7.35pm So that's two in two and full eight points for the Stars. The win was set up by Stoinis and Maxwell even though they couldn't finish big after being 92 for 1 after the first ten overs. But then their bowlers bowled tight lines - Zampa was impressive in particular, finishing with 2 for 10 from his four overs - to restrict Thunder to 149 for 9 and give the Stars a 22-run win. And fittingly, Zampa is the Man of the Match.
That's all from our side for this game. See you at the second game.
flatter and quicker this time, Cook comes down the ground but ends up pushing it towards extra cover
another slog sweep, another top edge but this one falls well short of deep midwicket
On a hat-trick
length ball on middle and leg, pushed through this time. Holt too goes for a slog sweep and gets a top edge. Ends up skying it towards short third man where Hatcher had no problems pouching it
fuller outside off, goes for the slog sweep but gets a top edge as the ball spins away from him. Dunk calls for it and takes it near short square leg
works it towards long-on for one
fuller on the stumps, goes for the reverse sweep but misses. An appeal for lbw but not given. The only reason could be he got some bat on it
fuller around off and launched towards long-on. Maxwell sprints to his right, goes airborne and flicks it back inside with his right hand
Free hit
another slower one but goes wrong this time, ends up as a high full toss, pulled behind square leg for four. And that's a no-ball for height
fuller outside off, 105.3kph. Aims for the hills and misses
a full toss outside off, hits it aerially down the ground but doesn't get the required distance. An easy catch for substitute O'Connell, his second of the night
fuller outside off, smashed towards long-off, a bit of a fumble there but think only a single
Hinchcliffe takes it easily this time. Fuller outside off, was a slower ball. Ross drags it towards deep midwicket and finds the fielder
slower one outside off, looks to go big but cannot time it well enough. Bounces in front of Maxwell who was coming in from the long-on
fuller and flatter, hits it towards mid-off and sets off. A direct hit and Green would have been out but Maxwell misses
in the blockhole and following the batsman as he backs away, an inside edge on to the pads
clears his front leg and swings. Off the inner half and towards deep midwicket. Fletcher is quick enough to keep it to one
backs away and smashes it through the gap between extra cover and mid-off, four more
slogged towards mid-off where a tumbling stop prevents any runs. Think a single was there but Ross decided against it
150.9kph and it flies over deep point boundary, was a short and wide one and Ross backed away and cut it up and over
on the pads this time, Green misses but gets a leg-bye
Over 20 • ST 147/9
