Dropped catch to end it! It's Hilfenhaus as well! This was chipped high off the leading edge to midwicket, Hilfenhaus runs a long way from mid on and gets both hands to it but can't hang on. That's the winning runs.
Stars vs Heat, 28th Match at Melbourne, Jan 17 2017 - Match Result
Heat won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
The Heat go to the top of the ladder with that win. No McCullum, no Lynn, no Badree, no worries. They made early strikes with the ball to restrict the Stars to 138. The chase had some early wobbles but a great partnership between Ross and Burns saw them home. They never panicked despite some slow spots in the middle overs. That is a superb win away from home.
Man of the match is Mitch Swepson for his performance with the ball.
"It's been a whirlwind (period). It's been a massive couple of days. It's been awesome.
"It was a tough wicket to bat on. I thought the boys did well to run that down.
"It was about changing your pace and not being predictable bowling on that wicket."
The Heat are likely to get McCullum and Badree back for Friday's clash with the Renegades at the Gabba. They can secure a home final with a win. The Stars host the Sixers in a cut throat clash on Saturday night. Seven teams can make the finals.
The final round starts tomorrow. The Thunder host the Strikers tomorrow night. Hope you can join us then.
Huge over. Great striking from Joe Burns. He picked his target.
length slower ball, 107kph, slapped down to long on
yorker length, dug out through midwicket and they run two
full and tighter line, sliced to backward point
fired way wide of off to counter Burns setting himself outside off but it's call wide!
hit inside out over cover for four! He set himself again, this was fuller outside off and he lifted it up and over cover into the gap.
Goes again! Same shot same result but this is bigger! This was length on leg stump and he hammers this into the crowd
pulled over deep square for six! This was a 96kph slower ball from around the wicket, it was dragged down, Burns sat back and hammered this over the long boundary!
slashed off the outside edge along the ground to third man
angled into middle and leg tucked to midwicket
105kph slower ball, length, outside off, cracked hard to deep point
full toss, 137pkh, driven hard to long on
slower ball, tries to loft inside out over cover and gets a thick edge that flies to third man but falls short of the man on the rope
slower ball on middle and off, worked to midwicket
quicker and shorter, cut straight to backward point
slog sweep over the rope at wide long on for six! This was tossed up in the slot and he hammered this into the gap and it just clears the rope
full wide yorker, beats the bat and well taken by the keeper
slid through quicker, pushed down towards long on
off stump line, slapped with a flat bat down to long on
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Melbourne Stars, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2016/17 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.40 start, First Session 19.40-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.40 |
Match days | 17 January 2017 - night (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Brisbane Heat 2, Melbourne Stars 0 |
Over 19 • BH 139/3
Heat won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)