The Melbourne Stars’ solid performance against the Adelaide Strikers at the MCG on Thursday (12 January) helped them to win the competition for the third time. After throwing out the Strikers for 108, the Stars finished with his 9 wickets and his 5.3 overs, helping to move from last position.
An 11-run second over by Henry Thornton included five wides and four wides from Thomas Rodgers to chase the stars. Joe Clarke came out with 6 and two 4s ahead of Wes Agar and finished second as the Stars took 40 from their first four overs shortly after being knocked down by Chris Lynn in front of Peter Siddle. I hit 6.
After 3 overs without boundaries, Rodgers outscored Cameron Boyce by 6 and 4, and Clarke was knocked out for 35 in 10 overs after the opening game extended the partnership to 77. Meanwhile, Rodgers hit 50 on 44 balls and Hilton Cartwright extended their winning streak to 15 overs.
Earlier, after being called to bat, the Strikers started aggressively as Matthew Short hit two 6s and a 4 against Luke Wood in the 20-run opening over. However, Liam Hatcher prevented the striker from gaining momentum in the innings as he scooped up the wickets of Short and Chris Lynn in consecutive overs. Aside from the opening, only his four of his two others were in the top ten, but the Strikers were also beaten by Ryan Gibson and Thomas Kelly, and he went 6 1/4 at halfway through the innings. rice field.
Adam Zampa and Nathan Coulter-Nile have done a great job of keeping runflow down. The former gave just ten runs from his three overs in the first and also wickets, while the latter conceded his fifteen and also had a wicket to his name. The Strikers slipped further as Coulter Nile scored two goals in the final over, sending Adam Horse and Ben Manenti back to the dugout. Harry Nielsen, who had hit a mid-battle 40, hit three fours in a power surge over before becoming Zampa’s second wicket, and Wood also picked up a pair to knock out the striker.
Brief scores: Adelaide Strikers 108 in 19.2 overs (Harry Nielsen 40; Nathan Coulter-Nile 3-17, Liam Hatcher 2-18) lost to Melbourne Stars 109/1 in 14.3 overs (Thomas Rogers 51*, Joe Clarke 35) by 9 wickets.