1b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-16-2
Liam Plunkett 4-0-21-3

Sharun : "England have got lot of options to look at for WC. Archer, Gurney, Plunkett, Willey. " dez: "@rohit - seeing as he's been their 2nd highest wicket taker in ODI's for the last 2 years I'm pretty sure they are :)"

17.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to Laughlin, 1 run

97kph, good length outside off, he bunts this behind point for a tight one

17.5
Dwayne Bravo to Laughlin, no run

yorker on off, he jams this out to point

17.4
1
Dwayne Bravo to Stanlake, 1 run

106kph. slower ball, the dipping curve ball, it nearly sneaks under the bat, he just jams down and squeezes it out

Around the wicket

17.3
W
Dwayne Bravo to O'Connor, OUT

caught and bowled! Brilliant from Bravo! 104kph slower ball, O'Connor gives room and hammers a drive flat straight back at the bowler, Bravo with quick reflexes pouches the catch easily!

Liam O'Connor c & b Bravo 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40
17.2
1
Dwayne Bravo to Laughlin, 1 run

slower ball, 103kph, he swings hard and gets under this skying this high to the circle at mid on, Maxwell runs in from the long off rope but it drops just short of him

17.1
1
Dwayne Bravo to O'Connor, 1 run

inswinging yorker tailing into leg, he gets his feet out of the way and squeezes this out

end of over 172 runs • 2 wickets
AS: 106/8CRR: 6.23 RRR: 20.66
Liam O'Connor1 (3b)
Ben Laughlin1 (1b)
Liam Plunkett 4-0-21-3
Marcus Stoinis 3-0-13-3
16.6
1
Plunkett to O'Connor, 1 run

shorter length wide of off, he gives room and slaps this to mid off and takes a tight one

16.5
Plunkett to O'Connor, no run

good length outside off, he pushes on the up to point

rohit: "Are England looking at Plunkett for the WC?He sure looks an absolute revelation" I believe they are. He played in the last series in Sri Lanka

16.4
Plunkett to O'Connor, no run

slower ball, 113kph, drifting away, he misses prodding outside off

16.3
W
Plunkett to MW Short, OUT

Bowled him! He advances down the track to another slower ball off cutter, again it grips in the slow surface, spins and stays low and flattens middle stump!

Matthew Short b Plunkett 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Sajid: "What a BBL Stoinis is having. Wickets and runs a like. Probably the player of the tournament this season. Should Aussies open with Stoinis? " The problem is he is nowhere near as good an opener as Finch, Warner and Short.

16.2
1
Plunkett to Laughlin, 1 run

123kph, shorter outside off, he's back and running this down to third man

16.1
W
Plunkett to Neser, OUT

Bowled him! Slower ball off cutter, 122kph, he gives room to swing this over midwicket, it spins off the surface beats the inside edge and crashes into the top of middle!

Michael Neser b Plunkett 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25
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Over 20 • AS 123/10

Ben Laughlin b Bravo 14 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 140
W
Stars won by 44 runs
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