STA vs HUR, Match 31 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Melbourne
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Series
KFC BBL|08
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Toss
Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Graham-Smith, M W , Ward, J D
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Match Referee
Marshall, P L
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Tv Umpire
Wilds, A K
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Man of the Match
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STA Batting: 126/10 in 17.1 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Evan Gulbis | b: Botha | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Ben Dunk | b: Short | 20 (15) | 2 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Nick Larkin | c: Botha b: Meredith | 16 (13) | 3 | 0 | 123.08 |
| Nic Maddinson | lbw: Botha | 6 (7) | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Seb Gotch | c: Botha b: Archer | 35 (26) | 2 | 1 | 134.62 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c: Archer b: Meredith | 19 (16) | 1 | 1 | 118.75 |
| Jonathan Merlo | run out (Rose) | 11 (9) | 1 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Liam Plunkett | c: McDermott b: Meredith | 11 (8) | 1 | 0 | 137.50 |
| Jackson Bird | c: Archer b: Meredith | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tom O'Connell | not out | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liam Bowe | hit-wicket b: Archer | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Faulkner | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Johan Botha | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Jofra Archer | 3.1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.26 |
| Riley Meredith | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| D'Arcy Short | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Clive Rose | 1.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
HUR Batting: 185/2 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Matthew Wade | c: Dunk b: O'Connell | 41 (38) | 1 | 1 | 107.89 |
| D'Arcy Short | not out | 96 (57) | 8 | 4 | 168.42 |
| Jake Doran | c&b: Bowe | 7 (8) | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Ben McDermott | not out | 27 (19) | 0 | 2 | 142.11 |
| George Bailey | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Milenko | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive Rose | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Meredith | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Ben Dunk | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Jackson Bird | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Liam Plunkett | 4.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.00 |
| Liam Bowe | 3.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.67 |
| Tom O'Connell | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Evan Gulbis | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Key Stats
17.1 Jofra Archer to Liam Bowe
OUT! Hit Wicket. Jofra Archer to Liam Bowe. Yorker, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper. Bowe is worried about the pace and goes so deep in his crease that he ends up striking the wickets with his bat. Hobart complete a comprehensive victory by 59 runs and they consolidate top spot. Melbourne on the other hand struggled to get going with the bat with only Seb Gotch getting into some kind of rhythm. They remain planted at the bottom and their hopes of a top four spot slip away.
17.1 Jofra Archer to Liam Bowe
Over 18. no runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. Melbourne Stars: 10-126(rr 7.00)
16.5 Riley Meredith to Jackson Bird
OUT! Caught. Riley Meredith to Jackson Bird. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, by Archer.
16.4 Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo
OUT! Run Out. Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover, direct hit by Rose. Hobart can do no wrong today. Rose collects the ball on his knees at extra cover and hits the stumps to leave Merlo short.
16.3 Riley Meredith to Jackson Bird
Riley Meredith to Jackson Bird. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Bailey.
16.2 Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo
Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to gully for 1 run, fielded by Milenko.
16.1 Riley Meredith to Liam Plunkett
OUT! Caught. Riley Meredith to Liam Plunkett. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, by McDermott. Skidded onto the bat and Plunkett is unable to place the ball where he would like. Down the throat of square leg who makes no mistakes. Meredith has been very impressive with his extra pace.
15.6 James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett
James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Short.
15.6 James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett
Over 16. 13 runs. Bowler: James Faulkner. Melbourne Stars: 6-124(rr 7.75)
15.5 James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett
James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Archer.
15.4 James Faulkner to Jonathan Merlo
James Faulkner to Jonathan Merlo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Doran.
15.3 James Faulkner to Jonathan Merlo
FOUR! James Faulkner to Jonathan Merlo. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Glorious cover drive along the floor. Picked the slower ball nicely and drilled it to the rope.
15.2 James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett
James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
15.1 James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett
FOUR! James Faulkner to Liam Plunkett. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Streaky boundary but the Stars need every run they can get.
14.6 Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett
Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett. Leg cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Short.
14.6 Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett
Over 15. 6 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. Melbourne Stars: 6-111(rr 7.40)
14.5 Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett
Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Botha.
14.4 Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett
Wide Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Wade.
14.4 Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett
Jofra Archer to Liam Plunkett. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Short.
14.3 Jofra Archer to Jonathan Merlo
Jofra Archer to Jonathan Merlo. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
14.2 Jofra Archer to Seb Gotch
OUT! Caught. Jofra Archer to Seb Gotch. Length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to mid on, by Botha. Hard length and at pace. One hand comes off the bat as the ball skews off the splice straight up into the air.
14.1 Jofra Archer to Jonathan Merlo
Jofra Archer to Jonathan Merlo. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Archer.
13.6 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Bailey.
13.6 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Over 14. 6 runs. Bowler: Johan Botha. Melbourne Stars: 5-105(rr 7.50)
13.5 Johan Botha to Jonathan Merlo
Johan Botha to Jonathan Merlo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Meredith.
13.4 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
13.3 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Doran.
13.2 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Wade.
13.1 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, middle stump backing away cutting, bottom edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
12.6 Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo
Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by McDermott.
12.6 Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo
Over 13. 9 runs. Bowler: Riley Meredith. Melbourne Stars: 5-99(rr 7.62)
12.5 Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch
Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.
12.4 Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo
Riley Meredith to Jonathan Merlo. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.
12.3 Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch
Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.
12.2 Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo
OUT! Caught. Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to mid off, by Archer. The short ball tactic works in the end. Onto Bravo quicker than he was expecting and he couldn't control the short ball. Easy catch for Jofra on the edge of the ring.
12.1 Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo
FOUR! Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Straight back over mid on. Bravo knew it was going to be short so gave himself a hint of room and slapped it with the full face of the bat.
11.6 Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo
Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Short.
11.6 Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo
Over 12. 18 runs. Bowler: Clive Rose. Melbourne Stars: 4-90(rr 7.50)
11.5 Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo
Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo. Stock length ball, middle stump backing away defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Rose.
11.4 Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo
SIX! Clive Rose to Dwayne Bravo. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Uses the feet and unloads a big swing of the bat. Bravo opens his boundary account with a straight six.
11.3 Clive Rose to Seb Gotch
Clive Rose to Seb Gotch. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.
11.2 Clive Rose to Seb Gotch
FOUR! Clive Rose to Seb Gotch. Stock length ball, outside off stump backing away Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Deft touch this time rather than the power game. Both profitable for Gotch.
11.1 Clive Rose to Seb Gotch
SIX! Clive Rose to Seb Gotch. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Huge six. That is a great way of putting the pressure back onto the bowler.
10.6 Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch
Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
10.6 Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch
Over 11. 2 runs. Bowler: Riley Meredith. Melbourne Stars: 4-72(rr 6.55)
10.5 Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch
Riley Meredith to Seb Gotch. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
10.4 Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo
Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
10.3 Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo
Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Bailey.
10.2 Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo
Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Meredith.
10.1 Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo
Riley Meredith to Dwayne Bravo. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Milenko.
9.6 Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo
Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Meredith.
9.6 Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo
Over 10. 5 runs. Bowler: Johan Botha. Melbourne Stars: 4-70(rr 7.00)
9.5 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
9.4 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Botha.
9.3 Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo
Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Bailey.
9.3 Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo
Over 10. 3 runs. Bowler: Johan Botha. Melbourne Stars: 4-68(rr 6.80)
9.2 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Johan Botha to Seb Gotch. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Doran.
9.2 Johan Botha to Seb Gotch
Over 10. 2 runs. Bowler: Johan Botha. Melbourne Stars: 4-67(rr 6.70)
9.1 Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo
Johan Botha to Dwayne Bravo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Faulkner.
8.6 D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch
FOUR! D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Races away off the edge. Nice piece of bowling from Short as he tempted Gotch out of the crease but bowled it much wider. He doesn't get any rewards though.
8.6 D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch
Over 9. 11 runs. Bowler: D'Arcy Short. Melbourne Stars: 4-65(rr 7.22)
8.5 D'Arcy Short to Dwayne Bravo
D'Arcy Short to Dwayne Bravo. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Meredith.
8.5 D'Arcy Short to Dwayne Bravo
Over 9. 7 runs. Bowler: D'Arcy Short. Melbourne Stars: 4-61(rr 6.78)
8.4 D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch
D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch. Leg spinner full toss, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, top edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Rose.
8.3 D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch
D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Doran.
8.2 D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch
D'Arcy Short to Seb Gotch. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, run save by Botha, fielded by McDermott.
8.1 D'Arcy Short to Dwayne Bravo
D'Arcy Short to Dwayne Bravo. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Botha.