caught at cover! Tossed up on off, he just chips a drive straight to cover and the catch is taken easily! The Stars pull off a stunning performance!
Stars vs Sixers, 56th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Feb 10 2019 - Match Result
The Stars win by 94 runs. How did that happen? The Stars get themselves into a semi-final against the Hurricanes on Thursday. The Sixers now have to travel to Melbourne to face the Renegades at Marvel Stadium on Friday because that 94-run defeat has dented their net run-rate so badly that they have finished third on the table behind the Renegades! That is the Sixers lowest score in BBL history. Just a stunning result for so many reasons. The Stars were 5 for 116 with 25 balls left in their batting innings and Glenn Maxwell changed the game with an innings of epic proportions. Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match for his 82 off 43 balls. He also took the key wicket of Moises Henriques and two excellent catches, one a stunner. The Stars head to Hobart with confidence. The Sixers must regroup after that. And they lose Tom Curran as he heads to the West Indies for England ODI duty. Thanks for your company from the MCG. Join us on Thursday from Hobart. Until then, goodbye.
full on off, he defends on the front foot to cover
tossed up outside off, he lofts a drive inside out over cover! What a shot from Pope! He hit that beautifully
leg break on off, he defends from the crease in hope, and it hits the middle of the bat
quicker and shorter on off, he's back and defending
full into leg stump, he defends to midwicket
dropped at cover! Hard chance. Really tough. Full outside off and he hammer a drive in the air at cover, Bird jumps up and gets hands to it but can't hang on, they get two
leg break outside off, he leans out and defends on the front foot
Melwyn: "The Stars have not only got themselves into the final but they've also done their cross town rivals a bigger favour by denying the sixers a home semi final."
full toss outside off, he drives easily to deep cover-point
Can the Pope provide a miracle?
Lyon is run out pushing for three! Oh no! Short drag down, he's back pulling this off the bottom edge to fine leg, Sandeep runs a long way around to make the save, they push for three, Lyon is struggling, he dives, the bat bounces short of the line, his bat is over the line but in the air when Handscomb takes the bails off! Another horror dismissal!
Jose Cyriac: "I was planning to book tickets for the Semi Final @ SCG, hope the Sixers score 108 at least from here, just hoping against the hope." It's all on the GOAT
tries to sweep again outside off, he misses and gets hit on the body
leg break outside off, he tries to sweep, gets taken on the body
Much for the GOAT to do
caught at slip! Magnificent from Sandeep! This is a spectacular wrong un, tossed up on off, Dwarshuis thinks it's a leg break, he drives hard, it spins away, catches the edge and Maxwell takes the easy catch
JP: "Can't give up on SS yet. The GOAT still in the shed."
wrong un, he's back and punching this towards the gap at point
Rob: "Does it help the stars in any way to win by a big margin? If not, why are they spoiling my best laid plans?" It only affects the Sixers
fuller outside off, he leans out and defends
fuller on off, leg break, he drives to cover
Stephen Burns: "With all teams being so inconsistent, and Hobart stumbling recently, you cannot rule out any of the 4 teams remaining to win the final."
fuller leg break, he drives firmly to long off
wrong un, he defends off a thick inside edge behind square, they push for two and Sandeep was a little slow to it and they get two
leg break drifting down leg, he pads up to it and doesn't offer a shot
leg break on leg stump, he defends on the front foot
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Sydney Sixers, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2018/19 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.45 start, First Session 14.45-16.05, Interval 16.05-16.25, Second Session 16.25- 17.45 |
Match days | 10 February 2019 - day (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Melbourne Stars 2, Sydney Sixers 0 |
Over 14 • SS 74/10