MS vs HH

Big Bash League · Match 5

Recent overs

Ov 16
422446
22 runs
Ov 15
101wd1114
9 runs
Ov 14
414021
12 runs
Ov 13
101114
8 runs

Commentary

That is all from the action here, we hope you enjoyed the coverage! The action moves to The Gabba tomorrow where the Heat will take on the Scorchers in Match 6. We will be there to bring you all the action, till then it is a good bye from Sourabh Agrawal and Bidipto Datta. Keep following Sportskeeda!
Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars captain, Player of the Match, 2/18 with the ball and 62* off 31 with the bat): "It's a big relief...but, the schedule has been a little kind to us to give us a 5-day break! I love Matthew Wade! It's great banter with him, always! It's a really good T20 wicket. I feel. (On batting with Campbell Kellaway) He has had a really good start to the domestic cricket, he was always going to be sent up. Good communication with him, and, he should be star soon enough!" 
10:38 PM local time, 5:08 PM IST: MATCH SUMMARY

Melbourne Stars (159/2 in 16 overs) beat Hobart Hurricanes (158/9 in 20 overs) by 8 wickets

Marcus Stoinis 62*(31) & 2/18(3)
Ben McDermott 69(52) | Rishad Hossain 2/33(3)

What a way to finish it, comprehensive, comfortable and dominating from the Melbourne Stars who thump the defnending champions to start off their campaign with a dominating win.

Fittingly, it is the skipper who signs off with a big six over long-on to cross the finish line and round-off a complete performance from himself and from his team as well.

Remember, Stars lost their first 5 matches in a row in the last season and they have now started off with a big win over the defending champions with as many as 24 balls to spare, completely outplaying them.

158 always felt under par at the halfway stage and it proved to be quite a few under in the end. Stars got a solid start with their openers giving them a 46-run opening stand. Leggie Rishad Hossain did ignite some hopes by dismissing both the openers, Rogers and Clarke, in his consecutive overs but the joy was short-lived for the Hurricanes. Rishad's third over was smoked for 19 as Stoinis took him to the cleaners and he found an able ally in the young 23-year old Kellaway who was solid at the other end and ended up with an unbeaten 41 to his name as the two stitched up an unbeaten century stand for the third wicket to take the Stars home

The Hurricanes were just not in the contest from the get go, neither with the bat nor with the ball. They underperformed in the first innings with the bat and then were not good enough with the ball as well and were completely outplayed in all three facets of the game
16Ov159/2Score
42244622 runs
Marcus Stoinis*62 (31)
Campbell Kellaway41 (27)
Chris Jordan0/41
Marcus Stoinis and Campbell Kellaway scored 100 runs partnership off 51 balls
15.6 Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, SIX RUNS TO FINISH IT! Pitched up and pace taken off on off-stump. Stoinis waits for it a bit, leans forward and pumps it over the left of long-on for maximum! Melbourne Stars win their first match at a canter! 
15.5 Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Pitched up around off-stump. Stoinis brings out a firm cover drive on the front foot and beats mid-off to his left! 
Only 10 away now, Stioinis hugs his partner and does a little gesture towards the dressing room
Marcus Stoinis Scored 52 runs in 29 balls
15.4 Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR MORE! Short, wide and slow outside off. Cut away off the back foot to the gap between short third and point, for a boundary to reach fifty! 
15.3 Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, good length and around off-stump with a bit of pace taken off. Stoinis pushes it away with an open bat-face and gets himself a couple of runs to the right of short third. 
15.2 Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, into the pitch on off-stump. Stoinis gets in line and works it away to the deep square-leg region for a well-run two. 
Stars racing towards the finishing line and Stoinis towards his fifty
15.1 Chris Jordan to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR RUNS! Good length but on the pads. Clipped off the hip to the vacant deep fine-leg region for a boundary. 
Young Callaway is making a solid impression as well now as the partnership with his skipper has gone upto 79. Just 22 more needed off 30!
15Ov137/2Score
101wd11149 runs
Campbell Kellaway*41 (27)
Marcus Stoinis40 (25)
Nathan Ellis0/28
14.6 Nathan Ellis to Campbell Kellaway, FOUR RUNS! Pitched up around off-stump. Kellaway got beside the line and threw the hands at the ball, on the front foot, to pick his spot wide of mid-off! 
14.5 Nathan Ellis to Marcus Stoinis, full and around off-stump. Stoinis squirts it off the attempted slice, over point, for a single now. 
14.4 Nathan Ellis to Campbell Kellaway, Oh! Slower one on the good length here. Kellaway pulls it away, but gets it mistimed! But, they pick up a run. 
14.3 Nathan Ellis to Marcus Stoinis, pitched right up on off-and-middle. Stoinis dinks it down to the long-on area for a single to rotate strike.