Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Highlights, 12th Match, 23 December, 2023
COMPLETED / 12th Match / Lavington Sports Oval

172/10 (20 ov)

176/5 (18.2 ov)
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets
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Player of the match
Zaman Khan,
Sydney Thunder
Liam Dawson to Alex Hales, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mark Steketee to Cameron Bancroft, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Cameron Bancroft goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Alex Hales, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Alex Hales goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Haris Rauf to Alex Hales, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Usama Mir to Alex Hales, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mark Steketee to Alex Hales, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Alex Hales hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers defensive shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mark Steketee to Cameron Bancroft, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Cameron Bancroft goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Mark Steketee to Alex Hales, Six, Six !! With a brilliant bouncer on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Usama Mir to Cameron Bancroft, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the off stump. Cameron Bancroft hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Usama Mir to Cameron Bancroft, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps, Cameron Bancroft hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Alex Hales b BJ Webster 40 (26) Beau Webster to Alex Hales, no run, b BJ Webster, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Alex Hales as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Cameron Bancroft c J Merlo b BJ Webster 30 (20) Beau Webster to Cameron Bancroft, no run, c J Merlo b BJ Webster, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Cameron Bancroft goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jonathan Merlo, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Cameron Bancroft.
Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, Six, Six !! With a brilliant bouncer on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Oliver Davies c H Rauf b BJ Webster 23 (18) Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, no run, c H Rauf b BJ Webster, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Haris Rauf, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Oliver Davies.
Mark Steketee to Jason Sangha, 7 no ball, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jason Sangha goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum ! Umpire signals it a no ball !
Liam Dawson to Alex Ross, Six, Six !! What a delivery! arm ball lands right on the off stump, Alex Ross goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers defensive shot sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Liam Dawson to Alex Ross, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Alex Ross hangs in the crease, plays reverse sweep in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Alex Ross c U Mir b L Dawson 17 (9) Liam Dawson to Alex Ross, no run, c U Mir b L Dawson, Caught out !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Alex Ross hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards deep fine leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Usama Mir, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Alex Ross.
Haris Rauf to Daniel Sams, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Daniel Sams goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jason Sangha c L Dawson b BJ Webster 19 (21) Beau Webster to Jason Sangha, no run, c L Dawson b BJ Webster, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Sangha goes back, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards deep point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards , who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jason Sangha.
Usama Mir to Daniel Sams, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Daniel Sams goes back, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Liam Dawson to Nathan McAndrew, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nathan McAndrew hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Liam Dawson to Nathan McAndrew, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Nathan McAndrew hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Liam Dawson to Alex Hales, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mark Steketee to Cameron Bancroft, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Cameron Bancroft goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Alex Hales, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Alex Hales goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Haris Rauf to Alex Hales, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Usama Mir to Alex Hales, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mark Steketee to Alex Hales, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Alex Hales hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers defensive shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mark Steketee to Cameron Bancroft, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Cameron Bancroft goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Mark Steketee to Alex Hales, Six, Six !! With a brilliant bouncer on the off stump, Alex Hales goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Usama Mir to Cameron Bancroft, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the off stump. Cameron Bancroft hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Usama Mir to Cameron Bancroft, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps, Cameron Bancroft hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Alex Hales b BJ Webster 40 (26) Beau Webster to Alex Hales, no run, b BJ Webster, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Alex Hales as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Cameron Bancroft c J Merlo b BJ Webster 30 (20) Beau Webster to Cameron Bancroft, no run, c J Merlo b BJ Webster, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Cameron Bancroft goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Jonathan Merlo, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Cameron Bancroft.
Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, Six, Six !! With a brilliant bouncer on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Oliver Davies c H Rauf b BJ Webster 23 (18) Beau Webster to Oliver Davies, no run, c H Rauf b BJ Webster, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Oliver Davies goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Haris Rauf, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Oliver Davies.
Mark Steketee to Jason Sangha, 7 no ball, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jason Sangha goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum ! Umpire signals it a no ball !
Liam Dawson to Alex Ross, Six, Six !! What a delivery! arm ball lands right on the off stump, Alex Ross goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers defensive shot sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Liam Dawson to Alex Ross, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Alex Ross hangs in the crease, plays reverse sweep in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Alex Ross c U Mir b L Dawson 17 (9) Liam Dawson to Alex Ross, no run, c U Mir b L Dawson, Caught out !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Alex Ross hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards deep fine leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Usama Mir, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Alex Ross.
Haris Rauf to Daniel Sams, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Daniel Sams goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jason Sangha c L Dawson b BJ Webster 19 (21) Beau Webster to Jason Sangha, no run, c L Dawson b BJ Webster, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jason Sangha goes back, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards deep point, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards , who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jason Sangha.
Usama Mir to Daniel Sams, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Daniel Sams goes back, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Liam Dawson to Nathan McAndrew, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nathan McAndrew hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Liam Dawson to Nathan McAndrew, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Nathan McAndrew hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!