BBL 2023/24 Match 17: Melbourne Stars beat Hobart Hurricanes by 7 wickets (D/L)
Melbourne Stars came out on top by 7 wickets against Hobart Hurricanes, in the rain interrupted BBL Match 17, in Hobart, today.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars, 17th Match, Big Bash League
Hobart Hurricanes 155/10 (19.4 ov)
Melbourne Stars 67/3 (6.3 ov)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (DLS Method)
Match Analysis
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bowl and restricted Hobart Hurricanes to 155/10 (19.4 ov). Glenn Maxwell 3/29 and Haris Rauf 3/24 were the stars with the ball.
There was a short delay in play because of rain and then, in a reduced over chase, Melbourne Stars required 67 runs in 7 overs (D/L).
In the first over, Riley Meridith struck twice, removing both Sam Harper and Marcus Stoinis, and the Stars were struggling at 2/3.
However, Tom Rogers 21*(14) and Glenn Maxwell 32*(17) got the Stars over the line, by 7 wickets, to complete back-to-back wins for them.
Match Stats
Hobart Hurricanes Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Matthew Wade - 0.6 ov), 2-43 (Macalister Wright - 5.1 ov), 3-86 (Sam Hain - 10.6 ov), 4-94 (Caleb Jewell - 12.3 ov), 5-96 (Tim David - 12.6 ov), 6-98 (Corey Anderson - 13.5 ov), 7-132 (Nikhil Chaudhary - 16.5 ov), 8-144 (Patrick Dooley - 18.1 ov), 9-146 (Chris Jordan - 18.6 ov), 10-155 (Nathan Ellis - 19.4 ov)
Melbourne Stars Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Sam Harper - 0.1 ov), 2-1 (Marcus Stoinis - 0.4 ov), 3-6 (Hilton Cartwright - 1.4 ov)
Playing XIs
Hobart Hurricanes:
- Matthew Wade(WK)
- Caleb Jewell
- Macalister Wright
- Sam Hain
- Corey Anderson
- Tim David
- Nikhil Chaudhary
- Chris Jordan
- Patrick Dooley
- Nathan Ellis(C)
- Riley Meredith
Melbourne Stars:
- Tom Fraser Rogers
- Sam Harper(WK)
- Beau Webster
- Glenn Maxwell(C)
- Marcus Stoinis
- Hilton Cartwright
- Imad Wasim
- Jonathan Merlo
- Usama Mir
- Haris Rauf
- Joel Paris
Match Details:
Date: Thursday, December 28, 2023 08:15
Venue:Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Toss: Melbourne Stars elected to bowl
Officials Umpires: Ben Treloar(Australia) Sam Nogajski(Australia) Paul Wilson(Australia TV)
Match Referee: Bob Parry(Australia)
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