a big swing, takes the toe end into the off side
Stars vs Scorchers, 41st Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 18 2020 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Melbourne Stars win by 10 wins in a brilliant defensive effort on a slow pitch. Nic Maddinson the story of the day with the ball, some brilliant captaincy from Glenn Maxwell, but the Perth Scorchers will need a long, hard look at themselves. They have had an awful travel schedule, but have produced two awful batting displays in the last few days. They need to pull it together to avoid slipping out of the finals. The Stars, meanwhile, are flying high.
James: "Every single over after the powerplay was spin. The Stars knew their strategy, and got it right."
Waseem: "This is brave captaincy. I mean how many times you have seen spinners and part-timers bowling during complete last 10 overs of T20 innings."
I'll wrap things up there for this match. You can head over and follow all the action from the second game of the day: the Sydney derby. I'll be back tomorrow, thanks for joining us. see you soon
pulled down the ground, straight to long-on. That's the game
Fawad Ahmed has hit a few sixes this season...needs two to force a Super Over!
that's another for Maddinson! Holds his nerve, fires it between the inside edge and the pads as he comes down the pitch. A little juggle from Gotch, but it's all good
13 off 3
finds the boundary! Clubbed from outside off and splits the gap perfectly between long-on and deep midwicket
short and very slow, almost dips under Richardson's bat, he swipes across the line
dragged down short, pulled to deep midwicket
So it's down to 19 needed off the last over. It's been a poor chase from the Scorchers, but superb stuff from the Stars. Who'd have thought Maddinson would be in this position?
short outside off, carved over the off side wide of the cover sweeper
taken at long-on...and it's that man Maxwell! Jordan tried to go long down the ground, almost got enough of it but couldn't quite clear the rope. Maxwell so cool under such a crucial catch
Luke : "Willing to admit when I'm wrong, Cartwright's knock was perfect for this pitch "
length ball outside off, steps back and drives to long-off
dragged down short, pulls wide of long-on but Maxwell does brilliantly to get around and prevent the boundary
edged towards short third man
low full toss wide outside off, driven to long-off
26 off 12 needed, just three wickets in hand. Hinchliffe for the penultimate over
tucked off the back foot into the leg side
another run out! It's all falling about for the Scorchers. Driven to cover on the edge of the circle, it went pretty quickly, and once the throw was decent Green had no chance
edges fine, forcing off the back foot, finds short third man
pulls out to deep midwicket
charges and misses! Maddinson's day with the ball. Terrific captaincy from Maxwell. Pretty poor shot selection. Wide outside off, David runs down the pitch and can't get anywhere near it
length outside off, driven to the cover sweeper
30 off 18. This could be a thriller. Maddinson for another
sliced in the air, over backward point, and Stoinis can't get there from deep cover...that's a vital boundary
gets well across the crease and sweeps strongly to backward square leg
Over 20 • PS 131/9