tt16255 bbl649	Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars
	KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2025/26
Venue	Manuka Oval, Canberra on 28th December 2025 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Melbourne Stars won the toss and decided to field
Result	Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets
Points	Sydney Thunder 0; Melbourne Stars 2
Umpires	DJ Brigham, TM Penman
TV umpire	CA Polosak
Referee	KA Hannam
Scorers	PP Kidd, R Shivakkumar
Reserve Umpire	AR Crozier
Player 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
SJ Konstas	b Swepson	11	15	27	-	-	5	73.33
MR Gilkes	c Stoinis b Haris Rauf	24	13	19	1	2	4	184.62
*DA Warner	c Kellaway b Stoinis	10	12	19	-	1	7	83.33
CT Bancroft	lbw b Swepson	10	13	18	1	-	6	76.92
+SW Billings	c Maxwell b Haris Rauf	23	19	26	2	1	9	121.05
Shadab Khan	c Cartwright b Siddle	25	24	34	2	-	7	104.17
DR Sams	b Stoinis	3	3	7	-	-	1	100.00
CJ Green	c Rogers b Haris Rauf	12	11	14	1	-	4	109.09
TS Sangha	c Rogers b Curran	1	3	9	-	-	2	33.33
RJW Topley	not out	5	5	7	-	-	1	100.00
RE Hadley	c Harper b Curran	1	2	3	-	-	1	50.00
Extras	(3 w)	3
Total	(all out, 94 minutes, 20 overs)	128
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Gilkes, 3.5 ov), 2-39 (Konstas, 5.1 ov), 3-55 (Warner, 8.2 ov), 4-63 (Bancroft, 9.5 ov), 5-90 (Billings, 13.6 ov), 6-103 (Sams, 15.3 ov), 7-112 (Shadab Khan, 17.2 ov), 8-122 (Green, 18.4 ov), 9-124 (Sangha, 19.2 ov), 10-128 (Hadley, 19.6 ov)

Melbourne Stars bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Maxwell	1	0	12	0	1	-	1	-	1	-	12.00
Curran	4	0	22	2	-	-	10	-	1	12.00	5.50
Siddle	4	0	22	1	-	-	10	2	-	24.00	5.50
Haris Rauf	4	0	29	3	-	-	10	2	1	8.00	7.25
Stoinis	3	0	25	2	2	-	7	2	1	9.00	8.33
Swepson	4	0	18	2	-	-	9	1	-	12.00	4.50

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Melbourne Stars innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
JM Clarke	c Gilkes b Green	60	37	38	8	1	10	162.16
+SB Harper	not out	29	27	57	2	-	8	107.41
GJ Maxwell	not out	39	20	19	5	2	6	195.00
CJ Kellaway	did not bat
TF Rogers	did not bat
*MP Stoinis	did not bat
HWR Cartwright	did not bat
TK Curran	did not bat
MJ Swepson	did not bat
Haris Rauf	did not bat
PM Siddle	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 1 w)	4
Total	(1 wicket, 56 minutes, 14 overs)	132
Fall of wickets:
1-86 (Clarke, 9.4 ov)

Sydney Thunder bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Hadley	3	0	32	0	1	-	4	5	-	-	10.67
Topley	1	0	7	0	-	-	3	1	-	-	7.00
Sams	2	0	31	0	-	-	-	3	2	-	15.50
Shadab Khan	4	0	24	0	-	-	12	3	-	-	6.00
Green	2	0	8	1	-	-	4	-	-	12.00	4.00
Sangha	2	0	27	0	-	-	1	3	1	-	13.50

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Notes
--> Sydney Thunder powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (33/1)
--> Sydney Thunder powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 14 (81/4) to 15 (99/5)
--> Melbourne Stars powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (52/0)
--> Melbourne Stars powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 11 (87/1) to 12 (107/1)
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 50 in 8.1 overs
--> Sydney Thunder innings: 100 in 15 overs
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 50 in 3.6 overs
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 100 in 11.1 overs
--> RE Hadley made his debut in Twenty20 matches
--> RE Hadley made his debut in Big Bash League matches
--> JM Clarke made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> JM Clarke made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> CT Bancroft passed 2000 runs in Big Bash League matches when he reached 2
--> Shadab Khan passed 3500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 24
--> JM Clarke 50 in 29 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> JM Clarke passed 6000 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 39
--> Haris Rauf reached 350 wickets in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed CJ Green, his 3rd wicket in the Sydney Thunder innings
--> MP Stoinis reached 50 wickets in Big Bash League matches when he dismissed DA Warner, his 1st wicket in the Sydney Thunder innings
--> JM Clarke (43) and SB Harper (7) added 50 in 24 balls for the Melbourne Stars 1st wicket

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Over 9.5: Review by Sydney Thunder (Batting), Umpire - D Brigham, Batter - CT Bancroft (decision upheld - umpires call)

 

 

 

 

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