Strikers vs Stars, 48th Match at Adelaide, Jan 22 2020, Big Bash League

RESULT
48th Match (D/N), Adelaide, January 22, 2020, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:163) 151/8

Strikers won by 11 runs

Player Of The Match
55* (36)
jonathan-wells
Cricinfo's MVP
97.76 ptsImpact List
peter-handscomb
Match centre 
Comms: Debayan Sen
Scorecard summary
Adelaide Strikers 162/4(20 overs)
Melbourne Stars 151/8(20 overs)
4/33 (4)
2/30 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
MS97.7665(39)82.2597.76--0
MS72.966(7)3.27- 1.283/194.0174.23
AS69.9655(36)63.0469.96--0
AS66.14--04/334.0866.14
MS64.7919(16)21.222.571/191.2942.22
end of over 2010 runs • 2 wickets
MS: 151/8CRR: 7.55 
Peter Handscomb65 (39b 6x4 2x6)
Peter Siddle 4-0-33-4
Michael Neser 4-0-26-1

9.51pm That's that from the Adelaide Oval for tonight. Join us again for more BBL action tomorrow, when Marnus and Smith go face-to-face. Melbourne Stars will wind their league engagements up with a game at home against Brisbane, while Adelaide have Perth away and Hobart at home again in their last two engagements. For the moment, this is Debayan Sen, saying goodbye on behalf of my colleagues at ESPNcricinfo.

Jonathan Wells is the Man of the Match: "Nice to contribute again. I don't think (I am under the radar). Had a good season last season, and this year too. It was not ideal, but we had to get a partnership going. It was a pretty tough wicket, and we showed that by defending 160-odd against a very good side. (On Siddle) He's done it time and time again for us. (On beating Stars twice) They are on top quite comfortably. It was big for us to win, and hopefully we can push for a top spot on the league. And we might come up against them later in the playoffs."

9.46pm Adelaide Strikers do the double over the league leaders. Made possible by the quality of their middle overs batting, and the variety in their attack.The Stars began well with the ball, and Strikers were struggling to get themselves to a good enough total at one stage, but then Wells played a peach of an innings, with Carey supporting him ably. And with the ball, the home side were peerless throughout

19.6
W
Siddle to Worrall, OUT

knocks off stump back again! Pumps his right fist, and he has bowled this last over near perfectly. Full ball, and Worrall backs away hoping to go inside out. Beaten by the pace of it, and that goes through his defence and takes off stump out again

Daniel Worrall b Siddle 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
19.5
1
Siddle to Handscomb, 1 run

that should do it! Nails the yorker, and Handscomb can only get this down to fine leg

Two sixes for a Super Over

19.4
4
Siddle to Handscomb, FOUR runs

fuller length, and he whips this away to deep square leg. Gets four!

Importantly, Handscomb back on strike. Three sixes will do this...

Don: "Even if Stars lose this, I take back my comment about Handscomb. Well played!"

19.3
W
Siddle to Zampa, OUT

length ball, and he scoops this up towards square leg...where it's taken! Smart catch by Short, diving forward, with both hands under the ball. Saw it all the way through. If you would want to defend 22 off the last over, most times you would want Siddle to do it

Adam Zampa c Short b Siddle 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120
19.2
1
Siddle to Handscomb, 1 run

length, slapped hard, and cover is able to cut it off. They take the single!

19.1
4
Siddle to Handscomb, FOUR runs

ooh, lucky! Skips down the wicket, and gets a top edge as he looks to cart Siddle down the ground. It goes over point and runs away to the third man boundary

Matthew: "If you publish any more comments from Liam, you might as well hire him!" --- Who's to say that's not me publishing my innermost thoughts anyway?

end of over 1914 runs
MS: 141/6CRR: 7.42 RRR: 22.00
Peter Handscomb55 (35b 4x4 2x6)
Adam Zampa6 (4b 1x4)
Michael Neser 4-0-26-1
Peter Siddle 3-0-23-2

Handscomb will retain strike, with 22 required off this last over!

18.6
1
Neser to Handscomb, 1 run

fuller, and he whips this through the mid-wicket region

18.5
4
Neser to Handscomb, FOUR runs

length, and he has come down the wicket, and gone over mid-off. Cleared him easily, with a lovely drive on the up. What a shot!

That's a very tidy half-century from Handscomb

18.4
2
Neser to Handscomb, 2 runs

fuller ball, and he moves across to flick this towards deep mid-wicket. Run, Peter, run! And he makes it back for two.

18.3
6
Neser to Handscomb, SIX runs

slog-sweeps a length ball for six! Handscomb is taking the bowlers on, and going great guns here. Can he pull off the improbable?

18.2
1
Neser to Zampa, 1 run

short, and he looks to fetch it from outside off. Takes it on the cue-end, and it pops up, but lands short of short third man

18.1
Neser to Zampa, no run

length, outside off, and driven back towards the bowler

end of over 1817 runs • 1 wicket
MS: 127/6CRR: 7.05 RRR: 18.00
Peter Handscomb42 (31b 3x4 1x6)
Adam Zampa5 (2b 1x4)
Peter Siddle 3-0-23-2
Wes Agar 4-0-30-2
17.6
6
Siddle to Handscomb, SIX runs

that's a fine shot! Length, around off, and Handscomb picks the length early, goes down on one knee, and unfurls a majestic swat over mid-wicket

17.5
1
Siddle to Zampa, 1 run

backs away and looks to cut a length ball. Just bounces ahead of Weatherald at point. He dives forward, but that doesn't carry to him either

17.4
4
Siddle to Zampa, FOUR runs

moves across and paddles a full ball from off and middle down to fine leg!

Zampa now

"not again... 17.2." --- I suspected this wasn't going to impress Liam...

17.3
W
Siddle to Hinchliffe, OUT

off stump goes for a walk! This is fuller, fast, and Hinchcliffe looks for the waft over mid-wicket. Takes the stump right out of the root. Siddle is pumped!

Clint Hinchliffe b Siddle 6 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
17.2
1
Siddle to Handscomb, 1 run

fuller, and he drives this down towards long-on

17.2
1w
Siddle to Handscomb, 1 wide

moves across to the off side, and this is fired full down the leg side. Through to the keeper

17.1
4
Siddle to Handscomb, FOUR runs

length, and he backs away a bit, skips down the wicket, and chips this inside out to the sweeper cover fence

Siddle is back

end of over 178 runs
MS: 110/5CRR: 6.47 RRR: 17.66
Peter Handscomb31 (28b 2x4)
Clint Hinchliffe6 (6b)
Wes Agar 4-0-30-2
Rashid Khan 4-0-24-1
16.6
1
Agar to Handscomb, 1 run

slower ball, and he looks to heave this towards mid-wicket. Ends up toe-ending this away towards long-on

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
PSP Handscomb
65 runs (39)
6 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
18 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
88%
JW Wells
55 runs (36)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
23 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
97%
Best performances - bowlers
PM Siddle
O
4
M
0
R
33
W
4
ECO
8.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
CD Hinchliffe
O
3
M
0
R
19
W
3
ECO
6.33
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
2W
1W
Match details
Adelaide Oval
TossMelbourne Stars, elected to field first
Series
Season2019/20
Player Of The Match
Match days22 January 2020 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsAdelaide Strikers 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Win Probability
AS 100%
ASMS
100%50%100%AS InningsMS Innings

Over 20 • MS 151/8

Adam Zampa c Short b Siddle 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120
W
Daniel Worrall b Siddle 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
W
Strikers won by 11 runs
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
MS14104200.526
SS1494190.269
AS1485170.564
HH146713-0.355
ST146713-0.446
PS146812-0.023
BH146812-0.237
MR143116-0.348