Pujara and Vihari valiant, but Australia lead after first innings.
Pujara and Rahane walked out to bat on day 3 with a deficit of 261 runs in front of them, and while Pujara would continue on, it would be without Rahane as he was dismissed early on day 3 with Nathan Lyon's 3rd wicket of the innings. Hanuma Vihari would provide a fantastic partnership as Pujara would pass 100, and India pass 200. Eventually it would be that man again, Lyon who would break the 81 run partnership, as Pujara was dismissed for 129. Rishabh Pant would fall to the Australia skipper Cameron White, as he brought himself on just before the 2nd new ball. This exposed the Indian tail to the new ball and Jadeja woud fall early for 8, leaving India 7/274.
Cheteshwar Pujara's 129 was the standout performance of India's innings.
Mohammad Shami again would be a thorn in Australia's side, this time with the bat in his hand as he and Vihari would put on 47, before Maxwell would get Shami caught in slip. He would then dismiss Ishant Sharma in his next over, before Richardson claimed Bumrah for one. Vihari remained unbeaten on 86. India finish at 331, 56 runs behind. Australia were now asked to survive 10 overs to see it through to stumps, and Shaun Marsh and Marcus Harris were comfortably able to see it through, finishing 0/14. Australia lead by 70 heading into day 4.
Hanuma Vihari battled with the tail, to get India within touching distance of Australia's total.
White Ton and late wickets see Australia in dominant position.
While Shaun Marsh and Marcus Harris had done a good job to survive the late onslaught from the Indians the night before, they would not be able to capitalise on it on day 4. Marsh would fall first for 9, before Harris would be dismissed for 8, both at the hands of Mohammad Shami. Peter Handscomb and Cameron White were again together to rebuild the innings, and again they wouldn't let Australians down. Handscomb would eventually fall for 33, but not before the partnership had grown to 87. Head would find his way to 12, before being dismissed by Vihari's part time off spin for the 2nd time in the series, and in a shocking turn of events, Maxwell would fall in the same over, caught behind off Vihari. Australia now sat at 5/140, with a lead of only 196, and in serious trouble of collapsing their way out of the test.
4 for Vihari! An unlikely source to keep India in the game with the ball.
Matthew Wade attempted to counterattack with a run a ball 17, before running himself out from a beautiful direct hit by the debutant Agarwal. Australia were now 6/166, with captain Cameron White running out of partners. However the cool head of Pat Cummins joined White, as they put together a partnership of 51, seeing Australia to 7/217 and taking the lead up over 250. Vihari would claim his 3rd wicket of the innings with the dismissal of Cummins. However it was Cameron White's day, as the Australia skipper would bring up his maiden test hundred off 168 balls with 9 boundaries and 1 six. Again it would be Hanuma Vihari who would provide the breakthrough, with White finally being dismissed for 116. The pain didn't stop for India there however, as Jhye Richardson and Nathan Lyon would also put on another 35 runs together, with Richardson finishing unbeaten on 30, while Lyon would hit a quickfire 22. Lyon's dismissal would see the end of Australia's innings, the White declared the innings, with 9 overs to play in the day and setting India a target of 330.
A maiden home test century for Australia's captain helps his side set India 330 to win.
With 9 overs to survive, India were hoping they could do just what Shaun Marsh and Marcus Harris had done the night before. Instead it was the complete opposite. KL Rahul would be trapped LBW for a duck by Cummins, finally giving him his first wicket on return. Cheteshwar Pujara would than fall the next over, as Jhye Richardson went straight through his defences to see Pujara go for a duck. The introduction of Nathan Lyon into the attack with 3 overs to go would than see Mayank Agarwal be caught at slip by Handscomb, with India now being 3/7 after 6.2 overs. Ishant Sharma was sent up the order to see out the day, alongside Kohli, which they managed to do. India finishing the day at 3/9, and in serious trouble heading into day 5.
With his dismissal of KL Rahul, Pat Cummins marks his return to test cricket.
India were deep in trouble as they walked out on day 5, still requiring 322 for victory with 3 wickets already lost. Nightwatchman Ishant Sharma would be first to go, edging off to Shaun Marsh at 2nd slip of Cummins bowling. It was than the skippers turn to go, who would get caught at 1st slip off the bowling of Jhye Richardson, before in the next over Ajinkya Rahane would get bowled through the gate off the bowling of Lyon. This left India reeling at 6/38 with only 24 overs bowled in the innings.
Jhye Richardson celebrates getting the massive wicket of Kohli on day 5.
Again the partnership of Vihari and Pant would cause some issues for Australia, and although they put together a partnership of 53, when Vihari was cleaned up by Lyon, whatever slim chance India had left was all but gone. The tail would put up next to no resistance, as Nathan Lyon ran rampant, dismantling what was left the Indian lineup and finishing with figures of 6/34. This would take him to 10 wickets for the match, finishing with match figures of 10/117. India had been bowled out for 102, handing Australia a 228 run victory, bringing the series to 1-2. An incredible return for Nathan Lyon, with figures of 10/117 in the game, he was awarded man of the match.
While the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is already firmly in India's hands, a victory in Sydney would see Australia maintain a record of never losing a test series at home to an Asian side. However with the projected weather forecast, it looks unlikely a result other than a draw will occur. Virat Kohli and his men are just 1 match away from creating history.
Big Bash League 2018/19 Match 1
Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers
Gabba
December 19th, 2018
Toss won by: Adelaide Strikers
Batting first: Brisbane Heat
Brisbane Heat
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Brendon McCullum lbw b. Khan 19 14 2 1 135.7%
Max Bryant c. Lehmann b. Agar 49 30 9 1 163.3%
Chris Lynn b. Khan 4 8 0 0 50.0%
Sam Heazlett b. Agar 5 5 1 0 100.0%
Matt Renshaw not out 56 34 6 0 164.7%
Ben Cutting b. Laughlin 25 18 2 0 138.9%
Jimmy Peirson not out 22 11 2 1 200.0%
James Pattinson
Mark Steketee
Mitchell Swepson
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Total: 185/5 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 9.25 Extras: 5
ADELAIDE STRIKERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Billy Stanlake 4.0 0 38 0 9.50 0 0
Wes Agar 4.0 0 38 2 9.50 0 0
Rashid Khan 4.0 1 20 2 5.00 0 0
Cameron Valente 3.0 0 30 0 10.00 0 0
Jake Lehmann 2.0 0 26 0 13.00 1 0
Ben Laughlin 3.0 0 29 1 9.67 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 0 Leg Byes: 3 Byes: 1
Total: 185/5 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 9.25 Extras: 5
Adelaide Strikers require 186 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Alex Carey lbw b. Pattinson 1 2 0 0 50.0%
Jake Weatherald run out (Peirson) 22 11 2 1 200.0%
Colin Ingram run out (Swepson) 39 21 7 1 185.7%
Matthew Short c. Heazlett b. Pattinson 12 12 1 0 100.0%
Jonathan Wells c. Swepson b. Cutting 55 40 7 1 137.5%
Jake Lehmann st. Peirson b. Ur Rahamn 8 11 1 0 72.7%
Cameron Valente c. Heazlett b. Cutting 5 11 0 0 45.5%
Rashid Khan c. Lynn b. Cutting 8 7 1 0 114.3%
Wes Agar c. Bryant b. Cutting 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Ben Laughlin not out 7 4 1 0 175.0%
Billy Stanlake not out 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Total: 166/9 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 8.30 Extras: 8
BRISBANE HEAT Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
James Pattinson 4.0 0 26 2 6.50 1 0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4.0 0 32 1 8.00 0 0
Mark Steketee 3.0 0 19 0 6.33 0 1
Matt Renshaw 2.0 0 18 0 9.00 0 0
Mitchell Swepson 4.0 0 39 0 9.75 0 0
Ben Cutting 3.0 0 26 4 8.67 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 2 Byes: 4
Total: 166/9 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 8.30 Extras: 8
Matt Renshaw's unbeaten 56 set up the game for the Heat, before Cutting's brilliant death bowling saw him pick up 4 wickets, player of the match, and victory for his side.
Code:
BRISBANE HEAT 185/5 20.0 overs
ADELAIDE STRIKERS 166/9 20.0 overs
Brisbane Heat won by 19 runs
Man of the match: Ben Cutting
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 3
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars
Manuka Oval
December 21st, 2018
Toss won by: Sydney Thunder
Batting first: Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Travis Dean run out (Watson) 46 51 5 0 90.2%
Ben Dunk c. McAndrew b. Cummins 5 14 0 0 35.7%
Nick Larkin lbw b. Sams 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Marcus Stoinis lbw b. Cummins 4 12 0 0 33.3%
Nic Maddinson c. Root b. McAndrew 38 32 4 1 118.8%
Dwayne Bravo c. Root b. Sandhu 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Evan Gulbis not out 5 4 1 0 125.0%
Adam Zampa not out 10 5 2 0 200.0%
Sandeep Lamichhane
Jackson Coleman
Michael Beer
Total: 113/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 5.65 Extras: 5
SYDNEY THUNDER Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Pat Cummins 4.0 0 12 2 3.00 1 0
Daniel Sams 4.0 0 14 1 3.50 1 0
Nathan McAndrew 3.0 0 28 1 9.33 1 0
Chris Green 4.0 0 15 0 3.75 1 0
Gurinder Sandhu 4.0 0 30 1 7.50 1 0
Shane Watson 1.0 0 14 0 14.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 5 No Balls: 0 Leg Byes: 0 Byes: 0
Total: 113/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 5.65 Extras: 5
Sydney Thunder require 114 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jos Buttler not out 32 24 3 1 133.3%
Shane Watson lbw b. Lamichhane 71 38 8 4 186.8%
Usman Khawaja not out 7 14 0 0 50.0%
Joe Root
Callum Ferguson
Jason Sangha
Daniel Sams
Chris Green
Pat Cummins
Nathan McAndrew
Gurinder Sandhu
Total: 114/1 Overs: 12.3 Run Rate: 9.12 Extras: 4
MELBOURNE STARS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Jackson Coleman 2.0 0 34 0 14.00 0 0
Michael Beer 3.3 0 12 0 3.43 0 1
Dwayne Bravo 1.0 0 15 0 15.00 0 0
Adam Zampa 4.0 0 43 0 10.75 1 0
Sandeep Lamichhane 2.0 0 8 1 4.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 0 Byes: 2
Total: 114/1 Overs: 12.3 Run Rate: 9.12 Extras: 4
A brilliant bowling display ensured the Stars innings never got going, before Shane Watson went beserk, smashing 71 in no time, and never giving the Stars a sniff of an unlikely comeback.
Code:
MELBOURNE STARS 113/7 20.0 overs
SYDNEY THUNDER 114/1 12.3 overs
Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Shane Watson
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 4
Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers
Syndey Cricket Ground
22nd December 2018
Toss won by: Perth Scorchers
Batting first: Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Sam Whiteman b. Starc 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Michael Klinger b. Abbott 12 11 2 0 109.1%
Shaun Marsh c. Hughes b. Starc 26 18 5 0 144.4%
Mitchell Marsh b. Edwards 40 23 1 3 173.9%
Ashton Turner b. Pope 26 20 2 0 130.0%
David Willey not out 14 20 0 0 70.0%
Ashton Agar lbw b. Curran 25 27 1 0 92.6%
Nathan Coulter-Nile not out 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Andrew Tye
Jason Behrendorff
Usman Qadir
Total: 147/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 7.35 Extras: 4
SYDNEY SIXERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Mitchell Starc 4.0 0 27 2 6.75 0 0
Sean Abbott 4.0 0 38 1 9.50 0 0
Jack Edwards 3.0 0 18 1 6.00 0 0
Nathan Lyon 4.0 0 30 1 7.50 1 0
Tom Curran 3.0 0 18 1 6.00 0 1
Lloyd Pope 2.0 0 14 0 7.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 1 Byes: 1
Total: 147/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 7.35 Extras: 4
Sydney Sixers require 148 to win
Code:
SYDNEY SIXERS innings
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Edwards c & b. Willey 5 5 0 0 100.0%
Joe Denly b. Willey 11 12 1 0 91.7%
Moises Henriques lbw b. Behrendorff 8 7 1 0 114.3%
Daniel Hughes c. Tye b. Willey 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Jordan Silk c & b. Behrendorff 9 4 0 0 225.0%
Josh Philippe b. Coulter-Nile 52 20 5 4 260.0%
Tom Curran not out 52 35 5 2 148.6%
Sean Abbott c. Klinger b. Coulter-Nile 10 15 0 0 66.7%
Mitchell Starc not out 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Nathan Lyon
Lloyd Pope
Total: 148/7 Overs: 16.3 Run Rate: 8.97 Extras: 1
PERTH SCORCHERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Jason Behrendorff 4.0 0 40 2 10.00 0 0
David Willey 4.0 0 30 3 7.50 0 0
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4.0 0 32 2 8.00 0 0
Andrew Tye 2.0 0 27 0 13.50 0 1
Usman Qadir 2.0 0 13 0 6.50 0 0
Ashton Agar 0.3 0 6 0 12.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 0 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 0 Byes: 0
Total: 148/7 Overs: 16.3 Run Rate: 8.97 Extras: 1
With the Sixers reeling at 5/43 in the 7th over, Tom Curran and Josh Philippe combined, with the latter blasting the momentum back in their favour with 52 from just 20 balls. Curran would then finish the job with an unbeaten 52 of his own.
Code:
PERTH SCORCHERS 147/6 20.0 overs
SYDNEY SIXERS 148/7 16.3 overs
SYDNEY SIXERS won by 3 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Tom Curran
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 5
Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes
Carrara Stadium
22nd December 2018
Toss won by: Hobart Hurricanes
Batting first: Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Tim Paine run out (Lalor) 57 38 4 3 150.0%
D'Arcy Short b. Lalor 100 43 8 8 232.6%
Alex Doolan lbw b. Steketee 34 26 2 1 130.8%
Ben McDermott not out 39 14 5 2 278.6%
George Bailey not out 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Simon Milenko
James Faulkner
Johan Botha
Clive Rose
Jofra Archer
Riley Meredith
Total: 239/3 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 11.95 Extras: 9
BRISBANE HEAT Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Josh Lalor 4.0 0 53 1 13.25 1 0
Joe Burns 1.0 0 20 0 20.00 0 0
Mark Steketee 4.0 0 48 1 12.00 0 0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4.0 0 46 0 11.50 1 1
Mitchell Swepson 4.0 0 31 0 7.50 0 0
Ben Cutting 3.0 0 36 0 12.00 1 0
EXTRAS Wides: 3 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 1 Byes: 4
Total: 239/3 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 11.95 Extras: 9
Brisbane Heat require 240 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Brendon McCullum lbw b. Short 56 27 7 2 207.4%
Max Bryant b. Archer 1 3 0 0 33.3%
Chris Lynn c. Milenko b. Meredith 30 27 1 2 111.1%
Joe Burns c. Botha b. Short 12 12 2 0 100.0%
Sam Heazlett b. Faulkner 15 16 1 0 93.8%
Ben Cutting c. Faulkner b. Short 1 6 0 0 16.7%
Jimmy Peirson c. Short b. Botha 6 12 0 0 50.0%
Mark Steketee b. Faulkner 0 3 0 0 0.0%
Josh Lalor not out 1 2 0 0 50.0%
Mitchell Swepson run out (Faulkner) 6 4 0 0 150.0%
Mujeeb Ur Rahmann lbw b. Faulkner 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Total: 136/10 Overs: 19.0 Run Rate: 7.16 Extras: 6
HOBART HURRICANES Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Jofra Archer 4.0 1 25 1 6.25 0 0
Riley Meredith 3.0 0 36 1 12.00 0 0
James Faulkner 3.0 0 13 3 4.25 0 0
Clive Rose 2.0 0 15 0 7.00 0 0
D'Arcy Short 4.0 0 24 3 6.00 1 0
Johan Botha 3.0 0 15 1 5.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 0 Leg Byes: 5 Byes: 0
Total: 136/10 Overs: 19.0 Run Rate: 7.16 Extras: 6
D'Arcy Short plays one of the all time BBL games, 100 from 43 balls followed up by 3 wickets with the ball. Hurricanes crush the Heat in the 2nd biggest win by runs in BBL history.
Code:
HOBART HURRIACNES 239/3 20.0 overs
BRISBANE HEAT 136 19.0 overs
HOBART HURRICANES won by 103 runs
Man of the match: D'Arcy Short
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 6
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades
Adelaide Strikers
23rd December 2018
Toss won by: Adelaide Strikers
Batting first: Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Alex Carey run out (Christian) 3 5 0 0 60.0%
Jake Weatherald c. Nabi b. Shinwari 20 13 4 0 153.9%
Colin Ingram lbw b. Shinwari 14 9 1 1 155.6%
Matt Short c. Ludeman b. Wildermuth 51 34 4 2 150.0%
Jonathan Wells lbw b. Nabi 8 6 1 0 133.3%
Jake Lehmann lbw b. Wildermuth 7 10 0 0 70.0%
Cameron Valente c & b. Boyce 17 24 1 0 70.8%
Rashid Khan run out (Cooper) 13 10 0 1 130.0%
Wes Agar not out 8 6 1 0 133.3%
Ben Laughlin not out 11 5 2 0 220.0%
Billy Stanlake
Total: 162/8 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 8.10 Extras: 10
MELBOURNE RENEGADES Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Usman Shinwari 4.0 0 27 2 6.75 2 0
Kane Richardson 4.0 0 44 0 11.00 0 1
Mohammad Nabi 4.0 0 36 1 9.00 0 1
Cameron Boyce 3.0 0 23 1 7.67 0 0
Jack Wildermuth 4.0 0 18 2 4.50 0 0
Dan Christian 1.0 0 10 0 10.00 2 0
EXTRAS Wides: 4 No Balls: 2 Leg Byes: 4 Byes: 0
Total: 162/8 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 8.10 Extras: 10
Melbourne Renegades require 163 to win
Code:
MELBOURNE RENEGADES innings
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Aaron Finch b. Laughlin 2 5 0 0 40.0%
Tim Ludeman lbw b. Agar 33 25 3 2 132.0%
Sam Harper b. Stanlake 37 24 7 0 154.2%
Mackenzie Harvey b. Agar 1 3 0 0 33.3%
Tom Cooper b. Laughlin 31 25 0 0 124.0%
Mohammad Nabi c. Ingram b. Agar 9 12 0 0 75.0%
Dan Christian c. Ingram b. Agar 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Jack Wildermuth c. Wells b. Khan 1 3 0 0 33.3%
Cameron Boyce not out 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Kane Richardson b. Laughlin 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Usman Shinwari c. Ingram b. Laughlin 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Total: 118/10 Overs: 16.5 Run Rate: 7.01 Extras: 4
ADELAIDE STRIKERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Billy Stanlake 4.0 0 37 1 9.25 0 0
Wes Agar 4.0 0 14 4 3.50 0 0
Ben Laughlin 3.5 0 23 4 6.00 0 0
Rashid Khan 3.0 0 16 1 5.33 0 0
Colin Ingram 1.0 0 16 0 16.00 2 0
Cameron Valente 1.0 0 10 0 10.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 0 Leg Byes: 2 Byes: 0
Total: 118/10 Overs: 16.5 Run Rate: 7.01 Extras: 4
WHAT ON EARTH JUST HAPPENED?! The Renegades collapse from 4/113 to 10/118, finished off by a Ben Laughlin hatrick! The Strikers claim their first win of the season, with the Renegades falling to 0-2. .
Code:
ADELAIDE STRIKERS 162/8 20.0 overs
MELBOURNE RENEGADES 118 16.5 overs
ADELAIDE STRIKERS won by 44 runs
Man of the match: Ben Laughlin
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 7
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars
Blundstone Arena
24th December 2018
Toss won by: Melbourne Stars
Batting first: Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Tim Paine st. Dunk b. Lamichhane 63 46 5 3 137.0%
D'Arcy Short st. Dunk b. Zampa 54 19 8 3 284.2%
Alex Doolan lbw b. Lamichhane 7 9 0 0 77.8%
Ben McDermott c. Larkin b. Stoinis 52 34 3 3 152.9%
George Bailey not out 18 10 3 0 180.0%
Simon Milenko not out 10 3 1 1 333.3%
James Faulkner
Johan Botha
Jofra Archer
Clive Rose
Riley Meredith
Total: 209/4 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 10.45 Extras: 5
MELBOURNE STARS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Scott Boland 4.0 0 42 0 10.50 1 0
Jackson Coleman 2.0 0 31 0 15.50 0 0
Dwayne Bravo 4.0 0 41 0 10.25 0 1
Sandeep Lamichhane 4.0 0 26 2 6.50 1 0
Adam Zampa 4.0 0 42 1 10.50 0 0
Marcus Stoinis 2.0 0 27 1 13.50 2 0
EXTRAS Wides: 4 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 0 Byes: 0
Total: 209/4 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 10.45 Extras: 5
Melbourne Stars require 210 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Travis Dean lbw b. Archer 15 12 1 1 125.0%
Ben Dunk b. Meredith 23 10 2 2 230.0%
Nick Larkin b. Botha 33 33 2 0 100.0%
Marcus Stoinis c. Short b. Archer 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Nic Maddinson c. Rose b. Meredith 44 25 4 3 176.0%
Dwayne Bravo b. Meredith 38 30 4 1 126.7%
Evan Gulbis not out 18 8 3 0 225.0%
Adam Zampa not out 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Scott Boland
Sandeep Lamichhane
Jackson Coleman
Total: 178/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 7.90 Extras: 4
HOBART HURRICANES Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Jofra Archer 4.0 0 25 2 6.25 0 0
Riley Meredith 4.0 0 40 3 10.00 0 1
James Faulkner 3.0 0 38 0 12.67 2 0
Clive Rose 2.0 0 25 0 12.50 0 0
D'Arcy Short 4.0 0 24 0 6.00 0 0
Johan Botha 3.0 0 25 1 8.33 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 1 Byes: 0
Total: 178/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 7.90 Extras: 4
Back to back century opening stands from D'Arcy Short and Tim Paine steered the Hurricanes to another 200+ score. The Stars chase wasn't ever on track, and the Hurricanes saw out another dominant victory.
Code:
HOBART HURRICANES 209/4 20.0 overs
MELBOURNE STARS 178/6 20.0 overs
HOBART HURRICANES won by 31 runs
Man of the match: D'Arcy Short
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 8
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers
Spotless Stadium
December 24th, 2018
Toss won by: Sydney Thunder
Batting first: Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jos Buttler c. Henriques b. Abbott 33 23 5 0 143.4%
Shane Watson lbw b. O'Keefe 80 47 7 4 170.2%
Callum Ferguson not out 50 34 3 2 147.1%
Joe Root c & b. Curran 5 5 0 0 100.0%
Jason Sangha lbw b. Henriques 3 4 0 0 75.0%
Daniel Sams lbw b. Curran 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Chris Green b. Curran 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Nathan McAndrew lbw b. Curran 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Jonathan Cook not out 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sam Rainbird
Fawad Ahmed
Total: 181/7 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 9.05 Extras: 4
SYDNEY SIXERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Mitchell Starc 4.0 0 39 0 9.75 1 0
Sean Abbott 4.0 0 39 1 9.75 1 0
Steve O'Keefe 4.0 0 24 1 6.00 0 0
Lloyd Pope 2.0 0 24 0 12.00 0 0
Tom Curran 4.0 0 33 4 8.25 0 0
Moises Henriques 2.0 0 20 1 10.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 0 Leg Byes: 2 Byes: 0
Total: 181/7 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 9.05 Extras: 4
Sydney Sixers require 182 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Edwards lbw b. Cook 39 27 3 1 144.4%
Joe Denly lbw b. Rainbird 55 25 5 4 220.0%
Moises Henriques c & b. Sams 30 27 4 0 111.1%
Daniel Hughes lbw b. Ahmed 21 11 2 1 190.9%
Jordan Silk lbw b. Ahmed 12 10 2 0 120.0%
Josh Philippe not out 14 9 2 1 155.6%
Tom Curran not out 4 5 0 0 80.0%
Sean Abbott
Mitchell Starc
Steve O'Keefe
Lloyd Pope
Total: 183/5 Overs: 18.4 Run Rate: 9.80 Extras: 8
SYDNEY THUNDER Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Daniel Sams 4.0 0 41 1 10.25 0 0
Nathan McAndrew 3.0 0 36 0 9.00 0 1
Sam Rainbird 4.0 0 32 0 8.00 1 1
Fawad Ahmed 4.0 0 34 2 8.50 0 0
Jonathan Cook 1.0 0 11 1 11.00 0 0
Chris Green 2.4 0 24 0 9.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 1 Byes: 0
Total: 183/5 Overs: 18.4 Run Rate: 9.80 Extras: 8
Despite the Thunder's top order firing, 181 always felt below par, after some brilliant death bowling by Tom Curran, following it up by hitting the winnings runs for the 2nd game
running. Earning himself back to back man of the match awards, bragging rights in the derby, and propelling the Sixers to 2-0.
Code:
SYDNEY THUNDER 181/7 20.0 overs
SYDNEY SIXERS 183/5 18.4 overs
SYDNEY SIXERS won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Tom Curran
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 9
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers
Optus Stadium
December 26th, 2018
Toss won by: Adelaide Strikers
Batting first: Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Michael Klinger c. Ingram b. Stanlake 8 3 0 1 266.7%
Josh Inglis b. Stanlake 6 5 1 0 120.0%
William Bosisto lbw b. Stanlake 0 1 0 0 0.0%
Mitchell Marsh lbw b. Agar 35 14 4 2 250.0%
Ashton Turner b. Stanlake 27 13 6 0 207.7%
Hilton Cartwright st. Carey b. Khan 29 28 1 1 103.6%
Ashton Agar c. Valente b. Khan 25 37 1 0 67.6%
David Willey lbw b. Laughlin 5 4 0 0 125.0%
Nathan Coulter-Nile st. Carey b. Khan 1 4 0 0 25.0%
Andrew Tye b. Laughlin 8 7 0 1 114.3%
Jason Behrendorff not out 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Total: 150/10 Overs: 19.1 Run Rate: 7.83 Extras: 6
ADELAIDE STRIKERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Billy Stanlake 4.0 0 54 4 13.50 2 0
Wes Agar 4.0 0 32 1 8.00 0 1
Cameron Valente 4.0 0 24 0 6.00 1 0
Rashid Khan 4.0 0 18 3 4.50 0 0
Ben Laughlin 3.1 0 21 2 6.63 1 0
EXTRAS Wides: 4 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 1 Byes: 0
Total: 150/10 Overs: 19.1 Run Rate: 7.83 Extras: 6
Adelaide Strikers require 151 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Alex Carey c. Coulter-Nile b. Willey 23 13 3 1 176.9%
Jake Weatherald c. Cartwright b. Tye 36 16 2 3 225.0%
Colin Ingram b. Tye 24 13 5 0 184.6%
Matt Short b. Willey 9 8 2 0 112.5%
Jonathan Wells b. Coulter-Nile 13 6 1 1 216.7%
Jake Lehmann c. Willey b. Lehmann 4 6 0 0 66.7%
Cameron Valente b. Coulter-Nile 3 4 0 0 75.0%
Rashid Khan not out 6 16 0 0 37.5%
Wes Agar not out 24 22 2 0 109.1%
Ben Laughlin
Billy Stanlake
Total: 151/7 Overs: 17 Run Rate: 8.88 Extras: 9
PERTH SCORCHERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Jason Behrendorff 2.0 0 21 0 10.50 1 0
David Willey 4.0 0 33 2 8.25 1 0
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4.0 0 33 2 8.25 0 0
Andrew Tye 4.0 0 35 3 8.75 0 0
Ashton Agar 2.0 0 16 0 8.00 1 2
Mitchell Marsh 1.0 0 10 0 10.00 1 0
EXTRAS Wides: 4 No Balls: 2 Leg Byes: 3 Byes: 0
Total: 151/7 Overs: 17 Run Rate: 8.88 Extras: 9
Nerves of Steel. The Strikers were cruising until a collapse of 5/28 in just 20 balls threw their innings into serious chaos. Enter Number 9 Wes Agar, who at 7/117 calmly steadied the innings, and guided the Strikers home with an unbeaten 24.
Code:
PERTH SCORCHERS 150 19.0 overs
ADELAIDE STRIKERS 151/7 17.0 overs
ADELAIDE STRIKERS won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Rashid Khan
Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 10
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars
Sydney Cricket Ground
December 27th, 2018
Toss won by: Sydney Sixers
Batting first: Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jack Edwards c. Dunk b. Bird 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Joe Denly b. Zampa 34 18 2 2 188.9%
Daniel Hughes c. Zampa b. Bravo 44 30 7 0 146.7%
Moises Henriques b. Zampa 3 5 0 0 60.0%
Jordan Silk c. Stoinis b. Lamichhane 21 15 3 0 140.0%
Josh Philippe c. Zampa b. Bravo 37 21 1 3 176.2%
Tom Curran not out 17 14 2 0 121.4%
Sean Abbott not out 21 16 1 1 131.3%
Mitchell Starc
Steve O'Keefe
Ben Dwarshius
Total: 183/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 9.15 Extras: 7
MELBOURNE STARS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Jackson Bird 3.0 0 27 1 9.00 1 0
Marcus Stoinis 4.0 0 34 0 8.50 1 1
Adam Zampa 4.0 0 30 2 7.50 0 0
Sandeep Lamichhane 4.0 0 37 1 9.25 0 0
Dwayne Bravo 4.0 0 37 2 9.25 0 0
Evan Gulbis 1.0 0 14 0 14.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 4 Byes: 0
Total: 183/6 Overs: 20 Run Rate: 9.15 Extras: 7
Melbourne Stars require 184 to win
Code:
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Ben Dunk c. Starc b. Abbott 17 7 4 0
Travis Dean lbw b. Starc 9 10 1 0
Nick Larkin lbw b. O'Keefe 51 36 6 1
Marcus Stoinis not out 89 55 5 7
Nic Maddinson b. Starc 15 10 2 0
Seb Gotch not out 0 1 0 0
Dwayne Bravo
Evan Gulbis
Sandeep Lamichhane
Adam Zampa
Jackson Bird
Total: 185/5 Overs: 19.5 Run Rate: 9.33 Extras: 4
SYDNEY SIXERS Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Mitchell Starc 4.0 0 39 2 9.75 3 0
Sean Abbott 3.5 0 37 1 9.25 1 0
Steve O'Keefe 4.0 0 31 1 7.75 0 0
Ben Dwarshius 3.0 0 30 0 10.00 0 0
Tom Curran 4.0 0 36 0 9.00 0 0
Joe Denly 1.0 0 12 0 12.00 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 4 No Balls: 0 Leg Byes: 0 Byes: 0
Total: 185/5 Overs: 19.5 Run Rate: 9.33 Extras: 4
In comes Abbott... Stoinis... LAUNCHES IT INTO THE CROWD, AND THE STARS ARE HOME WITH ONE BALL TO SPARE! A special chase from the Stars, spearheaded by Stoinis as they finally get a win on the board.
Code:
SYDNEY SIXERS 183/6 20.0 overs
MELBOURNE STARS 185/5 19.5 overs
MELBOURNE STARS won by 5 wickets (with 1 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Marcus Stoinis
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