BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Short	c Webster b Zampa	8	8	-	1	0	100.00

Henry Hunt	lbw b Couch	12	9	-	1	1	133.33

Jake Weatherald	c Larkin b Qais Ahmad	8	9	-	1	0	88.88

Jonathan Wells	c Webster b Zampa	68	56	-	5	1	121.42

Thomas Kelly	c Cartwright b Hinchliffe	13	15	-	0	0	86.66

Ryan Gibson	st †Clarke b Qais Ahmad	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

Harry Nielsen †	b Haris Rauf	14	15	-	1	0	93.33

Rashid Khan	not out	7	4	-	1	0	175.00
Peter Siddle (c)	b Haris Rauf	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Harry Conway	run out (Crone/†Clarke)	1	1	-	0	0	100.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 4)	8
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 6.95)	139/9
Did not bat: Fawad Ahmed
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Henry Hunt, 2.3 ov), 2-29 (Matthew Short, 3.3 ov), 3-34 (Jake Weatherald, 5.3 ov), 4-81 (Thomas Kelly, 12.1 ov), 5-91 (Ryan Gibson, 13.6 ov), 6-128 (Jonathan Wells, 18.3 ov), 7-138 (Harry Nielsen, 19.4 ov), 8-138 (Peter Siddle, 19.5 ov), 9-139 (Harry Conway, 19.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Haris Rauf	4	0	25	2	6.25	10	1	1	2	0
19.4 to HJ Nielsen, slower ball on a good length, Nielsen is through a slog way too early. Appropriately tame end to a tame innings.. 138/7 19.5 to PM Siddle, another slower length ball on middle and leg, Siddle is similarly through his heave to the leg side early. Top of leg stump is knocked back.. 138/8
Qais Ahmad	4	0	21	2	5.25	12	2	0	0	0
5.3 to J Weatherald, full on fifth stump, width to encourage a lofted drive but doesn't get any power behind it and shovels it up to long-off who settles under this with ease 15 yards in from the rope, taken at head height.. 34/3 13.6 to RJ Gibson, absolute gem! Qais has been getting consistent turn when he's given more flight to his legbreaks all night. Floats this up on a good length on middle and Gibson walks through a flick to midwicket that spins sharply past the outside edge before the bails are whipped off.. 91/5
Brody Couch	3	0	31	1	10.33	4	3	0	2	0
2.3 to HJ Hunt, yorker speared into the legs and Hunt misses a flick to the leg side, huge lbw shout upheld. Live this looked like it was sliding well past leg stump with three stumps showing at the time he played the flick. Replays pretty much confirm that. Another poor umpiring decision in this BBL.. 21/1
Adam Zampa	4	0	24	2	6.00	8	2	0	0	0
3.3 to MW Short, charges a full ball on off stump, shovels this flat to the man on the ring at mid-off, who doesn't have to move and takes a simple catch at head height.. 29/2 18.3 to JW Wells, flighted full on fifth stump, slog down the ground trying to clear long-on very straight but Webster rangers 15 yards to his left along the rope and gives a bunny hop reaching up to his left to intercept this. Denies a sure six and ends a solid innings from Wells.. 128/6
Clint Hinchliffe	4	0	21	1	5.25	9	1	0	0	0
12.1 to T Kelly, waist high full toss on middle, Kelly tries to muscle a pull over cow corner but miscues this to Cartwright who shuffles 10 yards left and clutches on 10 yards inside the rope.. 81/4
Xavier A Crone	1	0	13	0	13.00	1	1	1	0	0

Melbourne Stars (T: 140 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Joe Clarke †	c Kelly b Siddle	83	58	-	3	4	143.10

Clint Hinchliffe	lbw b Conway	2	6	-	0	0	33.33

Nick Larkin	st †Nielsen b Fawad Ahmed	3	6	-	0	0	50.00

Joe Burns	c Hunt b Rashid Khan	9	14	-	1	0	64.28

Hilton Cartwright	c Hunt b Siddle	17	11	-	1	1	154.54

Beau Webster	not out	14	20	-	1	0	70.00
Qais Ahmad	not out	6	1	-	0	1	600.00
Extras	(nb 1, w 5)	6
TOTAL	19.1 Ov (RR: 7.30)	140/5
Did not bat: Xavier A Crone, Adam Zampa (c), Haris Rauf, Brody Couch
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Clint Hinchliffe, 1.4 ov), 2-25 (Nick Larkin, 4 ov), 3-43 (Joe Burns, 7.5 ov), 4-83 (Hilton Cartwright, 11.6 ov), 5-133 (Joe Clarke, 18.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Short	3.1	0	27	0	8.52	5	1	1	2	0
Harry Conway	4	0	37	1	9.25	7	2	2	0	0
1.4 to CD Hinchliffe, good length inswinger pitching near leg stump coming over the wicket to the left-hander Hinchcliffe, heave across the line misses. Big lbw shout upheld. There was an awful lot of doubt in all directions. Did it pitch in line with the stumps? Was contact in line with the stumps? Was it even going on to hit the stumps? Umpire caught up in the emotion of the appeal but looked like another poor call.. 7/1
Rashid Khan	4	0	16	1	4.00	14	1	0	0	0
7.5 to JA Burns, full on middle and leg, goes to slog sweep this over backward square but only manages to pick out the man Hunt five yards inside the rope shuffling right to take a head high catch in stride.. 43/3
Fawad Ahmed	4	0	34	1	8.50	6	0	2	3	0
4 to NCR Larkin, flights a ball that drifts on a good length down the leg side. Wide called but a loose flick results in Larkin overbalancing and a simple stumping is completed.. 25/2
Peter Siddle	4	0	26	2	6.50	11	2	1	0	1
11.6 to HWR Cartwright, short on the body, goes to pull this high over deep backward square leg but doesn't get the distance on this. Hangs in the air for the fielder to circle around and take this in stride 15 yards in from the rope.. 83/4 18.5 to JM Clarke, slower ball on the stumps on a good length, tries to muscle this down the ground to level the scores but doesn't get the power behind it and hangs up in the air for Thomas Kelly to charge in 20 yards and to his left, taking the catch eight yards in from the rope at rib height.. 133/5

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Adelaide Strikers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 2 wickets)
Melbourne Stars X factor subs: TL O'Connell and SL Rainbird

Adelaide Strikers X factos subs: L Scott and HTRJY Thornton
Adelaide Strikers: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 2
JW Wells: 50 off 44 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Adelaide Strikers: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 5
Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 11 runs, 0 wicket)
Innings Break: Adelaide Strikers - 139/9 in 20.0 overs (Rashid Khan 7)

Melbourne Stars innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 1 wicket)
Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 3
JM Clarke: 50 off 36 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 9 runs, 0 wicket)
Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 4
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (JM Clarke 35, BJ Webster 14, Ex 1)

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Melbourne Stars, elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2021/22
Player Of The Match	Joe Clarke
Match days	10 January 2022 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Nathan Johnstone Troy Penman
TV Umpire	Simon Lightbody
Reserve Umpire	Daryl Brigham
Match Referee	Kent Hannam
Points	Melbourne Stars 4, Adelaide Strikers 0

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Win Probability

MS 100%

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Over 20 • MS 140/5

Stars won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

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Stars Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JM Clarke	caught	83	58
CD Hinchliffe	lbw	2	6
NCR Larkin	stumped	3	6
JA Burns	caught	9	14
HWR Cartwright	caught	17	11
BJ Webster	not out	14	20
Qais Ahmad	not out	6	1
Extras	(nb 1, w 5)
Total	140(5 wkts; 19.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
MW Short	3.1	27	0	8.52
HNA Conway	4	37	1	9.25
Rashid Khan	4	16	1	4
Fawad Ahmed	4	34	1	8.5
PM Siddle	4	26	2	6.5 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	7	Joe Clarke	Clint Hinchliffe
2nd	18	Nick Larkin	Joe Clarke
3rd	18	Joe Burns	Joe Clarke
4th	40	Hilton Cartwright	Joe Clarke
5th	50	Beau Webster	Joe Clarke
6th	7	Beau Webster	Qais Ahmad

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Big Bash League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	14	11	3	40	0.926
SS	14	9	4	35	1.027
ST	14	9	5	35	0.725
AS	14	6	8	28	0.237
HH	14	7	7	27	-0.332
MS	14	7	7	26	-0.222
BH	14	3	11	16	-0.910
MR	14	3	10	16	-1.477

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