full and wide, sliced behind point for one to end the match.
Stars vs Hurricanes, 27th Match at Hobart, BBL, Jan 04 2021 - Match Result
7.30 pm So McDermott's valiant knock is undone by a brilliant piece of fielding from Andre Fletcher, his second superb boundary catch in this chase to swing momentum the Stars way and they hold on in the end. A lot of people have been calling for Fletcher to be dropped due to his woeful form with the bat but he contributed in a massive way to the victory with his fielding. Stoinis' 97 ends up being a match-winning knock. He made a crucial decision in the final over of the first innings to turn down a single second ball and he followed it with a hat-trick of fours. McDermott may show 91 next to his name on the scorecard but his incredibly slow start comes back to bite the Hurricanes in the end, just 27 off his first 29 balls before a surge that came too late for the home side to pull out a win.
Anyway, that's all from this match. Feel free to flip on over to the second game in the BBL doubleheader which is already well underway. Take care!
Stars are finally going to break the losing streak.
full and wide, shuffles across and flicks this along the ground to deep midwicket.
Botha the new man in asked to clear the ropes twice.
Two sixes needed to send this to a Super Over.
full on fifth stump, Handscomb walks way across his stumps to try to shovel this over fine leg and misses, it caroms off the pads behind square leg and they come back for a suicide second to try to keep the match alive but Zampa races from short fine leg and relays sharply to the keeper to deny the second.
wide yorker pitches this time, slices a drive straight to backward point.
tries for the slower wide yorker, misfires horribly and it's a knee high full toss on fourth stump, Handscomb shuffled way outside off and heaves this high and deep 20 rows into the stands over square leg.
full and wide, driven through the ring for one.
The Spiceman is winning this match in the field! Thigh high full toss wide outside off, flays this flat over extra cover, Fletcher races 10 yards left and flings his body more like Superman to intercept this with another sterling catch. Would've been six had he not been in the way. Two match-winning catches in the last several overs by the man from Grenada. 10 out of 10 from all the Olympic judges.
knee high full toss on the legs, flicks this fiercely but straight to deep square leg on the rope. Five yards either side and it's a boundary.
yorker speared into the legs, digs it out with soft hands through midwicket and they scamper a pair.
full and wide outside off, misfires an attempted yorker and this is driven high and deep over wide long-off, imperious blow.
low full toss at ankle height on sixth stump, slaps this past point on the ring but relayed in sharply by the sweeper to deny a second.
wide yorker, McDermott walked a long way across to try to drive this and beaten, no wide called.
Hatcher to bowl the 19th. McDermott on strike on 90. He started 27 off 29 balls but has struck 63 off his next 26.
slower ball lands full and wide, Handscomb reads it well out of the hand and clocks this clean over midwicket, splits the two boundary riders to get to the rope.
full and wide outside off, slaps this through the covers for a sharply run pair.
slower ball lands full and wide outside off, can't flick this away.
knee high full toss on sixth stump, David tries to drag this over midwicket instead of going with the angle through the off side and drags this onto his stumps. Not Rainbird's best ball but good enough to take a wicket.
slower ball lands on a good length but spins wide outside off, too wide, outside the guidelines. Bonus ball.
dropped! In the slot on fifth stump, hammers it back to the bowler at knee height. It was catchable and got two hands around it but it pops out.
slower ball lands full and wide, shovels a drive in the air over cover, splits the gap between long-off and cover sweeper for a pair.
35 runs come from the two overs. Now a more manageable 40 off 18 required. Still difficult but not as daunting as 75 off 30.
full on sixth stump, doesn't land the yorker properly and shovels this over mid-on for a boundary to end the Power Surge.
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Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
Toss | Hobart Hurricanes, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2020/21 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 04 January 2021 - daynight (20-over match) |
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Points | Melbourne Stars 4, Hobart Hurricanes 0 |
Over 20 • HH 173/6