Stars vs Thunder, 7th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Dec 10 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Zampa has done it for The Stars. And he celebrates. The Stars win by 4 runs. Zampa keeps his cool and fires it flat wide of off, Cutting had made room to slash but does not connect, he was on his knee targetting the extra-cover region but the ball scooted past the bat

dropped by Maxwell at long-on. Can you believe it? How big a moment will that be? Flat-batted low to him and despite getting both hands to it, Maxwell shells it, but just a single

flat and following Cutting who finds deep mid-wicket, wants two but Cartwright keeps it to one

Ross comes down the track and smashes this tossed up delivery to long-off. Only a single

Ross comes down the track and another fumble at sweeper this time from Webster, sliced in front of him and it spun a little to hoodwink him, they come back for the second

a fumble from Stoinis at extra-cover. What a moment. Flat and skidding on outside off, Cutting finds Stoinis who lets it go

a dot to end and the equation is now 11 off 6. Low full-toss and biffed straight to mid-off. They don't want to take the quick single as it is hit too well

very full outside off, Cutting drags the big hit to the vacant mid-wicket region. Just a run

Cutting with a vital blow. Too straight and that's not where Russell would've wanted to bowl. Helicoptered by Cutting into the deep mid-wicket region where there's no-one. Fine blow but poor bowling with the field set

short of a length on the stumps, Ross mishits the pull, but grabs a single in front of mid-on

now Maxi fumbles and that's two more. Length ball, flicked into the gap at deep square, long boundaries and two more

Smashed! Absolutely drilled as Russell goes full on the stumps, Ross powers it past the bowler and beats mid-off's dive too

Stoinis with a huge chase and saves a run for his side. So crucial all these small moments. Ross backs away and gets it away over the off-side infield, did not hit it well otherwise would've got four. Stoinis with a top effort

again good bowling by NCN. Follows Cutting leg-side with another off-pace ball, flicked behind square

slower ball into the pitch, short as well, Cutting swings too early and is beaten. Well-bowled

Cutting is away with a four first ball. Makes room outside leg and slashes the back of a length delivery over backward point. Good start

this game is turning. The short ball and hurries Gilkes with the angle from round the wicket, he gloves the pull and Joe Clarke nearly makes a mess of a simple catch. Snaffles it and goes to ground - not sure whether he lost balance at the last moment there, but manages to hang on. Another big wicket for The Stars

NCN follows Ross who backs away, with a slower length ball, bunted straight down the ground

Gilkes ends the over with two more. Slower off-cutter on a good length, lofted wide and over extra-cover for a couple

length ball outside off, Gilkes swings early and the bottom-edge runs away to third man, they rush back for the second