Match 40, Melbourne, January 19, 2025, 01:45 PM
Melbourne Stars
219/5(20.0ov)
Hobart Hurricanes
169/9(18.1ov)
HUR need 51 runs in 11 balls
STA 100%
Tie 0%
HUR 0%
Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Commentry
OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! This is a fine catch from Mark Steketee! Decent stint with the ball and now helps his team get a wicket off a stunning catch!
18.1
W
OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! This is a fine catch from Mark Steketee! Decent stint with the ball and now helps his team get a wicket off a stunning catch!
In over# 18
4
0
0
6
1
1
Mark Steketee 20/3(3)
17.6
4
FOUR! Now that is smartly played by the skipper! He moves into the 30s! Hard length, on the bodyline, touch on the leg stump line, Nathan Ellis gets inside the line and uses the pace of the ball. Pulls it over short fine for a boundary. 12 from this over!
17.5
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Big swing and a miss! Full and off, Nathan Ellis takes the front foot away and tries to pick it over the leg side. Misses by all sorts.
17.4
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A deceptive bumper with pace on, on a length, around off, Nathan Ellis tries to ramp it up but the ball climbs above his angled bat and beats him.
17.3
6
SIX! CLUBBED AWAY! That was six from the moment it left the bat! Back of length, a slower one from Steketee, over top of middle, Nathan Ellis leans back and pulls it behind long on for a huge six.
17.2
1
Full and on the stumps, dragged down to long on for a single.
17.1
1
Mark Steketee is into the attack! He bowls a good length ball, on middle, Nathan Ellis backs away and hits it off the splice of the bat to widish cover for a single.
In over# 17
1
4
1
1
6
1
Peter Siddle 44/0(3)
16.6
1
Good length, on the stumps, pulled away to the deep mid-wicket region for a single.
16.5
4
FOUR! Some tennis, aye! Back of a length, on off, Nathan Ellis shuffles outside leg and reads the back-of-the-hand-slower ball from Siddle nicely. Waits for it, stands tall and plays the tennis fore-hand straight down the ground for a boundary.
16.4
1
Short of a good length, Gannon stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
16.3
1
Back of a length, on off, Ellis backs away and smashes it to deep point for a single.
16.2
6
SIX! That has gone just over the ropes! A slower ball, on middle and leg, full in length, Nathan Ellis picks it up and swings through the line. The ball sails over deep mid-wicket and goes just behind the ropes.
16.1
1
Siddle is back on! Short and on off, pulled down to long on for a single.
In over# 16
6
1wd
0
1
0
1
0
Tom Curran 26/1(3)
15.6
6
SIX! STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW! Tom serves it right up in the arc, a friendly half-volley, there to be hit, Nathan Ellis gets his front foot out of the way to give himself some room. Gets his bat under the ball, connects the middle and parks it behind the sightscreen for a six.
15.6
1wd
WIDE! An over-the-head-bumper, on off, Nathan Ellis swings for a pull shot and misses. Wide given by the leg umpire.
15.5
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Slower one, fairly outside off on a shortish length, Nathan Ellis flat-bats it to mid off on the bounce.
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