Stars seal their first win of this season's BBL! Hussey pumps his fist and embraces Triffit. Short and on middle, pulled over midwicket
Sixers vs Stars, 10th Match at Sydney, Dec 27 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Stars won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
David Hussey: Very proud of the boys. Beer upfront and Maxi bowled well and Zampa goes from strength to strength. Great knocks from Maxi and Handscomb though we did not have the best of starts. Fun playing against Renegades. Looking forward to the Melbourne Derby.
Maxwell, Man of the Match: We were staring down the barrel, good to win. I just wanted to hit the gaps and let Handscomb do his thing. Beer was outstanding. Looking forward to the Derby.
That is all we have for you. A disciplined bowling effort was followed by fifties from Maxwell and Handscomb as Stars chased down 140 to get their BBL 5 campaign up and running. Do tune in tomorrow. Cheers and goodbye for now.
Vamsi Krishna T: "Peterscomb at number 4 is perfect for Stars, I hope they do not tinker this line-up once KP is back!"
kris: "Hi, can someone tell me why KP is not playing?" -- I guess he is on paternity leave
back of a length and on middle, pushed to midwicket
back of a length and outside off, Hussey backs away and slaps a single to mid-off
Triffit.
full and slants away outside off Faulkner swings and top-edges it behind. Haddin snaffles it. Faulkner bags a golden duck. Some consolation for Sixers
Bollinger. Stars need 2 off 2 overs
short ball on middle, Hussey rises with it and defends it near his toes
slower back of a length ball, Hussey targets the leg side and gets an inside edge onto the pad
short and rises on middle, controlled pull over midwicket
Maxi, 50 and out. Handscomb gets to his 50 and falls. He steps out, Abbott slips in a slower ball. Chipped to long-on for a dolly catch. Both Maxi and Handscomb have done their jobs, though
Handscomb skips out, the bowler bangs it short. The batsman adjusts and clatters it over the covers. He reaches a fifty of is own
back of a length on middle, back-cut to third man
slow full toss, Hussey can't pick it. He takes it on the thigh and gets across to the other end for a leg bye
low full toss on off, square-driven couple
yorker length on off, squirted to third man for two
Bang! Shortish and outside off, Hussey loads up and belts it into the stands over midwicket
full and straight, picked away to deep midwicket
back of a length and on middle, tapped to point. Cowan, the sub fielder, fails to throw the stumps down
near-yorker length ball on off, inside-edged behind square for one
fired on off, down the pitch and clipped to long-on
Hussey backs away, cuts from the stumps to backward point
Handscomb goes low and sweeps it to long leg from just a shade outside off
Over 19 • MS 143/5