Result · Round 1 · T20 Spring Challenge · 2026/27 · Mon 12 Oct 2026 · Hurstville Oval, HURSTVILLE
Sydney Thunder 79/3 (9.5 ov)
Melbourne Stars 78 (15 ov)
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets
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Match report

Sydney Thunder chased down Melbourne Stars's 78 (15 ov), reaching 79/3 (9.5 ov) to win by 7 wickets. For the winners, Tahlia Wilson top-scored with 31 off 16 and Jemma Barsby took 5/10 from 3 overs. For Melbourne Stars, Indigo Noble top-scored with 20 off 22 and Aanliya Cheeran took 1/6 from 1 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Jemma Barsby (31)
Sydney Thunder · 5/10 & 3 dismissals

Top performers

Sydney Thunder
🏏 Tahlia Wilson (27) 31 (16)
🏏 Anika Learoyd (26) 28 (23)
🎯 Jemma Barsby (31) 5/10 (3)
🎯 Samantha Bates 3/14 (3)
Melbourne Stars
🏏 Indigo Noble (21) 20 (22)
🏏 Meghann Lanning 12 (14)
🎯 Aanliya Cheeran (21) 1/6 (1)
🎯 Sophie Day 1/13 (2)
Melbourne Stars · 1st Innings - Melbourne Stars 78 (15 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Rhys McKenna (23) b: S Bates 2 6 0 0 33.33
Meghann Lanning c&b: J Barsby 12 14 1 0 85.71
Carly Leeson (28) c: N Hancock b: S Bates 12 10 2 0 120.00
Indigo Noble (21) st: T Wilson b: J Barsby 20 22 2 0 90.90
Naomi Stalenberg b: H Gill 4 7 0 0 57.14
Georgia Prestwidge run out (J Barsby, H Darlington) 7 6 1 0 116.66
Zoe Samuel (19) c&b: J Barsby 0 1 0 0 0.00
******** (17) c: N Hancock b: S Bates 8 13 1 0 61.53
Aanliya Cheeran (21) b: J Barsby 4 7 0 0 57.14
Maisy Gibson not out 1* 2 0 0 50.00
Sophie Day c: A Learoyd b: J Barsby 1 3 0 0 33.33
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 4, nb 1, pen 0) 7
Total 15 Ov (RR 5.20) 78
Did not bat: Emma Manix-Geeves (27), Samara Dulvin (19)
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Rhys McKenna), 2-26 (Carly Leeson), 3-34 (Meghann Lanning), 4-47 (Naomi Stalenberg), 5-60 (Indigo Noble), 6-60 (Zoe Samuel), 7-67 (Georgia Prestwidge), 8-76 (********), 9-76 (Aanliya Cheeran), 10-78 (Sophie Day)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Nicola Hancock 3 0 20 0 6.66 1 1
Samantha Bates 3 0 14 3 4.66 2 0
Hasrat Gill (20) 2 0 11 1 5.50 0 0
Hannah Darlington 3 0 15 0 5.00 0 0
Jemma Barsby (31) 3 0 10 5 3.33 0 0
Lucy Finn (20) 1 0 6 0 6.00 1 0
Sydney Thunder · 1st Innings - Sydney Thunder 79/3 (9.5 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Tahlia Wilson (c) (27) c: G Prestwidge b: S Day 31 16 4 1 193.75
Anika Learoyd (26) c: R McKenna b: A Cheeran 28 23 3 0 121.73
Emily Powell (20) not out 9* 14 0 0 64.28
Laura Harris c: G Prestwidge b: R McKenna 6 5 1 0 120.00
Lucy Finn (20) not out 0* 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 5, nb 0, pen 0) 5
Total 9.5 Ov (RR 8.03) 79/3
Did not bat: Nicola Hancock, Tara French (20), Hasrat Gill (20), Samantha Bates, Hannah Darlington, Jemma Barsby (31), Alexandra Mavros (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Tahlia Wilson), 2-71 (Anika Learoyd), 3-78 (Laura Harris)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Rhys McKenna (23) 2.4 0 18 1 6.75 2 0
Georgia Prestwidge 1 0 18 0 18.00 3 0
Sophie Day 2 0 13 1 6.50 0 0
Maisy Gibson 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0
Zoe Samuel (19) 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0
Aanliya Cheeran (21) 1 0 6 1 6.00 0 0

Sydney Thunder

Melbourne Stars

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Melbourne Stars 78 (15 ov) 5.20 7 0 7 Indigo Noble 20
Sydney Thunder 79/3 (9.5 ov) 8.03 8 1 5 Tahlia Wilson 31

Partnerships · Melbourne Stars

  • 1st wkt 7
  • 2nd wkt 19
  • 3rd wkt 8
  • 4th wkt 13
  • 5th wkt 13
  • 6th wkt 0
  • 7th wkt 7
  • 8th wkt 9
  • 9th wkt 0
  • 10th wkt 2

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Sydney Thunder

  • 1st wkt 35
  • 2nd wkt 36
  • 3rd wkt 7
  • 4th wkt 1*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.