Result · Round 1 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2015/16 · Fri 18 Dec 2015
Melbourne Stars 168/7 (20 ov)
Adelaide Strikers 187/5 (20 ov)
Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs
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Match report

Adelaide Strikers made 187/5 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Melbourne Stars to 168/7 (20 ov) to win by 19 runs. For the winners, Alexander Ross made a half-century (65 off 31) with 3 sixes and Kane Richardson took 3/22 from 4 overs. For Melbourne Stars, Marcus Stoinis made a half-century (50 off 42) and Scott Boland took 2/55 from 4 overs.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Kane Richardson (24)
Adelaide Strikers · 3/22 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Adelaide Strikers · 1st Innings - Adelaide Strikers 187/5 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
craig simmons (32) c: J Hastings b: S Boland 13 7 0 2 185.00
Tim Ludeman (wk) (28) st: P Handscomb b: M Beer 18 15 1 2 120.00
Mahela Jayawardena c: P Handscomb b: J Faulkner 5 8 0 0 62.00
Travis Head (21) c: P Handscomb b: J Hastings 16 16 2 0 100.00
Bradley Hodge (c) not out 56* 41 4 1 136.00
Alexander Ross (22) lbw: S Boland 65 31 7 3 209.00
Michael Neser (25) not out 7* 3 1 0 233.00
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 3, nb 1, pen 0) 7
Total 20 Ov (RR 9.35) 187/5
Fall of wickets: 4-64 (Travis Head), 5-179 (Alexander Ross)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Michael Beer (31) 4 0 32 1 8.00 2 0
James Faulkner (25) 4 0 21 1 5.25 0 0
Scott Boland (26) 4 0 55 2 13.75 0 0
Adam Zampa (23) 4 0 36 0 9.00 1 0
John Hastings (30) 4 0 40 1 10.00 0 1
Melbourne Stars · 1st Innings - Melbourne Stars 168/7 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Marcus Stoinis (26) c: K Richardson b: B Laughlin 50 42 6 0 119.00
******** Wright hit wicket b: A Rashid 13 12 1 0 108.00
Kevin Pietersen c: T Head b: B Laughlin 22 17 3 0 129.00
Glenn Maxwell (27) c&b: A Rashid 21 12 2 1 175.00
David Hussey (c) (38) c: M Jayawardena b: K Richardson 25 13 3 1 192.00
James Faulkner (25) not out 10* 10 1 0 100.00
Peter Handscomb (wk) (24) c: B Laughlin b: K Richardson 2 5 0 0 40.00
Adam Zampa (23) b: K Richardson 0 1 0 0 0.00
John Hastings (30) not out 15* 8 1 1 187.00
Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 7, nb 0, pen 0) 10
Total 20 Ov (RR 8.40) 168/7
Did not bat: Michael Beer (31), Scott Boland (26), Ben Hilfenhaus (32), Evan Gulbis (29)
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (******** Wright), 2-90 (Marcus Stoinis), 4-134 (David Hussey)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Jon Holland (28) 4 0 36 0 9.00 0 0
Kane Richardson (24) 4 0 22 3 5.50 1 0
Michael Neser (25) 3 0 39 0 13.00 1 0
Ben Laughlin (33) 4 0 38 2 9.50 1 0
Adil Rashid 4 0 27 2 6.75 4 0
craig simmons (32) 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0

Melbourne Stars

Adelaide Strikers

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Adelaide Strikers 187/5 (20 ov) 9.35 15 8 7 Alexander Ross 65
Melbourne Stars 168/7 (20 ov) 8.40 17 3 10 Marcus Stoinis 50

Partnerships · Adelaide Strikers

  • 4th wkt 64
  • 5th wkt 115
  • 3rd wkt 8*

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

Partnerships · Melbourne Stars

  • 1st wkt 53
  • 2nd wkt 37
  • 4th wkt 44
  • 4th wkt 34*

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