Heat vs Stars, 50th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 16 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Stoinis ends it with a six over long-on! Short on off, flat-bat tennis racquet backhand smash straight down the ground and clears the rope with ease.

short outside off, slaps this just wide of another leaping effort at mid-on this time by Steketee charging to his right. Missed by fingertips and falls safely for two cleaned up by midwicket.

good length ball on the wide guideline, Stoinis backed away well outside leg and leaves it be.

short outside off, slaps this through wide mid-on to the rope.

short on the legs, pulled flat to deep fine leg for one.

good length ball flicked away through the ring for two.

short on the stumps, heaves this high and deep over long-on into the Stars dugout. Maxwell stands up with a bottle of water in his left hand and casually reaches out with his right-hand to clutch this one-handed.

good length ball outside off, skies a drive over mid-off for a pair.

dropped! Short on fourth stump, now Stoinis shows off the forearm strength cracking this flat over wide long-on, Neser charges to his right and leaps but it bursts through a difficult one-handed effort before bouncing over the rope.

good length ball on middle, charges and flicks this into midwicket for one.

short on the stumps, muscles this flat over wide long-on into the seventh row. Another crowd catch goes down.

good length ball flicked to midwicket.

slower ball short and tailing down leg.

short on off, goes to pull this and top edges this over square leg in the ring. In the air for an eternity and falls safely outside the edge of the circle for one.

length ball on sixth stump, slammed to wide mid-off, diving stop on the ring turns four into one.

short on the stumps, pulled to deep backward square leg for one.

slower ball lands full on middle, charges and tries to heave over mid-on but skies this to the man on the ring. The fielder backpedals and takes this with ease.

back of a length on off, defended to cover.

short on fifth stump, slapped to wide midwicket in the ring.

full in the slot on middle, Cartwright muscles a drive back down the ground over long-on beyond the LCD ad boards and just short of the first row.