Result · Round 5 · KFC T20 Big Bash League · 2012/13 · Thu 27 Dec 2012
Adelaide Strikers 167/4 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars 175/8 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs
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Match report

Melbourne Stars made 175/8 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Adelaide Strikers to 167/4 (20 ov) to win by 8 runs. For the winners, Bradley Hodge made a half-century (88 off 58) with 3 sixes and James Faulkner took 2/32 from 4 overs. For Adelaide Strikers, Kieron Pollard made a half-century (65* off 43) with 4 sixes and Shaun Tait took 2/36 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Kieron Pollard
Adelaide Strikers · 65* (43) & 1/19

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Adelaide Strikers
Melbourne Stars · 1st Innings - Melbourne Stars 175/8 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Robert Quiney (30) b: B Young 22 12 2 2 183.00
Bradley Hodge c: C Ferguson b: M Johnston 88 58 10 3 151.00
James Faulkner (22) c: M Klinger b: K Pollard 10 11 0 0 90.00
David Hussey (35) c: N Reardon b: J Botha 17 11 1 1 154.00
Cameron White (c) (29) b: S Tait 13 13 2 0 100.00
Glenn Maxwell (24) b: S Tait 11 5 1 1 220.00
Peter Handscomb (wk) (21) not out 7* 7 0 0 100.00
John Hastings (27) run out (J Botha) 0 2 0 0 0.00
Clive Rose (23) c: C Ferguson b: K Richardson 0 1 0 0 0.00
Clinton McKay (29) not out 0* 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 4, nb 0, pen 0) 7
Total 20 Ov (RR 8.75) 175/8
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Robert Quiney), 2-103 (James Faulkner), 3-142 (Bradley Hodge)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Kane Richardson (21) 4 0 27 1 6.75 2 0
Johan Botha (30) 4 0 26 1 6.50 1 0
Shaun Tait (29) 4 0 36 2 9.00 1 0
Matthew Johnston (27) 2 0 29 1 14.50 0 0
Brad Young 3 0 27 1 9.00 0 0
Cameron Boyce (23) 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0
Kieron Pollard 2 0 19 1 9.50 0 0
Adelaide Strikers · 1st Innings - Adelaide Strikers 167/4 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Michael Klinger (32) b: L Malinga 14 13 0 1 107.00
Tim Ludeman (wk) (25) c: G Maxwell b: J Faulkner 30 21 0 3 142.00
Callum Ferguson (28) c: C McKay b: J Faulkner 35 28 3 0 125.00
nathan reardon (28) c: R Quiney b: J Hastings 7 7 0 0 100.00
Kieron Pollard not out 65* 43 5 4 151.00
Matthew Johnston (27) not out 8* 8 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 7, nb 0, pen 0) 8
Total 20 Ov (RR 8.35) 167/4
Did not bat: Johan Botha (30), Kane Richardson (21), Cameron Boyce (23), Shaun Tait (29), Brad Young
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Michael Klinger), 4-110 (Callum Ferguson)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Clive Rose (23) 3 0 32 0 10.67 0 0
Clinton McKay (29) 4 0 27 0 6.75 2 0
James Faulkner (22) 4 0 32 2 8.00 1 0
Lasith Malinga 4 0 29 1 7.25 3 0
John Hastings (27) 4 0 37 1 9.25 1 0
David Hussey (35) 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0

Adelaide Strikers

Melbourne Stars

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Melbourne Stars 175/8 (20 ov) 8.75 16 7 7 Bradley Hodge 88
Adelaide Strikers 167/4 (20 ov) 8.35 8 8 8 Kieron Pollard 65*

Partnerships · Melbourne Stars

  • 1st wkt 46
  • 2nd wkt 57
  • 3rd wkt 39
  • 4th wkt 33*

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

Partnerships · Adelaide Strikers

  • 1st wkt 37
  • 4th wkt 73
  • 3rd wkt 57*

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