Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Stars Match 20 31 December 2023

20th T20 • Adelaide Oval • Adelaide

Adelaide Strikers

205/4 (20)

Melbourne Stars

211/3 (19)

MS won by 7 wickets

Info

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Mini Games

Player of the Match Marcus Stoinis

55(19)

0/29

Info

Adelaide Strikers

205/4 (20)

Batters

Matthew Short

175.00

c Webster b Maxwell

D'Arcy Short

125.00

c & b Rocchiccioli

Chris Lynn

197.62

Not out

Adam Hose

100.00

c Paris b Maxwell

Jamie Overton

158.33

c Maxwell b Paris

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10.25)

205/4

Did not Bat

Harry Nielsen, James Bazley, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Boyce

Bowlers

EXT

Joel Paris

9.75

Glenn Maxwell

7.00

Imad Wasim

10.00

Mark Steketee

10.50

Marcus Stoinis

14.50

Corey Rocchiccioli

10.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

D'Arcy Short

c & b Rocchiccioli

1-44

5.3

Matthew Short

c Webster b Maxwell

2-137

12.2

Adam Hose

c Paris b Maxwell

3-162

15.5

Jamie Overton

c Maxwell b Paris

4-205

19.6

Melbourne Stars

211/3 (19)

Batters

Tom Fraser Rogers

160.00

c Boyce b Agar

Dan Lawrence

192.31

runout (Nielsen / Short)

Beau Webster

137.50

Not out

Glenn Maxwell

164.71

c Hose b Boyce

Marcus Stoinis

289.47

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(19 Ov, RR: 11.11)

211/3

Did not Bat

Sam Harper, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Mark Steketee

Bowlers

EXT

Brendan Doggett

13.33

Jamie Overton

10.50

Wes Agar

12.33

Ben Manenti

20.00

Cameron Boyce

3.75

James Bazley

13.33

Matthew Short

16.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tom Fraser Rogers

c Boyce b Agar

1-24

2.2

Dan Lawrence

runout (Nielsen / Short)

2-83

7.6

Glenn Maxwell

c Hose b Boyce

3-137

13.5

Match Info

Date & Time

31 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Adelaide Oval

Match

20th T20,

Big Bash League

Umpires

Michael Graham-Smith (Australia), Shawn Craig (Australia), Donovan Koch (Australia, TV)

Referee

Steve Davis (Australia)

Toss

Melbourne Stars elected to bowl

4 6 1 1 0 4

Over 16

Runs: 16

0 2 4 0 4 4

Over 17

Runs: 14

1 0 1 4 5nb 1 0

Over 18

Runs: 12

0 6 2 4 6 6

Over 19

Runs: 24

All Overs

Player of the Match Marcus Stoinis

55(19)

0/29

Commentary

That's all from our side. This is Soumarya Dutta signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Bidipto Datta. Buh-bye, take care and see you all in 2024!

Marcus Stoinis has been declared the Player of the Match! Here is what he has to say.

Marcus Stoinis: The boys set it up for me to finish it! It was about time to put a swing on it, I worked hard with my coach and got the job done, thankfully! The thought pattern changed after the partnership between Glenn Maxwell and Beau Webster. We decided to go after it, otherwise, would have looked to take it deep. Always special to turn up on New Year's Eve and score runs here.

Melbourne Stars 211/3 in 19 overs
Beau Webster 66*(48) | Cameron Boyce 1/15
Marcus Stoinis 55*(19) | Wes Agar 1/35

Stoinis finishes off in style and he ends the game scoring the fastest 50 of his career. The Melbourne Stars have been incredible tonight and they've pulled off their highest ever run chase in their BBL history in front of this 42,000 strong crowd at the Adelaide Oval.

They began in superb fashion as Dan Lawrence went hell for leather in the powerplay. He took on the fast bowlers and peppered the on side boundary as he whacked some massive sixes. He was run out just as he looked to complete the fifty but he had set the platform for his side to accelerate from. Glenn Maxwell came in at that stage of the innings and he played his part with the bat as well with a little cameo of 28.

The "Stars" of the show for the Melbourne Stars were Beau Webster and Marcus Stoinis. The former played the anchor role but accelerated at the correct junctures. Marcus Stoinis on the other hand went berserk from the word go and put up a "HULK' like effort as he helped his side to clinch the game with one over sparing.

The bowlers had a really tough game for the Strikers and Matt Short just didn't have enough in the tank , in front of a powerful Stars batting line up. Cameron Boyce, the leggie was lone shining spot for them as he bowled with a lot of guile and variations and took pace off the ball. He went for just 15 runs from his four overs and picked up a wicket. Wes Agar picked up a wicket too, but he was far too expensive for the Strikers' liking.

Melbourne Stars win by 7 wickets and with one over to spare!

overs

211 /3 score

runs

Marcus Stoinis *

55 (19)

Beau Webster

66 (48)

James Bazley

0 /40

18.6 James Bazley to Marcus Stoinis, SIX RUNS TO FINISH IT! MELBOURNE STARS RECORD THEIR HIGHEST EVER RUN CHASE FOR VICTORY! Juicy full toss on middle-and-leg. Dismissed from the back foot over wide long-on with a short-arm jab and a powerful bottom hand for a maximum! Stoinis remains not out on 55!

STOINIS!!! This is unbelievable hitting from the big man and he has killed this game in just three balls here. The Stars are on the brink of a GLORIOUS victory and Stoinis is just one away from a 50.

18.5 James Bazley to Marcus Stoinis, SIX MORE! Friendly full toss on leg-stump. Picked up from deep in the crease yet again to shovel it over deep backward square for a maximum! Scores are level.

18.4 James Bazley to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR RUNS! In the slot again around off-stump. Pummeled over the top from the crease and to the right of long-off for a boundary!

18.3 James Bazley to Marcus Stoinis, low full toss on off-stump. Lifted from deep in the crease with a strong bottom hand to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

18.2 James Bazley to Marcus Stoinis, SIX RUNS! Full, wide and in the slot outside off-stump. Stoinis went down on one knee and slashed it over deep cover for a maximum!

18.1 James Bazley to Marcus Stoinis, over the wicket, yorker on off-and-middle here and bowled accurately! All Stoinis can do there is dig it out back to the bowler! No run.

James Bazley [2.0-0-16-0] comes back into the attack.

26 runs have come of the Power Surge for the Melbourne Stars and they kept it in their arsenal for the right time in the innings. The Adelaide Strikers are loosing their way here and they will need to bowl out of their skins to defend 19 runs from the final two overs.

overs

187 /3 score

5nb

runs

Beau Webster *

66 (48)

Marcus Stoinis

31 (13)

Wes Agar

1 /37

17.6 Wes Agar to Beau Webster, really full on the middle-and-leg line with a bit of tail back in. Jammed down to the short mid-wicket fielder from the back foot but for no run.

17.5 Wes Agar to Marcus Stoinis, FREE HIT! Yorker on middle-and-leg. Stoinis stays really deep in the crease again and drills it out to mid-on for a quick single.

Wes Agar is fuming out there but it was a really tight call! It might just cost the Strikers the game in the end. The required rate is down to less than 9 now.

17.5 Wes Agar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR MORE! NO BALL FOR HEIGHT! Full toss over the waist on leg-stump. Stoinis goes for the short-arm pull and finds the gap from deep in the crease to fine-leg for a boundary!

17.4 Wes Agar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Full on middle-stump. Stoinis stays really deep in the crease and muscles it over the left of mid-on with the bottom hand for a boundary!

17.3 Wes Agar to Beau Webster, inch-perfect yorker on leg-stump. Webster digs this out and picks up a quick single to the short-leg region this time!

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