Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 38th Match: Stars crush Strikers comfortably

After Nathan Coulter-Nile shined with the ball, Joe Clarke and Thomas Fraser Rogers batted Melbourne Stars to a comfortable nine wicket win over Adelaide Strikers today.

Match Summary

Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 38th Match, Big Bash League

Melbourne Stars 109/1 (14.3 ov)

Adelaide Strikers 108/10 (19.2 ov)

Result - Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets

SCORECARD

Despite a difficult beginning, with Luke Wood giving up 20 runs in the first over and Matt Short hitting a big shot, the Melbourne Stars and Beau Webster put forth a strong effort in the field.

Liam Hatcher and the Melbourne Stars' defense kept taking wickets consistently and didn't let any batter get away.

Adam Hose and Harry Nielsen tried to rebuild the innings but the boundaries never came and Coulter-Nile further dented the Strikers with two wickets in two balls.

Webster had a fantastic day in the field, taking a flying catch and then running out Siddle to end the opposing team's innings. Adelaide Strikers headed in all out for 108.

It didn't take much as Joe Clarke (35) and Thomas Fraser Rogers (51*) batted Melbourne Stars to a nine wicket win.

The Stars secured a convincing victory, moving them out of the bottom of the table. Additionally, the win did not harm their net run rate (NRR) as they secured it with 33 balls remaining.

Match Stats

Adelaide Strikers Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Matthew Short - 1.5 ov), 2-25 (Chris Lynn - 3.1 ov), 3-40 (Ryan Gibson - 6.1 ov), 4-56 (Thomas Kelly - 8.5 ov), 5-85 (Adam Hose - 14.5 ov), 6-85 (Benjamin Manenti - 14.6 ov), 7-104 (Harry Nielsen - 16.4 ov), 8-105 (Wes Agar - 17.2 ov), 9-108 (Cameron Boyce - 19.1 ov), 10-108 (Peter Siddle - 19.2 ov)

Melbourne Stars Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Joe Clarke - 9.3 ov)

Playing XI

Melbourne Stars: Joe Clarke (WK), Hilton Cartwright, Nick Larkin, Thomas Fraser Rogers, James Seymour, Beau Webster, Clint Hinchliffe, Adam Zampa (C), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Liam Hatcher

Adelaide Strikers: Harry Nielsen (WK), Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Ryan Gibson, Thomas Kelly, Matthew Short, Benjamin Manenti, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (C), Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce

Match Details

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023 08:15

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Toss: Melbourne Stars won the toss & elected to field

Officials Umpires: David Taylor (Australia) Donovan Koch (Australia) Ben Treloar (Australia TV)

Match Referee: Bob Parry (Australia)

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