T20 · MEN'S CRICKET
Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder
5 Jan 2019 · Carrara Oval · Big Bash League
Big Bash LeagueRESULT
MSMelbourne Stars137/217.2 ov
STSydney Thunder135/820.0 ov
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
STSydney Thunder135/8
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jos Buttler | c EP Gulbis b SM Boland | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
 Shane Watson | c BR Dunk b A Zampa | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.69 |
 Callum Ferguson | c NCR Larkin b SM Boland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Joe Root | c GJ Maxwell b MP Stoinis | 26 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 92.86 |
 Jason Sangha | c SE Gotch b LE Plunkett | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
 Daniel Sams | c A Zampa b MP Stoinis | 42 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 168.00 |
 Chris Green | c SE Gotch b DJ Bravo | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
 Gurinder Sandhu | not out | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Jonathan Cook | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sam Rainbird | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total · 120 legal balls | 135 | 20.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Boland | 4.0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 |
 Adam Zampa | 3.0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Beer | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Liam Plunkett | 3.0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus Stoinis | 4.0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
 Dwayne Bravo | 4.0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (JC Buttler) · 2-28 (CJ Ferguson) · 3-49 (SR Watson) · 4-70 (JJS Sangha) · 5-71 (JE Root) · 6-129 (DR Sams) · 7-133 (CJ Green) · 8-134 (JD Cook)
MSMelbourne Stars137/2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | c JE Root b DR Sams | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 130.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c GS Sandhu b Fawad Ahmed | 34 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 154.55 |
| Nick Larkin | not out | 41 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
 Glenn Maxwell | not out | 41 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 132.26 |
| Total · 104 legal balls | 137 | 17.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rainbird | 2.0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 3.0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Sams | 3.2 | 28 | 1 | 8.40 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Cook | 2.0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Ahmed | 4.0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (BR Dunk) · 2-57 (MP Stoinis)
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