tt8664 bbl336	Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder
	KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2019/20
Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 8th January 2020 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Melbourne Stars won the toss and decided to field
Result	Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Points	Melbourne Stars 2; Sydney Thunder 0
Umpires	GC Joshua, DM Koch (South Africa)
TV umpire	JD Ward
Referee	RL Parry
Reserve Umpire	M van Eck
Man of the Match	Haris Rauf
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Sydney Thunder innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
Usman Khawaja	c Larkin b Coulter-Nile	33	27		3	-	7	122.22
AD Hales	c Coulter-Nile b Zampa	26	28		2	-	9	92.86
*CJ Ferguson	b Haris Rauf	35	27		3	1	6	129.63
+MR Gilkes	c Lamichhane b Haris Rauf	41	35		1	2	14	117.14
CH Morris	not out	0	0		-	-	0	0.00
DR Sams	lbw b Haris Rauf	0	1		-	-	1	0.00
AI Ross	not out	0	2		-	-	2	0.00
AJ Nair	did not bat
NJ McAndrew	did not bat
JD Cook	did not bat
CP Tremain	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb, 2 w)	10
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	145
Fall of wickets:
1-56 (Usman Khawaja, 8.1 ov), 2-61 (Hales, 9.3 ov), 3-144 (Gilkes, 19.2 ov), 4-144 (Ferguson, 19.3 ov), 5-144 (Sams, 19.4 ov)

Melbourne Stars bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Maxwell	3	0	18	0	-	-	3	1	-	-	6.00
Worrall	2	0	19	0	-	-	5	3	-	-	9.50
Haris Rauf	4	0	23	3	2	-	11	1	1	8.00	5.75
Lamichhane	4	0	39	0	-	-	6	3	2	-	9.75
Zampa	4	0	22	1	-	-	7	-	-	24.00	5.50
Coulter-Nile	3	0	16	1	-	-	7	1	-	18.00	5.33

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Melbourne Stars innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
NJ Maddinson	run out (Morris->Gilkes)	13	12		2	-	5	108.33
MP Stoinis	c Morris b Cook	50	44		4	1	16	113.64
NM Coulter-Nile	c McAndrew b Sams	11	6		1	1	3	183.33
NCR Larkin	b Nair	6	4		1	-	1	150.00
*GJ Maxwell	not out	59	37		8	1	11	159.46
+PSP Handscomb	not out	3	5		-	-	2	60.00
HWR Cartwright	did not bat
A Zampa	did not bat
DJ Worrall	did not bat
Haris Rauf	did not bat
S Lamichhane	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 1 nb, 3 w)	6
Total	(4 wickets, 17.5 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Maddinson, 3.3 ov), 2-48 (Coulter-Nile, 5.4 ov), 3-60 (Larkin, 7.3 ov), 4-103 (Stoinis, 13.4 ov)

Sydney Thunder bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Sams	4	0	36	1	-	-	7	4	1	24.00	9.00
Morris	3.5	0	29	0	-	-	9	4	-	-	7.57
Tremain	3	0	25	0	1	1	8	2	1	-	8.33
McAndrew	3	0	23	0	2	-	7	3	-	-	7.67
Cook	2	0	18	1	-	-	4	1	1	12.00	9.00
Nair	2	0	15	1	-	-	3	2	-	12.00	7.50

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Notes
--> Sydney Thunder powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (41/0)
--> Melbourne Stars powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (53/2)
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 50 in 6.6 overs
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 100 in 15.3 overs
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 50 in 5.6 overs
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 100 in 12.5 overs
--> AD Hales passed 500 runs in Big Bash League matches when he reached 3
--> AD Hales passed 6500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 24
--> MP Stoinis 50 in 43 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
--> GJ Maxwell 50 in 29 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> Haris Rauf took a hat-trick in the Sydney Thunder innings (Gilkes, Ferguson, Sams)
--> NM Coulter-Nile reached 50 wickets in Big Bash League matches when he dismissed Usman Khawaja, his 1st wicket in the Sydney Thunder innings

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Usman Khawaja (29) and AD Hales (21) added 50 in 42 balls for the Sydney Thunder 1st wicket
CJ Ferguson (30) and MR Gilkes (18) added 50 in 41 balls for the Sydney Thunder 3rd wicket